ὁρκύπτειν

ὁρκύπτειν

Meaning: τὸ ὑπερκύπτειν \< πρὸς τὸ \> ἰδεῖν τι τὸ ἐκτείνειν ἑαυτὸν καὶ ἐπ' ὀνύχων ἵστασθαι H. Cf. ὤρκυπτεν ὑπερέκυπτεν ἐπαιρόμενος (Suid.) i.e. `rise on the points of your feet to see over the heads of others'.

Origin: XX [etym. unknown]

Etymology: Contains κύπτω; the first part suggests ὄρνυμαι or ὀρθός