ἐπιγνάμπτω

epignampto

curve

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπιγνάμπτω, A. curve, bend, ἆξαι ἐπιγνάμψας δόρυ Il. 21.178; ἐπεγνάμπτοντο δὲ κῶπαι A.R. 2.591. II. metaph., bow, bend to oneʼs purpose, ἐπέγναμψεν ἅπαντας Ἥρη λισσομένη Il. 2.14; ἐπιγνάμψασα φίλον κῆρ 1.569; ἐπιγνάμπτει νόον ἐσθλῶν 9.514:—Med., Nic. Al. 363.
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