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πτῶμα, a fall

πτῶμα, ατος, τό, (πίπτω)
  • fall, πεσεῖν . . πτώματʼ οὐκ ἀνασχετά A. Pr. 919; πίπτουσι . . πτώματʼ αἰσχρά S. Ant. 1046; π. θανάσιμον πεσῇ E. El. 686; ἡ πόλις οὐκ ἂν ἔπεσε τοιοῦτον π. Pl. La. 181b.
        • b fall in wrestling, Call. Iamb. 1.274, AP 9.391 (Diotim.): metaph., booby-trap, π. φιλοσόφων ἀπαλαιστρότατον Phld. Rh. 1.8 S.; lapse, blunder, Gal. 10.124.
      • 2 metaph., misfortune, calamity, τά γʼ ἐκ θεῶν πτώματα calamities sent by the gods, E. HF 1228.
      • 3 pl., injuries due to falls, bruises, Dsc. 1.128,3.1,5.117.
    • II fallen body, corpse, carcase, freq. with gen., πτῶμα Ἑλένης, Ἐτεοκλέους, E. Or. 1196, Ph. 1697, cf. LXX Jd. 14.8, D.H. 4.70, etc.; πτώματα νεκρῶν E. Ph. 1482 (anap.): without a gen., A. Supp. 662 (s. v.l., lyr.), Plb. 15.14.2, Sardis 7 No. 165, Plu. Alex. 33, etc.: collective in sg., SIG 700.17 (Maced., ii B.C.), Apoc. 11.8, Polyaen. 6.18.1.
      • 2 of buildings, ruin, οἰκίας, κρηνῖδος, IG ΙΙ(2).161 A 120, 163 Ba 21 (Delos, iii B.C.); ἐπὶ τοῦ π. on the ruins (of the wall), Plb. 16.31.8, cf. 5.4.9, 5.100.6, Aristid. Or. 25(43).27; breach in a city-wall, D.S. 16.8, al.: pl., ruins, IG 11(2).199A 103 (Delos, iii B.C.), Ph. Bel. 100.45, Plb. 21.28.2; π. οἴκων Phryn. 351; π. ἐλαιῶν fallen olive-trees or fruit, Lys. Fr. 203 S.; windfall fruit, of the φοῖνιξ, Dsc. 1.109.
    • III payment which falls due, PEleph. 11.4 (iii B.C., pl.), PLond. 1.3.37 (ii B.C.).

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