with the face downwards, lying on the front, falling forwards, πρᾱν-ής,ές, Ion. πρηνής(also in Arist. Mete. 350a11 , Spir. 484b29 , Fr. 106 , J. AJ 18.3.1 , 19.8.2 , Plu. 2.680a , Tim. 11 , Gal. UP 2
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with the face downwards, lying on the front, falling forwards, πρᾱν-ής,ές, Ion. πρηνής(also in Arist. Mete. 350a11 , Spir. 484b29 , Fr. 106 , J. AJ 18.3.1 , 19.8.2 , Plu. 2.680a , Tim. 11 , Gal. UP 2
laid on one's back, ὕπτι-ος,α,ον, A. laid on one's back,freq. in Hom. , esp. of one fallingbackwards,opp. πρηνής, πολλοὶ δὲ πρηνεῖς τε καὶ ὕπτιοι ἔκπεσον Il. 11.179 ; ὁ δ' ὕ. ἐν κονίῃσι . . πέσε 1
throw headlong, ἀποπρηνίζω, (πρηνής) A. throw headlong, Nonn. D. 18.271 (aor. -ιξεν).
headlong πρᾱν-ής, ές, Ionic dialect πρηνής (also in [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 350a11, “Spir.” 484b29, “fragment” 106, 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae”
fall, drop καταπίπτω,fut. -πεσοῦμαι:aor. κατέπεσον, poet.κάππεσον(the only tense used by Hom. ), Dor. κάπετον(q. v.), also A. κατέπετον IG 4.951.80 (Epid.); late3 sg.opt. -πέσειεν Apollod. Polio
to fall down καταπίπτω, future -πεσοῦμαι: aorist κατέπεσον, poetry κάππεσον (the only tense used by [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus), _Doric dialect_ κάπετον (which see), also κατέπετον “IG” 4.951.80 ] R
being upon ἐπί, Thess. (beforeτ) A. ἐτ IG 9(2).517.14 (iii B. C.), Prep. with gen., dat., and acc., to denote thebeing uponorsupported upon a surfaceorpoint. A. WITH GEN.: I. of Place, 1. with
upon/to/against ἐπί, Thess. (before τ) [[ ἐτ “IG” 9(2).517.14 (3rd c.BC), _preposition_ with _genitive_, _dative_, and _accusative_ ] Refs 3rd c.BC+], to denote the being upon or supported upon a sur
bend, incline λῐάζομαι,aor. ἐλιάσθην, Ep. 3 pl. A. λίασθεν Il. 23.879 :3 sg. plpf. λελίαστο Mosch. 4.118 (for Act. v.sub fin.):—bend, incline; and so, I. mostly of persons,go aside, recoil,
mouth στόμα,τό, Aeol. στύμα Theoc. 29.25 ; gen.στόματος, but A. στομάτοιο Hymn.Mag. 2(2).10 , 28 :—mouth, Il. 14.467 , etc.; σύν τε στόμ' ἐρεῖσαι Od. 11.426 ;ἱμείρων γλυκεροῦ ς. Sol. 25 ; of a
mouth στόμα, τό, Aeolic dialect στύμα [[ 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 29.25 ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; genitive στόματος, but στομάτοιο [[ “Hymni Magici” 2(2).10,28] Refs]:—mouth, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias
steep ὕπτι-ος, α, ον, laid on one's back, frequently in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+], especially of one falling backwards, opposed to πρηνής, πολλοὶ δὲ πρηνεῖς τε καὶ ὕπτιοι ἔκπεσον