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ἀμφιέπω

ἀμφιέπω, to go about, be all round, encompass

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ἀμφέποντʼ present active participle masculine accusative singular, present active indicative 3rd plural, present active participle masculine dative singular, present active participle neuter dative singular, present active participle masculine nominative dual, present active participle masculine vocative dual, present active participle masculine accusative dual, present active participle neuter nominative dual, present active participle neuter vocative dual, present active participle neuter accusative dual, present middle-passive indicative 3rd plural, present active participle neuter nominative plural, present active participle neuter vocative plural, present active participle neuter accusative plural, imperfect middle-passive indicative 3rd plural of ἀμφιέπω

See ἀμφέποντʼ in Morpho

ἀμφιέπω, poet. also ἀμφέπω (the only form in Trag.): impf. or aor. ἀμφίεπον and ἄμφεπον, both in Hom. (v. infr.): poet. Verb only in the tenses cited, and once or twice in Med.: (ἕπω:—
  • go about, be all round, γάστρην τρίποδος πῦρ ἄμφεπε Il. 18.348, Od. 8.437; πρύμνην πῦρ ἄμφεπε Il. 16.124; ἔερσʼ ἀμφέπει the dew (of milk and honey, metaph. of song) crowns [the bowl], Pi. N. 3.78.
      • 2 beset, press hard, Il. 11.483; so perh. in Od. 3.118 (v. infr. II.2).
    • II to be busy about, look after, ἀμφίεπον τάφον Ἕκτορος Il. 24.804, cf. 5.667; ἀμφὶ βοὸς ἕπετον κρέα dressed the meat, 11.776; βοῦς, ιν ἀ., Od. 8.61, Il. 24.622:—do honour or reverence to, Δάματρα Pi. O. 6.95; tend or heal sick, P. 3.51; ἀ. σκῆπτρον sway the sceptre, O. 1.12, cf. S. El. 651; esp. guard, protect, Pi. P. 5.68, prob. in E. Med. 480, etc.; Βακχεῦ . . ὃς ἀμφέπεις Ἰταλίαν S. Ant. 1118; μαντεῖον E. IT 1248; simply, frequent, χῶρον Simon. 58:—ἀ. κῆδος cherish an alliance, E. Ph. 340; ἀ. μόχθον go through toil and trouble, Pi. P. 4.268; σύμπειρον ἀγωνία θυμὸν ἀ. foster spirit in contests, N. 7.10; ἀ. ὄλβον enjoy happiness, I. 4(3).59; ἀ. παννυχίδας Critias 1.8.
      • 2 abs., in part., with good heed, carefully, ἵππους ἀμφιέποντες ζεύγνυσαν Il. 19.392; στίχας ἵστατον ἀμφιέποντες ib. 2.525; κακὰ ῥάπτομεν ἀμφιέποντες Od. 3.118; ὁ ἀμφέπων δαίμων the fortune that attends one, Pi. P. 3.108.
      • 3 Med., crowd about, ἀμφὶ δʼ ἄρʼ αὐτὸν Τρῶες ἕπονθʼ Il. 11.473 codd.; accompany round about, τινί Q.S. 1.47.

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