listening, giving ear to, ἐπήκοος, Dor. ἐπάκοος [ᾱ],ον, A. listening, giving ear to,c.gen., ἐμῶν ἔργων A. Ag. 1420 ;κακῶν, δίκης, Id. Ch. 980 , Eu. 732 ; ἐ. καὶ θεαταὶ δικῶν Pl. Lg. 767d ; λόγω
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listening, giving ear to, ἐπήκοος, Dor. ἐπάκοος [ᾱ],ον, A. listening, giving ear to,c.gen., ἐμῶν ἔργων A. Ag. 1420 ;κακῶν, δίκης, Id. Ch. 980 , Eu. 732 ; ἐ. καὶ θεαταὶ δικῶν Pl. Lg. 767d ; λόγω
attentive ἐπήκοος, Doric dialect ἐπάκοος [ᾱ], ον, listening, giving ear to, c.genitive, [[ ἐμῶν ἔργων Aeschylus Tragicus [{4-5th c.BC}] “Agamemnon” 1420 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; κακῶν, δίκης, [[ [prev\. au
free giving ἐπί-δοσις,εως,ἡ, A. free giving,ἐν ἐπιδόσει καὶ χάριτι τὴν ἀλλαγὴν ποιοῦνται τούτων Plb. 34.8.10 . II. .free gift, esp.voluntary contributionto the state, `benevolence', benefaction,
spin upon ἐπι-κλώθω, A. spin upon,ῥάμμα(q.v.) Hermipp. 48 ; elsewh., II. .spin toone,assign, prop. of the Fates who spun the thread of destiny; also of all powers which influence men's fortunes,οὔ μ
turn about, turn round ἐπι-στρέφω,pf. A. ἐπέστροφα Diog. (v. infr. 1.2a ):—turn about, turn round,νῶτονOrac. ap. Hdt. 7.141 ; δεῦρ' ἐ. κάρα E. Heracl. 942 , cf. X. Cyn. 10.12 ; στροφεῖς Hero Au
to be at the top, come to the surface, float on the surface ἐπι[πολ]-άζω,fut. A. -άσω Isoc. 5.64 :pf. ἐπιπεπόλακα Ph. 1.365 :<ἐπιπολή>:—to be at the top, come to the surface, float on the surfa
throw ἐπιβάλλω: I. . trans.,throworcast upon,θριξὶ . . , ἃς ἐπέβαλλον(sc.πυρί) Il. 23.135 ; ἐπὶ δὲ χλαῖναν βάλεν αὐτῷ Od. 14.520 , cf. 4.440 ;ἑωυτὸν ἐς τὸ πῦρ v.l. in Hdt. 7.107 ; φάρη κόραις E.
to put on/seize ἐπιβάλλω: __I. transitive, throw or cast upon, θριξὶ.., ἃς ἐπέβαλλον (i.e. πυρί) [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.135; ἐπὶ δὲ χλαῖναν βάλεν αὐτῷ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus
bite ἐπιδάκν-ω, A. bite: hence, of anything pungent,sting, cause to smart, ὁ καπνὸς ἐ. τὰς ὄψεις Arist. Fr. 660 ; of urine, Ath. 1.32e ; ἐ. τὴν γεῦσιν Dsc. 2.166 : metaph., Satyr. Vit.Eur.Fr. 39x
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
to be at home, live at home ἐπιδημ-έω, A. to be at home, live at home, opp.ἀποδημέω, Th. 1.136 , Pl. Tht. 173e , etc.; παρόντες καὶ ἐπιδημοῦντες Antipho 6.46 ; ἐ. τρία ἔη And. 1.132 ;ἐ. Ἀθήνησι s
to sojourn ἐπιδημ-έω, to be at home, live at home, opposed to ἀποδημέω, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.136, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Tht.” 173e, etc.; παρόντες καὶ ἐπιδημοῦντες 5th c.BC
at home ἐπίδημος, Dor. ἐπιδημιούργ-δᾱμος,ον, A. = ἐπιδήμιος , Antiph. 11 ;οὐ τυγχάνει ἐ. ὤνnotat home, Ar. Fr. 390 ;ἐπίδᾱμος φάτις Οἰδιπόδα the popular currentreport concerning, S. OT 495 (lyr.).
sit ἐπικάθ-ημαι, Ion. ἐπικαθ-κάτημαι, A. sit upon, τινί Hdt. 6.72 , Ar. Eq. 1093 ;press upon, be heavy upon, ἐπί τινι Id. Ra. 1046 : also c.acc., ἐ. καμήλους App. Syr. 32 ; πόλις . . λόφον ἐπι
light up ἐπικαίω, A. light uporkindle ona place, πῦρ h.Ap. 491 ;burn on an altar, ὅς μοι πολλὰ βοῶν ἐπὶ μηρί̓ ἔκηεν Il. 22.170 , cf. Od. 3.9 , 17.241 . II. .burn on the surface, scorch, Hp. Aër
to be laid upon ἐπίκειμαι, serving as Pass. toἐπιτίθημι, A. to be laid upon, and so, I. . of doors,to be put toorclosed(cf. ἐπιτίθημι 11 ), θύραι δ' ἐπέκειντο φαειναί Od. 6.19 : metaph., γλώσσῃ
to lay on ἐπίκειμαι, serving as passive to ἐπιτίθημι, to be laid upon, and so, __I. of doors, to be put to or closed [[compare (ἐπιτίθημι 11), θύραι δ᾽ ἐπέκειντο φαειναί 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Ep
proclaim ἐπικηρ-ύσσω, Att. ἐπικήρ-ττω,pf. A. -κεκήρυχα D. 19.21 :—proclaim,ἐπικηρυχθεὶς χθονί proclaimed king, A. Th. 634 ; ἐ. πόλεμόν τινι D.C. 78.38 ( Pass. ). 2. . esp. of penalties,ἐ. θάνα
helper, ally ἐπίκουρ-ος,ὁ, A. helper, ally, Hom. only in Il. , mostly in pl. of the barbarianalliesof Troy,Τρῶες . . ἠδ' ἐ. 2.815 ;Τρῶες καὶ Δάρδανοι ἠδ' ἐ. 3.456 ,al., cf. Hdt. 2.152 , 3.91 , al. 2
of Epicurus, Epicurean Ἐπικούρειος,ον, A. of Epicurus, Epicurean, ἄτομα AP 11.93 ( Lucill. ); φιλόσοφος Act.Ap. 17.18 , etc., cf. Str. 14.2.20 ;Ἐπικούρειον,τό , `utilitarian' doctrine, Cic. Fam.
say in connexion with ἐπιλέγω, A. say in connexion withan action, etc., Hdt. 2.35 , 64 , etc.;ποιεῖν τι καὶ ἐπιλέγειν say whileorafterdoing it, Id. 4.65 ;παίζουσιν ἐπιλέγοντες Id. 5.4 ; ἐ. λόγον τ
to call/choose ἐπιλέγω, say in connexion with an action, etc., [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.35, 64, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποιεῖν τι καὶ ἐπιλέγειν say while or after doing it, [[ [prev. author
chosen ἐπίλεκτ-ος, ον, chosen, τὸ ἐ. γένος Ἰσραήλ [[1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.242; ξύλα πρὸς εὐωδίαν ἐ. Ael. “VH” 5.6; ἐ. σμύρνα _choice._ 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 3.8.3;