ἐφέπω

ἐφέπω, Ep. impf. ἔφεπον, iterat. ἐφέπεσκον, Il. 16.732, Od. 12.330: fut. ἐφέψω Il. 21.588: aor. 2 ἐπέσπον A. Pers. 552 (lyr.) (the only place in Trag.), inf. ἐπισπεῖν, part. ἐπισπών (v. infr. III):—

• ply, wield, ἔγχος Pi. P. 6.33.
• • • 2 c. dat. pers., apply, direct towards or against, Πατρόκλῳ ἔφεπε κρατερώνυχας ἵππους Il. 16.732, cf. 724.
    • 3 ply, belabour, lay on to, [ἵππους] μάστιγι 24.326; of warriors, belabour, harass the enemy, 11.177, 22.188; σφεδανὸν ἔφεπʼ ἔγχεϊ 21.542: c. acc. loci, ὣς ἔφεπε κλονέων πεδίον 11.496; of hunters, beat, drive, κορυφὰς ὀρέων Od. 9.121 (but ἄγρην ἐφέπεσκον, . . ἰχθῦς ὄρνιθάς τε plied (ἐνήργουν Sch.) the chase, (hunting) fish and birds, 12.330): abs. metaph., punish, παραιβασίας Hes. Th. 220.
  • II ply or practise a pursuit, ἄλλοι δʼ ἐπὶ ἔργον ἕποιεν Od. 14.195; πόλεμον ἐ. Simon. 142.2 (codd. AP); τερπωλὰς καὶ θαλίας Archil. 13; συμποσίας Pi. P. 4.294; ὅσια καὶ νόμιμα Ar. Th. 675; πολλὰ ἐπέπουσι (v.l. ἐφ-) Hdt. 7.8.αʹ; τὰν Φιλοκτήταο δίκαν ἐ. practising his way, Pi. P. 1.50.
  • • 2 govern, administer, Θήβας A. Pers. 38 (anap.), cf. 552; πόλιας θνητῶν v.l. in Simon. 142.2; Ζεὺς ὥρην ἐφέπων Man. 3.32; face (ply, cope with) a task, οὐδέ κʼ Ἀθήνη τοσσῆσδʼ ὑσμίνης ἐφέποι στόμα Il. 20.359; τοσσούσδʼ ἀνθρώπους ἐφέπειν καὶ πᾶσι μάχεσθαι ib. 357; μαιμώων ἔφεπʼ ἔγχεϊ faced (plied) them with his spear, 15.742.
    • 3 c. acc. loci, haunt, frequent, of gods, nymphs, etc., γαῖαν καὶ βένθεα λίμνης Hes. Th. 366, cf. Pi. P. 1.30, Pae.Delph. 7; of birds, A.R. 2.384; γῆν καὶ θάλασσαν Luc. Trag. 267; visit, σῴζων ἐφέποις ἡμᾶς Aristonous 1.47.
    • 4 molest, follow a woman, Herod. 2.47; cf. ἐφέπειν (-έπτειν cod.)· ἐπακολουθεῖν, Hsch.
  • III come upon, encounter, face, πότμον ἐπίσπῃς, etc. Il. 6.412, etc.; θάνατον καὶ πότμον ἐ. Od. 24.31; θανεῖν καὶ πότμον ἐ. Il. 7.52, Od. 4.562, etc.; κακὸν οἶτον ἐ. 3.134; ὀλέθριον ἦμαρ ἐ. Il. 19.294; ἐ. αἴσιμον ἦμαρ 21.100; reversely, αἰὼν ἔφεπε μόρσιμος Pi. O. 2.10.—The Act. is rare in Att. (v. supr.).
• B Med., ἐφέπομαι (in later Poets ἐφέσπομαι Maiist. 46, Naumach. ap. Stob. 4.23.7, Nonn. D. 16.401, ἐπιέσπομαι Opp. C. 3.272): impf. ἐφειπόμην: fut. ἐφέψομαι S. Ant. 636, ἐπιέψομαι A.R. 2.18: aor. 2 ἐφεσπόμην (but 3 pl. ἐπέσποντ (ο) Pi. P. 4.133), imper. ἐπίσπου, inf. ἐπισπέσθαι: also aor. 1 imper. ἐφεψάσθω (v.l. ἐφαψ-) Theoc. 9.2:—follow, pursue, once in Hom. in hostile sense, ληϊστῆρσιν ἐπισπόμενος Ταφίοισιν Od. 16.426, cf. Hdt. 1.103, 3.54, Th. 4.96, etc.
• • II follow, attend, λαῶν ἔθνος ἐπισπόμενον ἑοῖ αὐτῷ Il. 13.495; ἐπισπέσθαι ποσίν attend on foot, i. e. keep up with, 14.521, cf. Hdt. 3.14, 31, al.; εἰ μή οἱ τύχη ἐπίσποιτο if fortune attend him not, Id. 1.32, etc.; ᾧ χάρις ἐφέσπετο Ar. V. 1278: abs., opp. ἡγεῖσθαι, Th. 3.45.
  • • 2 obey, attend to, ἐπισπόμενοι θεοῦ ὀμφῇ Od. 3.215; ἐπισπόμενοι μένεϊ σφῷ giving the reins to their passion, 14.262; τῇ γνώμῃ τινὸς ἐ. Hdt. 7.10.γʹ; βουλῇ . . ἐπισπέσθαι πατρός A. Eu. 620; [γνώμαις], βουλεύμασι, τῷ δικαίῳ, S. Ant. 636, El. 967, 1037: abs., ὁ ἐπισπόμενος, opp. ὁ πείσας, Th. 3.43; also, agree, approve, εἰ δὲ . . ἐπὶ δʼ ἕσπωνται θεοὶ ἄλλοι Od. 12.349, cf. Pi. P. 4.133.
    • 3 follow an argument, μόγις πως ἐ. Pl. Lg. 644d, cf. Tht. 192e, etc.

ἐφέπω, (ἕπω), impft. ἐφεῖπον, ep. ἔφεπον u. ἐφέπεσκον, fut. ἐφέψω, Il. 21.588, aor. ἐπέσπον, inf. ἐπισπεῖν, partic. ἐπισπών (ἐφεψάσθω bei Theocr. 9.2 ist in ἐφαψάσθω geändert); nachgehen, verfolgen, nachsetzen ; ἃς τοὺς Ἀτρείδης ἔφεπε – αἰὲν ἀποκτείνων τὸν ὀπίστατον Il. 11.177, 496 ; ἦ καὶ μαιμώων ἔφεπʼ ἔγχεϊ 15.742, 21.542 ; ἄγρην ἐφέπεσκον, sie gingen der Beute nach, Od. 12.330 ; bedrängen, in die Enge treiben, angreifen, τοσσούσδʼ ἀνθρώπους ἐφέπειν καὶ πᾶσι μάχεσθαι Il. 20.357, vgl. 494 ; vor sich hertreiben, ἵππους 24.326 ; Πατρόκλῳ ἔφεπε ἵππους, er trieb die Rosse vor sich hin auf den Patroklos los, 16.732 ; ἔγχος, den Speer auf Einen schleudern, Pind. P. 6.33 ; κορυφὰς ὀρέων, vom Jäger, die Gipfel der Berge besuchen, durchstreifen, Od. 9.121 ; πεδίον, durchlaufen, Il. 11.496 ; γαῖαν καὶ βένθεα λίμνης Hes. Th. 365 ; ὄρος Pind. P. 1.30 ; sp.D., νῆσον Ap.Rh. 2.384. – Uebertr., einem Geschäfte nachgehen, es eifrig betreiben, ὑσμίνης στόμα, den Kampf in den vordersten Reihen betreiben, eigtl. wie vorher, die ersten Schlachtreihen durchstreifen, Il. 20.359 ; in tmesi, ἄλλοι δʼ ἐπὶ ἔργον ἕποιεν Od. 14.195 ; πόλεμον Ἄρης ἐφέπει Simonds. 40 (VII.296); so auch συμποσίας Pind. P. 4.294 ; ὅσια Ar. Th. 675 ; τερπωλὰς καὶ θαλίας Archil. bei Plut. aud. poet. 11 ; ähnlich Θήβας Aesch. Pers. 38 ; Ξέρξης δὲ πάντʼ ἐπέσπε δυσφρόνως 544 ; sp.D. in der Anth.; auch Her., πολλὰ ἐπέπουσι 7.8.1. Aber παραιβασίας = bestrafen, Hes. Th. 220. – Bes. πότμον ἐπισπεῖν, sein Geschick betreiben, beschleunigen, sein Geschick, seinen Tod durch eigene Schuld sich zuziehen, oder wie mortem obire, sein Schicksal vollenden, oft bei Hom.; auch θάνατον καὶ πότμον ἐπισπεῖν, θανέειν καὶ πότμον ἐπισπεῖν, u. ähnl. κακὸν οἶτον, ὀλέθριον ἦμαρ, μόρσιμον ἦμαρ ἐπισπεῖν, Od. 3.134, Il. 19.294, 21.100 ; vgl. αἰὼν ἔφεπε μόρσιμος Pind. Ol. 2.10 ; – folgen, nacheifern, δίκαν Φιλοκτήταο Pind. P. 1.50.
Med. nachgehen, folgen, τινί, Il. 13.495, Od. 16.426 ; ποσίν τινι, mit den Füßen folgen können, Il. 14.521 ; ἐπέσποντο Pind. P. 4.133 ; in Prosa, Her. u. Folgde ; auch im feindlichen Sinne, verfolgen, u. übertr., εἰ μή οἱ τύχη ἐπίσποιτο, wenn ihn das Glück nicht begleite, Her. 1.32 ; 7.10.4 ; ᾧ χάρις ἐφέσπετο Ar. Vesp. 1278 ; μόγις μέν πως ἐφέπομαι, d.i. mit der Einsicht folgen, Plat. Legg. I.644d ; ἀδυνατήσασα ἐπισπέσθαι Phaedr. 248c ; – Folge geben, gehorsam sein, θεοῦ ὀμφῇ Od. 3.215, 16.96 ; ἐπισπόμενοι μένεϊ σφῷ, ihrer Leidenschaft folgend, sich durch sie verleiten lassend, 14.262, 17.431 ; βουλῇ πατρός Aesch. Eum. 590 ; γνῶμαι, αἷς ἔγωγʼ ἐφέψομαι Soph. Ant. 632 ; τῷ δικαίῳ El. 1026, vgl. 955 ; ὅ τε πείσας καὶ ὁ ἐπισπόμενος Thuc. 3.43. – Vgl. ἐφέσπομαι.

ἐφέπω 1

[ἐφ-, ἐπι- 5 11 + ἕπω1.]

3 pl. pa. iterative ἐφέπεσκον Od. 12.330.

2 sing. fut. ἐφέψεις Il. 21.588.

Infin. ἐφέψειν Od. 24.471.

Aor. ἐπέσπον Od. 11.197.

3 sing. -ε Od. 3.16, Od. 4.714.

3 pl. -ον Il. 19.294: Od. 3.134, Od. 11.372, 389, Od. 22.317, 416, Od. 24.22.

2 sing. subj. ἐπίσπῃς Il. 6.412, Il. 22.39.

3 sing. -ῃ Il. 2.359, Il. 15.495, Il. 20.337: Od. 4.196.

3 sing. opt. ἐπίσποι Od. 2.250.

Infin. ἐπισπεῖν Il. 7.52, Il. 21.100: Od. 4.562, Od. 5.308, Od. 12.342, Od. 14.274, Od. 24.31.

• • 1

    To direct or drive (horses): ἵππους ἐφέπων κέλευεν Il. 24.326.

  • 2

    To direct or dive (horses) against (a foe).

    With dat.: πατρόκλῳ ἔφεπε ἵππους Il. 16.724. Cf. Il. 16.732.

  • 3

    To deal with, take in hand (foes): τοσσούσδʼ ἀνθρώπους Il. 20.357. Cf. Il. 20.359.

    Absol., to drive off, keep back, the foe Il. 15.742.

  • 4

    To drive before one in flight: Τρῶας Il. 11.177, πεδίον 496 (app. meaning the men and horses flying over it (cf. πεδίον μετεκίαθον 714 cited under μετεκίαθον)). Cf. Il. 20.494, Il. 22.188.

    Absol.: σφεδανὸν ἔφεπεν Il. 21.542.

  • 5

    To go in quest of or pursue (game): ἄγρην Od. 12.330.

    To drive (a place, i.e. the game found there): κορυφὰς ὀρέων Od. 9.121.

  • 6

    With notion of reaching a point, to meet or encounter (one’s fate or the like): ἐπεὶ ἂν σύ γε πότμον ἐπίσπῃς Il. 6.412, ἐπισπεῖν αἴσιμον ἦμαρ Il. 21.100. Cf. Il. 2.359, Il. 7.52, Il. 15.495, Il. 19.294, Il. 20.337, Il. 21.588, Il. 22.39: Od. 2.250, Od. 3.16, 134, Od. 4.196, 562, 714, Od. 5.308, Od. 11.197, 372, 389 = Od. 24.22, Od. 12.342, Od. 14.274, Od. 22.317 = 416, Od. 24.31, 471.

†ἐφέπω2

[ἐφ-, ἐπι- 8 + ἕπω2.]

Only in mid. Aor. pple. ἐπισπόμενος, -ου Il. 13.495: Od. 3.215, Od. 14.262, Od. 16.96, 426, Od. 17.431, Od. 24.183, 338.

Infin. ἐπισπέσθαι Il. 14.521.

• • 1

    To follow in company with, go with, accompany, a person Od. 24.338.

    With dat.: ἑοῖ αὐτῷ Il. 13.495. Cf. Od. 16.426.

  • 2

    to follow up, hang upon, a flying foe: οὔ οἵ τις ὁμοῖος ἐπισπέσθαι ἦεν ἀνδρῶν τρεσσάντων (genit. absol.) Il. 14.521.

  • 3

    With dat., to follow the guidance of, be influenced by (something immaterial): θεοῦ ὀμφῇ Od. 3.215 = Od. 16.96.

    To give oneself up to, yield to (passion): μένεϊ σφῷ Od. 14.262 = Od. 17.431, Od. 24.183.

ἐφέπω (ἐφέπεις; -έπων: impf. ἔφεπε(ν): aor. med. ἐπέσποντο.)

• • a act.
  • • α embrace met., αἰὼν δʼ ἔφεπε μόρσιμος O. 2.10 νῦν γε μὰν τὰν Φιλοκτήταο δίκαν ἐφέπων ἐστρατεύθη P. 1.50
    • β busy oneself with, devote onself to Ζεῦ ὃς τοῦτʼ ἐφέπεις ὄρος P. 1.30 ὁ δʼ ἔφεπεν κραταιὸν ἔγχος wielded P. 6.33 συμποσίας ἐφέπων θυμὸν ἐκδόσθαι πρὸς ἥβαν πολλάκις P. 4.294
  • b follow, give support οἱ δʼ ἐπέσποντʼ P. 4.133
  • c frag. ]εφεπετʼ[ P. Oxy. 2442, fr. 41A. 2. ]ντι κέλευθον ἐπισπησει[ P. Oxy. 2672, fr. 1. 9 ad ?fr. 346.

ἐφέπω , ipf. ἔφεπε, iter. ἐφέπεσκον, fut. ἐφέψεις, aor. ἐπέσπον, opt. ἐπίσποι, inf. ἐπισπεῖν, mid. aor. inf. ἐπισπέσθαι, part. -όμενος: I. act., follow up, pursue, and seemingly causative, Πατρόκλῳ ἔφεπε κρατερώνυχας ἵππους, ‘urge on against,’ Il. 16.724; ὣς τοὺς Ἀτρείδης ἔφεπε, ‘followed up,’ ‘pursued,’ Il. 11.177; (κυνηγέται) κορυφὰς ὀρέων ἐφέποντες, ‘pushing to,’ Od. 9.121; ὑσμίνης στόμα, ‘move over,’ Il. 20.359, Il. 11.496; freq. met., θάνατον καὶ πότμον ἐπισπεῖν, ‘meet’ oneʼs fate; so οἶτον, ὀλέθριον or αἴσιμον ἦμαρ, Od. 3.134, Il. 19.294, Il. 21.100.—II. mid., follow close; τινί, Il. 13.495; ποσίν, ‘in running,’ Il. 14.521; met., ἐπισπόμενοι μένει σφῷ, θεοῦ ὀμφῇ, Od. 14.262, Od. 3.215.

ἐφέπω imperf. Epic ἔφεπον Ionic ἐφέπεσκον fut. ἐφέψω aor2 ἐπέσπον inf. ἐπισπεῖν part. ἐπισπών mid ἐφέπομαι imperf.mid -ειπόμην fut. -έψομαι aor2 -εσπόμην imperat. ἐπί-σπου inf. ἐπι-σπέσθαι

• • Ito go after, follow, pursue, c. acc., Il.
  • IIto drive on, urge on, ἵππους ἐφέπων μάστιγι Il.; and c. dat. pers., Πατρόκλῳ ἔφεπε ἵππους drove them against him, Il.
  • IIIto follow a pursuit, busy oneself about it, c. acc., Hom.; ἐφ. Θήβας to administer, govern it, Aesch.
  • • 2c. acc. loci, to search, explore, traverse, Lat. obire, Hom., Hes.
  • IVto come suddenly upon, encounter, incur, πότμον ἐπισπεῖν Hom.; ὀλέθριον ἦμαρ ἐπ. Il.
• BMid. to follow, pursue, c. dat., Od., Hdt., etc.
• • IIto follow, accompany, attend, Il., Hdt.; ἐπισπέσθαι ποσίν to follow on foot, i. e. keep up with, Hdt.; εἴ οἱ τύχη ἐπίσποιτο if fortune attend him, Hdt.:—absol., Thuc.
  • • 2to obey, attend to, θεοῦ ὀμφῇ Od.; ἐπισπόμενοι μένεϊ σφῷ giving the reins to their passion, Od.; βουλῇ ἐπισπέσθαι πατρός Aesch., etc.:—absol., ὁ ἐπισπόμενος, opp. to ὁ πείσας, Thuc.:—also to agree, approve, in tmesi, ἐπὶ δʼ ἕσπωνται θεοὶ ἄλλοι Od.
    • 3to follow an argument, Plat.