πίπτω,
Aeolic dialect πίσσω,
accusative to Grammars in Hilgard
Exc. ex libris Herodiani p.28 (cf. Hdn.Gr.2.377 note);
poetry subjunctive πίπτῃσι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
Epic dialect imperfect πῖπτον [
Refs 8th c.BC+] (for the quantity of ι[
Refs 2nd c.AD+];
Ionic dialect πίπτεσκον (συμ-) [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
future πεσοῦμαι [
Refs 4th c.BC+];
Ionic dialect3rd.pers. plural πεσέονται [
Refs 8th c.BC+],
3rd.pers. singular πεσέεται [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
aorist ἔπεσον,
infinitive πεσεῖν, [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
2nd pers. singular optative πεσοίης [
Refs 1st c.AD+];
Aeolic dialect and
Doric dialect ἔπετον [
Refs 7th c.BC+]; in later writers ἔπεσα, [
LXX+5th c.BC+] (προς-):
perfect πέπτωκα [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
Epic dialect participle πεπτεώς, εῶτος (the εω forming one syllable by synizesis), [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; also πεπτηώς, ηυῖα, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; Trag.
participle πεπτώς [
Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Redupl. from πετ, which appears in
Aeolic dialect and
Doric dialect aorist ἔ-πετ-ον (see. above), and the
poetry form πίτ-ν;
cognate with πέτομαι, which see)
A) Radical sense,
fall down, and (when intentional)
cast oneself down, πρηνέα πεσεῖν, ὕπτιος πέσεν, [
Refs 8th c.BC+].
fall in the dust, i.e. to rise no more, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. ἐν ἀγκοίνῃσί τινος
fall into his arms, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν χθονὶ πεπτηώς Simon. [prev. cited] (compare πτήσσω) π. ἐν δεμνίοις [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; δεμνίοις π. [
Refs 8th c.BC+]: with a
preposition of motion first in [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
2) in [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. ἔραζε [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
3) with Preps. denoting the point from which one falls, ἀπ᾽ ὤμων χαμαὶ πέσε [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
4) Geometry texts, of perpendiculars or parts of applied figures, π. ἐπί τι
fall upon, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; but π. ἐπί τι, ποτί τι,
intersect, meet, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; π. διά τινος
pass through, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
B) Special usages:
B.I) πίπτειν ἔν τισι
fall violently upon, attack, ἐνὶ νήεσσι πέσωμεν [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
tumbling into the ships, [
Refs]; ἐν βουσὶ π. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ἔρως, ὃς ἐν κτήμασι π. [
Refs]; ἐπ᾽ ἀλλήλοισι, of combatants, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
B.I.2)
throw oneself down, fall down, πρὸς βρέτη θεῶν[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς γόνατα on one's knees, of a wrestler, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.II)
fall in battle, πῖπτε δὲ λαός [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; οἱ πεπτωκότες
the fallen, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
B.II.2)
fall, be ruined, δόμον δοκοῦντα κάρτα νῦν πεπτωκέναι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀβουλίᾳ, ἐξ ἀβουλίας π, [
Refs]; of an army, μεγάλα πεσόντα πρήγματα ὑπὸ ἡσσόνων [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a city, π. δορί [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.II.3)
fall, sink, ἄνεμος πέσε the wind
fell, [
Refs 8th c.BC+],
falling on, blowing on one): metaph, πέπτωκεν κομπάσματα [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
fail in one's hopes, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
B.II.4)
fall short, fail, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a playwright,
fail, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.III) πίπτειν ἔκ τινος
fall out of, lose a thing, unintentionally, σοι ἐκ θυμοῦ πεσέειν
fall out of, lose thy favour, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐξ ἐλπίδων π. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of set purpose, ἐξ ἀρκύων π.
escape from, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.III.2) reversely, πολλὴν ἐς κακότητα π. [
Refs 6th c.BC+]; εἰς ἔρον, ἔριν, ὀργήν, φόβον, ἀνάγκας, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἐν γυιοπέδαις π. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκ ἔχω ποῖ γνώμης πέσω I know not which way
to turn, [
Refs]
B.III.3) εἰς ὕπνον π.
fall asleep, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; simply ὕπνῳ, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
B.III.4) π. εἰς (ἰατρικὴν) χρῆσιν
to be applied to (medicinal) use, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
B.III.5) π. ὑπ᾽ αἴσθησιν
to be accessible to perception, [
Refs 4th c.AD+]
B.IV) πίπτειν μετὰ ποσσὶ γυναικός
to fall between her feet, i.e. to be born, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
B.V) of the dice, τὰ δεσποτῶν εὖ πεσόντα θήσομαι I shall count my master's lucky
throws my own, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὥσπερ ἐν πτώσει κύβων πρὸς τὰ πεπτωκότα τίθεσθαι τὰ πράγματα according to
the throws, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄνασθαι πρὸς τὰ νῦν π. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς τὸ πῖπτον as matters
fall out, [
Refs]; of tossing up with oystershells, κἂν μὲν πίπτῃσι τὰ λεύκ᾽ ἐπάνω [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of lots, ὁ κλῆρος π. τινί or παρά τινα, [
NT+5th c.BC+]
B.V.2) generally,
fall, turn out, εὖ πίπτειν
to be lucky, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρὰ γνώμαν π. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a battle, καραδοκήσοντα τὴν μάχην τῇ πεσέεται to wait and see how
it would fall, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; λόγων κορυφαὶ ἐν ἀλαθείᾳ π.
turn out true, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.V.3)
fall to one, i.e. to his lot, especially of revenues,
accrue, τῷ δήμῳ πρόσοδος ἔπιπτε [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τὴν πεπτωκότα (sic) μοι οἰκίαν [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὰ πίπτοντα διάφορα ἐκ τῶν μυστηρίων [
Refs 1st c.BC+]; τὸ πεσὸν ἀπὸ τῆς τιμῆς ἀργύριον [
Refs 1st c.BC+];
to be paid, τῶν εἰς Καίσαρα πίπτειν ὀφειλόντων ἐξεταστής [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; π. ἐπὶ τράπεζαν [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; μὴ πιπτόντων τῶν τόκων [
Refs]; πέπτωκεν ἁλικῆς διά τινος. [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
deficiencies, [
Refs]
B.VI)
fall, of a date or period of Time, π. κατὰ τὴν ρκθ᾽ Ὀλυμπιάδα [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
B.VII)
fall under, belong to a class, εἰς γένη ταῦτα [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τὴν αὐτὴν ἐπιστήμην[
Refs 4th c.BC+]