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πίπτω , Aeol. πίσσω , acc. to Gramm. in Hilgard
A.Exc. ex libris Herodiani p.28 (cf. Hdn.Gr.2.377 note); poet. subj. “πίπτῃσιPl.Com. 153.5: Ep. impf. “πῖπτονIl.8.67, etc. (for the quantity of ι cf. Hdn. Gr.2.10); Ion. πίπτεσκον συμ-) Emp.59.2: fut. “πεσοῦμαιA.Ch.971 (lyr.), etc.; Ion.3pl. “πεσέονταιIl.11.824, 3sg. “πεσέεταιHdt.7.163, 168: aor. ἔπεσον, inf. πεσεῖν, Il.13.178, etc.; 2sg. opt. “πεσοίηςPolem.Call. 10.14; Aeol. and Dor. “ἔπετονAlc.60, Pi.O.7.69, P.5.50, (κάπετον) O.8.38, (ἐμ-) P.8.81, cf. Isyll.8, IG14.642 (Thurii); in later writers ἔπεσα, Orph.A.521, LXX Le.9.24, al., f.l. in E.Tr.291 (προς-): pf. “πέπτωκαA.Eu.147, Ar.Ra.970, etc.; Ep. part. πεπτεώς, εῶτος (the εω forming one syll. by synizesis), Il.21.503, etc.; also πεπτηώς, ηυῖα, Od.14.354, Simon.183.7, Hp.Mul.1.69, A.R.4.1298, AP7.427 (Antip. Sid.), cf. πτήσσω; Trag. part. “πεπτώςS.Aj.828, Ant.697. (Redupl. from πετ-, which appears in Aeol. and Dor. aor. ἔ-πετ-ον (v. supr.), and the poet. form πίτ-νω; cogn. with πέτομαι, q.v.)
A. Radical sense, fall down, and (when intentional) cast oneself down, πρηνέα πεσεῖν, ὕπτιος πέσεν, Il.6.307, 15.435, etc.; “νιφάδες . . π. θαμειαί12.278; “ὀπίσω πέσενOd.12.410; etc.:—Constr., with Preps., in Hom. almost always ἐν . . , ἐν κονίῃσι π. fall in the dust, i.e. to rise no more, Il.11.425, cf. 13.205; “ἐν αἵματι καὶ κονίῃσι πεπτεῶταςOd.22.384; π. ἐν ἀγκοίνῃσί τινος fall into his arms, Hes.Fr.142.5; ἐν χθονὶ πεπτηώς Simon.l.c. (cf. πτήσσω)“ π. ἐν δεμνίοιςE.Or.35, cf. A.Pers.125 (lyr.) (v. infr. B. 1): rare in Prose, “π. ἐν ποταμῷX.Ages.1.32: c. dat. only, “πεδίῳ πέσεIl.5.82; δεμνίοις π. E.Or.88 (s. v.l.); “π. ἐπὶ χθονίOd.24.535; “οὐδέ οἱ ὕπνος πῖπτεν ἐπὶ βλεφάροιςHes.Fr.188.4; “ἐπὶ γᾷS.Ant.134 (lyr.); “πρὸς πέδῳE.Ba. 605; “πρὸς ἀγκάλαιςId.Ion962; “ἀμφὶ σώμασίν τινωνA.Ag.326: with a Prep. of motion first in Hes., “Πληϊάδες π. ἐς πόντονOp.620; [“ποταμὸς] εἰς ἅλαTh.791; “εἰς ἄντλονE.Hec.1025 (lyr.); “ἐπὶ γᾶν π. αἷμαA.Ag. 1019 (lyr.); “ἐπὶ στόμαX.Cyn.10.13; “πρὸς οὖδαςE.Hec.405.
2. in Hom. with Advs. of motion as well as of rest, χαμάδις π. Il.7.16, 15.714, etc.; χαμαὶ π. 4.482, cf. 14.418, etc.; “π. ἔραζε12.156, cf. Od.22.280.
4. Geom., of perpendiculars or parts of applied figures, π. ἐπί τι fall upon, Euc.3.11, Archim.Fluit. 2.8, al., Apollon.Perg.Con.1.2; but π. ἐπί τι, ποτί τι, intersect, meet, Archim.Con.Sph.16, Spir.15; π. διά τινος pass through, Id.Con.Sph. 17; “π. κατά τινοςId.Sph.Cyl.1 Def.2; “ἐπί τι κατά τιναApollon.Perg. Con.1.2.
B. Special usages:
2. throw oneself down, fall down, πρὸς βρέτη θεῶν ib.185 ; “ἀμφὶ σὸν γόνυE.Hec.787; ἐς γόνατα on one's knees, of a wrestler, Simon.156 ; “ἐς τὸν ὦμονAr.Eq.571.
3. fall, sink, ἄνεμος πέσε the wind fell, Od.19.202 (but in Hes. Op.547, Βορέαο πεσόντος is used for ἐμπεσόντος, falling on, blowing on one): metaph, “πέπτωκεν κομπάσματαA.Th.794, cf. S.Ant.474 : c. dat., ταῖς ἐλπίσι πεσεῖν fail in one's hopes, Plb.1.87.1.
4. fall short, fail, Pl.Phd.100e ; of a playwright, fail, Ar.Eq.540.
III. πίπτειν ἔκ τινος fall out of, lose a thing, unintentionally, σοι ἐκ θυμοῦ πεσέειν fall out of, lose thy favour, Il.23.595 ; ἐξ ἐλπίδων π. E.Fr.420.5 ; “τοὔμπαλιν π. φρενῶνId.Hipp.390 ; also of set purpose, ἐξ ἀρκύων π. escape from . . , A.Eu.147 ; “ἔξω τῶν κακῶνAr.Ra.970.
4. π. εἰςἰατρικὴνχρῆσιν to be applied to (medicinal) use, Dsc.5.19,151,al.
5. π. ὑπ᾽ αἴσθησιν to be accessible to perception, Iamb.Comm.Math.8, in Nic.p.7 P.
IV. πίπτειν μετὰ ποσσὶ γυναικός to fall between her feet, i.e. to be born, Il.19.110.
3. fall to one, i.e. to his lot, esp. of revenues, accrue, “τῷ δήμῳ πρόσοδος ἔπιπτεPlb.30.31.7; “φησιν . . ἑξακισχίλια τάλαντα τοῖς Λακεδαιμονίοις πεσεῖνId.2.62.1 ; τὴν πεπτωκότα (sic) “μοι οἰκίανBGU251.12 (ii A. D.); “τὰ πίπτοντα διάφορα ἐκ τῶν μυστηρίωνIG5(1).1390.45 (Andania, i B. C.); “τὸ πεσὸν ἀπὸ τῆς τιμῆς ἀργύριονD.H.20.17 ; to be paid, “τῶν εἰς Καίσαρα πίπτειν ὀφειλόντων ἐξεταστήςStr.17.1.12 ; “τὰ πεπτωκότα εἰς τὸ . . ἱερόνPEleph.10.2 (iii B. C.); “π. ἐπὶ τράπεζανPCair.Zen.236.7 (iii B. C.), PLond.3.1200.1 (ii B. C.) ; “μὴ πιπτόντων τῶν τόκωνBMus.Inscr.1032.40 (Teos) ; πέπτωκεν ἁλικῆς διά τινος . . Ostr.Bodl.i3 (iii B. C.) (but τὰ ἀπὸ τῶν προσόδων πίπτοντα deficiencies, IPE12.32B75 (Olbia)).
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