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
—nod to ἐπι-νεύω,fut. A. -νεύσω Luc. Sat. 4 , -νεύσομαι Aristaenet. 2.1 :—nod to, in token of command or approval,nod assent, opp. ἀνανεύω, ἐμῷ δ' ἐπένευσα κάρητι Il. 15.75 ;ἐπ' ὀφρύσι νεῦσε
mark ἐπι-σημαίνω, Dor. ἐπι-σᾱμαίνω SIG 953.31 (Calymna,ii B.C.):— A. mark,γράμματαAen. Tact. 31.3 ( Med. ):— Med. ,seal,μαρτυρίας τᾷ δαμοσίᾳ σφραγῖδι SIGl.c.:— Pass. ,to have a mark set on one,κἀπι
pour upon ἐπι-σπένδω, A. pour uponorover, esp. as a drink-offering,ἐπὶ τοῦ βωμοῦ οἶνον κατὰ τοῦ ἱρηί̈ου ἐ. Hdt. 2.39 ; οἶνον ἐ. κατὰ τῶν κεφαλέων Id. 4.62 ; τοῖσι ἱροῖσι Id. 7.167 ; νεκρῷ A. Ag.
call ἐπιβο-άω,fut. -βοήσομαι, Ion. and Ep. -βώσομαι(v.infr.):— A. call uponorto, cry out to, ἐ. τινὶ ὅτι . . Th. 5.65 ;ἐ. τινί, c.inf.,call onone to do . . , Id. 4.28 , 7.70 : c.acc.,invoke, θεόν
to cry out ἐπιβο-άω, future -βοήσομαι, Ionic dialect and Epic dialect -βώσομαι (see.below):— call upon or to, cry out to, [[ ἐ. τινὶ ὅτι.. 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.65 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. τ
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
to be born after, come ἐπιγίγνομαι, Ion. and laterἐπιγενν-γίνομαι [γῑ],fut. ἐπιγενήσομαι:aor. 2 ἐπεγενόμην:pf. ἐπιγέγονα: I. . of Time,to be born after, come into being after,ἔαρος δ' ἐπιγίγνεται ὥρῃ
to arise/spring up ἐπιγίγνομαι, Ionic dialect and later ἐπιγενν-γίνομαι [γῑ], future ἐπιγενήσομαι: aorist 2 ἐπεγενόμην: perfect ἐπιγέγονα: __I. of Time, to be born after, come into being after, ἔαρο
to write on ἐπιγρᾰφ-ω, mark the surface, graze, [[ ὀϊστὸς ἐπέγραψε χρόα φωτός 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 4.139, compare 13.553, 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 4.179; μιν ἐπιγράψας
exhibit as a specimen ἐπιδείκ-νῡμι ̔-νύω PPetr. 2p.110 (iii B.C.)),fut. -δείξω:aor. ἐπέδειξα, Ion. A. ἐπέδεξα Hdt. 2.42 :—exhibit as a specimen, Ar. Ach.. 765 : generally,display, exhibit, βία
to show/prove ἐπιδείκ-νῡμι -νύω, ἐπιδεικνύω [[ “PPetr.” 2p.110 (3rd c.BC))] Refs 3rd c.BC+], future -δείξω: aorist ἐπέδειξα, Ionic dialect [[ ἐπέδεξα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.42 ] Refs 5th c.
towards the right ἐπιδέξῐ-ος,ον, A. towards the right, i.e.from left to right: I. . used by Hom. only in neut. pl. asAdv.,ὄρνυσθ' ἑξείης ἐπιδέξιαrise in order, Od. 21.141 , cf. Pl. Smp. 214b ;περίιθ
fitting ἐπιδέξῐ-ος, ον, towards the right, i.e. from left to right: __I. used by [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus only in _neuter_ _plural_ ] Refs 8th c.BC+] as adverb, ὄρνυσθ᾽ ἑξείης ἐπιδέξια rise in or
in need ἐπιδευής,ές, poet. forἐπιδεής, A. in needorwant of, lacking, c. gen.,δαιτὸς ἐί̈σης, κρειῶν, γάλακτος, etc., Il. 9.225 , Od. 4.87 , etc.; βιότου Hes. Th. 605 ;λώβης τε καὶ αἴσχεος οὐκ ἐπιδευ
to be in want of, lack ἐπιδεύομαι, Ep. forἐπιδέομαι(v.ἐπιδέω(B) 11 ), A. to be in want of, lack, c. gen. rei, χρυσοῦ ἐπιδεύεαι Il. 2.229 , cf. Od. 15.371 , Nic. Th. 57 ;need the help of, c. gen. pe
boil over ἐπιζέω, A. boil over, πυρὸς καὶ κλύδωνος ἐπιζέσαντος Plu. 2.399d ;bubble up, πομφόλυγες -ζέουσαι Arr. in Stob. App. p.9G. ;effervesce, Dsc. 5.74 : metaph.,ἀκούσαντί μοι ἡ νεότης ἐπέζεσε
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
communicate with ἐπικοιν-ωνέω, A. communicate with, τῷ ἔξω χωρίῳ Hp. Prog. 7 ; ἀλλήλοις Pl. Sph. 251d ; of troops in order of battle,to be in touch with, τοῖς ἄκροις Ascl. Tact. 1.3 ; ἐ. πᾶσαι
bend oneself over, stoop over, bow down ἐπικύπτω,pf.(v.infr.):— A. bend oneself over, stoop over, bow down, Hp. Art. 52 , Ar. Th. 239 ; ὀρθὸς ἕστηκεν, μικρὸν ἐπικύπτων Arist. HA 522b18 ; of the hor
confirm, sanction, ratify ἐπικῡρόω, A. confirm, sanction, ratify, τὴν γνώμην Th. 3.71 , cf. S. El. 793 , X. An. 3.2.32 , D. 15.34 , SIG 167.20 , etc.: c.inf.,τίνες . . λόγοι καθεῖλον ἡμᾶς κἀπεκύρως
to forget Included with: 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 Medic
cause to forget ἐπιλήθ-ω, A. cause to forget,ὁ γάρ τ' [ὕπνος] ἐπέλησεν ἁπάντων laps one in forgetfulnessof all, Od. 20.85 ;ἡδονὴ σφέας ἐπιλήθουσα τῶν πάρος Aret. CD 2.12 ; ἐπιλήσει σε ἀφροδισίων