σκιρτάω
σκιρτ-άω, Ion.
σκιρτ-έω Opp. C. 4.342 :—Frequentat. of
σκαίρω,
A). spring, leap, bound, of young horses,
αἱ δ’ ὅτε μὲν σκιρτῷεν ἐπὶ ζείδωρον ἄρουραν .., ἀλλ’ ὅτε δὴ ς. ἐπ’ εὐρέα νῶτα θαλάσσης Il. 20.226 ,
228 ;
πῶλοι ἐσκίρτων φόβῳ E. Ph. 1125 ; of goats,
Theoc. 1.152 ; of the Bacchae,
E. Ba. 446 ;
ὀρχεῖσθε καὶ ς. καὶ χορεύετε Ar. Pl. 761 , cf.
V. 1305 ;
ἅλλεσθαι καὶ ς.
Pl. Lg. 653e : also of wind,
σκιρτᾷ δ’ ἀνέμων πνεύματα πάντων A. Pr. 1085 (anap.).
2). metaph.,
to be skittish, unruly,
E. Fr. 362.31 ,
Pl. R. 571c , etc.
ShortDef
to spring, leap, bound
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
σκιρτάω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σκιρταω
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-94935
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">σκιρτ-άω</span>, Ion. <span class="orth greek">σκιρτ-έω</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:342" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.342/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Opp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">C.</span> 4.342 </a>:—Frequentat. of <span class="foreign greek">σκαίρω</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">spring, leap, bound</span>, of young horses, <span class="quote greek">αἱ δ’ ὅτε μὲν σκιρτῷεν ἐπὶ ζείδωρον ἄρουραν .., ἀλλ’ ὅτε δὴ ς. ἐπ’ εὐρέα νῶτα θαλάσσης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:226" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.226/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 20.226 </a> ,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:228" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:228/canonical-url/"> 228 </a>; <span class="quote greek">πῶλοι ἐσκίρτων φόβῳ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1125" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1125/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1125 </a> ; of goats, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:152" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.152/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 1.152 </a>; of the Bacchae, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:446" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:446/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 446 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὀρχεῖσθε καὶ ς. καὶ χορεύετε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:761" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:761/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pl.</span> 761 </a> , cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1305" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1305/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 1305 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἅλλεσθαι καὶ ς</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:653e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:653e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 653e </a>: also of wind, <span class="quote greek">σκιρτᾷ δ’ ἀνέμων πνεύματα πάντων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1085" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1085/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 1085 </a> (anap.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be skittish, unruly</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 362.31 </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:571c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:571c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 571c </a>, etc.</div> </div><br><br>'}