προσπτύσσω
prosptysso
embrace
Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
προσπτύσσω,
‹ All lexicon entries embrace, βρέτας, σῶμα, El. 1255, 1325 (anap.); Ep. ποτιπτ- L. 322.
B. mostly Med. προσπτύσσομαι, Ep. ποτιπτ- (but in Od. 2.77 προτιπτ-, acc. to Sch.): fut. -πτύξομαι Od. 11.451, etc.: aor. -επτυξάμην, Ep. -πτυξάμην 4.647, etc.: pf. -έπτυγμαι I. 2.39:—cling close to, προσπτύσσεται πλευραῖσιν ἀρτίκολλος ὥστε τέκτονος χιτὼν ἅπαν κατʼ ἄρθρον Tr. 767; ὁρμιῇ λαγόνας π. presses its flanks against the line, H. 3.151.
II. commonly of persons,
1. clasp to oneʼs bosom, embrace, πατέρα Od. 11.451, Ba. 1319, cf. 3.19, DDeor. 11[7].3, etc.; στόμα γε σὸν προσπτύξομαι will press it to my lips, Ph. 1671, cf. Med. 1400 (anap.):—Pass., c. dat., cling to, παρθένῳ προσπτύσσεται Ant. 1237.
2. metaph., greet warmly, welcome, τινα Od. 8.478: c. dupl. acc., π. τινά τι address a friendly greeting to one, ὄφρα τί μιν -πτύξομαι 17.509; οὐδέ τινʼ οὔτʼ ἔπεϊ προσπτύσσετο οὔτε τι ἔργῳ greeted no one either with word or gesture, h.Cer. 199; π. μύθῳ entreat warmly, importune, Od. 2.77, 4.647.
3. θεῶν δαῖτας προσπτύσσεσθαι welcome the feasts of the gods, i.e. honour or celebrate them, l.c.—Poet. and late Prose.