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εἰσβάλλω

εἰσβάλλω, to throw into, put into

εἰσβάλλω,
  • throw into, ἄνδρα εἰς ἕρκη S. Aj. 60; εἰς πῆμα A. Pr. 1075; φάρμακα ἐς φρέατα Th. 2.48; ἐσ. στρατιὴν ἐς Μίλητον throw an army into the Milesian territory, Hdt. 1.14; ἐσ. ὗς ἐς [τὴν ἄρουραν] Id. 2.14, cf. E. El. 79; πρόβατα IG 12(1).677.31 (Rhodes, iii B.C.): c. dupl. acc., βοῦς πόντον εἰσεβάλλομεν were driving them to the sea, E. IT 261:— Med., put on board oneʼs ship, ἐς τὴν νέα Hdt. 1.1, cf. 6.95: abs., Th. 8.31.
    • II ἐσ. τὴν στρατιὴν ἐς.., of an invasion, Hdt. 1.18: but usually without στρατιάν, throw oneself into, make an inroad into, ἐς Μίλητον ib. 15, cf. 16, Th. 2.47, etc.; ἐσβάλλειν ἐς τοὺς ὁπλίτας to fall upon them, Id. 6.70; πρὸς πόλιν ἐσβάλλειν make an assault upon it, Id. 4.25: abs., Ar. Ach. 762; of disease, come on, Aret. CD 1.1, al.: enter a country, εὶς τὸν τόπον Thphr. HP 9.7.1: poet. c. acc., χῶρον εἰ. E. Hipp. 1198; λέπας Id. Ba. 1045; come upon, fall in with, Βρομίου πόλιν ἔοιγμεν εἰσβαλεῖν Id. Cyc. 99: abs., ἤφριζον, εἰσέβαλλον ἱππικαὶ πνοαί the horseʼs breath was foaming, was close upon them, S. El. 719.
      • 2 of rivers, empty themselves into, fall into, ἐς τὰ ἀρχαῖα (sc. ῥέεθρα) Hdt. 1.75, cf. 4.48, al., Arist. Mete. 351a10, Plb. 4.41.1; ἐσ. ἐς τὸν Εὐφρήτην ποταμὸν τὸ ῥέεθρον Hdt. 1.179.
      • 3 of ships, make entrance (sc. εἰς Πόντον), Syngr. ap. D. 35.13.
      • 4 abs., begin, ἀπό τινος Sch. Pi. N. 7.1; εἰς λόγον Olymp. in Mete. 102.12; κατὰ τὸ ἔαρ εἰσβάλλον Gal. 18(1).470.

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