κενεμβατέω
κενεμβᾰτ-έω,
II). metaph.,
lack solid foundation,
κενεμβατοῦν καὶ σφαλλόμενον, of Alexander's Empire,
Plu. 2.336f ;
κενεμβατοῦμεν ταῦτα λέγοντες Dam. Pr. 4 , cf.
Plot. 3.9.2 .
ShortDef
to step on emptiness, step into a hole
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Headword (normalized):
κενεμβατέω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
κενεμβατεω
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-56555
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">κενεμβᾰτ-έω</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">step on emptiness</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg028:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg028:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Flam.</span> 10 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">step into a hole</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 18(2).887 </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg019:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg019:26/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Gall.</span> 26 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> Medic., of a lancet, catheter, etc., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">reach a cavity</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0722.tlg001:44:11:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0722.tlg001:44:11:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Orib.</span> 44.11.3 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 14.786 </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0715.tlg001:6:59" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0715.tlg001:6.59/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Paul.Aeg.</span> 6.59 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lack solid foundation</span>, <span class="foreign greek">κενεμβατοῦν καὶ σφαλλόμενον</span>, of Alexander\'s Empire, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.336f </span>; <span class="quote greek">κενεμβατοῦμεν ταῦτα λέγοντες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4066.tlg003:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4066.tlg003:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dam.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 4 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2000.tlg001:3:9:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2000.tlg001:3:9:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plot.</span> 3.9.2 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lead a frivolous life</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4076.tlg001:p.2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4076.tlg001:p.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.Prot.</span> p.2 </a> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> </span> </div> </div><br><br>'}