, etc. (Cf. Skt.sacate'accompany', 'follow', Lat.sequor,Lith.sèkti'follow';ἑσπόμην(Ἀρίσταρχος δασύνειSch. Il. 10.246 ) fr.ἐ-σπ-όμην, ἐ-(augm.) becomingἑ-under the influence ofἕπομαι:ἑσπ-does not certainly occur in the moods in Hom. ; when found (usu. with v.l. σπ- ), it is preceded by an elided vowel, so thatσπ-can be read (cf. Ptol.Asc. ap. Sch.Il.l.c.) ;
Pi. O. 8.11 , 9.83 , 10(11).78 , I. 5(4).36 are indecisive (ἑσπ-only cj. in P. 10.17 , I. 6(5).17 ); butἑσποίμηνoccurs A.R. 3.35 , ἑσπόμενος
5. followthe motions of another,ὁ δ' ἑσπόμενος(betterδὲ σπ.)πέσε δουρί,of one from whose body a spear is drawn, Il. 12.395 ;τρυφάλεια ἅμ' ἕσπετο χειρίthe helmwent withhis hand, i. e.came offin his hand, 3.376 ;[ἔπαλξις] ἕσπετο,i.e. the battlementcame down,
10. of Time, παραδοῦναι τοῖς ἑπομένοις to succeeding generations,
Id. Phlb. 17d
.
11. impers.,ἕπεται διελθεῖν it followsto.., Arist. EN 1111b5 .
12. ἑπόμενα,τά,opp.προηγούμενα, backwardpoints, i.e. those lying on the opposite side of the radius vector of a spiral from the direction of its motion, Archim. Spir. 11
Def. 6 .
b. Astron., positionsfollowingin the daily movement of the heavens,eastwardpositions, Hipparch. 1.11.5 , etc.
II. of Things, as of bridal presents,ὅσσα ἔοικε φίλης ἐπὶ παιδὸς ἕπεσθαι go withher from the parent's house, Od. 1.278 , 2.197 (v. supr. 4 and 5 ).
2. of honour, glory, etc., τούτῳ.. κῦδος ἅμ' ἕψεται
Il. 4.415
; soἄτη, τιμὴ ἕπεταί τινι,
9.512 , 513 , ἕπεται παλαιὸς ὄλβος
Pi. P. 5.55
; πειθὼ δ' ἕποιτο καὶ τύχη
A. Supp. 523
, etc.;ἦ οὐ γιγνώσκεις ὅ τοι ἐκ Διὸς οὐχ ἕπετ' ἀλκή; that no defenceattendeththee from Zeus, Il. 8.140 , cf. Pi. N. 11.43 , A. Ag. 854 .
Pl. Plt. 271e , cf. R. 504b ;ἑπόμενος,opp.προηγούμενος, consequent(opp. antecedent), Dam. Pr. 115 ;τὰ ἑ. [μεγέθη]theconsequentsin a proportion, opp.ἡγούμενα,