ἐγκύπτω

egkypto

stoop down and peep in

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 2
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Book II 1
Chapter ?

359d7
Book VIII 1
Chapter ?

555e3
Phaedrus 1
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254d6

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐγκύπτω, A. stoop down and peep in, ἐ. εἴς τι look closely into, Hdt. 7.152; κατὰ [τὰς θυρίδας] Pl. R. 359d: abs., ἐγκεκυφότες stooping to the ground, Ar. Nu. 191, Th. 4.4; δάκτυλοι ἐγκύπτοντες retracted, Hp. Hebd. 51.

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