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Strong's #377 - ἀναπίπτω
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ἀναπίπτω,
1. poet. ἀμπ-, fall back, A. Ag. 1599, E. Cyc. 410; lay oneself back, like rowers, Cratin. 345, X. Oec. 8.8; ἀ. ὑπτία Pl. Phdr. 254b, cf. e; of riders, ὑπτίους ἀναπεπτωκότας ἐλαύνειν X. Eq.Mag. 3.14.
2. metaph., fall back, give ground, Th. 1.70; flag, lose heart, D. 19.224; ταῖς σπουδαῖς (vulg. σπονδ-) ἀναπεπτωκέναι D.H. 5.53. pf. part. ἀναπεπτωκώς lifeless, of style, σχῆμα ἀ. Aristid. Rh. 2p.518S., al.
3. of a plan, to be given up, ἀνεπεπτώκει τὰ τῆς ἐξόδου D. 21.163.
4. ἀ. ἀπ' οἴκων to be banished from one's house, Poet. ap. Athenagoras pro Christo 22.
5. recline at meals, like cross ἀνάκειμαι, Alex. 293, Com.Adesp. 638, PPar. 51.4, Mark 6:40, Luc. Asin. 23. take to one's bed in sickness, PMag.Leid.V. 11.1.
6. recoil, of the arms of torsion-engines, Hero Bel. 100.2.
ἀνα -πίπτω ,
[in LXX: Genesis 49:9 (H3766 ) Tobit 2:1; Tobit 7:8, Judith 12:10, Sirach 25:18; Sirach 32:2, Da TH Sus 1:37 *;]
1. (cl.) to fall back.
2. In late writers = ἀνα -κλίνομαι , to recline for a repast (MM, VGT, s.v.): at table, Luke 11:37; Luke 14:10; Luke 17:7; Luke 22:14, John 13:12; John 21:20; on the ground, Matthew 15:35 Mark 6:40; Mark 8:6 John 6:10; to lean back, John 13:25 (T, ἐπιπεσών ; see ἀνάκειμαι , ad fin.).†
SYN.: ἀνάκειμαι G345 (q.v.), ἀνακλίνομαι G347.
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For the later meaning ";lie down,"; ";recline,"; of which there is no instance in Attic Greek (Rutherford NP p. 294), see P Par 51.4 ff. (B.C. 160) (= Selections p. 19), ἀναπίπτομαι ἐπ᾽ ἄχυρον. . . ἀναπίπτει καὶ αὐτός. (On the irregular voice, see Proleg. p. 159). Cf. LXX Genesis 49:9 ἀναπεσὼν ἐκοιμήθης ὡς λέων : see Anz Subsidia, p. 301 f.
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