1. μάρπτω · marptō — Beekes
to catch, seize, lay hold off, overtake
The corpus record
μάρπτω
marpto
to catch, seize, lay hold off, overtake
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Shield of Heracles 4 · 12.36/10k
- Eumenides 1 · 1.91/10k
- Rhesus 1 · 1.86/10k
- Works and Days 1 · 1.73/10k
- Hecuba 1 · 1.4/10k
- Trachiniae 1 · 1.38/10k
- Bacchae 1 · 1.33/10k
- Ajax 1 · 1.27/10k
- Peace 1 · 1.26/10k
- Knights 1 · 1.13/10k
- Ion 1 · 1.09/10k
- Oedipus at Colonus 1 · 0.97/10k
Densest 12 of 15 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. μάρπτω · marptō — Frisk
Aor
3. μάρπτω · marptō — LSJ
take hold of
Attestations
- μάρπτῃσι · marptēisi Iliad 8.405
- μάρπτῃσι · marptēisi Iliad 8.419
- μάρπτε · marpte Iliad 14.228
- ἔμαρπτε · emarpte Iliad 14.346
- μάρψει · marpsei Iliad 15.137
- ἔμαρπτε · emarpte Iliad 21.489
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan pp. 958-959; entry #3932 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1150; entry #3743 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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