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.
           
          
          
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              urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n28651
            
           
          
         
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