hurt by striking against
προσ-πταίω, Ep.
ποτιπταίω
Q.S. 7.81 :—
A. hurt by striking againsta thing,injure, τὸ γόνυ
Hdt. 6.134
; τὸν πόδα
Plu. Ages. 3
: abs.,bump oneself, Pl. R. 604c ;hurt one's foot, X. HG 3.3.3 ;stumble, Ar. Pl. 121 ; πρὸς τὸν οὐδόν
Plu. TG 17
; ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ
Thphr. Char. 15.8
; πόδεσσι
Q.S.
l.c.
2. c. dat. objecti,stumble upon, strike against, τισὶν ὥσπερ προβόλοις
D. 10.63
; τῷ νόμῳ
Porph. Chr. 30
.
3. generally,to be checked, πνεῦμα προσπταῖον ἐν τῇ ἄνω φορῇ
Hp. Acut. 42
; of the tongue, Arist. Pr. 905b30 ; προσπταίειν . . ποιεῖ τὸν ἀκροατήν
Id. Rh. 1409b19
.
II. metaph.,suffer checkordisaster, opp.εὐτυχέω, Hdt. 3.40 ; of shipwreck, π. περὶ τὸν Ἄθων
Id. 7.22
; esp.fail in war, suffer defeat, ναυμαχίῃ
Id. 9.107
; προσπταίσας μεγάλως
Id. 1.16
, cf. 2.161 , 5.62 ;πρὸς Τεγεήτας lost battlesagainst them, Id. 1.65 ; τῷ πεζῷ π. πρὸς τοὺς Βρύγους
Id. 6.45
.
III. c. dat.,offend, clash with, τῷ δήμῳ
Plu. Per. 32
, cf. Cat.Mi. 30 .
