ἐπιχέω
ἐπιχέω, to pour water over
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ἐπίχει Verb: present active imperative 2nd singular, Verb: imperfect active indicative 3rd singular of ἐπιχέω
- pour over, χέρνιβα δʼ ἀμφίπολος προχόῳ ἐπέχευε..νίψασθαι Od. 1.136, etc.; in full, χερσὶν ὕδωρ ἐπιχεῦαι Il. 24.303; χερσὶ δʼ ἐφʼ ὕδωρ χευάντων Od. 4.213, etc.; also οἴνῳ ἐπιχεῖν ὕδωρ X. Oec. 17.9.
- 2 metaph., τοῖσι δʼ ἐφʼ ὕπνον ἔχευε Il. 24.445; Τρῶες δʼ ἐπὶ δούρατʼ ἔχευαν 5.618; ἀνέμων ἐπʼ ἀϋτμένα χεῦε Od. 3.289; θρῆνον pour a lament over one, Pi. I. 8(7).64 (tm.); ὀδμήν A.R. 2.191 (tm.); βλασφημιῶν ἐ. (gen. partit.) Luc. JTr. 35.
- 3 of solids, heap up, θανόντι χυτὴν ἐπὶ γαῖαν ἔχευαν Od. 3.258, cf. Il. 23.256; ἐπὶ σῆμʼ ἔχεεν 6.419:—Med., ὕπερθʼ ἐπὶ σῆμα χέεσθαι A.R. 3.205.
- II pour in, ἀπαντλοῦντα καὶ ἐ. Pl. R. 407d; ἓν ἀγαθὸν ἐπιχέασα, τρίʼ ἐπαντλεῖ κακά Diph. 107 codd. Stob.; fill a cup, Ναννοῦς καὶ Λύδης ἐπίχει δύο AP 12.168 (Posidipp.).
- B Med., pour or throw over oneself, χύσιν δʼ ἐπεχεύατο φύλλων Od. 5.487; κατακλιθεὶς ἐπιχείσθω τὴν πέριξ ἄμμον Antyll. ap. Orib. 10.8.4; ἐπεχεύατο πήχεε παιδί she threw her arms round the boy, A.R. 1.268; but πολλὴν ἐπεχεύατο ὕλην for himself, Od. 5.257.
- 2 pour itself over, Q.S. 14.604.
- 3 anoint oneself, ἀπὸ δείπνου Test.Epict. 4.22.
- II have poured out for one to drink, ἐ. ἄκρατόν τινος drink it to any oneʼs health or honour, esp. of lovers’ toasts, Theoc. 14.18, cf. Antiph. 81.2 codd. Ath.; ἔρωτος ἀκράτω (gen. partit.) ἐπεχεῖτο Theoc. 2.152; also simply ἐπιχεῖσθαί τινος Phylarch. 31J.
- C Pass., to be poured over, ἰλύος ἐπιχυθείσης X. Oec. 17.12: metaph., τοῖς Ἑλληνικοῖς ὀνόμασι τῶν Ἰταλικῶν ἐπικεχυμένων Plu. Rom. 15.
- 2 metaph., of a crowd, stream on or in pursuit, ἐπέχυντο (Ep. aor. 2 Pass.) Il. 15.654; ἀνὰ νῆας 16.295; so, come like a stream over, τοῖσι ἐναντίοισι ἐπιχυθέντας..μῦς ἀρουραίους Hdt. 2.141; τοσούτων μοι πραγμάτων ἐπικεχυμένων Theopomp.Hist. 217c.
- 3 to be poured in as an addition, τοῦ νῦν ἐπικεχυμένου λόγου, of the discussion, that has now been started, Pl. Plt. 302c; ὁ νυνδὴ λόγος ἡμῖν ἐπιχυθείς Id. Lg. 793b.
- II to be drowned in, ἰχθῦς νάπυϊ ἐπικεχυμένους Luc. Asin. 47.
1. met acc.
a. act. gieten over, schenken in, met acc. en dat., met acc. en
b. med. over zich uitstorten:
2. intrans., med.-pass. toestromen, zich storten op:
[ἐπι- 12 15.]
3 sing. aor. ἐπέχευε Od. 1.136, Od. 4.52, Od. 7.172, Od. 10.368, Od. 15.135, Od. 17.91.
Infin. ἐπιχεῦαι Il. 24.303.
3 sing. aor. mid. ἐπεχεύατο Od. 5.257, 487.
3 pl. aor. pass. ἐπέχυντο Il. 15.654, Il. 16.295.
- 1
To pour over a person’s hands: χέρνιβα Od. 1.136 = Od. 4.52 = Od. 7.172 = Od. 10.368 = Od. 15.135 = Od. 17.91.
- 2
To pour over (the hands).
With dat.: χερσὶν ὕδωρ Il. 24.303.
- 3
In mid., to pile up on oneself, cover oneself with: χύσιν ἐπεχεύατο φύλλων Od. 5.487.
To pile up or dispose against something: πολλὴν ἐπεχεύατο ὕλην Od. 5.257 (i.e., app., set it outside the wicker-work as additional protection).
- 4
In pass., of persons, to stream or be spread over an indicated or specified space: τοὶ δʼ ἐπέχυντο Il. 15.654. Cf. Il. 16.295.
- 1
- 1pour upon met. ἐπὶ θρῆνόν τε πολύφαμον ἔχεαν (Er. Schmid: ἔχευαν cod.: sc. over Achillesʼ body) I. 8.58
ἔλαιον καλὸν καθαρὸν ῥαφάνινον ἐπίχεε παιδὶ ἀφθόρῳ γυμναζομένῳ
vierte buen aceite puro de rábanos sobre un niño puro entrenado
τινὲς δὲ καὶ τῷ θυμιατηρίῳ ἐπιχέουσι τοῦ ἐλαίου
algunos vierten aceite también sobre el incensario
- Ito pour water over the hands, Hom., Attic:—metaph. to pour or shed over, ὕπνον τινί, etc., Hom.
- 2of solids, like χώννυμι, Hom.
- BMid. to pour or throw over oneself or for himself, Od.
- IIto have poured out for one to drink, ἐπ. ἄκρατόν τινος to drink it to any oneʼs health, Theocr.
- CPass. to be poured over, Xen.: aor1 ἐπεχύθην [ῠ], perf. -κέχυμαι:—metaph., of a crowd of persons, to stream to a place, ἐπέχυντο (Epic aor2 pass.), Il.:— to come like a stream over, Hdt.