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νίσσομαι

nissomai

go, come, coming down

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νίσσομαι · nissomai — LSJ

go, come, go, coming down

go, come, ll.cc.: with Preps. of motion, ἐκ πεδίου Il. 12.119; ἐπʼ ἀνθρώπους Pi. O. 3.10; ἐς ἑορτάν ib. 34; ποτὶ Ἰσθμόν Id. N. 5.37; πόλεμόνδε, οἴκαδε, Il. 15.577, Od. 4.701; ἐπὶ νηῶν ν. go by sea, Hes. l.c.; οὐρανόθεν ν. coming down from heaven, AP 6.265 (Noss.): c. acc. loci, χθόνα ν. E. Ph. 1234; ν. σκοπέλους Id. Cyc. l.c.; of birds, Id. Hel. 1483 (lyr.); of fishes, Sophr. 101 (v. infr.): mainly Ep. and Lyr., used by E., once in trim. (Ph. l.c.).—Freq. spelt νείσσ-, νείσ- in codd., νεισ- also

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