ἐπορούω

ἐπορούω, Ep. Verb,

• spring at, in hostile sense, τῷ δὲ Μέγης ἐπόρουσεν Il. 15.520: abs., ἐπόρουσε κύων ὥς ib. 579.
• • • 2 Τυδεΐδῃ δʼ ἐπόρουσε θεά sprang to his side, 5.793; ὅτε οἱ γλυκὺς ὕπνος λυσιμελὴς ἐπόρουσε came suddenly upon him, Od. 23.343.
    • 3 spring upon, c. acc., ἅρμʼ ἐπορούσας Il. 17.481.

ἐπορούω, = ἐπόρνυμαι, Hom. oft, τινί, gew. im feindlichen Sinne, τῷ δὲ μέγης ἐπόρουσε Il. 15.520 ; ohne Casus, Ἀντίλοχος δʼ ἐπόρουσε κύων ὥς ibd. 579 ; – ohne feindliche Nebenbedeutung, Τυδείδῃ δʼ ἐπόρουσε θεά – Ἀθήνη Il. 23.232, wie vom Schlaf ὅτε οἱ γλυκὺς ὕπνος ἐπόρουσε, als ihn der Schlaf (schnell) überfiel, Od. 23.343 ; auch c. acc., ἅρμʼ ἐπορούσας, indem er auf den Wagen sprang. Il. 17.481.

ἐπορούω

[ἐπ-, ἐπι- 11.]

• • 1

    To rush at a foe, make an attack or assault: τρὶς ἐπόρουσεν Il. 5.436, Il. 16.784, Il. 20.445. Cf. Il. 3.379, Il. 13.541, Il. 16.330, Il. 20.284, 442, Il. 21.33, Il. 22.138.

    To rush up in order to strip a fallen foe: ἐπόρουσε καὶ αἴνυτο τεύχεα Il. 11.580. Cf. Il. 13.550, Il. 15.579.

  • 2

    With dat.

  • • a

      To rush at, attack, assail: αἰνείᾳ Il. 5.432. Cf. Il. 4.472, Il. 11.256, Il. 15.520, 525, Il. 16.320, Il. 21.144, 392.

    • b

      To rush or speed to or towards as a helper: Τυδεΐδῃ Il. 5.793.

    • c

      Of sleep, to come irresistibly, fall, upon: Ὀδυσσῆϊ Od. 23.343.

  • 3

    To rush to (and mount) (a chariot).

    With acc.: ἅρμʼ ἐπορούσας Il. 17.481.

[ἐπορούω v. l. O. 8.40 v. ἐσορούω]

ἐπορούω , aor. ἐπόρουσα: rush upon, hasten to; τινί, usually in hostile sense, but not always, Il. 5.793; w. acc., ἅρμα, Il. 17.481; met., ὕπνος, ‘came swiftly upon,’ Od. 23.343.

ἐπορούω fut. σω

• to rush violently at or upon, c.dat., Il.; absol., Il.: to rush after, i. e. to seek him, Il.; of sleep, to overtake, Od.