to arrive/invade 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 ἔπ
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to arrive/invade 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 ἔπ
to be shrewd, prudent, ἐπι-φρονέω, A. to be shrewd, prudent,only inpart.fem.ἐπιφρονέουσα, = ἐπίφρων , Od. 19.385 (exc. that Pl. R. 424b substitutes it for the Verb in the Hom. phraseἀοιδὴν μᾶλλον ἐπ
to look upon/at ἐπι-βλέπω, future -ψομαι, later -ψω [[Vetus Testamentum Graece redditum LXX.Lev.26.9 ] LXX]:—look upon, look attentively, [[ εἴς τινα Plato Philosophus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Phaedo” 63a; ἐπ
throwing ἐπιβολ-ή,ἡ, A. throwingorlaying on, ἱματίων Th. 2.49 (pl.);χειρῶν σιδηρῶν, of grappling-irons, Id. 7.62 (pl.); τῶν χρωμάτων Luc. Zeux. 5 ;σημείων affixingof seals, Id. Tim. 13 ;χειρῶν ἐπ
curve ἐπιγνάμπτ-ω, A. curve,bend, ἆξαι ἐπιγνάμψας δόρυ Il. 21.178 ; ἐπεγνάμπτοντο δὲ κῶπαι A.R. 2.591 . II. . metaph.,bow, bend to one's purpose,ἐπέγναμψεν ἅπαντας Ἥρη λισσομένη Il. 2.14 ; ἐπ
to sacrifice upon ἐπῐθύω, (θύω A) sacrifice upon, [[ Hymnus ad Apollinem 491 (tmesis)] Refs]; sacrifice besides or after, τέλεον νεαροῖς ἐπιθύσας 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1504; ἐπ
breathing upon, inspiration ἐπίπνοια,ἡ, A. breathing upon, inspiration, ἐ. πρᾳότητος Pl. Ti. 71c ; ἐξ ἐπιπνοίας Διός A. Supp. 17 (anap.), cf. 43 (lyr.);θείαις ἐ. ib. 577 (lyr.); οὐκ ἄνευ τινὸς ἐπ
ἐπιστεν-άχω [ᾰ] , = ἐπιστένω, τινί A. Ag. 790 (anap.): aor. , ἐπεστενάχησε θανόντι IPE 2.171 ( Panticapaeum ): abs., S. OT 185 (lyr.):— Med. , ἐπεστενάχοντο δ' ἑταῖροι Il. 4.154 , cf. 19.301 (tm.). ἐπ
prone to fall, unstable, precarious, ἐπισφαλ-ής,ές, (σφάλλομαι) A. prone to fall, unstable, precarious, τὰ μεγάλα πάντα ἐπισφαλῆ Pl. R. 497d ; -εστέρα δύναμις D. 2.15 , cf. Arist. EN 1155a10 ;ἐπ
lyre λύρα[ῠ],ἡ , A. lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise (not in Il. or Od. ), h.Merc. 423 , Margites 1 , Pi. O. 10(11).93 , N. 10.21 , etc.; κέλαδος ἑπ
to be a beggar, go begging πτωχ-εύω,fut. A. -σω Od. 15.309 : Ep. impf. πτωχεύεσκον 18.2 :—to be a beggar, go begging, Il.cc.; ἀνὰ δῆμον 19.73 , cf. Tyrt. 10.4 , Ar. Nu. 921 (anap.), etc.; ἐπ
shine, give light, φᾰείνω, poet. form ofφαίνω, A. shine, give light,freq. of the sun, ἠέλιος δ' ἀνόρουσε . . , ἵν' ἀθανάτοισι φαείνοι Od. 3.2 , cf. Hes. Op. 528 , Call. in PSI 11.1218a7 ; [ ἠὼς] ἐπ
ψέφω , in 3 sg. ψέφει: δέδοικεν, ἐντρέπει, λυπεῖ, φροντίζει, Hsch. : cf. μετα-ψέφω; also prob. ἐπί-σσοφος. ψέφω, in3 sg. ψέφει: δέδοικεν, ἐντρέπει, λυπεῖ, φροντίζει, Hsch. : cf.μετα-ψέφω;also prob.ἐπ
being upon ἐπί, Thess. (beforeτ) A. ἐτ IG 9(2).517.14 (iii B. C.), Prep. with gen., dat., and acc., to denote thebeing uponorsupported upon a surfaceorpoint. A. WITH GEN.: I. of Place, 1. with
upon/to/against ἐπί, Thess. (before τ) [[ ἐτ “IG” 9(2).517.14 (3rd c.BC), _preposition_ with _genitive_, _dative_, and _accusative_ ] Refs 3rd c.BC+], to denote the being upon or supported upon a sur
self-detected, αὐτό-φωρος,ον, (φώρ) A. self-detected, ἀμπλακήματα S. Ant. 51 . II. mostly in the phraseἐπ' αὐτοφώρῳ λαμβάνεινto catchin the act, Lys. 13.85 , D. 19.132 ; ἑλεῖν E. Ion 1214 ; ἐλ
day ἦμαρ, Dor. and Arc. ἆμαρ,ατος,τό, A. = ἡμέρα ,day, the prevailing form in Hom. , νύκτες τε καὶ ἤματα Od. 11.183 ;νύκτας τε καὶ ἦμαρby night andday, Il. 5.490 , Od. 24.63 (where sg.ἦμαρis used
last/least ἔσχᾰτος, η, ον, also ος, ον [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Aratus Epicus 625 ] Refs 4th c.BC+(probably from ἐκ, ἐξ, perhaps eĝhzκατος (compare ἐχθός) like{ἔγ-κατα}): __I of Space, as always in [[ 8th c
ἔσχᾰτος , η , ον , also ος , ον Arat. 625 (prob. fr. ἐκ, ἐξ, perh. eĝhz κατος (cf. ἐχθός ) like ἔγ-κατα ) : of Space, as always in Hom. , farthest, uttermost, extreme, θάλαμος ἔ. the hindmost chamber,
extremely Included with: ἔσχᾰτος, η, ον, also ος, ον [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Aratus Epicus 625 ] Refs 4th c.BC+](probably from ἐκ, ἐξ, perhaps eĝhzκατος (compare ἐχθός) like{ἔγ-κατα}): __I of Space, as alw
φέρω ( Locr. φάρω [ᾰ ], IG 9(1).334.5 (Oeanthea, v. B.C.)), only pres. and impf. (late 1 aor. 3 pl. ἤφεραν IG 3.1379 ), Il. 21.458 , etc.: Ep. forms, 2 pl. imper. φέρτε Il. 9.171 ; 2 sg. subj. φέρῃσθα
to bear/lead φέρω (Locrian dialect φάρω [ᾰ], [[ “IG” 9(1).334.5 (Oeanthea, 5th c.BC))] Refs 5th c.BC+], only present and imperfect (late 1 aorist 3rd.pers. plural ἤφεραν [[ “IG” 3.1379), 8th c.BC: Il
at the farthest point ἄκρος,α,ον, (on the Root A. v. ἀκή A)at the farthest pointorend, hence eithertopmost, outermost, orinmost. 1. highest, topmost, ἀκροτάτῃ κορυφῇ Il. 1.499 , al.;ἐν πόλει ἄκρῃ
a toe/thumb/tip ἄκρος, α, ον, (on the Root see at {ἀκή} A) at the farthest point or end, hence either topmost, outermost, or inmost. __1 highest, topmost, ἀκροτάτῃ κορυφῇ[[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus E