, 22.362 , etc. (in codd. of Pl. forms ofἐπτόμηνin compds. predominate over those fromἐπτάμην; δι-έπτατοis found in codd. of Ar. V. 1086 ,ἐκ-πτόμενοςfolld. by κατ-έπτατο
Id. Av. 788
sq.;ἀν-επτάμανis prob. in S. Aj. 693 (lyr.),προσ-έπτατοib. 382 );subj. πτῆταιforπτᾶται, Il. 15.170 : alsoaor.of act. formἔπτην, ἔπτης, IG 14.2550 , Luc. Trag. 218 , ἔπτη
, Hdn.Gr. 1.532 ; elsewh. only in compds., (δι-) IG 3.1386 , (ἐξ-) Hes. Op. 98 , (ἀν-) S. Ant. 1307 , E. Med. 440 , (προς-) A. Pr. 115 , (ὑπερ-) S. Ant. 113 (Trag. only in lyr.):pf. πέπτηκαonly as a coinage in Choerob. in Theod. 2.79 , elsewh.πεπότημαι(v.ποτάομαι):aor.
Pass.
ἐπετάσθην
Arist. HA 624b6
(εἰς-), LXX Ps. 17(18).10 , Ho. 9.11 (ἐξ-), Sotion p.186 W., D.S. 4.77 (ἐξ-):fut.
Pass.
πετασθήσομαι
LXX Hb. 1.8
.—The onlypres.in Hom. and Att. Prose isπέτομαι;πέταμαιis used by Sapph. Supp. 10.8 , Simon. 30 , Pi. P. 8.90 , N. 6.48 , E. Ion 90 (anap.), AP 11.208 ( Lucill. ), and in later Prose, as Arist. IA 709b10 , HA 609a14 (περι-), cf. Moer. p.311 P.; noted as archaic by Luc. Pseudol. 29 :aor.imper. πέτασσαι
Anacreont. 14.2
;ἵπταμαι(q. v.) is first found in late writers, Mosch. 3.43 , Babr. 65.4 , etc. (mostly in compds., cf.ἐξίπταμαι; ἀφίπτατοin E. IA 1608 is spurious), and is censured by Luc. Lex. 25 , Sol. 7 :—fly, of birds, Il. 12.207 , 13.62 , Od. 2.147 , etc.; of bees, gnats, etc., Il. 2.89 , Hdt. 2.95 ; of a departing spirit, ψυχὴ ἐκ ῥεθέων πταμένη Ἄϊδόσδε βεβήκει
Il. 22.362
; ἐκ μελέων θυμὸς πτάτο
23.880
: metaph., of young children, οὐδέπω μακρὰν πτέσθαι σθενοντες
S. OT 17
; also of arrows, javelins, etc., Il. 20.99 , etc.;ὀλοοίτροχος . . ἀναθρῴσκων π. 13.140 (butἐκ χειρῶν ἔπτατ' ἐρετμά, τεύχεα fell suddenly. . , Od. 12.203 , 24.534 ); of any quick motion,dart, rush, of men, Il. 13.755 , 22.143 , etc.; of horses, μάστιξεν δ' ἐλάαν, τὼ δ' οὐκ ἀέκοντε πετέσθην
5.366
, cf. 768 , etc.; of chariots, Hes. Sc. 308 ; of dancers, E. Cyc. 71 (lyr.);πέτον fly!i.e.make haste!
