πταίω
πταίω
trans. to make to stumble or fall, τινὰ πρός τινι Pind.:—Pass., τὰ πταισθέντα failures, Luc.
intr. to stumble, trip, fall, Soph., etc.; πτ. πρός τινι to stumble against, fall over, Aesch., Plat.; πρός τι Xen.; also, μὴ περὶ Μαρδονίωι πταίσηι ἡ Ἑλλάς lest Hellas should get a fall over him, i.e. be defeated by him, Hdt.
metaph. to make a false step, to fail, Thuc., Dem.; so, ἐλάχιστα, τὰ πλείω πτ. Thuc. etc.
Headword (normalized):
πταίω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πταιω
Intro Text:
πταίω
trans. to make to stumble or fall, τινὰ πρός τινι Pind.:—Pass., τὰ πταισθέντα failures, Luc.
intr. to stumble, trip, fall, Soph., etc.; πτ. πρός τινι to stumble against, fall over, Aesch., Plat.; πρός τι Xen.; also, μὴ περὶ Μαρδονίωι πταίσηι ἡ Ἑλλάς lest Hellas should get a fall over him, i.e. be defeated by him, Hdt.
metaph. to make a false step, to fail, Thuc., Dem.; so, ἐλάχιστα, τὰ πλείω πτ. Thuc. etc.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n28651
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