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κατακρύπτω

katakrupto

hide, conceal

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What it meant

κατα-κρύπτω · kata-kryptō — LSJ

hide, conceal, put away

hide, conceal, μή τι κατακρύψειν Il. 22.120; τοὺς δʼ ἄρʼ Ἀθήνη νυκτὶ κατακρύψασα . . ἐξῆγε Od. 23.372; κατακρύψας ὑπὸ κόπρῳ 9.329; ὑπὸ κόλπῳ 15.469; σπέρμα -κρύπτων Hes. Op. 471; ὑπὸ τὴν θύρην Hdt. 1.12; ἐς κυψέλην Id. 5.92.δʹ; εἰς τὴν γῆν X. Cyr. 3.3.3; ἐν μεγάρῳ πλοῦτον κ. Pi. N. 1.31; ἐν ἀδήλῳ put away (euphem.) Pl. R. 460c: metaph., κόνις οὐ κ. χάριν Pi. O. 8.79; ἄστυ . . πένθει δνοφερῷ κ. A. Pers. 536 (anap.).

II use concealment, conceal oneself, oneʼs true nature

abs., use concealment, conceal oneself or oneʼs true nature, οὔ τι κατακρύπτουσιν, of the gods, Od. 7.205; ἄλλῳ δʼ αὐτὸν φωτὶ κατακρύπτων ἤϊσκε 4.247.

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