ἑρπύζω
ἑρπύζω, to creep, crawl
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ἑρπύζοντες present active participle masculine nominative plural, present active participle masculine vocative plural of ἑρπύζω
ἑρπύζω, impf. εἵρπυζον Q.S. 13.93: pres. only in Hom.: aor. 1 ἑρπύσαι in Att. (v. ἕρπω):—
- creep, crawl, in Hom. always of persons weighed down by age or deep distress, ἑρπύζοντʼ ἀνὰ γουνόν Od. 1.193; ἑρπύζων παρὰ θῖνα 13.220, cf. Il. 23.225, A.R. 4.1289; of quadrupeds and children, Nic. Al. 542; χρόνος ἑρπύζων AP 6.19 (Jul.); of ivy, ib. 7.22 (Simm. Theb.).
ἑρπύζω (impf. εἵρπυζον, ao. εἵρπυσα ; fut. et pf. inus.)
1 ramper, en parl. de plantes, Anth. 7, 22 ||
2 d’ord. se traîner, en parl. d’animaux et d’enfants, Nic. Al. 555 ; particul. se traîner péniblement, avancer en se traînant, Od. 1, 193 ; 13, 220 ; Ar. Vesp. 272 ; A. Rh. 4, 1289 ; en parl. de rats, DL. 6, 40 ; fig. en parl. du temps, Anth. 6, 19.
Étym. ἕρπω.
ἑρπύζω, (ἕρπω), impf. εἵρπυζον, Qu.Sm. 13.93, s. ἕρπω, kriechen, schleichen ; bei Hom. von Menschen, die aus Betrübnis oder vor hohem Alter langsam einhergehen, Il. 23.225, Od. 1.193, 13.220 ; Ar. Vesp. 272 ; sp.D., wie Ap.Rh. 4.1289 ; vom Epheu, Simm. Theb. 2 (VII.22); von der Zeit, Leon.Alex. 1 (XII.20); vgl. Iul. Aeg. (VI.19); auch von Mäusen, τοὺς ἑρπύσαντας ἐπὶ τὴν τράπεζαν μῦς DL. 6.40 ; – übertr., νόος ἑρπύζων πεπότητο μετʼ ἴχνια νισσομένοιο Ap.Rh. 3.447.
ἑρπύζω
[ἕρπω.]
Of a man broken by grief or suffering, to move slowly and heavily: ἑρπύζων παρὰ πυρκαϊήν Il. 23.225. Cf. Od. 1.193, Od. 13.220.
ἑρπύζω : parallel form of ἕρπω. ἑρπύζων, ‘dragging himself,’ the effect of grief or of old age, Il. 23.225, Od. 13.220, Od. 1.193.
ἑρπύζω
used by Hom. in pres.
cf. ἕρπω
- to creep, crawl, of persons weighed down by age or distress.