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ἐνσκίμπτω

ἐνσκίμπτω, to let fall upon

ἐνσκίμπτω, poet. ἐνισκ-, Ep. and Lyr. form of ἐνσκήπτω,
  • lean upon, οὔδει ἐνισκίμψαντε καρήατα, of horses hanging their heads in grief for their masterʼs loss, Il. 17.437; fix, plant in, βέλος ἐνισκ. τινί A.R. 3.153; ἐ. βολῇσι smite with its beams, of dawn, Id. 4.113:— Pass., stick in, δόρυ οὔδει ἐνεσκίμφθη Il. 16.612.
    • II hurl upon one, κεραυνὸς ἐνέσκιμψε μόρον Pi. P. 3.58 (v.l. ἐνέσκηψε) ; ὁππότʼ ἀνίας . . πραπίδεσσιν ἐνισκίμψωσιν Ἔρωτες A.R. 3.765; of a snake, ἐνισκ. ἰόν Nic. Th. 140; βλοσυρὸν δάκος ib. 336.

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