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χᾰμαι-πετής

chamaipetes

falling to the ground

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What it meant — LSJ

falling to the ground, that has fallen on the earth, prostrate, grovelling, spent, windfall

falling to the ground, χ. πίπτει πρὸς οὖδας E. Ba. 1111 (s. v. l.); φόνος χ. blood that has fallen on the earth, Id. Or. 1491 (lyr.); δόμοι . . χαμαιπετεῖς ἔκεισθʼ ἀεί ye were lying prostrate, A. Ch. 964 (lyr.); grovelling, μηδὲ . . χαμαιπετὲς βόαμα προσχάνῃς ἐμοί Id. Ag. 920; χ. [βέλος], of a spent missile, Aen.Tact. 32.9; χ. ἐλαῖαι windfall olives, Luc. Lex. 13.

2 lying, sleeping on the ground

lying or sleeping on the ground, χ. ἀεὶ ὢν καὶ ἄστρωτος Pl. Smp. 203d.

3 on the ground

on the ground, χ. στιβάς, εὐνή, E. Tr. 507, Cyc. 386; δεῖπνον Posidon. 5J.

4 creeping, dwarf

of trees, creeping, dwarf, Plb. 13.10.8.

5 flying low

flying low, χ. στρουθοί Luc. Dips. 2.

6 along the ground

Adv. -τῶς along the ground, like a gooseʼs flight, Id. Icar. 10.

II falling to the ground, coming to naught

metaph., falling to the ground, i.e. coming to naught, λόγοι, ἔπος, Pi. O. 9.12, P. 6.37.

2 grovelling, low

grovelling, low, of style, κομιδῇ πεζὸν καὶ χ. Luc. Hist.Conscr. 16, cf. Somn. 13.

In the wild

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Where it came from

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