go towards, approach,
ἐποίχομαι,
A. go towards, approach,
μνηστῆρας ἐπῴχετο
Od. 1.324
; αἰτίζειν..ἐποιχόμενον μνηστῆρας
17.346
, cf. 6.282 ; ἐ. δόμον ἄλλον
Thgn. 353
;[θεοὺς] τραπέζαις ἐ. draw near tothe gods with sacrificial feasts, Pi. O. 3.40 ; εὐεργέταν
Id. P. 2.24
.
2. approach with hostile purpose, attack,c. acc., Κύπριν ἐπῴχετο νηλέϊ χαλκῷ
Il. 5.330
, cf. 10.487 .
II. go over, traverse,
νηῶν ἴκρια
15.676
.
2. go round, visit in succession,of one who hands round wine,αὐτοῖσιν θάμ' ἐπῴχετο
οἰνοχοεύων
Od. 1.143
; of a general,pass along troops,
στίχας ἀνδρῶν
Il. 15.279
, cf. 16.155 ;inspect,[φώκας] Od. 4.451 : abs.,go his rounds,
Il. 10.171 , 17.215 ; πάντος' ἐποιχόμενος
5.508
; πάντῃ ἐ.
6.81
, 10.167 , etc.
3. of arrowsvisitingpersons with death, τὰ δ' ἐπῴχετο κῆλα θεοῖο πάντῃ ἀνὰ στρατόν
1.383
, cf. 50 ;οἷς ἀγανοῖσι βέλεσσιν ἐποιχόμενος(or-νη)κατέπεφνεν,
24.759 , Od. 3.280 , 5.124 , etc.
4. go overorplyone's task, ἔργον ἐ.
Il. 6.492
, Od. 1.358 , 17.227 , etc. ;δόρπον ἐ. set about preparingit, 13.34 ; freq. of women,ἱστὸν ἐ. plythe loom, Il. 1.31 , Od. 5.62 , al., cf. Ephor. 5
J. ; ἔργον φυλόπιδος ἐ.
Mimn. 14.10
; φύλοπιν
Hes. Sc. 200
(tm.);[γύας καὶ ἀλωὰς] ἔργοισιν ἐ. withlabour, Theoc. 25.32 : c. dat., ἔργῳ ἐ.
Q.S. 12.343
codd. : abs. inpart., with another Verb,busily,
ἡ μὲν ἐποιχομένη..ἔντυεν ἵππους
Il. 5.720
.
