ἐπιπρο-ί̈ημι, poet. Verb,
A. send forth,τὸν μὲν νηυσὶν ἐπιπροέηκα . . Ἴλιον εἴσω on boardship to Ilium, Il. 18.58 ; butκεῖνον . . νηυσὶν ἐπιπροέηκα θοῇσιν, ἐλθεῖν . . tothe ships, to go . . , 17.708 ;ἄνδρας δὲ λίσσεσθαι ἐπιπροέηκεν ἀρίστους sentthemforthto supplicate, 9.520 ;Μενελάῳ ἐπιπροέμεν ταχὺν ἰόν( Ep.
aor. 2 inf.)shootan arrowathim, 4.94 ;νημερτέα βάξιν ἐ. A.R. 4.1185 ; φρῖκας
Nic. Th. 778
;πότμονOrac. ap. Luc. Alex. 27 ; λιγὺν οὖρον
Orph. A. 361
;τινὰ θαλάσσῃ intothe sea, A.R. 4.1617 , etc.;ῥέεθρον θαλάσσῃ, of a river, D.P. 49 , cf. 794 : hence, seemingly intr.,νήσοισιν ἐπιπροέηκε(sc.νῆα) hemade straight forthem, Od. 15.299 .