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ἕρπω
ἕρπω, impf. εἷρπον Od. 12.395 codd., E. Cyc. 423, etc., ἧρπον IG 4.951.86 (Epid.): Dor. fut. ἑρψῶ Theoc. 5.45, 18.40, Att. only in compd. ἐφέρψω, later ἑρπύσω ( διεξ-) Arist. Mu. 398b33 : aor. ἧρψα ( ἐξ-) LXX Ps. 104(105).30 ; Att. εἵρπῠσα Ar. V. 272 : (cf. Lat. serpo):—

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to creep, crawl

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ἕρπω, impf. εἷρπον Od. 12.395 codd., E. Cyc. 423, etc., ἧρπον IG 4.951.86 (Epid.): Dor. fut. ἑρψῶ Theoc. 5.45, 18.40, Att. only in compd. ἐφέρψω, later ἑρπύσω ( διεξ-) Arist. Mu. 398b33 : aor. ἧρψα ( ἐξ-) LXX Ps. 104(105).30 ; Att. εἵρπῠσα Ar. V. 272 : (cf. Lat. serpo):—
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move slowly, walk, ἥμενος ἤ ἕρπων Od. 17.158 ; ὅσσα τε γαῖαν ἔπι πνείει τε καὶ ἕρπει Il. 17.447 ; ἔργα ζωοῖσιν ἑρπόντεσσί θʼ ὁμοῖα Pi. O. 7.52 ; ἕρπον ( εἷρπον codd.) ῥινοί began to move, Od. 12.395 ; of infants, A. Th. 17 ; of a lame man, S. Ph. 207 (lyr.) ; ἕ. ἐξ εὐνῆς Ar. V. 552 ; ἕρπον τοῖς ὀδοῦσι θηρίον an animal that walks on its teeth, Carm.Pop. 35.
Citations (5)
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Od. 17.158
ἥμενος ἤ ἕρπων
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Il. 17.447
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Pi. O. 7.52
ἔργα ζωοῖσιν ἑρπόντεσσί θʼ ὁμοῖα
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Od. 12.395
ῥινοί
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Ar. V. 552
ἕ. ἐξ εὐνῆς
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go, come, in Dor. dialects, where the aor. is ἔμολον, ἦνθον, etc., εἰς τὸ ἱερόν IG 4.951.86 (Epid.), cf. GDI 5040.39 ( Crete), BMus.Inscr. 968 A 6 ( Cos), etc., cf. καθέρπω : also freq. in Trag., A. Pr. 810, etc. ; ἕρπεθʼ ὡς τάχιστα S. OC 1643 ; Θησεὺς ὅδʼ ἕρπει E. HF 1154 ; ἕρπειν ἐς μῦθον, πρὸς ᾠδάς, Id. Hel. 316, Cyc. 423 ; ἕρπε δεῦρο come hither, Id. Andr. 722 : and c. acc. cogn., ἐξόδους ἕ. κενάς S. Aj. 287 ; κέλευθον Id. Ph. 1223 ; εὐθεῖαν ἕρπε τήνδε A. Fr. 195.
Citations (6)
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εἰς τὸ ἱερόν
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S. OC 1643
ἕρπεθʼ ὡς τάχιστα
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E. HF 1154
Θησεὺς ὅδʼ ἕρπει
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S. Aj. 287
ἐξόδους ἕ. κενάς
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Id. Ph. 1223
κέλευθον
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A. Fr. 195
εὐθεῖαν ἕρπε τήνδε
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ἕρπει ἄντα τῶ σιδάρω τὸ καλῶς κιθαρίσδην Alcm. 35 ; βότρυς ἐπʼ ἦμαρ ἕρπει S. Fr. 255 ; ἥβη ἕρπουσα πρόσω Id. Tr. 547 ; of a tear stealing from the eye, Id. El. 1231 ; πρὸς τὸν ἔχονθʼ ὁ φθόνος ἕρπει Id. Aj. 157 ; τὸ ἐς αὔριον αἰεὶ τυφλὸν ἕρπει Id. Fr. 593 ; τοῦτο γὰρ ἀθάνατον φωνᾶεν ἕρπει this (word) goeth forth undying, Pi. I. 4(3).40 ; ὁ πόλεμος ἑρπέτω let it take its course, Ar. Eq. 673, Lys. 129 ; of coming events, εἰ δὲ δαίμων γενέθλιος ἕρποι Pi. O. 13.105, cf. N. 4.43, 7.68 ; of calamities, come suddenly on one, S. Ant. 585, 618 (both lyr.), Aj. 1087.
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Alcm. 35
ἕρπει ἄντα τῶ σιδάρω τὸ καλῶς κιθαρίσδην
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S. Fr. 255
βότρυς ἐπʼ ἦμαρ ἕρπει
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Id. Tr. 547
ἥβη ἕρπουσα πρόσω
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Id. Aj. 157
πρὸς τὸν ἔχονθʼ ὁ φθόνος ἕρπει
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Id. Fr. 593
τὸ ἐς αὔριον αἰεὶ τυφλὸν ἕρπει
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Pi. O. 13.105
εἰ δὲ δαίμων γενέθλιος ἕρποι
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Citations (From Models)

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