ἀπερείδω,
fix, settle, τὰς ὄψεις[[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.681f; τὴν ὄψιν πρός τι 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Dem.Enc.” 17; δι᾽ ἄλλα τὴν γνῶσιν ] Refs 1st c.AD+]support, [[ 4th c.AD: Iamblichus Philosophus “Protrepticus” 5. ] Refs 4th c.AD+]
__2 intransitive, = passive, ἔνθα ἡ ὄψις ἀπερείδῃ[[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DDeor.” 20.8] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; but,
__II used by earlier writers in middle with perfect passive in middle sense, support oneself upon, rest upon, ἀ. ἐν τῷ χαλινῷ, of a horse, lean upon the bit, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 10.7; ὀκτὼ τοῖς μέλεσι ἀ. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]supporting himself on.., [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 190a, compare “Ti.” 44e, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 684a3] Refs 5th c.BC+]; πείσμασιν, of a ship, [[ 3rd c.BC: Archimelus Epigrammaticus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 5.209d, +others; ἀ. εἰς τοῦτο ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]to be fixed steadily on.., [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 508d] Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς ἓν κεφάλαιον ἀ. rest entirely on..,[[ [prev. work] 581a; ἀ. ἐπί τι ] Refs]rely on, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 28.20.8; πρὸς τὴν γῆν 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 52: _absolutely_, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Incessu Animalium” 705a9. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III middle in active sense, ἀ. εἰς τοῦτο [τὸ οὖς] [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 5.32; τὴν χεῖρα πρός τινα 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Sulla” 35; τὰς ὄψεις εἴς τι [prev. author] 2.521d] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ἐλπίδας εἴς τινα, ἐπί τινα, fix one's hopes upon one, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 23.5.3, 28.2.3, compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Dio” 42] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἀ. ὀργὴν ἔς τινα, χάριν ἐπί τινα, direct one's anger, one's gratitude, towards him, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.69.7, 23.3.6, compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.775e; ἀ. εἰς Περικλέα τὴν ὑπόνοιαν [prev. author] “Per.” 32 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; of Fortune, τὴν νέμεσιν εἰς τὸν οἶκον[[ [prev. author] 2.198d] Refs]; ἀ. ἄγνοιαν ἐπί τινας throw the blame of their ignorance upon.., [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 38.9.5; ἐπὶ τὴν τύχην τοὺς ὀδυρμούς 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.168a. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]