ἐπιλήθ-ω,
cause to forget, ὁ γάρ τ᾽ [ὕπνος] ἐπέλησεν ἁπάντων laps one in forgetfulness of all, [[ Od. 20.85 ] Refs]; ἡδονὴ σφέας ἐπιλήθουσα τῶν πάρος 2nd c.AD: Aretaeus Medicus “χρονίων νούσων θεραπευτικόν” 2.12; ἐπιλήσει σε ἀφροδισίων 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Epistulae” 68:—passive, to be forgotten, in perfect participle ἐπιλελησμένος Vetus Testamentum Graece redditum LXX.Isa.23.16 [[, “NT.Luke.12.6”] NT]: future -λησθήσομαι Vetus Testamentum Graece redditum “Wisdom of Solomon” 2.4.
__II. middle, ἐπιλανθάνομαι, or more commonly ἐπιλήθομαι, Aeolic dialect and Doric dialect -λᾱθ- [[ Alc. “Supp.” 25.6, S. “El.” 146 (Lyric poetry), ] Refs]future -λήσομαι: aorist 2 -ελᾰθόμην 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 17a: late aorist 1 -ελήσατο Nonnus Epicus 4th-5th c.AD(?) “Dionysiaca” 48.969: with perfect active λέληθα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.46 [[, Pi. “O.”(see.below)] Refs], but more frequently passive -λέλησμαι [[5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 188, Ar. “Nu.” 631, Lys. 26.1, Pl. “Phd.” 75d, +others] Refs 5th c.BC+]: piperfect -ελελήσμην [[5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 605, Pl. “Phd.” 73e, +others] Refs]:—let a thing escape one, forget, lose thought of, c.genitive, ὅπως Ἰθάκης ἐπιλήσεται (Epic dialect aorist subjunctive) [[ Od. 1.57 ] Refs]; οὐδ᾽ ὁ γέρων δολίης ἐπελήθετο τέχνης 4.455 [[, cf. Hes. “Th.” 560 ] Refs]; οὐδ᾽ ὣς σχεδίης ἐπελήθετο 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.324; γονέων ἐπιλάθεται (Doric dialect) [[ S. “El.” 146 (Lyric poetry), compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.4, Lys. 26.1, etc.; ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὀλίγου ἐμαυτοῦ ἐπελαθόμην 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Ap.” [same place]: proverbial, Μαλέας δὲ κάμψας ἐπιλάθου τῶν οἴκαδε 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 8.6.20: with _accusative_, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.46, E. “Hel.” 265, Ar. “Nu.” 631; ὑπὸ χρόνου τι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 73e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: c.infinitive, [[ Ar. “V.” 853, Pl. “R.” 563b, Hyp. “Lyc.” 8: with ] Refs]participle, ὀφείλων ἐπιλέλᾱθα I forgot that I owed, [[ Pi. “O.” 10(11).3, cf. E. “Ba.” 188: with a _preposition_, ἐ. περὶ τῶν πεπραγμένων 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.148 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; περὶ οὗ.., περὶ ὅτου.., [[ Pl. “Prt.” 334d, 336d ] Refs]; leave disregarded, neglect, πρόσταγμα 1st c.AD: Cebes Philosophus 24.