ἀμφι-βαίνω , perf. ἀμφιβέβηκας, -κε, subj. ἀμφιβεβήκῃ, plup. ἀμφιβεβήκει: go (perf.
stand) about or over,
surround, with acc. or dat.; ἠέλιος
μέσον οὐρανὸν ἀμφιβεβήκει (‘had reached
mid-heaven in its round,’ i. e. stood at the zenith), Il. 8.68; Τρώων
νέφος ἀμφιβέβηκε | νηυσίν,
Il. 16.66; ἄχος
φρένας ἀμφιβέβηκεν, ‘has
overwhelmed,’ Od. 8.541;
met., protect (the figure from an animal standing over
its young), ἀργυρότοξ̓, ὃς Χρυ?σην
ἀμφιβέβηκας, Il. 1. 37,
Od. 9.198.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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