πτώσσω
πτώσσω, only pres.,
A). shrink from, shrink, of birds or other animals,
π. ὥστε πέρδικα Archil. 106 ;[
ἀκρίδες] πτώσσουσι καθ’ ὕδωρ flee into ..,
Il. 21.14 ; also of men,
πτῶσσον ὑπὸ κρημνούς ib.
26 ;
τί πτώσσεις;
4.371 ;
τίς τοι ἀνάγκη πτώσσειν ..;
5.634 ;
πτώσσοντας ὑφ’ Ἕκτορι 7.129 ;
κατὰ λαύρας .. πτώσσοντι skulk, slink,
Pi. P. 8.87 ;
εἰς ἐρημίαν π.
flee cowering into ..,
E. Ba. 223 ;
π. ὑπ’ ἀσπίδος crouch beneath it, without any notion of fear,
Tyrt. 11.36 :—poet. Verb, once in
Hdt.,
πτώσσοντας [ὑμέας εὕρομεν]
9.48 .
II). c. acc. pers.,
οὐδ’ ἂν ( v.l.
ἂρ )
ἔτι δὴν ἀλλήλους πτώσσοιμεν we can no longer
shirk one another,
Il. 20.427 ;
ποῖ καί με φυγᾷ πτώσσουσι μυχῶν; to what corners have they fled
to shun me?
E. Hec. 1066 (lyr.): c. acc. rei,[
ὄρνιθες] νέφεα πτώσσουσαι shrinking from the clouds,
Od. 22.304 ;
π. δόρυ, βροντήν,
Q.S. 5.300 ,
7.531 .
ShortDef
to crouch, cower
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Headword (normalized):
πτώσσω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πτωσσω
URN:
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">πτώσσω</span>, only pres., <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shrink from, shrink</span>, of birds or other animals, <span class="quote greek">π. ὥστε πέρδικα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0232.tlg001:106" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0232.tlg001:106/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Archil.</span> 106 </a> ;[<span class="foreign greek">ἀκρίδες] πτώσσουσι καθ’ ὕδωρ</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">flee</span> into .., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 21.14 </a>; also of men, <span class="foreign greek">πτῶσσον ὑπὸ κρημνούς</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:26/canonical-url/"> 26 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τί πτώσσεις</span>; <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:371" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.371/canonical-url/"> 4.371 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τίς τοι ἀνάγκη πτώσσειν ..</span>; <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:634" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:5.634/canonical-url/"> 5.634 </a>; <span class="quote greek">πτώσσοντας ὑφ’ Ἕκτορι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:129" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:7.129/canonical-url/"> 7.129 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">κατὰ λαύρας .. πτώσσοντι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">skulk, slink</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8:87" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8.87/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 8.87 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">εἰς ἐρημίαν π</span>. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">flee cowering</span> into .., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:223" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:223/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 223 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">π. ὑπ’ ἀσπίδος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">crouch</span> beneath it, without any notion of fear, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0266.tlg001:11:36" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0266.tlg001:11.36/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Tyrt.</span> 11.36 </a>:—poet. Verb, once in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span></span>, <span class="foreign greek">πτώσσοντας [ὑμέας εὕρομεν</span>] <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:48" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.48/canonical-url/"> 9.48 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cringe</span> like a beggar, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">go begging</span> (cf. <span class="foreign greek">πτωχός</span>) <span class="quote greek">, κατὰ δῆμον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:17:227" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:17.227/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 17.227 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:18:363" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:18.363/canonical-url/"> 18.363 </a>: c. acc. loci, <span class="quote greek">π. ἀλλοτρίους οἴκους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:395" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:395/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 395 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> c. acc. pers., <span class="foreign greek">οὐδ’ ἂν</span> ( v.l. <span class="ref greek">ἂρ</span> )<span class="foreign greek"> ἔτι δὴν ἀλλήλους πτώσσοιμεν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">we can</span> no longer <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shirk</span> one another, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:427" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.427/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 20.427 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ποῖ καί με φυγᾷ πτώσσουσι μυχῶν</span>; to what corners have they fled <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to shun</span> me? <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1066" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1066/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hec.</span> 1066 </a> (lyr.): c. acc. rei,[<span class="foreign greek">ὄρνιθες] νέφεα πτώσσουσαι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shrinking from</span> the clouds, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:22:304" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:22.304/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 22.304 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">π. δόρυ, βροντήν</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:300" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.300/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Q.S.</span> 5.300 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:531" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.531/canonical-url/"> 7.531 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}