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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.

ShortDef

to make to stumble

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Headword:

πταίω

Headword (normalized):

πταίω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

πταιω

IDX:

28618

URN:

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

Key:

ptai/w

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