I. used by Hom. and Hes. only in Pass. ,to be put round in a circleoras a rimorborder, and henceto be put round,ἣν περὶ μὲν πάντῃ Φόβος ἐστεφάνωται round aboutthe aegisisTerrorwreathed, Il. 5.739 ; τῇ δ' ἐπὶ μὲν Γοργὼ ἐστεφάνωτο
11.36
;ἀμφὶ δέ μιν θυόεν νέφος ἐστεφάνωτο all round abouthimwasa cloud, 15.153 ;νῆσον, τὴν πέρι πόντος ἐστεφάνωταιthe sealies round aboutthe island, Od. 10.195 : rarely c. acc.,τείρεα, τά τ' οὐρανὸς ἐστεφάνωταιconstellations which heavenhas all round it, Il. 18.485 , cf. Hes. Th. 382 , IG 42(1).129.9 (Epid.); of a crowd of spectatorssurroundinga dancing-floor, ἀμφὶ δ' ὅμιλος ἀπείριτος ἐστεφάνωτο
;περὶ δ' ὄλβος ἀπείριτος ἐστεφάνωτοaroundwere . .richesin a circle placed, Hes. Sc. 204 : so in later Ep. , A.R. 3.1214 , Q.S. 5.99 , Orph. A. 45 , etc.: also in Act. ,περίτροχον ἐστεφάνωσαν αἱμασιήν madea fenceround, Opp. C. 4.90 .
2. to be surrounded,ἐστεφανωμένος τιάραν μυρσίνῃ having histiarawreathedwith myrtle, Hdt. 1.132 ;πεδία ἐστεφάνωται ὄρεσιν are surrounded by . ., Hp.
: also abs., of one going to sacrifice, Th. 4.80 ; τῷ θεῷ
X. HG 4.3.21
; at a festival, Ar. Ach. 1145 , Men. 518.15 , etc.;win a crown, of the victor at the games, Pi. O. 7.15 , 81 , 12.17 , N. 6.19 :— Pass. , c. dupl. acc., ἐστεφανώθη Ἐλεύθερος . . Ἁδριάνεια πάλην