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διαπίπτω

diapipto

fall through

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What it meant

διαπίπτω · diapiptō — LSJ

fall through

fall through, Arist. Cael. 313b1.

II fall away, slip away, escape

fall away, slip away, escape, ἐν τῇ μάχῃ X. HG 3.2.4; πρός τινα ib. 4.3.18; εἰς τὴν Ἀσπίδα Plb. 1.34.11, etc.

2 spread abroad

of reports and rumours, spread abroad, εἰς τὰ στρατεύματα Plu. Galb. 22.

3 elapse

of Time, elapse, Arist. Ath. 35.4.

III fall asunder, crumble in pieces, burst, rot, perish, to be missing, lost, to be imperfect

fall asunder, crumble in pieces, διαπέσοιμι πανταχῇ Ar. Eq. 695, cf. Pl. Phd. 80c, Arist. Mete. 365b12; burst, of bubbles, Id. Pr. 936b5; rot, LXX Nu. 5.21; perish, διέπεσε πᾶσα γενεὰ ἀνδρῶν ib. De. 2.14; to be missing, lost, of moneys, etc., PEleph. 21.19 (iii B.C.), etc.; of books, to be imperfect, J. AJ 12.2.4.

b intermittent

of an intermittent pulse, Gal. 19.636.

2 turn out ill, be useless

of things, turn out ill, be useless, τὸ συκοφάντημα διέπιπτεν αὐτῷ Aeschin. 2.39, cf. Plb. 5.26.16, PAmh. 2.33.26 (ii B.C.), etc.

3 make mistakes, fail of, miss, err, to be cheated

of persons, make mistakes, ἐν τοῖς σημαινομένοις Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.33, cf. Phld. Ir. p.73 W.: c. gen., fail of, miss, Epicur. Ep. 2p.43U., Phld. Rh. 1.49S.; δ. περὶ τῆς δόξης Socr. Ep. 22; περὶ τῶν μεγίστων Arr. Epict. 2.22.36: abs., err, Phld. Ir. p.91W.; οὐ διαπεσούμεθα Iamb. in Nic. p.63P.; to be cheated, ἐν χρήσει νομίσματος Arr. Epict. 1.7.6.

IV Tophet

ἡ διαπίπτουσα or ὁ τόπος ὁ διαπίπτων, Tophet, LXX Je. 19.12, 13.

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