σκήπτω

I prop, stay, against, upon, prop oneself, lean upon a staff, lean, depend upon

prop, stay one thing against or upon another:—Pass. and Med., prop oneself or lean upon a staff, of an aged beggar, πτωχῷ . . ἐναλίγκιον ἠδὲ γέροντι, σκηπτόμενον Od. 17.203; of a wounded man, αὐτῷ σκηπτόμενον (sc. τῷ ἄκοντι) Il. 14.457; βάκτρῳ A.R. 2.198: metaph., lean or depend upon a person or thing, μάρτυρι D. 34.28, 47.

2 put forward by way of support, allege by way of excuse, allege on oneʼs own behalf, allege, pretend, pretend, simulate, pretend to be, allege, pretend that, make a defence

c. acc. rei, put forward by way of support, allege by way of excuse, τὴν βίαν σκήψασʼ ἔχεις,= σκήπτεις, E. Hel. 834:—in this signf. most freq. in Med., allege on oneʼs own behalf, τὸ σκηπτόμενοι οἱ Πέρσαι . . Hdt. 5.102; σ. τὸ μὴ εἰδέναι Id. 7.28; σκήπτεσθαί τι πρός τινας Th. 6.18, Pl. Sph. 217b; σ. ἀσθένειαν allege, pretend illness, Plb. 39.1.11; simply pretend, simulate, προσποιητὴν χαρὰν σκηψαμένη prob. l. in Ps.-Plu. Fluv. 16.1: c. inf., pretend to be, ἔμπορος εἶναι σκήψομαι Ar. Ec. 1027, cf

II let fall, hurl upon, which were fallen upon

let fall or hurl upon, βέλος A. Ag. 366 (anap.): metaph., σ. ἀλάστορα εἴς τινα E. Med. 1333:—Med., σκήψασθαι κότον τῇ γῇ A. Eu. 801 (s. v.l.):— Pass., τῶν τριήρων . . τῶν σκηφθεισῶν κατὰ χειμῶνα which were fallen upon (i.e. caught) in the storm, IG l.c.

2 fall, having fallen, shot down

intr., fall, πέδοι σκήψασα having fallen on the plain below, A. Pr. 749; Διὸς ἔριν πέδοι σκήψασαν Id. Th. 429; of plague, ὁ πυρφόρος θεὸς σκήψας ἐλαύνει . . πόλιν S. OT 28; λίμνην ὑπὲρ Γοργῶπιν ἔσκηψεν φάος shot down across., of the beacon-light, A. Ag. 302, cf. 308, 310.