ἐπέρχομαι,
imperfect [[ ἐπηρχόμην 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.120 ] Refs 5th c.BC+] (unless from ἐπάρχομαι: Attic dialect imperfect is ἐπῇα (but see at {ἔρχομαι}) and future ἔπειμι): aorist 2 ἐπῆλθον, Epic dialect -ήλῠθον: perfect -ελήλυθα:
__I come upon:
__I.1 of persons, approach, with dative, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 12.200, 218 ] Refs 8th c.BC+], etc.; especially come suddenly upon, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 19.155, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.95: with _accusative_, ἐ. πόλιν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 593 ] Refs 8th c.BC+] codices (nisi to be read ἐσ-); come to for advice, μάντεις, μοῦσαν, [[ [prev\. author] “Supp.” 155, “Hel.” 165, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Lg.” 772d: with Preps., ἐ. ἐς ποταμόν 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 7.280, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Aj.” 438: _metaphorically_, ἐ. ἐς λόγου στάσιν [prev\. author] “Tr.” 1180; ἐ. ἐς πόλεμον 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.47; ἐ. ἐνθάδε 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.651 ] Refs 8th c.BC+].
__I.1.b frequently in hostile sense, go or come against, attack, absolutely, [[ 12.136, +others, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.90, etc.: with _dative_, 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 20.91, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ba.” 736, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.34, etc.: rarely with _accusative_, τμήδην αὐχέν᾽ ἐπῆλθε 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.262 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὴν τῶν πέλας ἐ. invade it, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.39 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: hence, visit, reprove, [[ ταῦτα μέν σε πρῶτ᾽ ἐπῆλθον 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 349, compare “Andr.” 688: with a _preposition_ ] Refs 5th c.BC+], invade, [[ ἐπὶ τὴν οἰκίαν “PFay.” 12.12 (2nd c.BC). ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]