ἐπαΐσσω

ἐπαΐσσω, Ep. aor. ἐπήϊξα Od. 10.322, Iterat. ἐπαϊξασκε Il. 17.462: contr. ἐπᾴσσω, Att. ἐπᾴττω, fut. -ᾴξω:—

• rush at or upon: c. gen. (never in Od.), ἵππων ἐπαΐξαι rush at them, Il. 5.263; νεῶν 13.687.
• • • 2 c. dat. pers., Κίρκῃ ἐπαΐξαι rush upon her, Od. 10.295: in Il. only c. dat. instrum., ξίφει, δουρὶ ἐ., 5.584, 10.369, etc.; so μοι . . ἐπήϊσσον μελίῃσιν Od. 14.281.
    • 3 c. acc., assail, assault, Ἕκτορα Il. 23.64; τεῖχος 12.308 (never so in Od.):—Med., ἐπαΐξασθαι ἄεθλον rush at (i.e. seize upon) the prize, Il. 23.773.
    • 4 abs. (so usu. in Hom.), of a hawk, ταρφέʼ ἐπαϊσσει makes frequent swoops, 22.142; of the wind, ἐπαΐξας . . ἐκ νεφελάων 2.146, etc.; σῦς ἐπαΐσσων βίᾳ B. 5.116, cf. Ar. Ach. 1171 (lyr.); ἐπᾴξας ἐς δόμους S. Aj. 305; rare in Prose, as Pl. Tht. 190a (metaph.), Arist. HA 629b25:—also Med., χειμῶνος μέλλοντος ἐπαΐσσεσθαι ὁδοῖο Arat. 1139.
    • 5 τὰ νεῦρα ἐπαΐσσεται ἀμφὶ τὰς φύσιας τῶν ἄρθρων (in the development of the embryo), dub. in Hp. Nat.Puer. 17.
  • II later, with acc. of the Instrument of motion, ἐ. πόδα move with hasty step, E. Hec. 1071 (lyr.); ἐ. ξίφος A.R. 1.1254: —Pass. even in Hom., χεῖρες ὤμων ἀμφοτέρωθεν ἐπαΐσσονται ἐλαφραί they move lightly, Il. 23.628 (v.l. ἀπ-) . [ᾱ- Ep., ᾰ- Att.]

ἐπαΐσσω, att. ἐπᾴσσω, ἐπᾴττω, darauf los-, anstürmen, vom Angriff in der Schlacht, μελίῃσι, ἔγχει u. ä., Il. 10.348, Od. 14.281 ; vom Winde, Il. 2.146 ; Pind. I. 3.24 ; vom Blut, Empedocl. 254 ; von einer Krankheit, Nic. Al. 611. – Ἕκτορα, auf den Hektor losstürmen, Il. 23.64, wie τεῖχος 12.308 ; αὖθις ἐς δόμους πάλιν Soph. Aj. 298 ; τινός, ἵππων, νεῶν, gegen die Schiffe, Il. 5.263, 13.687 ; τινί, Κίρκῃ, μοι, Od. 10.295, 322, 14.281 ; δηΐοισι Ap.Rh. 1.75. – Uebh. schnell bewegen, πᾶ πόδʼ ἐπᾴξας ; wohin forteilend, Eur. Hec. 1071 ; so ξίφος παλάμῃ, schwingen, Ap.Rh. 1.1254. Dah. med. sich schnell bewegen, χεῖρες ὤμων, an den Schultern, Il. 23.628 ; ἄεθλον, auf den Kampfpreis losstürzen, 23.773 ; ὁδοῖο Arat. 1138. In Prosa selten, ὀξύτερον ἐπᾴξασα Plat. Theaet. 190a ; Arist. H.A. 9.44.

ἐπαΐσσω

[ἐπ-, ἐπι- 11 14.]

Aor. ἐπήϊξα Od. 10.322.

3 pl. ἐπήϊξαν Il. 23.817: Od. 22.271.

Pple. ἐπαΐξας, -αντος Il. 2.146, Il. 10.345, Il. 13.546, Il. 17.293, etc.: Od. 22.187.

Infin. ἐπαΐξαι Il. 5.263, Il. 7.240, Il. 12.308, Il. 13.513: Od. 10.295.

3 sing. pa. iterative ἐπαΐξασκε Il. 17.462, Il. 18.159.

Aor. infin. mid. ἐπαΐξασθαι Il. 23.773.

• • 1

    To make a rush for.

    With genit.: Αἰνείαο ἵππων Il. 5.263, νεῶν Il. 13.687.

  • 2

    To rush at (in hostile sense).

    With dat.: Ἕκτορι προτὶ Ἴλιον (till he drove him even to . . .) Il. 23.64: Κίρκῃ Od. 10.295, 322, μοι Od. 14.281.

  • 3

    With acc., to rush at (in hostile sense): νῶϊ Il. 5.235, τεῖχος Il. 12.308.

    To rush through, charge: μόθον ἵππων Il. 6.240.

    To make a rush for: Αἰνείαο ἵππους Il. 5.323.

    In mid.: ἐπαΐξασθαι ἄεθλον Il. 23.773.

  • 4

    Absol., to rush upon or towards a foe: δουρὶ ἐπαΐσσων Il. 10.369 = Il. 11.361. Cf. Il. 3.369, Il. 5.98, 584, Il. 10.345, 348, Il. 12.191, Il. 13.546, Il. 17.293, 462, Il. 18.159, Il. 23.817: Od. 22.187, 271.

    So ἐπαΐξαι μεθʼ ἑὸν βέλος Il. 13.513.

    Of a hawk swooping on its prey Il. 22.142.

    Of a rushing wind Il. 2.146.

  • 5

    Absol., of limbs, to have their movements, dart forth.

    In mid.: χεῖρες ὤμων ἐπαΐσσονται (from the . . .) Il. 23.628 (v.l. ἀπαΐσσονται).

For Pindar, see also: ἐπαίσσω

ἐπαΐσσω , ipf. ἐπήϊσσον, aor. ἐπήῖξα, iter. -ᾱΐξασκε, inf. -ᾱῖξαι, mid. ἐπᾱΐσσονται, fut. inf. -ᾱΐξεσθαι: dart or spring at or upon; usually in hostile sense, abs., and w. gen. or dat. of the person or thing attacked; of the wind, ἐπᾱΐξᾱς, ‘darting down upon’ the sea, Il. 2.146; ἐπᾱΐσσοντα νεῶν, Il. 13.687, Il. 5.263; Κίρκῃ ἐπᾱῖξαι, Od. 10.295, 322; w. acc. of end of motion, ἐπᾱῖξαι μόθον ἵππων, Il. 7.240; mid., subjective, χεῖρες, ‘play’ lightly, Il. 23.628; ‘dart in’ for the prize, Il. 23.773.

ἐπαΐσσω fut. ΐξω contr. Attic -ᾴσσω or -ττω fut. -ᾴξω

• • Ito rush at or upon, c. gen., Il.
  • • 2c. dat. pers. to rush upon her, Od.
    • 3c. acc. to assail, assault, Ἕκτορα Il.:—Mid., ἐπαΐξασθαι ἄεθλον to rush at (i. e. seize upon) the prize, Il.
    • 4absol., of a hawk, ταρφέʼ ἐπαΐσσει makes frequent swoops, Il.; of the wind, Il., Attic
  • IIlater, ἐπ. πόδα to move with hasty step, Eur.:—Pass., χεῖρες ἐπαΐσσονται they move lightly, Il.