ἕρπω (cf. serpo), ipf.
εἷρπον, ἕρπε: creep,
crawl;
ῥι_νοί, a prodigy, Od. 12.395; specific for generic, ὅσσα τε γαῖαν ἔπι πνείει τε καὶ ἕρπει,
‘breathes and crawls,’ i. e. lives and moves,
Il. 17.448, Od. 18.131
; ἥμενος ἢ ἕρπων, an alliterative
saying, ‘sitting or stirring,’ intended to suit
any possible attitude or condition, Od.
17.158.