κρυπ-τός,ή,όν,
A. hidden, secret, κληῗδι κρυπτῇ
Il. 14.168
, cf. Ar. Th. 422 ; ἐπεποίητό οἱ κ. διῶρυξ
Hdt. 3.146
;κ. τάφροςa trenchcovered and concealedby planks and earth, Id. 4.201 : freq. in Trag., κ. λόγος
A. Ch. 773
; ἔπη
S. Ph. 1112
(lyr.);κρυπτᾷ ἐν ἥβᾳ, of young Orestes who wasconcealedin Phocis, Id. El. 159 (lyr.); κ. πένθος
E. Hipp. 139
(lyr.), etc.; κρυπτῇ ψήφῳ
Arist. Rh.Al. 1424b1
;τῆς πολιτείας τὸ κ. the secret characterof the [Spartan] institutions, Th. 5.68 ;ἡ κρυπτή(sc.ἀρχή)secret service, used by the Athenians in the subjectstates, AB 273 ; also, = κρυπτεία
1 , Heraclid. Pol. 10 ; of persons,in disguise, Ar. Th. 600 , E. El. 525 : Medic.,deep-seated, καρκίνος