Scaife ATLAS

προσπταίω fut. σω to strike against a thing, to sprain, τὸ γόνυ Hdt.; πρ. τὸν πόδα to stumble along, halt, limp, Plut.:—absol. to stumble, limp, Ar., Xen.:—c. dat. to stumble upon, strike against, τινί Dem.:—of ships, to be wrecked, Hdt. metaph. to fail, esp. in war, to suffer a defeat, Hdt. πρ. τινί to offend, clash with, Plut.

ShortDef

to strike against

Debugging

Headword:

προσπταίω

Headword (normalized):

προσπταίω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

προσπταιω

IDX:

28306

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n28339

Key:

prosptai/w

Data

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