A.fall upon and embrace, embrace eagerly, c. acc., “φίλον πόσιν ἀμφιπεσοῦσα” Od.8.523, cf. Parth.15.2; “ἀμφιπίτνουσα τὸ σὸν γόνυ” E.Supp.278: c. dat., οὔτ᾽ ἀμφιπίπτων στόμασιν embracing so as to kiss, S.Tr.938; fall over, “προβάτοις” Parth.8.4: metaph., take to one's heart, “ἔθνος Λοκρῶν ἀμφέπεσον” Pi.O.10(11).98.
ἀμφιπίπτω , poet. ἀμφιπερι-πίτνω ,