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ἀμφιπίπτω

ἀμφιπίπτω, to fall around

ἀμφιπίπτω, poet. ἀμφι-πίτνω,
  • fall upon and embrace, embrace eagerly, c. acc., φίλον πόσιν ἀμφιπεσοῦσα Od. 8.523, cf. Parth. 15.2; ἀμφιπίτνουσα τὸ σὸν γόνυ E. Supp. 278: c. dat., οὔτʼ ἀμφιπίπτων στόμασιν embracing so as to kiss, S. Tr. 938; fall over, προβάτοις Parth. 8.4: metaph., take to oneʼs heart, ἔθνος Λοκρῶν ἀμφέπεσον Pi. O. 10(11).98.

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