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κατεφάλλομαι

katephallomai

leap down against

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κατεφ-άλλομαι · kateph-allomai — LSJ

leap down against, swoop down upon, leapt upon, leapt down

leap down against, ἐξ ἵππων κατεπάλμενος ἀντίος ἔστη Il. 11.94 (where Sch.A read κατ-απ-άλμενος); swoop down upon, κῦμα . . νηὸς ὑπὲρ πάσης κατεπάλμενον A.R. 2.583, cf. Opp. C. 3.120; κατέπαλτο leapt upon him, Tryph. 478; leapt down, οὐρανόθεν Nonn. D. 48.614; cf. καταπάλλομαι, καταπάλμενος, καταπαλτός.

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