ἐπιφράζω
ἐπιφράζω, to say besides
- 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.
1. bedenken, met acc.:
2. bemerken, letten op, herkennen:
[ἐπι- 5.]
2 sing. aor. mid. ἐπεφράσω Il. 21.410.
3 sing. ἐπεφράσατο Il. 5.665: Od. 8.94, 533.
3 sing. subj. ἐπιφράσσεται Od. 15.444.
1 pl. opt. ἐπιφρασσαίμεθα Il. 13.741.
3 pl. ἐπιφρασσαίατο Il. 2.282: Od. 18.94.
2 sing. aor. pass. ἐπεφράσθης Od. 5.183.
In mid. and pass.
- 1
To think of, have the wit to do: τὸ οὔ τις ἐπεφράσατο, μηροῦ ἐξερύσαι δόρυ (it did not occur to them) Il. 5.665.
- 2
To take (counsel): ἐπιφρασσαίμεθʼ ἂν βουλήν Il. 13.741.
- 3
To think of, have the wit to think of, devise: τὸν μῦθον ἀγορεῦσαι Od. 5.183 (the infin. complementary).
To devise, contrive: ὑμῖν ὄλεθρον Od. 15.444.
- 4
To mark, note something regarding: Ἀλκίνοός μιν οἶος ἐπεφράσατο Od. 8.94 = 533, ἵνα μή μιν ἐπιφρασσαίατʼ Ἀχαιοί (lest he should betray himself) Od. 18.94.
To mark, get into one’s head.
With dependent clause: οὐκ ἐπεφράσω ὅσσον ἀρείων εὔχομʼ ἔμεναι Il. 21.410.
To get cognizance of, learn, hear: βουλήν Il. 2.282.
- 1
- 1devise ἀοιδ[ὰν κ]αὶ ἁρμονίαν αὐ[λοῖς ἐ]πεφράς[ατο fr. 140b. 3.
- Ito say besides, Hdt.
- IIMid., with aor1 mid. ἐπεφρασάμην and pass. ἐπεφράσθην:
- 1c. inf. to think of doing, take into oneʼs head to do, Hom.
- 2c. acc. to think on, devise, contrive, Od., Hdt.:—absol., ὧδε ἐπιφρασθείς having come to this conclusion, Hdt.; ἐπιφρασθεῖσα αὐτή by her own mother wit, Hdt.
- 3to notice, observe, Hom.:— to recognise, Od.:— to acquaint oneself with, take cognisance of, Il.