to call (on)/name ἐπικᾰλέω, summon a god to a sacrifice or as witness to an oath, etc., invoke, θεόν [[5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.39, 3.8, +others; ἐπὶ δὲ κάλεσον Ἄρτεμιν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristoph
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to call (on)/name ἐπικᾰλέω, summon a god to a sacrifice or as witness to an oath, etc., invoke, θεόν [[5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.39, 3.8, +others; ἐπὶ δὲ κάλεσον Ἄρτεμιν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristoph
summon ἐπικᾰλέω, A. summona god to a sacrifice or as witness to an oath, etc.,invoke, θεόν Hdt. 2.39 , 3.8 , al.; ἐπὶ δὲ κάλεσον Ἄρτεμιν Ar. Lys. 1280 , cf. Act.Ap. 7.59 , etc.;ἐ. θεόν τινι invok
sea-port ἐπίνειον,τό, (ναῦς̓ A. sea-portwhere the fleet of a country lies, Hdt. 6.116 , Th. 1.30 , 2.84 ;ἐπίνεια καὶ λιμέναςtheharboursand roadsteads, Arist. Pol. 1327a33 ; πολίχνη ᾗ ἐ. καὶ ἀγορᾷ ἐχρ
skin of the brows ἐπισκύνιον[ῠ],τό , A. skin of the browswhich projects over the eyes and is knitted in frowning ( Arist. GA 780b28 ),πᾶν δέ τ' ἐπισκύνιον κάτω ἕλκεται ὄσσε καλύπτων, of a lion, Il. 1
to know/understand ἐπίστᾰμαι, 2 person -ασαι[[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 376, 982, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 629, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthydemus”
ἐπίστᾰμαι , 2 pers. -ασαι A. Pr. 376 , 982 , S. El. 629 , Pl. Euthd. 296a , but ἐπίστᾳ Pi. P. 3.80 , A. Eu. 86 , 581 , ἐπίστῃ Thgn. 1085 , PCair.Zen. 41.19 (iii B.C.) , Ion. ἐπίστεαι ̔ἐξ- ) Hdt. 7.135
enjoin, prescribe, command, ἐπιτέλλω(A),aor. ἐπέτειλα:— Med. ,aor. A. ἐπετειλάμην A.R. 3.264 :— Pass. ,3 sg. plpf. ἐπὶ.. ἐτέταλτο Il. 2.643 :—enjoin, prescribe, command, Hom. , etc.—Constr. :
one must attempt, ἐπιχειρ-ητέονorἐπιχειρ-έα, A. one must attempt, Pl. Ap. 19a ; μείζοσι Isoc. Ep. 9.18 . 2. ἐπιχειρητέα one must attack, Th. 1.118 , 2.3 . 3. one must argue dialectically, πρό
Eretria, Ἐρέτρια, Ep. (metri gr.)Εἰρέτρια,ἡ, Il. 2.537 :— A. Eretria, IG 12.304.17 , Th. 8.60 , Hdt. 6.43 , etc.:—henceἘρετριεύς,έως,ὁ,an Eretrian, Hdt. 5.99 , al., etc. : pl. Ἐρετριῆς IG 22.43.85
wild fig-tree, Ficus Caprificus, ἐρῑν-εός,ὁ, A. wild fig-tree, Ficus Caprificus, Il. 6.433 , al., Hes. Fr. 160 , Arist. HA 557b25 , Thphr. HP 2.2.4 ; Att. ἐρινεώς Lync. ap. Ath. 3.75d ; ἐρινεὼν ἕν
one, one ἔστω Il. 2.204 , etc.; strengthd.,εἷς οἶος, μία οἴη,a single A. one, onealone, 4.397 , Od. 7.65 ; μία μούνη 23.227 ; εἷς μοῦνος Hdt. 1.119 , Ar. Pl. 1053 , etc.; εἷς καὶ μόνος D.H. 1.7
farthest part, edge, border, ἐσχᾰτ-ιά, Ion. ἐσχᾰτ-ιή,ἡ, A. farthest part, edge, border,esp. of a place, Ep. , Ion. , Lyr., and sts. in Trag. (lyr.) ; νήσου ἐπ' ἐσχατιῆς Od. 5.238 ;ἀγροῦ ἐπ' ἐσχατι
in extreme old age ἐσχᾰτό-γηρως, ων, in extreme old age, [[ 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 15.76, 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 14.1.48, M. Ant. 9.33: _genitive_ _sing._ -γηρως Mitteis
flourishing, thriving εὐ-θᾱλής,ές, Dor. Adj. A. flourishing, thriving, τύχα Pi. P. 9.72 ; πέδον B. 8.5 ; εὐκάρπεια E. Tr. 217 (lyr.); καρποί Ar. Av. 1062 (lyr.); φύλλα AP 9.313 (Anyte);εὐθ
as Εὔβοια, gen. A. as, Ion. ης,ἡ,Euboea, Il. 2.535 , etc.:Εὐβοίηθεν, poet.εὔβλαστ-θε,from Euboea, Call. Del. 197 :Εὐβοεύς(not Εὐβοιεύς EM 389.10 , and so gen. pl. Εὐβοέων SIG 419.4 (Delphi,iii B
hole in a ship εὐδίαιοςorῐαῖος,ὁ, A. hole in a ship, for letting off the bilge-water, Plu. 2.699f , Poll. 1.92 , Hsch. , Suid. II. εὐδίαιον,τό,the end of a clyster-pipe, Paul. ex Fest. p.69 L.; εὔδι
rocket, Eruca sativa εὔζωμον,τό, A. rocket, Eruca sativa, Thphr. HP 1.6.6 , al., CP 2.5.3 , PCair.Zen. 292.15 (iii B. C.), Dsc. 2.140 , POxy. 1088.15 (i A. D.), Ael. NA 6.46 , Gal. 1.681 . (Prop.ne
immediately Included with: εὐθύς, εῖα, ύ, Ionic dialect and Epic dialect ἰθύς (which see: so always in Hom.and [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus)] Refs 5th c.BC+], __A straight, direct, whether vert
Straight εὐθύς, εῖα, ύ, Ionic dialect and Epic dialect ἰθύς (which see: so always in Hom.and [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus)] Refs 5th c.BC+], __A straight, direct, whether vertically or horizont
Εὔιος ( Εὔἱος EM 391.15 , cf. Lat. Euhius ), ὁ , name of Bacchus, from the cry εὐαἵ, εὐοἱ , in lyr. passages, S. OT 211 , E. Ba. 157 , Ecphantid. 3 , etc.; Εὔιος, = Βάκχος , E. Ba. 566 , 579 . εὔιος,
with beautiful hair εὐχαίτης,ου,ὁ, A. with beautiful hair, Γανυμήδης Call. Epigr. 53 ; epith. of Hades, Ath.Mitt. 24.257 (Thrace); ofhorses,with beautiful mane, Poll. 5.83 ; of plants,with beautifu
find ἐφευρ-ίσκω, Ion. ἐπ-,fut. ἐφευρήσω:aor. 2 ἐφηῦρονorἐφεῦ-; Aeol. A. ἐπεύρ[οι] Sapph. Supp. 4.9 :pf. ἐφηύρηκα S. El. 1093 (lyr.), Euphro 1.17 , etc.:—findordiscover, find anywhere, εἴ που ἐ
send to ἐφίημι, Ion. ἐπ-, Dor. 3 sg. A. ἐφίητι Pi. I. 2.9 , Ion. 3 pl. ἐπιεῖσι Hdt. 4.30 :fut. ἐφήσω Od. 13.376 :aor. 1ind.ἐφῆκα, Ep. ἐφέηκα 9.38 , lon. ἐπῆκα Hdt. 5.63 ; in other mo
very strong, mighty, raging, ζᾰμεν-ής,ές, (μένος) poet.Adj. A. very strong, mighty, raging, h.Merc. 307 (in Sup. ζαμενέστατε); Κένταυρος, ἅλιος, Pi. P. 9.38 , N. 4.13 , cf.Sammelb. 5829.8 : once i