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ἐπάγω

ἐπάγω, to bring on

ἐπάγω [ᾰ],
  • bring on, οἷον ἐπʼ ἦμαρ ἄγῃσι πατήρ Od. 18.137; ἐ. πῆμά τινι Hes. Op. 242; νύκτʼ Id. Th. 176; ἐλεύθερον ἦμαρ Bacis ap. Hdt. 8.77; ἄτην ἐπʼ ἄτῃ A. Ch. 404 (lyr.), cf. S. Aj. 1189 (lyr.); κινδύνους τινί Is. 8.3; πόλεμον ἐπὶ τὰς Θήβας Aeschin. 3.140; νόσους γῆράς τε ἐ. Pl. Ti. 33a; πάθος ἐ. Hp. Morb.Sacr. 3.
      • 2 set on, urge on, as hunters do dogs, ἐπάγοντες ἐπῇσαν (sc. κύνας) Od. 19.445, cf. X. Cyn. 10.19:— in Med., ib. 6.25.
        • b lead on an army against the enemy, Ἄρη τινί A. Pers. 85 (lyr.); τὴν στρατιήν Hdt. 1.63, cf. 7.165; τὸ δεξιὸν κέρας Ar. Av. 353; στρατόπεδον Th. 6.69; τινὰ ἐπί τινα Id. 8.46: intr., march against, τισί Plb. 2.29.2: abs., dub. in Luc. Hist.Conscr. 21: metaph., Diph. 44 (nisi leg. ἐπῇττε).
        • c quicken the pace, Ar. Eq. 25, Nu. 390, Pl. Cra. 420d; θάττονα ῥυθμὸν ἐ. X. Smp. 2.22.
      • 3 lead on by persuasion, influence, Od. 14.392, Th. 1.107; ἐλπὶς ἥ σʼ ἐπήγαγεν E. Hec. 1032: c. inf., induce one to do, ib. 260, Isoc. 14.63:—Pass., οἷς ἐπαχθέντες ὑμεῖς D. 5.10 (cod. S).
      • 4 bring in, invite as aiders or allies, τὸν Πέρσην Hdt. 9.1, cf. 8.112; τὸν Π. ἐπὶ τοὺς Ἕλληνας Epist. Phil. ap. D. 12.7; Μήδους Ar. Th. 365 (v. infr. II.2.
      • 5 bring to a place, bring in, S. Tr. 378, E. Ph. 905; ἅμαξαι . . τοὺς λίθους ἐπῆγον Th. 1.93:—Med., draw in nourishment, of roots, Thphr. HP 1.1.9:— Pass., τροφὰ ἐπάγεται τῷ σώματι Ti.Locr. 102b.
      • 6 bring in, supply, ἐπιτήδεια Th. 7.60; τὰ ἐκ τῶν διωρύχων ἐ. νάματα Pl. Criti. 118e; λίμνην . . εἰς τὴν ἅλμην Ephipp. 5.12: metaph., ἐπάγει ἡ ψυχὴ τὸ ἓν ἄλλῳ Plot. 6.9.1.
      • 7 lay on or apply to one, ἐ. κέντρον πώλοις, of a charioteer, E. Hipp. 1194; ἐ. πληγὴν ἐπί τινα LXX Is. 10.24; ἐ. ζημίαν, = ἐπιτιθέναι, Luc. Anach. 11; ἔπαγε τὴν γνάθον lay your jaws to it, Ar. V. 370; ἐ. τὴν διάνοιάν τινι apply it, Plu. Per. 1.
      • 8 bring forward, ἐ. ψῆφον τοῖς ξυμμάχοις propose a vote to them, like ἐπιψηφίζειν ἐς . . Th. 1.125, cf. 87; ψῆφος ἐπῆκτό τινι περὶ φυγῆς against him, X. An. 7.7.57, cf. D. 47.28; ἐ. ὅρκον τισί Paus. 4.14.4, cf. IG 9(1).334.13 (Locr.); also ἐ. δίκην, γραφήν τινι, bring a suit against one, Pl. Lg. 881e, D. 18.150; γραφάς, εὐθύνας, εἰσαγγελίας ib. 249; λεγέτω πρότερος ὁ ἐπάγων τὰν δίκαν Foed.Delph.Pell. 1A 10; ἐ. αἰτίαν τινί D. 18.141; αἰτίαν ἐπήγαγέ μοι φόνου ψευδῆ Id. 21.110, cf.114.
        • b introduce a person before the assembly, IG 12(7).389.5, BCH 50.251, etc.
      • 9 bring in over and above, παροψώνημα A. Ag. 1446; τῷ λόγῳ τὸ ἔργον Plu. Lyc. 8:—Pass., τὸ ἐπαγόμενον φωνῆεν the vowel which follows, EM 176.55; ὁ ἐ. ἀγών extraordinary, CIG 3491 (Thyatira).
        • b intercalate days in the year, Hdt. 2.4, D.S. 1.50; αἱ ἐπαγόμεναι, with or without ἡμέραι, intercalated days, ib. 13, Plu. Isid. 2.355e, Inscr.Cypr. 134 H., PStrassb. 91.6, Vett.Val. 20.26, 36.9, etc.
      • 10 in instruction or argument, lead on, τινὰς ἐπὶ τὰ μήπω γιγνωσκόμενα Pl. Plt. 278a:—Pass., ἐπαχθέντων αὐτῶν Aristox. Harm. p.23 M.
        • b esp. in the Logic of Aristotle, teach or convince by induction, ἐπάγοντα ἀπὸ τῶν καθʼ ἕκαστον ἐπὶ τὸ καθόλου καὶ τῶν γνωρίμων ἐπὶ τὰ ἄγνωστα Top. 156a4:—Pass., ἐπαχθῆναι μὴ ἔχοντας αἴσθησιν ἀδύνατον APo. 81b5, cf. 71a21, 24: abs., συλλογιζόμενον ἢ ἐπάγοντα by syllogism or by induction, Id. Rh. 1356b8, cf. Top. 157a21, al.; οὐδʼ ὁ ἐπάγων ἀποδείκνυσιν APo. 91b15.
        • c also ἐ. τὸ καθόλου bring forward, advance: hence, infer the general principle, τῇ καθʼ ἕκαστα ἐπὶ τῶν ὁμοίων ἐπαγωγῇ ἐ. τὸ καθόλου Top. 108b11, cf. SE 174a34; so later, adduce the argument, ὅτι . . Alex.Aphr. in SE 6.2; conclude, infer, Arr. Epict. 4.8.9.
      • 11 ἐ. τὴν κοιλίαν move the bowels, v.l. for ὑπ-, Dsc. 4.157.
    • II Med., bring to oneself, procure or provide for oneself, ἐκ θαλάσσης ὧν δέονται ἐπάξονται Th. 1.81, cf. 6.99: metaph., Ἅιδα φεῦξιν ἐ. devise, invent a means of shunning death, S. Ant. 362 (lyr.); τὴν τῶν ξυμμάχων δούλωσιν Th. 3.10; τῶν . . κακῶν ἐ. λήθην Men. 467.
      • 2 of persons, bring into oneʼs country, bring in or introduce as allies (v. supr. I.4), Hdt. 2.108, Th. 1.3, 2.68, 4.64, al.; οἰκιστὴν ἐ. Hdt. 6.34, cf. 5.67; ἐπιϝοίκους ἐ. Berl.Sitsb. 1927.8 (Locr., v B. C.).
      • 3 μάρτυρας ποιητὰς ἐ. call them in as witnesses, Pl. R. 364c, cf. Lg. 823a, Arist. Metaph. 995a8; ἐ. ποιητὰς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις introduce by way of quotation, Pl. Prt. 347e; τὸν Ἡσίοδον μάρτυρα Id. Ly. 215c; ἐ. μαρτύρια adduce testimonies, X. Smp. 8.34; εἰκόνας ἐ. Id. Oec. 17.15; ὅρκον ἐ. πάντα τὰ ζῷα Porph. Abst. 3.16.
      • 4 bring upon oneself, νύκτα ἐν μεσημβρίᾳ Pl. Lg. 897d; φθόνον X. Ap. 32; συμφορὰν ἐμαυτῷ Lys. 4.19; αὐθαίρετον αὑτοῖς δουλείαν D. 19.259; πράγματα Id. 54.1; ἑαυτοῖς δεσπότην ἐ. τὸν νόμον Pl. Grg. 492b; μητρυιὰν ἐ. κατὰ τῶν ἰδίων τέκνων D.S. 12.12.
      • 5 bring with one, προῖκα πολλήν Nicostr. ap. Stob. 4.22.102.
      • 6 bring over to oneself, win over, τὸ πλῆθος Th. 5.45; τινὰ εἰς εὔνοιαν Plb. 7.14.4: c. acc. et inf., ἐ. τινὰς ξυγχωρῆσαι induce them to concede, Th. 5.41.
      • 7 put in place, λίθον Princeton Exp.Inscr. 1175 (iii A. D.).

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