σκάπτω
σκάπτω,
h.Merc. 90 , etc.: fut.
A). σκάψω Pl. Lg. 778e ,(
κατα-)
E. HF 566 : aor.
ἔσκαψα Hp. Art. 12 ,(
κατ-)
Hdt. 7.156 , etc.: pf.
ἔσκᾰφα (
κατ-)
Isoc. 14.7 ,
35 :— Pass., fut.
σκᾰφήσομαι (
ἀπο-)
Polyaen. 5.10.3 ,(
κατα-)
J. AJ 20.6.1 : aor.
ἐσκάφην [ᾰ] LXX Is. 5.6 ,
Gp. 12.5.1 ,(
κατ-)
E. Hec. 22 , etc.: pf.
ἔσκαμμαι Pl. Cra. 413a ,
Luc. Gall. 6 :—
dig, abs.,
Hp. Art. 12 ,
Pl. Lg. 778e ;
ς. τἆλλά τε μοχθεῖν Ar. Pl. 525 : prov.,
ς. οὐκ ἐπίσταμαι Id. Av. 1432 , cf.
Fr. 221 ,
Ev.Luc. 16.3 :— Med.,
ς. δικέλλῃ Ps.-Phoc. 158 .
II). c. acc.,
2). dig about, cultivate by digging,
φυτὰ ς. (as we say
to hoe turnips)
h.Merc. 90 , cf.
X. Oec. 20.20 : metaph.,
σκάπτει, μοχλεύει θύρετρα digs about them,
digs them
up,
E. HF 999 .
3). of the result,
ς. τάφρον dig a trench,
Th. 4.90 ;
ς. βαθεῖαν (sc.
τάφρον)
Thphr. CP 3.20.4 ;
θεμελίους Luc. Alex. 10 :— Pass.,
τὰ ἐσκαμμένα,=
σκάμμα 11.2 , hence, metaph.,
ὑπὲρ τὰ ἐσκαμμένα ἅλλεσθαι to leap
too far, or
further than seemed possible,
Pl. Cra. 413a , cf.
Luc. Gall. 6 ,
Lib. Ep. 438 ,
Or. 64.69 ( v.l.
ὑπὲρ τὸ σκάμμα ); cf.
σκάμμα 11 ,
ὑποσκάπτω.
ShortDef
to dig, delve
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
σκάπτω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σκαπτω
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-94578
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">σκάπτω</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:90" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:90/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Merc.</span> 90 </a>, etc.: fut. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">σκάψω</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:778e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:778e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 778e </a> ,(<span class="etym greek">κατα-</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:566" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:566/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HF</span> 566 </a>: aor. <span class="quote greek">ἔσκαψα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Art.</span> 12 </a> ,(<span class="etym greek">κατ-</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:156" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.156/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.156 </a>, etc.: pf. <span class="foreign greek">ἔσκᾰφα </span>(<span class="etym greek">κατ-</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg012.perseus-grc1:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg012.perseus-grc1:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 14.7 </a>,<span class="bibl"> 35 </span>:— Pass., fut. <span class="foreign greek">σκᾰφήσομαι </span>(<span class="etym greek">ἀπο-</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1620.tlg001:5:10:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1620.tlg001:5:10:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Polyaen.</span> 5.10.3 </a>,(<span class="etym greek">κατα-</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:6:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:6:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AJ</span> 20.6.1 </a>: aor. <span class="foreign greek">ἐσκάφην</span> <span class="pron greek">[ᾰ]</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg048:5:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg048:5.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Is.</span> 5.6 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Gp.</span> 12.5.1 </span>,(<span class="etym greek">κατ-</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hec.</span> 22 </a>, etc.: pf. <span class="quote greek">ἔσκαμμαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg005.perseus-grc1:413a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg005.perseus-grc1:413a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cra.</span> 413a </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg019:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg019:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Gall.</span> 6 </a> :—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dig</span>, abs., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Art.</span> 12 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:778e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:778e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 778e </a>; <span class="quote greek">ς. τἆλλά τε μοχθεῖν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:525" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:525/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pl.</span> 525 </a> : prov., <span class="quote greek">ς. οὐκ ἐπίσταμαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1432" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1432/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1432 </a> , cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:221" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:221/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 221 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg003.perseus-grc1:16:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg003.perseus-grc1:16.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ev.Luc.</span> 16.3 </a>:— Med., <span class="quote greek">ς. δικέλλῃ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1605.tlg001:158" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1605.tlg001:158/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ps.-Phoc.</span> 158 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> c. acc., </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>1).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dig, delve</span>, for cultivation, <span class="quote greek">σκάπτων, ἀρῶν γῆν, ποιμνίοις ἐπιστατῶν</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 188 </span> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg003.perseus-grc1:16:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg003.perseus-grc1:16.15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Oec.</span> 16.15 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τοὺς ἀμπελῶνας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:4:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:4.31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 4.31 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὑπόλιθον γῄδιον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg022:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg022:31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tim.</span> 31 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dig about, cultivate by digging</span>, <span class="foreign greek">φυτὰ ς</span>. (as we say <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to hoe</span> turnips) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:90" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:90/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Merc.</span> 90 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg003.perseus-grc1:20:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg003.perseus-grc1:20.20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Oec.</span> 20.20 </a>: metaph., <span class="foreign greek">σκάπτει, μοχλεύει θύρετρα</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">digs about</span> them, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">digs</span> them <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">up</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:999" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:999/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HF</span> 999 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> of the result, <span class="foreign greek">ς. τάφρον</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dig</span> a trench, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:90" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.90/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 4.90 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ς. βαθεῖαν</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">τάφρον</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg002:3:20:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg002:3:20:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">CP</span> 3.20.4 </a>; <span class="quote greek">θεμελίους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg038:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg038:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alex.</span> 10 </a> :— Pass., <span class="foreign greek">τὰ ἐσκαμμένα</span>,= <span class="quote greek">σκάμμα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg038:11:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg038:11.2/canonical-url/"> 11.2 </a> , hence, metaph., <span class="foreign greek">ὑπὲρ τὰ ἐσκαμμένα ἅλλεσθαι</span> to leap <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">too far</span>, or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">further than seemed possible</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg005.perseus-grc1:413a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg005.perseus-grc1:413a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cra.</span> 413a </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg019:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg019:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Gall.</span> 6 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg001:438" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg001:438/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lib.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.</span> 438 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg004:64:69" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg004:64.69/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 64.69 </a> ( v.l. <span class="ref greek">ὑπὲρ τὸ σκάμμα</span> ); cf. <span class="quote greek">σκάμμα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg004:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg004:11/canonical-url/"> 11 </a> , <span class="foreign greek">ὑποσκάπτω</span>.</div> </div><br><br>'}