ἐπικύπτω

A. bend oneself over, stoop over, bow down, Hp. Art. 52, Ar. Th. 239; ὀρθὸς ἕστηκεν, μικρὸν ἐπικύπτων Arist. HA 522b18; of the horn of the moon, Thphr. Sign. 27; ἐ. ἐπί τι stoop down to get something, X. Cyr. 2.3.18; ἐ. ἐς βιβλίον pore over a book, Luc. Herm. 2; lean upon, τινί Id. DMort. 6.2; ἐ. τῷ συνεδρίῳ bend over towards it, Id. JTr. 11: pf. part. ἐπικεκυφώς habitually stooping, Anaxandr. 37.