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ἐπι-σπάω,
A. drawordrag afterone, Hdt. 2.121 .δ́;ἦγ' ἐπισπάσας κόμηςby the hair, E. Hel. 116 , cf. Tr. 882 , Andr. 710 :— Med. , X. An. 4.7.14 :— Pass. ,ἐπισπασθῆναι τῇ χειρίwith the hand, Th. 4.130 .
2. . metaph.,bring on, cause, τοσόνδε πλῆθος πημάτων
A. Pers. 477
.
3. .pull to, τὴν θύραν
X. HG 6.4.36
; cf.ἐπισπαστήρ:ἐπισπασθέντος τοῦ βρόχου being drawn tight, D. 24.139 .
4. .attract,gain, win, πέποιθα τοῦτ' ἐπισπάσειν κλέος
S. Aj. 769
:—freq. in Med. , ἐπισπᾶσθαι κέρδος
Hdt. 3.72
; εὔνοιαν
Plb. 3.98.9
; χάριν
SIG 685.40
( Magn. Mae.,ii B.C.); ἔχθραν
( Pall. );welcome, Ph. 1.384 ;ἐπισπᾶσθαι πώγωνα get onea beard, Luc. JTr. 16 ;induce, ὕπνον ἐκπώμασιν
5. .draw on,allure, persuade, τὴν ψυχήν
:— Med. , ὁ λόγος . . ἂν ἐπισπάσαιτο
, cf. 5.111 ;ἐ. ἡ πέρδιξ [τὸν θηρεύοντα] Arist. HA 613b19 ;θάτερον παρεμπῖπτον ἐπεσπάσατο . . τὸ ἕτερον ἐπινόημα induced, provoked, Epicur. Nat. 137 G.: c.inf.,induceto do,ἐπισπάσασθαι [ἂν]αὐτοὺς ἡγεῖτο προθυμήσεσθαιhe thought it wouldinduce, invitethem to make the venture, dub. l. in Th. 4.9 ;ἐπισπᾶσθαί τινα ἐμπλησθῆναι
; ἐ. τοὺσπολεμίους ἐφ' ἑαυτόν
, cf. Mar. 11 , 21 , 26 ; butτοὺς πολεμίους εἰς τόπους allure, entice, Plb. 3.110.2 , etc.:— Pass. ,ἐπισπώμενον εἰς τἀναντία πολλάκις ἅμαthough often heis being drawnin opposite directionsatonce, Pl. Lg. 863e ;φοβοῦμαι μὴ πάντες . . ἐπισπασθῶσιν πέρα τοῦ συμφέροντος [πολεμῆσαι] D. 5.19 ; πολύ τι μᾶλλον ἐπεσπάσμεθα
Demetr.Lac. Herc. 1055.23F.
6. . Med. ,absorb,τὰ σιτία
; τὰ ἐριναστὰ [σῦκα] ἐ. τὸν ὀπόν
;quaff, of a drinker,ἀπνευστὶ ἐ. Gal. 15.500 , cf. Luc. DDeor. 5.4 ; of infants,suck, γάλα
; of cupping instruments, Hp. VM 22 ;draw in, πνεῦμα
:— Pass. , of air,to be sucked in, Arist. Pr. 931b22 .
7. . Med. ,draw in, call in, Πύρρον
;φυλακὴν καὶ βοήθειαν παρά τινοςib. 7.6 ; μάρτυρας -ᾶται τοὺς μουσικούς
:— Pass. ,to be called in, forced to work, εἴς τι
8. . in Pass. , of the sea,ἐπισπωμένη βιαιότερον returning with a rushafter having retired, Th. 3.89 .
II. .overturn: hence proverb.,ὅλην τὴν ἅμαξαν ἐπεσπάσωyouhave `upsetthe apple-cart', Luc. Pseudol. 32 .
III. . Med. ,draw the prepuce forward, become as if uncircumcised, μὴ ἐπισπάσθω
References
- Hdt. 2.121
- E. Hel. 116
- Tr. 882
- Andr. 710
- X. An. 4.7.14
- Th. 4.130
- A. Pers. 477
- X. HG 6.4.36
- D. 24.139
- S. Aj. 769
- Hdt. 3.72
- Plb. 3.98.9
- SIG 685.40
- Magn.
- AP 11.340
- Pall.
- Ph. 1.384
- Luc. JTr. 16
- Lib. Or. 56.26
- Phld. Sign. 1
- Pl. Cra. 420a
- Th. 3.44
- 5.111
- Arist. HA 613b19
- Epicur. Nat. 137
- Th. 4.9
- X. Cyr. 5.5.10
- Plu. Phil. 18
- Mar. 11
- 21
- 26
- Plb. 3.110.2
- Pl. Lg. 863e
- D. 5.19
- OGI 223.18
- Demetr.Lac. Herc. 1055.23F.
- Arist. Pr. 868b30
- Thphr. CP 2.9.12
- Gal. 15.500
- Luc. DDeor. 5.4
- Sor. 1.88
- Hp. VM 22
- Phld. D. 3.13
- Arist. Pr. 931b22
- Plb. 1.6.5
- 7.6
- Phld. Po. 5.1425.8
- PTeb. 27.4
- Th. 3.89
- Luc. Pseudol. 32
- 1 Ep.Cor. 7.18
- Sor. 1.113
