Κύμβαχος
head-first, headlong, head-over-heels
Translated by David Whitehead26 Oct 2005Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] falling on one's head and feet up.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κύμβαχος· ἐπὶ κεφαλὴν πεσὼν καὶ ἄνω τοὺς πόδας.
Betacode
*ku/mbaxos: e)pi\ kefalh\n pesw\n kai\ a)/nw tou\s po/das.
Notes
- Likewise or similarly in other lexica (see the references at Photius kappa1198 Theodoridis), and cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 5.586, where the headword occurs (web address 1); see already under kappa 2594 (and again sigma 100).