ποτάομαι
ποτάομαι
to fly about, Hom.; κεραυνοὶ ποτέοντο Hes.: simply = πέτομαι, to fly, Aesch., Eur.; τὰ ποτήμενα συλλαβεῖν, of vain pursuits, Theocr.:—perf. (with pres. sense), to be upon the wing, Hom.
metaph. to hover, Aesch.
to be on the wing, be fluttered, Eur., Ar.
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ποτάομαι
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ποταομαι
Intro Text:
ποτάομαι
to fly about, Hom.; κεραυνοὶ ποτέοντο Hes.: simply = πέτομαι, to fly, Aesch., Eur.; τὰ ποτήμενα συλλαβεῖν, of vain pursuits, Theocr.:—perf. (with pres. sense), to be upon the wing, Hom.
metaph. to hover, Aesch.
to be on the wing, be fluttered, Eur., Ar.
URN:
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