κύπτω

κύπτω, fut. κύψω LXX Ps. 9.31 (10.10): aor. ἔκυψα (v. infr.): pf. κέκῡφα Hp. Steril. 217:—

• bend forward, stoop, πλευρά, τά οἱ κύψαντι παρʼ ἀσπίδος ἐξεφαάνθη Il. 4.468; ἔλαβεν . . κύψας ἐκ πεδίοιο 17.621, cf. 21.69; ὁσσάκι γὰρ κύψειʼ ὁ γέρων πιέειν μενεαίνων κτλ. Od. 11.585; κ. ἐστὴν γῆν Hdt. 3.14; κάτω κ. Ar. V. 279 (lyr.), Thphr. Char. 24.8; κεκυφότες εἰς γῆν καὶ εἰς τραπέζας Pl. R. 586a; χαμᾶζε Plu. Ant. 45: freq. in aor. part. with another Verb, ἔθει κύψας ran with the head down, i.e. at full speed, Ar. Ra. 1091 (anap.); ὁμόσʼ εἶμι κύψας Id. Ec. 863; ἐς τὴν γῆν κύψασα κάτω βαδίζει Id. Fr. 395; κύψας ἐσθίει eats stooping, i.e. greedily, Id. Pax 33; sens. obsc., Hippon. 22 Diehl.
• • • 2 hang the head from shame, οὗτος, τί κύπτεις; Ar. Eq. 1354, Th. 930; or sorrow, Amphis 30.6, Euphro 1.27, or thought, Epicr. 11.21, 23 (anap.).
    • 3 bow down under a burden, D. 18.323.
    • 4 κύψαι, = ἀπάγξασθαι, Archil. 35, cf. Phot.
    • 5 of animals, to be bowed forward, opp. the erect figure of man, Arist. PA 657a15; κέρεα κεκυφότα ἐς τὸ ἔμπροσθε horns bent forward, of certain African oxen, Hdt. 4.183; ἐπὴν ὁ στόμαχος [τῆς ὑστέρης] ἐς τὸν ἀρχὸν κεκύφῃ Hp. l.c.

κύπτω, (vgl. κυβή, κύβδα, κυφός, cubo), perf. κέκυφα, sich vorwärts neigen, bücken, ducken ; ἔλαβεν κύψας ἐκ πεδίοιο Il. 17.621, vgl. 4.468, 21.69 ; vom Tantalus, ὁσσάκι γὰρ κύψειε γέρων πίνειν μενεαίνων Od. 11.584 ; Ar. von Einem, der sich schämt, οὗτος, τί κύπτεις ; was hängst du den Kopf ? Eq. 1351 (vgl. κύψαντες διεφρόντιζον Epicrat. b. Ath. II.59e); ἔθει κύψας Ran. 1089, vgl. Eccl. 863 ; κέρεα κεκυφότα ἐς τὸ ἔμπροσθεν Her. 4.183 ; κεκυφότες εἰς γῆν καὶ εἰς τραπέζας Plat. Rep. IX.568a ; πεφρικὼς καὶ στένων καὶ κύπτων εἰς τὴν γῆν vrbdt Dem. 18.323 ; Arist. part. an. 2.11, von den Tieren, im Ggstz von ὀρθὸν εἶναι ; Sp., wie Plut. Mar. 44 ; – νῶτα κεκυφότα, ein krummgebogener Rücken, Nonn. – Trans., vorwärts, vornüber beugen, im Ggstz von ἀνορθοῦν, Philo.

†κύπτω

3 sing. aor. opt. κύψειε Od. 11.585.

Pple. κύψας Il. 17.621, Il. 21.69.

Dat. sing. masc. κύψαντι Il. 4.468.

(κατα-)

To stoop, stoop or bend down : ὁσσάκι κύψειʼ ὁ γέρων Od. 11.585. Cf. Il. 4.468, Il. 17.621, Il. 21.69.

κύπτω , aor. opt. κύψει(ε), part. κύψᾱς: bend the head, bow down. (Il. and Od. 11.585.)

κύπτω Root !κυπ

• • • 1to bend forward, stoop down, Hom., Hdt., etc.; θέει κύψας runs with the head down, i. e. at full speed, Ar.; κύψας ἐσθίει eats stooping, i. e. greedily, Ar.; κέρεα κεκυφότα ἐς τὸ ἔμπροσθεν horns bent forward, of certain African oxen, Hdt.
    • 2to hang the head from shame, Ar.
    • 3to bow down under a burden, Dem.