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σκήπτω
σκήπτω to prop, stay one thing against or upon another: Pass. and Mid. to lean upon a staff, Hom.: metaph. to lean upon a person or thing, Dem. c. acc. rei, to put forward by way of support, allege in excuse, Eur.:—in Mid. to allege on oneʼs own behalf, Hdt., Thuc.; c. inf. to pretend to be, Ar., Dem. to hurl, dart, Aesch.; metaph., σκ. ἀλάστορα εἴς τινα Eur. intr. to fall heavily, Aesch., Soph.

ShortDef

to prop, stay

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Headword:
σκήπτω
Headword (normalized):
σκήπτω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σκηπτω
Intro Text:
σκήπτω to prop, stay one thing against or upon another: Pass. and Mid. to lean upon a staff, Hom.: metaph. to lean upon a person or thing, Dem. c. acc. rei, to put forward by way of support, allege in excuse, Eur.:—in Mid. to allege on oneʼs own behalf, Hdt., Thuc.; c. inf. to pretend to be, Ar., Dem. to hurl, dart, Aesch.; metaph., σκ. ἀλάστορα εἴς τινα Eur. intr. to fall heavily, Aesch., Soph.
IDX:
29721
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n29756
Key:
skh/ptw

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