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ἐμβάλλω,fut. -βᾰλῶ:pf. -βέβληκα:aor. 2 ἐνέβᾰλον( Pass. is mostly supplied byἐμπίπτω):—
A. throw in, τινὰ πόντῳ
Il. 14.258
;μιν . . χερσὶν' Ἀχιλλῆος θεὸς ἔμβαλεν lethimfall intoAchilles' hands, 21.47 ; ἐ. νιν βροτοῦ ἀνέρος εὐνῇ
18.85
; ἐ. τινὰ εἰς τὸ βάραθρον
Ar. Ra. 574
, Nu. 1450 ; εἰς τὸ δεσμωτήριον
D. 53.14
; ἐ. τινὰ εἰς συμφοράς
Antipho 3.4.10
; εἰς ἀτυχίας
Aeschin. 3.79
; εἰς αἰσχύνην καὶ ἀδικίαν
Din. 3.7
; εἰς ὑποψίαν
Plu. Them. 23
Close Browse lexicon entries , cf. Hdt. 4.72 , etc.; εἰς ἀπορίαν
2. of things,ἵπποις χαλινοὺς ἐ. Thgn. 551 , X. Eq. 6.7 ( Pass. ), 9.9 , cf. Il. 19.394 ; πώλοις ἡνίας
; ἐ. ψήφους εἰς τὸν καδίσκον
, cf. X. Cyr. 2.2.21 ;ἐ. μοχλόν(sc.εἰς τὴν θύραν) Id. An. 7.1.12 ;ἐ. σῖτον(sc.εἰς τὴν φάτνην) Id. Cyr. 8.1.38 ;τοῖς ὑποζυγίοις ἐ.throwfoodto. . , Thphr. Char. 4.8 ; simply,layorput in, [ἱμάντα] οἱ ἔμβαλε χερσίν putitintohis hands, Il. 14.218 ;ἐνέβαλον τῶν χρημάτων [εἰς τὸ κανοῦν] Arist. Pol. 1304a3 , cf. Ael. VH 11.5 ;hand in, submita petition, PPetr. 3P.
(iii B.C.), etc.;ἐ. τὴν χεῖρά τινι slideone's handintoanother's, Ar. V. 554 ;ἔμβαλλε
χεῖρα δεξιάνas a pledge of good faith, S. Tr. 1181 , cf. Ar. Ra. 754 ;ἔμβαλλε χειρὸς πίστιν, to which Neoptolemus answers—ἐμβάλλω μενεῖνIgive my pledgeto remain, S. Ph. 813 (troch.).
3. freq. of the mind,ἐνὶ φρεσὶν ἐ. Od. 19.10 (cf. infr. 111.2 ); εἰς νοῦν τινί
;ἐ. ἵμερον, μένος τινί, Il. 3.139 , 16.529 ;ἐ. νεῖκός τισι to throw instrife between them, 4.444 ;τισὶ λύσσαν ἐρισμοῦTimo 28.3 ; ἐ. λόγον
(and abs.,ἐ. τινὶ περί τινος to giveoneadviceon a thing, ib. 5.5.43 (nisi addendum <βουλήν>)) ; ἐ. πρᾶγμα εἰς γέλωτα καὶ λοιδορίαν
4. throw uponoragainst, νηὶ̈ κεραυνόν
(lyr.); λίθον τινὶ εἰς κεφαλήν
, cf. Plu. Caes. 66 ; soἐμβαλέτω ἰσχυρότατα(sc.πληγάς)let him lay on. ., X. Eq. 8.4 ;ἐ. ἕλκεα to inflictthem, Pi. Fr. 111 ;ἐ. πῦρ setfireto. ., Th. 7.53 ;ἐ. ῥήγεα lay onblankets, Od. 4.298 : metaph.,ἐ. φόβον τινί strikefear into him, Hdt. 7.10 . έ; ἄταν
Antipho 2.2.2 ;impose, ἔργα εἰς τὴν γῆν
( Pass. ,i B. C.); of a fine, BCH 8.307 (Delos).
5. ἐ. ὦμον putone's shouldertothe work, in archery, Hp. Fract. 2 .
6. put intoits place,to seta broken or dislocated limb, ib. 24 ( Pass. ), Art. 1 , al., Arist. PA 685b6 .
7. Medic.,put in,ἀμυχάς, διαίρεσιν, Philum. Ven. 7.4 , Antyll. ap. Orib. 45.24.4 .
8. grafta tree, D. 53.15 ( Pass. ); but simply,plant, τὰ φυτά
9. ἐ. τινί(sc.μάρμαρον)to throw atanother, Il. 12.383 .
10. inserta word or a letter, Pl. Prt. 343d , Cra. 414c , al.; εἰς κωμῳδίαν στίχον
11. ἐ. οἰκίαν τινί bringitdown uponhim, Ar. Ach. 511 , cf. Nu. 1489 .
12. τάφρον ἐ.makea trench, Plu. Pyrrh. 27 , Mar. 15 .
13. pay, contribute, ἀργύριον
14. denouncean offender, ἐς τὰν βωλάν
15. intercalatea month, IG 12.76.53 .
II. intr. (sc.στρατόν),make an inroadorinvasion, v.l. for ἐσβ . in Hdt. 4.125 , 5.15 , 9.13 , cf. X. Ages. 1.29 ; in full, ἐ. στράτευμα
, 1024 : metaph.,attack, Pl. Tht. 165d .
b. generally,burst, rush in, ἐμβάλλειν εἰς τὴν ἀγοράν
, Lycurg. 5 , etc.;embarkupon, ἐμβάλωμεν εἰς ἄλλον λόγον
: c. dat.,εἰκασίαιςHierocl. p. 37 A. ; βίβλοις μακραῖς καὶ δυσελίκτοις
2. strikea shipwith the ram( ἔμβολος
, al., cf. 7.10 .β́; ἐ. ταῖς λοιπαῖς(sc.ναυσί) Th. 4.14 ;ξυνετύγχανε . . διὰ τὴν στενοχωρίαν τὰ μὲν ἄλλοις ἐμβεβληκέναι τὰ δὲ αὐτοὺς ἐμβεβλῆσθαιon one sidehad chargedothers, on the otherhad been chargedthemselves, Id. 7.70 .
b. of water,ἐ. τοῖς ὄρεσι to dash againstthem, Hdt. 2.28 : abs., τὸ ὕδωρ ἐμβαλὸν τὰ χωρία ἐλυμήνατο
3. κώπῃς ἐ. (sc.χεῖρας)lay oneselfto the oars, Od. 10.129 , cf. Pi. P. 4.201 ;ἐ. alone,pull hard, Ar. Eq. 602 , Ra. 206 , X. HG 5.1.13 .
4. of a river,empty itself,εἰς. . Pl. Phd. 113c .
Med. ,throw in what is one's own, ὅρκον εἰς τὸν ἐχῖνον
, cf. 27.51 : abs.,draw lots, SIG 1006.3 (Cos,iii B.C.).
2. metaph., μή μοι φύξιν ἐμβάλλεο θυμῷ
;μῆτιν ἐ. θ. 23.313 ; εἰς τὸν νοῦν ἐμβάλλεσθαί τι
(later in Act. , PTaur. 4.9 ); τὸ καρτερὸν ἐμβαλόμενοι
3. c. gen.,ἐμβάλλεσθε τῶν λαγῴων fall uponthe hare's flesh, Ar. Pax 1312 .
(i A.D.), Luc. VH 1.5 , etc.
5. set to work upon, τῇ γεωργίᾳ
Pass. ,to be dashed against: of ships,charge(v. supr. 11.2 ), Th. 7.34 , 70 .
References Il. 14.258 21.47 18.85 Ar. Ra. 574 Nu. 1450 D. 53.14 Antipho 3.4.10 Aeschin. 3.79 Din. 3.7 Plu. Them. 23 Ar. Ach. 679 Hdt. 4.72 Pl. Phlb. 20a D. 18.70 Thgn. 551 X. Eq. 6.7 9.9 Il. 19.394 E. IT 1424 D. 57.13 X. Cyr. 2.2.21 Id. An. 7.1.12 Id. Cyr. 8.1.38 Thphr. Char. 4.8 Il. 14.218 Arist. Pol. 1304a3 Ael. VH 11.5 PPetr. 3P. 39 Ar. V. 554 S. Tr. 1181 Ar. Ra. 754 S. Ph. 813 Od. 19.10 111.2 Plu. Tim. 3 Il. 3.139 16.529 4.444 28.3 Pl. R. 344d X. Cyr. 2.2.18 5.5.43 D. 10.75 Od. 12.415 Il. 13.320 Pi. N. 10.68 E. Hel. 1129 Id. Or. 1466 Antipho 5.26 X. An. 1.5.11 Plu. Caes. 66 X. Eq. 8.4 Pi. Fr. 111 Th. 7.53 Od. 4.298 Hdt. 7.10 A. Th. 316 Antipho 2.2.2 PTeb. 37.7 BCH 8.307 Hp. Fract. 2 24 Art. 1 Arist. PA 685b6 Philum. Ven. 7.4 Antyll. Orib. 45.24.4 D. 53.15 IG 12(7).62.29 Il. 12.383 Pl. Prt. 343d Cra. 414c Plu. 2.334f Ar. Ach. 511 Nu. 1489 Plu. Pyrrh. 27 Mar. 15 IG 7.235.13 GDI 1884.12 SIG 527.103 IG 12.76.53 Hdt. 4.125 5.15 9.13 X. Ages. 1.29 A. Th. 583 1024 Pl. Tht. 165d Aeschin. 2.164 Lycurg. 5 E. El. 962 A. Jul. Or. 7.227b 1.3 Hdt. 8.84 7.10 Th. 4.14 Id. 7.70 Hdt. 2.28 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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