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κρυπτός

κρυπτός, hidden, secret

κρυπ-τός, ή, όν,
  • hidden, secret, κληῗδι κρυπτῇ Il. 14.168, cf. Ar. Th. 422; ἐπεποίητό οἱ κ. διῶρυξ Hdt. 3.146; κ. τάφρος a trench covered and concealed by planks and earth, Id. 4.201: freq. in Trag., κ. λόγος A. Ch. 773; ἔπη S. Ph. 1112 (lyr.); κρυπτᾷ ἐν ἥβᾳ, of young Orestes who was concealed in Phocis, Id. El. 159 (lyr.); κ. πένθος E. Hipp. 139 (lyr.), etc.; κρυπτῇ ψήφῳ Arist. Rh.Al. 1424b1; τῆς πολιτείας τὸ κ. the secret character of the [Spartan] institutions, Th. 5.68; ἡ κρυπτή (sc. ἀρχή) secret service, used by the Athenians in the subject states, AB 273; also, = κρυπτεία I, Heraclid. Pol. 10; of persons, in disguise, Ar. Th. 600, E. El. 525: Medic., deep-seated, καρκίνος Hp. Aph. 6.38, Mul. 2.133, Gal. 5.116; κ. πάθος BGU 316.28 (iv A.D.).

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