σκήπτω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Compare σκῆπτρον (skêptron, staff)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

σκήπτω (skḗptō)

  1. to prop, stay, press one thing against or upon another
    1. (medium, passive) to prop oneself or lean upon a staff
    2. (with accusative) to put forward by way of support, allege by way of excuse
  2. to let fall upon, hurl, shoot
    1. (intransitive) to fall

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (hurl): ἐνσκήπτω (enskḗptō) ἐνσκίμπτω (enskímptō), ἐπισκήπτω (episkḗptō)

References

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