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κατα-σκήπτω

kataskepto

rush down, fall upon, attack

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κατα-σκήπτω · kata-skēptō — LSJ

rush down, fall upon, attack

rush down or fall upon, Arist. Mu. 395a25, D.S. 16.80, etc.; of the rainbow, Arist. HA 553b30; of divine visitations, τοῖσι Λακεδαιμονίοισι μῆνις κατέσκηψε Ταλθυβίου Hdt. 7.134; ἐς ἀλλέλους ib. 137; ἢν κατασκήψῃ ἐς τὴν Πελοπόννησον, of an omen, Id. 8.65; ὀργαὶ κ. ἐς τὸ σὸν δέμας E. l.c.; τίς κατέσκηψεν τύχη; A. Supp. 327; ἐς Οἰδίπου παῖδε Ἄρης κ. Ar. Fr. 558; of Nemesis, D.H. 3.23; esp. of sickness, attack, [ἡ νόσος] κατέσκηπτε ἐς ἄκρας χεῖρας καὶ πόδας Th. 2.49, cf. Hp. Epid. 3.8; εἰς γυναῖκας

2 fall upon, struck by lightning

c. acc., fall upon, τινα dub.l. in E. Med. 94 (fort. τινι):—Pass., κατασκηφθέντα χωρία struck by lightning, Hsch. s.v. ἐνηλύσια.

II

causal, εἰς ὅ τι -σκήψει τέλος ὁ δαίμων νέμεσιν Plu. Aem. 27.

III storm, importune

κ. λιταῖς storm or importune with prayers, c. inf., S. OC 1011.

IV break out, go forth, come

abs., break out, go forth, of a report, App. BC 3.25; κ. εἰς τέλος come to an issue, of a war, D.H. 3.54.

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