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ἀμπέχω

ἀμπέχω, to surround, cover

ἀμπ-έχω (dissimil. fr. ἀμφέχω), Semon. 12 (dub.), A. Pers. 848, S. (v. infr.), later ἀμφέχω AP 7.693 (Apollonid.), IG 12(3).220 (Thera), Aret. CA 1.4, etc.; Med., ἀμφέχετο A.R. 1.324; also ἀμπ-ίσχω E. Hipp. 192, Supp. 165: Ep. impf. ἄμπεχον Od. 6.225 (late ἄμφεχον Q.S. 3.6, 5.106): fut. ἀμφέξω E. Cyc. 344: aor. 2 ἤμπεσχον Ar. Lys. 1156, etc.:—Med., ἀμπέχομαι Ar. (v. infr. II.2); ἀμπίσχομαι E. Hel. 422, 3 pl. ἀμπισχνοῦνται Ar. Av. 1090: impf. ἠμπειχόμην Pl. Phd. 87b, Ep. ἀμφεχόμην A.R. 1.324: fut. ἀμφέξομαι Pherecr. 7 D., Philetaer. 19: aor. 2 ἠμπεσχόμην E. Med. 1159, Ar. Th. 165, 2 sg. subj. ἀμπίσχῃ E. IA 1439, part. ἀμπισχόμενος Ar. V. 1150.—The aor. forms, ἀμπισχεῖν, ἀμπισχών, are sts. falsely written (as if pres.) ἀμπίσχειν, ἀμπίσχων:
    • I surround, cover, enclose, ἅλμη οἱ νῶτα ἄμπεχεν Od. 6.225; κυνῆ πρόσωπα Θεσσαλίς νιν ἀμπέχει S. OC 314, cf. A. l.c.: metaph., ἀ. τινὰ σμικρότητι invest one with . ., Pl. Prt. 320e: abs., σκότος ἀμπίσχων surrounding darkness, E. Hipp. 192; κρυπτὸν ἀμπισχὼν δόρυ, of the wooden horse, Id. Tr. 12; τὰ ἀμπέχοντα ὑμένια Aret. SA 2.2.
      • 2 embrace, γόνυ σὸν ἀμπίσχειν χερί E. Supp. 165.
    • II put round, esp. put clothes and the like on another, c. dupl. acc., κρίβανόν μʼ ἀμπίσχετε Ar. V. 1153, cf. Ra. 1063, Lys. 1156: with prep., τοίχοισιν δʼ ἔπι ἤμπισχεν . . ὑφάσματα put them all over . ., E. Ion 1159: metaph., ἡ βασιλικὴ τέχνη δούλους καὶ ἐλευθέρους ἀμπίσχουσα Pl. Plt. 311c.
      • 2 Med., put round oneself, put on, πέπλους E. Med. 1159; wear, τὸ τῆς γυναικὸς ἀμπέχει χιτώνιον Ar. Ec. 374; λευκὸν ἀμπέχει;; do you wear a white cloak? Id. Ach. 1023; χλαίνας οὐκ ἀμπις χνοῦνται Id. Av. 1090; καλῶς ἠμπίσχετο was well dressed, Id. Th. 165; ἐπʼ ἀριστερὰ ἀ. Id. Av. 1567; ἀμπεχόμενοι with their cloaks on, opp. γυμνοί (cf. γυμνός I.5), Pl. Grg. 523c, Arist. Pr. 867a19; ἄνω τοῦ γόνατος ἀ. wear a tunic not reaching to the knee, Philetaer. l.c.; περιττῶς ἀ. to be gorgeously dressed, Plu. Demetr. 41: c. dat., clothe or cover oneself with (v. ἔκβολος), E. Hel. 422.

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