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ἐφάπτ-ω, Ion.
ἐπάπτω,
A. bind onorto,πότμον ἐφάψαις ὀρφανόν having fixedit as his doom, Pi. O. 9.60 ;τί δ' . . ἐγὼ λύους' ἂν ἢ 'φάπτουσα προσθείμην πλέον; what should I gain by undoing orby making fast[ Creon 's command]?v.l. in
S. Ant. 40 ;ἔγνω . . τοὔργον κατ' ὀργὴν ὡς ἐφάψειεν τόδεhe knew that shehad made fast(i.e. perpetrated) the deed, Id. Tr. 933 :— Pass. ,3 sg. pf.andplpf. ἐφῆπται, -το,isorwas hung overone,fixed asone'sfateordoom, c. dat. pers., Τρώεσσι κήδἐ ἐφῆπται
Il. 2.15
, cf. 6.241 ; Τρώεσσιν ὀλέθρου πείρατ' ἐφῆπται
7.402
, cf. Od. 22.41 ;ἐφῆπτοib. 33 ; ἀθανάτοισιν ἔρις καὶ νεῖκος ἐφῆπται
Il. 21.513
.
II.
Med. ,aor. 1 ἐφηψάμην,3 sg.
ἐφάψατο
Pi. P. 8.63
Close Browse lexicon entries ;lay hold of, once in Hom. , ἐπὴν χείρεσσιν ἐφάψεαι ἠπείροιο
, cf. Thgn. 6 , A. Supp. 412 , etc.; ἱκέτης ἔφαψαι πατρός
(lyr.);partake offood, Iamb. VP 3.17 ;treat,ἰατρῶν δίκην ἐ. Philostr. VA 8.7 ;ἐπεί γε τοῦδ' ἐφάπτομαι τόπου reachit, E. Hel. 556 ; σκοπιᾶς ἐφάψασθαι ποδοῖν
Def. 3 , etc.; in Arist. , of a circle,pass throughangular points, Mete. 376b9 ; of a point,lie ona circle as locus, ib. 376a6 .
c. as lawterm, c.gen.,claim as one's property, S. OC 859 , Pl. Lg. 915c , GDI 1883.17 (Delph.), Milet. 3 No. 140.29 : c. dat., GDI 1780.8 (Delph.).
d. generally,lay violent hands upon,τοίχου, ἱματίου, Pl. R. 574d .
2. lay hold oforreachwith the mind,attain to, τοῦ ἀληθοῦς
;ἐ. τινὸς μνήμῃ, αἰσθήσει, Id. Phdr. 253a , Phd. 65d ; ἐ. ἀμφοῖν τῇ ψυχῇ
(c. acc., dub. in Lg. 664e );ἐ. λόγων touch upon, meddle with, Pi. O. 9.12 ; ζητημάτων
;apply oneself to, ἐξηγήσεως
3. c. dat. rei,apply oneself to,ἔπεσι, τέχναις, κελεύθοις ζωᾶς, Pi. O. 1.86 , P. 8.63 , N. 8.36 .
4. c. gen. rei,εἴδεος ἐπαμμένος possessinga certain degree of beauty, Hdt. 1.199 , 8.105 ;τὰ ἐν τῷ μέσῳ ἁπάσης ταύτης τῆς ἕξεως ἐφαπτόμενα [σώματα] bodiespossessingall these qualities in moderation, Pl. Lg. 728e ;θηριώδους καὶ ἀλόγου μᾶλλον ἢ λογικῆς ἐφάπτεσθαι δοκεῖ φωνῆς, of the sibilants, D.H. Comp. 14 .
5. follow, come next, f.l. for ἐφεψάσθω , Theoc. 9.2 .
Pass. ,to be kindled: hence,blush, Id. 14.23 .
References Pi. O. 9.60 Creon S. Ant. 40 Id. Tr. 933 Il. 2.15 6.241 7.402 Od. 22.41 33 Il. 21.513 Pi. P. 8.63 Hom. Od. 5.348 Thgn. 6 A. Supp. 412 S. Aj. 1172 E. El. 1225 Iamb. VP 3.17 Philostr. VA 8.7 E. Hel. 556 Pi. N. 9.47 Euc. 3 Def. 3 Arist. Mete. 376b9 376a6 S. OC 859 Pl. Lg. 915c GDI 1883.17 Milet. 3 140.29 GDI 1780.8 Pl. R. 574d Id. Smp. 212a Id. Phdr. 253a Phd. 65d Id. Tht. 190c Lg. 664e Pi. O. 9.12 Pl. Lg. 891c Gal. 16.558 Pi. O. 1.86 P. 8.63 N. 8.36 Hdt. 1.199 8.105 Pl. Lg. 728e D.H. Comp. 14 Theoc. 9.2 Id. 14.23 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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