ἐφέστι-ος, Ion.
ἐπίστιος,ον, Hdt. (v. infr.),ἐφ[ίστιος] prob. in SIG 1218.17 (lulis,v B.C.): (ἑστία):—
A. at one's own fireside, at home,ἀπολέσθαι ἐ. Od. 3.234 ;Τρῶες, ἐ. ὅσσοι ἔασινas many as are intheir own homes, opp.ἐπίκουροι, Il. 2.125 : with Verbs of motion,ὰλλ' ἐμὲ . . ἐφέστιον ἤγαγε δαίμων(i.e.ἐπὶ τὴν ἑστίαν) Od. 7.248 ;ἠλθε . . ἐ. 23.55 . cf. E. Rh. 201 ;ἐφέπτιον πῆξαι . . σκῆπτρον(i.e.ἐπὶ τῇ ἑστίᾳ) S. El. 419 ; of suppliants who claim protection bysitting by the fireside, ἐπίστιος ἐμοὶ ἐγένεο
Hdt. 1.35
:ἱκέτης καὶ δόμων ἐ.inmateof the temple, A. Eu. 577 , cf. 669 ;κάθησθε δωμάτων ἐ. Id. Supp. 365 ;τόνδ' ἐ. θεῶνib. 503 , cf. S. OT 32 ;guest, ἐλθόντ' ἐς δόμους ἐφέστιον
Id. Tr. 262
; freq. in A.R. , ἐ. ἐν μεγάροισιν
1.909
, 3.1117 , etc.: c. dat. pers.,ἐ. ἀθανάτοισιν dwelling withthem, 3.116 , cf. 4.518 : c. dat. loci, πηγῇσιν ἐ. Ἀσωποῖο
1.117
.
II. generally,oforin the houseorfamily, πόνοι . . δόμων ἐφέστιοι