ἐπίπτωσις
ἐπίπτωσις, onslaught
ἐπί-πτωσις, εως, ἡ,
- onslaught, αἰφνίδιον ποιεῖσθαι τὴν ἐ. J. AJ 18.9.2.
- 2 falling upon, φωνῆς ἐπὶ μίαν τάσιν Nicom. Harm. 12.
- b falling over the forehead, τριχῶν Antyll. ap. Orib. 44.8.1.
- 3 falling to one, κλήρων Plu. QConv. 2.740d (pl.).
- b chance, ἐ. τυχική Phld. Rh. 1.211 S., cf. Theag. ap. Stob. 3.1.117, Str. 2.3.7.
ἐπίπτωσις, εως (ἡ)
1 action de tomber sur, Nicom. Harm. 24 ; Antyll. (Orib. 3, 371 B.-Dar.) ||
2 action de survenir à, dat. Plut. M. 740d ; p. suite, hasard, chance, Théagès (Stob. Fl. 1, 33); κατ’ ἐπίπτωσιν, Str. 102 ; Plut. M. 740d, par hasard.
Étym. ἐπιπίπτω.
ἐπίπτωσις, ἡ, das Darauffallen, der Zufall, Theages Stob. fl. 1.67 ; κατὰ ἐπίπτωσιν καὶ συντυχίαν Strab. II.102 ; Plut. u. a.Sp.