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ἀμφιέπω

ἀμφιέπω, to go about, be all round, encompass

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ἀμφιέπεσκʼ imperfect active indicative 3rd singular of ἀμφιέπω

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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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