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προσπίπτω
προσπίπτω fut. -πεσοῦμαι for ποτιπεπτηυῖαι v. προσπτήσσω see also the poetic form προσπίτνω. to fall upon, strike against, ἔς τι Soph.; τινί Xen.:— to fall against, as a mound against a wall, Thuc. to fall upon, attack, assault, τινί Thuc., Xen., etc.; absol., Thuc., Xen. simply to run to, Hdt., Xen. to fall upon, embrace, τινί Eur.; hence, πρ. τινί to join the party of another, Xen. to fall in with, light upon, meet with, encounter, μὴ λάθῃ με προσπεσών Soph.; c. dat. rei, to fall in with, Eur., Xen.;—c. acc., μείζω βροτείας πρ. ὁμιλίας Eur. of things, of accidents, to come suddenly upon, befal one, τινί Hdt., Eur., etc.:— absol. to occur, Hdt., Thuc.; πρὸς τὰ προσπίπτοντα according to circumstances, Arist. of expenses, to fall upon, Thuc. to come to oneʼs ears, be told as news, Aeschin. to fall down at anotherʼs feet, prostrate oneself, Hdt., Soph.: c. dat., πρ. βωμοῖσι Soph.; γόνασί τινος Eur.; θεῶν πρὸς βρέτας Ar. c. acc. to fall down to, supplicate, Eur.

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to fall upon, strike against

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προσπίπτω
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προσπίπτω
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προσπιπτω
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προσπίπτω fut. -πεσοῦμαι for ποτιπεπτηυῖαι v. προσπτήσσω see also the poetic form προσπίτνω. to fall upon, strike against, ἔς τι Soph.; τινί Xen.:— to fall against, as a mound against a wall, Thuc. to fall upon, attack, assault, τινί Thuc., Xen., etc.; absol., Thuc., Xen. simply to run to, Hdt., Xen. to fall upon, embrace, τινί Eur.; hence, πρ. τινί to join the party of another, Xen. to fall in with, light upon, meet with, encounter, μὴ λάθῃ με προσπεσών Soph.; c. dat. rei, to fall in with, Eur., Xen.;—c. acc., μείζω βροτείας πρ. ὁμιλίας Eur. of things, of accidents, to come suddenly upon, befal one, τινί Hdt., Eur., etc.:— absol. to occur, Hdt., Thuc.; πρὸς τὰ προσπίπτοντα according to circumstances, Arist. of expenses, to fall upon, Thuc. to come to oneʼs ears, be told as news, Aeschin. to fall down at anotherʼs feet, prostrate oneself, Hdt., Soph.: c. dat., πρ. βωμοῖσι Soph.; γόνασί τινος Eur.; θεῶν πρὸς βρέτας Ar. c. acc. to fall down to, supplicate, Eur.
IDX:
28284
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n28317
Key:
prospi/ptw

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