ἕρπω
ἕρπω
Attic aor1 εἵρπυσα, inf. ἑρπύσαι supplied by ἑρπύζω
to creep, crawl, Lat. serpo, repo, and generally to move slowly, walk, Hom., Trag.:—also simply, to go or come, Trag.
variously, of a tear, to steal from the eye, Soph.; of reports, to creep on, spread, like Lat. serpit rumor, Soph.; ὁ πόλεμος ἑρπέτω let it take its course, Ar.; of calamities, Soph.