Διιπετής
diipetes
fallen from Zeus
Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
Διιπετής (better Διειπετής, cf. Zenodor. ap. Sch. Od. 4.477), ές, (πίπτω)
‹ All lexicon entries fallen from Zeus, i.e. from heaven, Ep. epith. of streams, fed or swollen by rain, Il. 16.174, Od. 4.477, Fr. 217; νάματʼ οὐ δ., of stagnant water, Hyps.Fr. 5(3).31; δ. ὕδατα, of rain, Mar. 21.
2. generally, divine, bright, χαλκός 100.9; αἰθὴρ διϊπετής divine, holy, Ba. 1267; δ. πυρσοῖς gleaming with fires, Rh. 43 (lyr.).
3. in continual flow, Mul. 1.24 (expld.as = διαυγής, καθαρός, ).
4. διϊπετέες οἰωνοί, prob. hovering in the sky, h.Ven. 4.