προσπίπτω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • προσπίτνω (prospítnō)poetic
  • ποτιπίπτω (potipíptō)Doric

Etymology

προσ- (pros-, towards, against) +‎ πῑ́πτω (pī́ptō, to fall)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

προσπῑ́πτω • (prospī́ptō)

  1. to fall on, strike against (followed by dative or prepositional phrase with εἰς (eis) or πρός (prós) and accusative)
  2. to attack, assault [with dative]
  3. to befall [with dative]
  4. (of expenses) to be incurred
  5. to prostrate oneself before [with dative]

Conjugation

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