Ὤρκυπτεν

was standing on tiptoe and leaning forward

Translated by Catharine Roth6 Sep 2005Vetting: high3 revisions

9 words

[Meaning he/she/it] was raised [himself/herself/itself] up and leaning over.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὤρκυπτεν· ὑπερέκυπτεν ἐπαιρόμενος.

Betacode

*)/wrkupten: u(pere/kupten e)pairo/menos.

Notes

Likewise in Hesychius (omega354). The headword -- imperfect active, third person singular, of the verb o)rku/ptw (cf. omega 194) -- must be quoted from somewhere but is otherwise unattested.

Linked from1 entry

ω194Ὤρκυπτονthey were standing on tiptoe and leaning forward[Meaning] they were raising themselves up and looking.

Neighbouring entries

ω191Ὥριστοςth'best (man)ω192Ὡρκωμότηκενhas taken an oath ω193Ὤρκυπτενwas standing on tiptoe and leaning forward ω194Ὤρκυπτονthey were standing on tiptoe and leaning forward ω195Ὥρμαwas starting

Revision history3 revisions · last 3 Nov 2013

3 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
3 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
7 Sep 2005augmented note — David Whitehead
6 Sep 2005Translated — Catharine Roth