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ἐποχέομαι

ἐποχέομαι, to be carried upon, ride upon

ἐποχέομαι, Pass. with fut. (and in Nonn. D. 45.322, aor.) Med.,
  • be carried upon, ride upon, οὐ μὰν ὑμῖν γε (the horses of Achilles) καὶ ἅρμασι δαιδαλέοισιν Ἕκτωρ..ἐποχήσεται Il. 17.449, cf. Arr. Tact. 17.1; ἐφʼ ἵππῳ Paus. 6.20.16: abs., κάμηλον ὥστε ἐποχεῖσθαι a camel to ride on, X. Cyr. 7.1.49; of a fractured bone, rest or ride on the adjoining one, Hp. Art. 15; com., ἐμβάταις ὑψηλοῖς ἐ. to be mounted on high shoes, Luc. Salt. 27; ἡ κωμῳδία ἀναπαίστοις ἐ. Id. Prom.Es 6.
      • 2 float upon, [ἡ γῆ] ἐ. τῷ ἀέρι Placit. 3.15.8; float on the surface, Gal. 7.604, Aët. 5.137.
      • 3 metaph., of a higher power, transcend the lower, [θεὸν] -ούμενον τῇ νοητῇ φύσει Plot. 1.1.8; θεοὶ τοῖς δαίμοσιν ἄνωθεν -ούμενοι Procl. in Alc. p.69 C.; θεία ἀρετὴ ἐπὶ ἀνθρωπίνην ἐ. Hierocl. in CA 20 p.463 M.
        • b to be borne upon, employ as a vehicle or medium, Plot. 4.5.6; τῇ οὐσίᾳ Dam. Pr. 89, cf. 5.
        • c hover over, brood over, play about, Plot. 2.2.3, 2.5.5, 4.3.7.

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