ἐφάλλομαι
ἐφάλλομαι, to spring upon, assail
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ἐφήλατο Verb: aorist middle indicative 3rd singular of ἐφάλλομαι
- spring upon, so as to attack, c. dat., Ἀστεροπαίῳ ἐπᾶλτο Il. 21.140, cf. 13.643; Τρώεσσιν ἐπάλμενος 11.489, etc.; ἐπάλμενος ὀξέϊ δουρί ib. 421, cf. Od. 14.220: without hostile sense, c. gen., ἵππων ἐπιάλμενος having leaped upon the chariot, Il. 7.15; κύσσε . . μιν . . ἐπιάλμενος Od. 24.320; of fame, ἐς Αἰθίοπας ἐπᾶλτο Pi. N. 6.50: rare in Prose, ἐπὶ τὸν οὐδὸν ἐ. (a Homeric reminiscence) Pl. Ion 535b; ἐπὶ τὰν χῆρα IG l.c.; ἐπί τινας Act.Ap. 19.16; ἵπποις Plu. Coniug. 2.139b; θαλάττης Alciphr. 1.10; ζῴῳ, in hostile sense, Philum. Ven. 33.3; εἰς τοὐπίσω ἐ., of an exercise, Gal. 6.145: metaph., of the spirit of prophecy, LXX l.c.
[ἐφ-, ἐπι- 11 12.]
3 sing. aor. ἐπᾶλτο Il. 13.643, Il. 21.140.
Pple. ἐπιάλμενος Od. 24.320. ἐπάλμενος Il. 7.260, Il. 11.421, 489, Il. 12.404, Il. 13.529, 531: Od. 14.220.
Acc. masc. ἐπιάλμενον Il. 7.15.
Pl. masc. ἐπάλμενοι Od. 22.305.
- 1
To leap or spring to or towards a person: κύσσε μιν ἐπιάλμενος Od. 24.320.
- 2
In hostile sense, to leap or spring at or upon a foe: οὔτασεν ἐπάλμενος Il. 11.421. Cf. Il. 7.260, Il. 12.404, Il. 13.529, 531: Od. 14.220.
Of birds of prey Od. 22.305.
- 3
To leap or spring at or upon (a foe).
With dat.: μενελάῳ Il. 13.643. Cf. Il. 11.489, Il. 21.140.
- 4
To leap or spring on to, mount.
With genit.: ἵππων ἐπιάλμενον (just as he had . . .) Il. 7.15.
- 1
- 1ἀνὰ δʼ ἔπαλτʼ O. 13.72) N. 6.50 v. πάλλω.]
- Dep.:— to spring upon, assail, c. dat., Τρώεσσιν ἐπάλμενος Il.:—also, without hostile sense, c. gen., ἐπιάλμενος ἵππων having leaped upon the chariot, Il.