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ἐπιφράζω

ἐπιφράζω, to say besides

ἐπιφράζω,
  • say besides, Hdt. 1.179 (Bekk. ἔτι φράσαι ; for ἐπέφραδε v. sub φράζω); ἐπέφρασεν is prob. f.l. for ἐπεφράσατʼ in Orph. Fr. 257.
    • II elsewh. only in Med., mostly aor. 1, and (in same sense) Pass. aor. 1 ἐπεφράσθην:
      • 1 c. inf., think of doing, take into oneʼs head to do, οἷον δὴ τὸν μῦθον ἐπεφράσθης ἀγορεῦσαι Od. 5.183; τὸ μὲν οὔ τις ἐπεφράσατʼ.., ἐξερύσαι δόρυ Il. 5.665.
      • 2 c. acc., devise, contrive, ὑμῖν δʼ ἐπιφράσσετʼ ὄλεθρον Od. 15.444; κακὴν ἐπεφράσσατο τέχνην Hes. Th. 160 (s.v.l.); ἐπιφράζεται τοιάδε Hdt. 6.61; ἀμήχανον ἐξευρεῖν καὶ -φράσασθαι Id. 1.48; [γάμον] Theoc. 22.166: abs., ὧδε ἐπιφρασθείς having come to this conclusion, Hdt. 4.200; ἐπιφρασθεῖσα αὐτή by her own mother wit, Id. 7.239.
      • 3 notice, observe, Ἀλκίνοος δέ μιν οἶος ἐπεφράσατʼ ἠδʼ ἐνόησεν Od. 8.94; ἐ. τινὰ ποιέοντα Heraclit. 5: c. acc., Arr. An. 4.8.2, etc.; ὅσσον.. Il. 21.410; ὅτι.. Arr. Ind. 27.8; ἐ. κατὰ θυμόν h.Ap. 402; recognize, ἵνα μή μιν ἐπιφρασσαίατʼ Ἀχαιοί Od. 18.94; acquaint oneself with, take cognisance of, ὡς..ἐπιφρασσαίατο βουλήν Il. 2.282, cf. 13.741; ἐ. ὅκως.. imagine how.., Hdt. 5.9.

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