ἐπιρράσσω, Ep.
ἐπιρρᾰπ-ρρήσσω,
A. dash to, shut violently, slam to,θύρην δ'
ἔχε . . ἐπιβλὴς . . , τὸν τρεῖς μὲν ἐπιρρήσσεσκον Ἀχαιοί, τρεῖς δ' ἀναοίγεσκον
Il. 24.454
, cf. 456 ;πύλας ἐπιρράξας' ἔσω(with v.l. ἐπιρρήξας' ) S. OT 1244 ;τὸ πῶμαprob. in Plu. 2.356c ;λίθον(at the door of a cave) Id. Phil. 19 :— Pass. ,to be dashed to, of gates, D.H. 8.18 .
2. .dash against,ἐ. αὐτοῖς τὴν ἵππον throwthe cavalryuponthem, Id. 3.25 ; ἴχνος κολώναις
Nonn. D. 11.195
;strike,πέδον ὁπλῇib. 41.189 .
II. . intr.,beat uponone, of a storm,μή τις Διὸς κεραυνὸς ἤ τις ὀμβρία χάλαζ' ἐπιρράξασα; S. OC 1503 ; of winds, Arat. 292 , Opp. H. 1.634 , App. BC 2.59 , Ph. 1.507 ;ἐ. τισί attackthem, D.S. 15.84 , cf. D.H. 8.67 , Ph. 2.173 , etc.