ἐπιβαίνω , rarely ἐπηχ-βάω , imper. ἐπίβᾱ Thgn. 847 , Dor. inf. ἐπιβῆν (infr.IV): fut. -βήσομαι : pf. -βέβηκα : aor. 2 ἐπέβην : aor. 1 Med. ἐπεβησάμην (of which Hom.always uses the Ep. form ἐπεβήσετο
ἐπιβαίνω, rarelyἐπηχ-βάω, imper.
A.
ἐπίβᾱ
Thgn. 847
, Dor.
inf. ἐπιβῆν(infr.IV):fut. -βήσομαι:pf. -βέβηκα:aor. 2 ἐπέβην:aor. 1
Med.
ἐπεβησάμην(of which Hom.always uses the Ep. formἐπεβήσετο, imper. ἐπιβήσεο
Il. 8.105
, al.; later ἐπεβήσατο
A.R. 3.869
, Dor.
-βάσατο
Call. Lav.Pall. 65
).
A. . in these tenses, intr.,go upon:
I. . c. gen.,set foot on, tread, walk upon,γαίης, ἠπείρου, Od. 9.83 , h.Cer. 127 ;πόληος, πατρίδος αἴης, Τροίης, Il. 16.396 , Od. 4.521 , 14.229 ;ἀδύτων
ἐπιβάς
E. Andr. 1034
(lyr.);ἐ. τῶν οὔρων set foot onthe confines, Hdt. 4.125 , cf. Th. 1.103 , Pl. Lg. 778e ; τῆς Λακωνικῆς ἐπὶ πολέμῳ
X. HG 7.4.6
;πυρῆς ἐπιβάντ' ἀλεγεινῆς, of a corpse,placed upon . ., Il. 4.99 ; πλατείᾳ τῇ ῥινὶ ἐ. τοῦ χείλους
Philostr. Im. 2.18
; also ἐ. ἐπί τινος
Hdt. 2.107
.
2. .get upon, mount on, πύργων
Il. 8.165
;νεῶνib. 512 ; ἵππων
5.328
, 10.513 ; δίφρου
23.379
; εὐνῆς
9.133
; τοῦ τείχεος
Hdt. 9.70
;λέκτρων ἐ. A. Supp. 39 ; also ἐ. ἐπὶ νεός
Hdt. 8.118
: freq. in Hom. , inaor.
Med. , ἐπεβήσετ' ἀπήνης
Od. 6.78
, al.
b. . Archit.,to be superposed, τὰ ἐπιβαίνοντα πάντα ἐπὶ τοὺς κρατευτάς
IG 7.3073.104
, cf. 111 (Lebad.).
3. . of Time,arrive at, τετταράκοντα ἐ. ἐτῶν
Pl. Lg. 666b
;δεκάτω(sc.ἔτεος)ἐ. Theoc. 26.29 ; δωδεκάτου ἐπιβάς
IG 14.1728
; τῆς μειρακίων ἡλικίας
Hdn. 1.3.1
.
4. . metaph.,ἀναιδείης ἐπέβησαν have trodden the path ofshamelessness, Od. 22.424 ;ἐϋφροσύνης ἐπιβῆτον enter intojoy, 23.52 ;τέχνης ἐπιβήσομαι,-βήμεναι, h.Merc. 166 , 465 ;ὁσίηςib. 173 ; εὐσεβίας
S. OC 189
(lyr.);ἐ. δόξης entertainan expectation, Id. Ph. 1463 (anap.);ἐ. σοφίας undertakeit, Pl. Epin. 981a ; λόγου
Luc. Astr. 8
;ἐ. τῆς ἀφορμῆς, τῆς προφάσεως,seize uponit, App. Syr. 2 , Sam. 11 , etc.;preside over,τῆς ἀνθρωπίνης
ψυχῆς
Iamb. Myst. 9.8
, al.
II. . c. dat.,get upon, board, ναυσί
Th. 7.70
;land on, ἐ. τῇ Σικελίᾳ
D.S. 16.66
: metaph., ἐ. ἀνορέαις
Pi. N. 3.20
; also,make forcible entry into,τινός οἰκίαις, γῇ, PHamb. 10.6
(ii A.D.), PAmh. 2.142.7
(iv A.D.).
b. . with a Prep.,ἐπὶ πύργῳ ἄλλος πύργος
ἐπιβέβηκε
Hdt. 1.181
.
2. . c. dat. pers.,set upon, assault, τινί
X. Cyr. 5.2.26
, Plu. Cim. 15 , etc.; simply,approach, dub. in Pi. Fr. 88.2 .
3. .trample on, λὰξ ἐπίβα δήμῳ
Thgn. 847
.
III. . c. acc.loci,light upon, in Hom. twice of godslighting uponearth after their descent from Olympus,Πιερίην ἐπιβᾶσα, ἐπιβάς, Il. 14.226 , Od. 5.50 ; soπολλῶν ἐ.καιρόν light onthe fit time, Pi. N. 1.18 ; then simply,go on toa place,enterit, γῆν καὶ ἔθνος
Hdt. 7.50
; λειμῶν'
S. Aj. 144
(anap.): with Prep.,ἐ. ἐπὶ χώρανDecr.Amphict. ap. D. 18.154 ; εἰς Βοιωτίαν
D.S. 14
.
84 .
2. . rarely c. acc. pers.,attack, only poet., S. Aj. 138 (anap.): metaph., of passion or suffering, Id. El. 492 (lyr.), Ph. 194 (anap.).
3. .mount, νῶθ' ἵππων ἐπιβάντες
Hes. Sc. 286
: more freq. with Prep.,ἐπὶ
τὸν ἵππον
Hdt. 4.22
; ἐπὶνέα
Id. 8.120
, cf. Th. 1.111 ; butἐ. ἐπὶ τὸ θῆλυ, of made quadrupeds,covera female, Arist. HA 539b26 ; so abs., ib. 574a20 , al.: c. dat., Luc. Asin. 27 : c. gen., Horap. 1.46 , 2.78 .
4. .ἐ. ἐπὶ τὸ σκέλος use, put one's weight on, a broken leg, Hp. Fract. 18 .
5. . with acc. of the Instr. of Motion (cf. βαίνω
A. 11.4
),ἐπιβῆναι τῷ
ἀριστερῷ ἐκείνης τὸν ἐμὸν δεξιόν
Luc. DMeretr. 4.5
, cf. Tox. 48 .
IV. . abs.,get a footing, stand on one's feet, Il. 5.666 , Od. 12.434 ;μἠπιβῆνit is forbidden toset foothere, IG 12(3).1381 (Thera).
2. .step onwards,advance, Τρώων δὲ πόλις ἐπὶ πᾶσα βέβηκε
Il. 16.69
, cf. Hes. Op. 679 ,f.l. in
Pi. N. 10.43 ; ἐπίβαινε πόρσω
S. OC 179
(s.v.l., lyr.): me taph.,advance in one's demands, Plb. 1.68.8 .
3. .mount on a chariotoron horseback, be mounted, Hdt. 3.84 ;goorbe on board ship, Il. 15.387 , S. Aj. 358 (lyr.), Hdt. 8.90 , Th. 2.90 , etc.
B. . Causal infut.
-βήσω
Luc. DMort. 6.4
, Ep.
inf.
-βησέμεν
Il. 8.197
, Hes. Th. 396 , but usu. inaor. 1
Act. (ἐπιβιβάζω, ἐπιβάσκωserve aspres.):—makeonemount, sethimupon, ὅν ῥα τόθ' ἵππων . . ἐπέβησε
Il. 8.129
; πολλοὺς δὲ πυρῆς ἐπέβης' ἀλεγεινῆς
9.546
;ὥς κ' ἐμὲ . . ἐμῆς
ἐπιβήσετε πάτρης
Od. 7.223
; ἐ. τινὰς σκάφεσιν
J. BJ 4.7.6
;πλοίωνib. 11.5 , cf. Luc.l.c.; ὁπλίτας ὁλκάσιν
App. BC 5.92
;τινὰς ἐπὶ τὰς ναῦςib. 2.59 : also inaor. 1
Med. , νιν ἑῶ ἐπεβάσατο δίφρω
Call. Lav.Pall. 65
.
b. . of things,νευρὰν ἐπέβασε κορώνας setthe stringonhis bow's tip, B. 5.73 .
2. . metaph. (cf. A. 1.4 ),ἐϋκλεί̈ης ἐπίβησον bring togreat glory, Il. 8.285 ; τιμῆς καὶ γεράων
Hes. Th. 396
;χαλιφρονέοντα σαοφροσύνης ἐπέβησανtheybringhimtosobriety, Od. 23.13 ;λιγυρῆς
ἐπέβησαν ἀοιδῆς
Hes. Op. 659
;δουλοσύνας(prob.) E. Hyps.Fr. 41(64).86 ;εἴ σε τύχη . . ἡλικίας ἐπέβησεν had brought thee tofull age, IG 2.2263 .
3. . [ἠὼς] πολέας ἐπέβησε κελεύθουdawnsetsthemontheir way, Hes. Op. 580 .
