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ἐπιμένω

ἐπιμένω, to stay on, tarry

ἐπιμένω,
  • stay on, tarry, abs., Il. 19.142, Od. 17.277; ἐπιμεῖναι ἐς αὔριον 11.351; ἄγε νῦν ἐπίμεινον, Ἀρήϊα τεύχεα δύω do you wait, and I will put on my armour, Il. 6.340; also ἐ. ἐνὶ μεγάροισιν . . ὄφρα . . Od. 4.587; ἐ. ἵνα . . h.Cer. 160, Ar. Nu. 196; so ἐ. ἐς τε . . X. An. 5.5.2: after Hom., remain in a place, ἐ. ἐν τῇ πόλει And. 1.75, etc.; ἐπὶ τῇ στρατιᾷ X. An. 7.2.1.
      • 2 abs., remain in place, continue as they are, of things, Th. 4.4, Pl. Phd. 80c, X. Cyn. 6.4; keep oneʼs seat, of a horseman, Id. Cyr. 1.4.8; stay behind in a place, Str. 10.2.24.
      • 3 continue in a pursuit, ἐπὶ τῇ ζητήσει, ἐπὶ λόγῳ, Pl. La. 194a, Tht. 179e; ἐπὶ τοῖς δοξαζομένοις Id. R. 490b; ἐπὶ τοῦ κακουργήματος D. 24.86; ἐπὶ τῆς πολιορκίας Plb. 1.77.1; c. dat., persist in, τῇ ἀπονοία PTeb. 424.4 (iii A.D.); continue treatment, ἐ. βοηθήματι Herod.Med. in Rh.Mus. 58.83; cleave to, μιᾷ γυναικί PSI 3.158.26 (iii A.D.): also c. part., ἐ. ἐπὶ τῶν ἵππων ὀρθὸς ἑστηκώς Pl. Men. 93d, cf. Ev.Jo. 8.7; spend time over, ὑποδείγμασι A.D. Synt. 166.14.
      • 4 abide by, ταῖς σπονδαῖς dub. l. in X. HG. 3.4.6.
      • 5 endure, τοῖς συμβεβηκόσι Sor. 1.3.
    • II c. acc., await, be in store for, τινά E. Supp. 624 (lyr.), v.l. in Id. Ph. 223 (lyr.), cf. Pl. R. 361d: c. aor. inf., ἐ. τι τελεσθῆναι Th. 3.2; μὴ ʼπιμεῖναι τοὐμὸν ὀξῦναι στόμα not to wait so as to . ., S. Tr. 1176: c. fut. inf., Th. 3.26.

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