send to ἐπιστέλλω, A. send to, γράψας ἐς βυβλίον τάδε ἐπέστειλε ἐς Σάμον Hdt. 3.40 ; τοῖσι Ἕλλησι Id. 7.239 ; ἡδίω . . ἂν εἶχον ὑμῖν . . ἐπιστέλλειν Th. 7.14 ; ἐ. ἐπιστολάς τινι D. 4.37 , cf.
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send to ἐπιστέλλω, A. send to, γράψας ἐς βυβλίον τάδε ἐπέστειλε ἐς Σάμον Hdt. 3.40 ; τοῖσι Ἕλλησι Id. 7.239 ; ἡδίω . . ἂν εἶχον ὑμῖν . . ἐπιστέλλειν Th. 7.14 ; ἐ. ἐπιστολάς τινι D. 4.37 , cf.
to write to ἐπιστέλλω, send to, γράψας ἐς βυβλίον τάδε ἐπέστειλε ἐς Σάμον [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.40; τοῖσι Ἕλλησι [prev. author] 7.239; ἡδίω.. ἂν εἶχον ὑμῖν.. ἐπιστέλλειν 5th c.BC: Thucy
put upon ἐπιτάσσω, Att. ἐπιτάρ-ττω, A. put upononeas a duty, enjoin, τι Hdt. 5.111 , S. OC 839 , etc. ;τί τινι,as ἐ. ἄεθλόν τινι Hdt. 4.43 , cf. 1.155 ; ἐπέταξε πόνους ἄλλοισιν ἄλλους B. Fr. 9
to command ἐπιτάσσω, Attic dialect ἐπιτάττω, put upon one as a duty, enjoin, τι [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.111, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 839, etc. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τ
fort ἐπιτείχ-ισμα,ατος,τό, A. fortorstronghold placed on the enemy's frontier, v.l. in Id. 8.95 , cf. X. HG 5.1.2 ;τινίorἐπί τινα againstone, κατασκευάζειν ὑμῖν ἐ. τὴν Εὔβοιαν D. 8.66 ; ἐπὶ τὴν Ἀτ
devotion ἐπιτήδ-ευσις,εως,ἡ, A. devotionorattention toa pursuit or business, Th. 2.36 , Pl. Ax. 369b , etc.;cultivation of a habitorcharacter, ἐς ἀρετήν Th. 7.86 ; ἀρετῆς Pl. Lg. 853b ;βιότου ἀτ
hitting the mark, successful ἐπιτυχ-ής,ές, (ἐπιτυγχάνω) A. hitting the mark, successful(opp.ἀποτυχής, Pl. Sis. 391c ( Comp. )), κότος A. Supp. 744 Turneb.(lyr.); ἔν τινι Arist. Div.Somn. 463b19
say besides, ἐπιφράζω, A. say besides, Hdt. 1.179 (Bekk.ἔτι φράσαι ;forἐπέφραδε v.subφράζω) ;ἐπέφρασενis prob. f.l. for ἐπεφράσατ' in Orph. Fr. 257 . II. elsewh. only in Med. , mostlyaor. 1, and (i
undertaking, attempt, ἐπιχείρ-ημα,ατος,τό, A. undertaking, attempt,esp. of a militaryenterprise, Th. 7.47 , X. HG 1.2.6 , Isoc. 2.8 , etc.; μανικὸν ἐ. ἐπιχειρεῖν Pl. Alc. 1.113c ; πολλὴ μωρία καὶ
an attempt upon, attack, ἐπιχείρ-ησις,εως,ἡ, A. an attempt upon, attack, Hdt. 1.11 , Th. 2.11 (pl.), 4.130 ; ἡ ἐ. τινος ἐπί τινας Act.Ap. 12.1 cod. D ;τὴν ἐ. μὴ συντάχυνεtheattempt, Hdt. 3.71 ; ἐ
swear after, swear in accordance ἐπόμνῡμιor-ύω(v. infr. 3 ),fut. A. ἐπομοῦμαι Ar. Lys. 211 :aor. ἐπώμοσα: —swear after, swear in accordance(with an order given), οἱ δ' ἄρα πάντες ἐπώμνυον Od. 15.
waft onwards, ἐπουρ-ίζω,=foreg., of the sea, A. waft onwards, Str. 3.2.4 : metaph.,ὅσῳπερ ἂν λαμπρότερον ἐπουρίσῃ τὸ τῆς τύχηςthe more freshly the breeze of fortuneblows, Pl. Alc. 2.147a (dub. l.);
derived ἐπωνῠμ-ία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ , ̔ἐπώνυμος̓ A. derivedorsignificant name,asἜπαφος, A. Supp. 45 (lyr.);Πολυνείκης, Id. Th. 829 (lyr.);ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι ἀπόorἐπί τινος, Hdt. 2.42 , 1.94 ; ὅθεν ἔθεντο τὰ
work, labour, ἐργάζομαι, Il. 18.469 , etc., Cret.ϝεργάδδομαι Schwyzer 181v5 :fut. A. -άσομαι Thgn. 1116 , etc., Dor. ἐργαξοῦμαι Theoc. 10.23 , ἐργῶμαι PCair.Zen. 107.4 (iii B. C.), LXX Ge. 2
to work ἐργάζομαι, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.469 ] Refs 8th c.BC+], etc., Cretan dialect ϝεργάδδομαι [[“Schwyzer” 181v5 ] Refs]: future -άσομαι [[6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1116
work, business, ἐργᾰσ-ία, Ion. -ιη,Cret.ϝεργασία Leg.Gort. 8.44 ,ἡ, (ἐργάτης) A. work, business, ἐργασίην φεύγουσα h.Merc. 486 , etc.; opp.ἀργία, X. Mem. 2.7.7 ;ἐ. ἀγαθήproductivelabour, Id. V
work ἐργᾰσ-ία, Ionic dialect -ιη, Cretan dialect ϝεργασία [[“Leg.Gort.” 8.44, ἡ, (ἐργάτης)] Refs] work, business, [[ ἐργασίην φεύγουσα “hymnus ad Mercurium” 486 ] Refs], etc.; opposed to ἀργία, [[ 5t
shut in, ἔργω, Ep. and Ion. , andἐέργω, Ep. for Att. εἴργω(orεἵργω,v.infr.), which occurs once in Hom. , A. τῆλέ με εἴργουσι ψυχαί Il. 23.72 (s.v.l.):impf. εἶργον Th. 1.106 , (ἐξ-) Hdt. 5.22 :
desolate, lonely, solitary, ἐρῆμος,ον, fem. A. ἐρήμη Od. 3.270 , S. OC 1719 (lyr.), Ant. 739 , Tr. 530 (lyr.), and in the phraseδίκη ἐρήμη(v. infr. III) : Att. ἔρημος,ον, acc. to Hdn.Gr. 2.938 :
deserted ἐρῆμος, ον, feminine ἐρήμη [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.270, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1719 (Lyric poetry), “Ant.” 739, “Tr.” 530 (Lyric poetry), and
dew, ἕρση,ἡ: Ep. ἐέρση, laterἀέρση PLit.Lond. 60 ( Posidipp. ) : Aeol. , Dor. ἐέρσᾱ Sapph. Supp. 25.12 (αδερσα(=ἀ δ' ἐέρσα) Pap.),ἔερσᾰ Pi. N. 3.78 , cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.90 : Cret.ἄερσα Hsch. :ἔρσα A
keep in, curb, restrain, ἐρύκω [ῡ], Il. 24.658 , Hdt. 4.125 , S. Tr. 121 (lyr.), etc., rare in Prose, X. An. 3.1.25 , Plb. Fr. 45 ; Ep. inf. A. ἐρῡκέμεν Il. 11.48 :fut. ἐρύξω Od. 7.315 , al. (
rush, rush forth, ἐρω-έω, (ἐρωή) Ep. Verb, A. rush, rush forth, αἷμα κελαινὸν ἐρωήσει περὶ δουρί Il. 1.303 , Od. 16.441 ;ἠρώησαν ὀπίσσω,of horses, theystarted back, Il. 23.433 ;escape harm, Nic.
ἔστε , Dor. ἕστε EM 382.8 , v.l. in Theoc. 5.22 , al., cf. Eust. 161 fin. (written εστε in IG 14.352i i60 ( Halaesa )); Locr. ἔντε ib. 9(1).334.15 ; Delph. ϳέντε Schwyzer 323 B 44 (also εἴστε, v. infr