κυβιστάω
κῠβιστ-άω, Ion.
κῠβιστ-έω Opp. C. 4.263 :(
κύβη):—
A). tumble head foremost,
ἦ μάλ’ ἐλαφρὸς ἀνήρ, ὡς ῥεῖα κυβιστᾷ Il. 16.745 , cf.
749 ; of fish,
κατὰ καλὰ ῥέεθρα κυβίστων ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα tumbled or
plunged about,
21.354 , cf. Opp.l.c.; esp. of professional tumblers,
Pl. Smp. 190a ;
κ. εἰς ξίφη, εἰς μαχαίρας,
X. Smp. 2.11 ,
Mem. 1.3.9 ,
Pl. Euthd. 294e .
ShortDef
to tumble head foremost, tumble
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Headword (normalized/stripped):
κυβισταω
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">κῠβιστ-άω</span>, Ion. <span class="orth greek">κῠβιστ-έω</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:263" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.263/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Opp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">C.</span> 4.263 </a>:(<span class="etym greek">κύβη</span>):—<div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tumble head foremost</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἦ μάλ’ ἐλαφρὸς ἀνήρ, ὡς ῥεῖα κυβιστᾷ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:745" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.745/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 16.745 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:749" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:749/canonical-url/"> 749 </a>; of fish, <span class="foreign greek">κατὰ καλὰ ῥέεθρα κυβίστων ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tumbled</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">plunged about</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:354" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.354/canonical-url/"> 21.354 </a>, cf. Opp.l.c.; esp. of professional tumblers, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:190a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:190a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Smp.</span> 190a </a>; <span class="foreign greek">κ. εἰς ξίφη, εἰς μαχαίρας</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg004.perseus-grc1:2:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg004.perseus-grc1:2.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Smp.</span> 2.11 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:3:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:3:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 1.3.9 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg021:294e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg021:294e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Euthd.</span> 294e </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}