ἐπιψαύω
ἐπι-ψαύω, Dor. fut.
A). -ψαυσῶ Archim. Con.Sph. 30 :—
touch on the surface, touch lightly, c. gen.,
Hes. Sc. 217 ,
Hdt. 3.87 , etc.;
attain, abs.,
κατὰ πᾶν τέλος Pi. I. 4(3).11 ;
ἐ. φιλοτάτων to aspire to loves,
Id. P. 4.92 ;
ἐ. τινὸς οὐδὲ κατὰ μικρόν Phan.Hist. 19 ;
γῆς ἐ., of shipwrecked persons,
S. Fr. 636.2 : generally,
handle, κώπης Id. Ph. 1255 ;
meddle with, τάφου Id. Aj. 1394 : metaph., also,
touch lightly upon, Hdt. 2.65 .
II). once in
Hom., intr. and metaph.,
ὅς τ’ ὀλίγον περ ἐπιψαύῃ πραπίδεσσιν who
can reach ever so little way by his wits,
Od. 8.547 .
ShortDef
to touch on the surface, touch lightly, handle
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Headword (normalized):
ἐπιψαύω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
επιψαυω
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-41713
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἐπι-ψαύω</span>, Dor. fut. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">-ψαυσῶ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0552.tlg003:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0552.tlg003:30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Archim.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Con.Sph.</span> 30 </a> :—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">touch on the surface, touch lightly,</span> c. gen., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:217" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:217/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sc.</span> 217 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:87" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.87/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 3.87 </a>, etc.; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">attain,</span> abs., <span class="quote greek">κατὰ πᾶν τέλος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:4(3).11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:4(3).11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I.</span> 4(3).11 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἐ. φιλοτάτων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to aspire to</span> loves, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4.92/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 4.92 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐ. τινὸς οὐδὲ κατὰ μικρόν</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phan.Hist.</span> 19 </span> ; <span class="foreign greek">γῆς ἐ.,</span> of shipwrecked persons, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:636:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:636.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 636.2 </a> : generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">handle,</span> <span class="quote greek">κώπης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1255" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1255/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1255 </a> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">meddle with,</span> <span class="quote greek">τάφου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1394" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1394/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 1394 </a> : metaph., also, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">touch lightly upon,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:65" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.65/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.65 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> Geom., <span class="foreign greek">ἡ -ψαύουσα</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">γραμμή</span>) <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tangent,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0552.tlg001:1:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0552.tlg001:1.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Archim.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sph.Cyl.</span> 1.12 </a>, etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> c.dat., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:456" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.456/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Q.S.</span> 2.456 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> c. acc., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:551" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12.551/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 12.551 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> once in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, intr. and metaph., <span class="foreign greek">ὅς τ’ ὀλίγον περ ἐπιψαύῃ πραπίδεσσιν</span> who <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">can reach</span> ever so little way by his wits, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8:547" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:8.547/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 8.547 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}