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Διιπετής

Δῐῑπετής (better Διειπετής, cf. Zenodor. ap. Sch. Od. 4.477), ές, (πίπτω)
  • fallen from Zeus, i.e. from heaven, Ep. epith. of streams, fed or swollen by rain, Il. 16.174, Od. 4.477, Hes. Fr. 217; νάματʼ οὐ δ., of stagnant water, E. Hyps.Fr. 5(3).31; δ. ὕδατα, of rain, Plu. Mar. 21.
      • 2 generally, divine, bright, χαλκός Emp. 100.9; αἰθὴρ διϊπετής divine, holy, E. Ba. 1267; δ. πυρσοῖς gleaming with fires, Id. Rh. 43 (lyr.).
      • 3 in continual flow, Hp. Mul. 1.24 (expld.as = διαυγής, καθαρός, Erot.).
      • 4 διϊπετέες οἰωνοί, prob. hovering in the sky, h.Ven. 4.

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