Plato Greek Lexicon κρύπτω

κρύπτω

krypto

hide, cover

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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κρύπτω, Ep. Iterat. κρύπτασκε Il. 8.272, -εσκε h.Cer. 239: fut. κρύψω Od. 4.350, etc.: aor.1 ἔκρυψα, Ep.κρύψα 11.244: pf. κέκρῠφα (συγ-) D.H. Comp. 18:—Med., fut. κρύψομαι S. Tr. 474, E. Ba. 955: aor. ἐκρυψάμην S. Aj. 246 (lyr.), etc.:—Pass., fut. κρυφθήσομαι Dialex. 2.4, κρῠβήσομαι E. Supp. 543, LXX Je. 39(32).27, κεκρύψομαι Hp. Mul. 1.36: aor. ἐκρύφθην, Ep. κρ-, Il. 13.405, E. Ba. 955, ἐκρύβην [ῠ] Ev.Jo. 8.59, Aesop. 127, Apollod. 3.2.2, (κατ-) Alciphr. 3.47; part. κρῠφείς S. Aj. 1145: pf. κέκρυμμαι Od. 11.443, Pi. O. 7.57, etc.; Ion. 3pl. κεκρύφαται Hes. Th. 730, Hp. Mul. 2.163:—A. hide, cover, in Hom. with collat. notion of protection, κεφαλὰς . . κορύθεσσι κρύψαντες Il. 14.373; ὁ δέ μιν σάκεϊ κρύπτασκε φαεινῷ 8.272, cf. 13.405 (Pass.); κ. με . . πόδα S. OC 114; later, simply, hide, κ. φάος ὀμμάτων Pi. N. 10.40; cover, τινά τινι A. Eu. 461, etc.; ὑφʼ εἵματος κ. χεῖρα E. Hec. 343:—Med., κάρα κρυψάμενος having cloaked his head, S. Aj. 246 (lyr.); φύει τʼ ἄδηλα καὶ φανέντα κρύπτεται hides in its own bosom, ib.647; παῖδά μʼ ἐκρύψατο κρωσσός IG 14.1909:—Pass., hide oneself, lie hidden, οὐρανῷ κρύπτεται E. Hel. 606; δαλὸς κρύπτεται ἐς σποδιάν Id. Cyc. 615 (lyr.); ὑφʼ εἵματος κρυφείς S. Aj. 1145: c. acc. cogn., κρύψει σὺ κρύψιν ἥν σε κρυφθῆναι χρεών E. Ba.l.c. 2. cover in the earth, bury, Hes. Op. 138, S. OC 621 (Pass.); χθονί ib.1546 (Pass.); τάφῳ Id. Ant. 196; ἐν κατώρυχι ib.774; κατὰ χθονός ib.25; ὑπὸ γᾶν Pi. P. 9.81; γῇ κ. Hdt. 2.130 (Pass.), cf. S. Ant. 946 (lyr., Pass.):—Pass., Τιτῆνες ὑπὸ ζόφῳ . . κεκρύφαται Hes. Th.l.c.; ἐν βένθεσιν νᾶσον κεκρύφθαι Pi. O.l.c. 3. Astron., occult, Theo Sm.p.193 H., al.:—Pass., of stars not seen in any part of the night, κεκρύφαται Hes. Op. 386; of the heliacal setting of stars, Ptol. Phas.p.8 H. 4. conceal, keep secret, οὐδέν τοι ἐγὼ κρύψω ἔπος Od. 4.350, cf. Ar. Th. 74, etc.; κ. τι ἔνθα μή τις ὄψεται S. Aj. 658, cf. Tr. 903, El. 436:—Med., πᾶν σοι φράσω τἀληθές, οὐδὲ κρύψομαι Id. Tr. 474:—Pass., τὸ μὲν φάσθαι, τὸ δὲ καὶ κεκρυμμένον εἶναι Od. 11.443; φάρμακα κεκρ. secret, E. Andr. 32; κεκρ. νάπη secret, S. OT 1398; κεκρ. παγίς Men. 689; κεκρ. σκευωρία secret intrigue, Mitteis Chr. 31 vi 14 (ii B.C.); κρυπτόμενα πράσσεται in secret, opp. ἐπὶ μαρτύρων, Antipho 2.3.8, cf. Th. 6.72. b. connive at, S. El. 825 (lyr.). 5. c. dupl. acc., conceal something from one, μή με κρύψῃ τοῦτο A. Pr. 625, cf. S. El. 957, E. Hec. 570, Ar. Pl. 26, Lys. 32.7, etc.; so κ. τι πρός τινα S. Ph. 588. 6. in Rhet., argue so that the opponent is unwarily led to an adverse conclusion, Arist. Top. 156a7. 7. Medic., in Pass., to be suppressed, of the menses or lochia, Hp. Mul. 1.36, 154, 2.163. II. intr., lie hidden, τὰ μὲν . . ὄμματα βλέποντα, τὰ δὲ κρύπτοντα E. Ph. 1117 (s.v.l.); also κ. τινά conceal oneself from . . , h.Hom. 1.7.— (καλύπτω is simply cover; κεύθω cover so that no trace of it can be seen; κρύπτω keep covered, esp. for purposes of concealment.)
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