κύπτω,
future κύψω [[ LXX.Psa.9.31 (10.10): ] LXX]aorist ἔκυψα (see. below): perfect κέκῡφα [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Steril.” 217 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—bend forward, stoop, πλευρά, τά οἱ κύψαντι παρ᾽ ἀσπίδος ἐξεφαάνθη [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 4.468; ἔλαβεν.. κύψας ἐκ πεδίοιο 17.621, compare 21.69 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁσσάκι γὰρ κύψει᾽ ὁ γέρων πιέειν μενεαίνων κτλ. [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.585; κ. ἐστὴν γῆν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.14; κάτω κ. 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 279 (Lyric poetry), 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 24.8; κεκυφότες εἰς γῆν καὶ εἰς τραπέζας 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 586a; χαμᾶζε 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Antonius” 45: frequently in ] Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist participle with another Verb, ἔθει κύψας ran with the head down, i.e. at full speed, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 1091 (_anapaest meter_); ὁμόσ᾽ εἶμι κύψας [prev. author] “Ec.” 863; ἐς τὴν γῆν κύψασα κάτω βαδίζει [prev. author] “fragment” 395 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; κύψας ἐσθίει eats stooping, i.e. greedily, [[ [prev. author] “Pax” 33; obscene meaning, 6th c.BC: Hipponax Iambographus 22 Diehl. ] Refs 6th c.BC+]
__2 hang the head from shame, οὗτος, τί κύπτει; [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 1354, “Th.” 930; or sorrow, 4th c.BC: Amphis Comicus 30.6, 3rd c.BC: Euphro Comicus 1.27, or thought, 4th c.BC: Epicrates Comicus 11.21, 23 (_anapaest meter_). ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 bow down under a burden, [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.323. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]