The corpus record

καταπτύω

kataptuo

spit upon, at

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Where it lives

Frogs 1 · 1.1/10k
On the Crown 1 · 0.51/10k

What it meant

καταπτύω · kataptyō — LSJ

spit upon, at

spit upon or at, esp. as a mark of abhorrence or contempt, c. gen., τίς οὐχὶ κατέπτυσεν ἂν σοῦ; D. 18.200, cf. Aeschin. 3.73, Luc. Cat. 12, etc.; κ. δωροδοκίας Aeschin. 2.23; πλούτου Luc. Icar. 30: abs., Ar. Ra. 1179. [On the quantity, v. πτύω.]

In the wild

κατάπτυσον · kataptyson Aristophanes, Frogs 1178–1179
κατέπτυσεν · kateptysen Demosthenes, On the Crown 200 (DIORISIS sentence 578)

Where it came from

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