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κενεμβᾰτ-έω

kenembateo

step on emptiness

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Where it lives

Enneads 1 · 0.05/10k

What it meant

κενεμβᾰτ-έω · kenembat-eō — LSJ

step on emptiness, step into a hole

step on emptiness, Plu. Flam. 10; step into a hole, Gal. 18(2).887, Luc. Gall. 26.

2 reach a cavity

Medic., of a lancet, catheter, etc., reach a cavity, Orib. 44.11.3, Gal. 14.786, Paul.Aeg. 6.59.

II lack solid foundation

metaph., lack solid foundation, κενεμβατοῦν καὶ σφαλλόμενον, of Alexanderʼs Empire, Plu. Alex. fort. 2.336f; κενεμβατοῦμεν ταῦτα λέγοντες Dam. Pr. 4, cf. Plot. 3.9.2.

2 lead a frivolous life

lead a frivolous life, Men.Prot. p.2 D.

In the wild

κενεμβατοῦσα · kenembatousa Plotinus, Enneads 3.9 (DIORISIS sentence 2349)

Where it came from

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