ἕπομαι

ἕπομαι, only in Med., ἕπομαι, impf. εἱπόμην Il. 4.274, al., Hdt. 1.45, Th. 3.10, etc., Ep. also ἑπόμην Od. 2.413, al.: fut. ἕψομαι Il. 10.108, etc.: aor. 2 ἑσπόμην 12.398, al., in moods without ἑ- (v. infr.), imper. σπεῖο 10.285, συνεπί-σπεο Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 20, inf. σπέσθαι Il. 5.423, Od. 22.324, part. σπόμενος Call. Hec. Fr. 260.61 Pf. [updated ref.]; in Prose in compds., ἐπισπέσθαι Pl. Phdr. 248c, ἐπι-σπόμενος Th. 3.43, etc. (Cf. Skt. sacate ‘accompany’, ‘follow’, Lat. sequor, Lith. sèkti ‘followʼ; ἑσπόμην (Ἀρίσταρχος δασύνει Sch. Il. 10.246) fr. ἐ-σπ-όμην, ἐ- (augm.) becoming ἑ- under the influence of ἕπομαι: ἑσπ- does not certainly occur in the moods in Hom.; when found (usu. with v.l. σπ-), it is preceded by an elided vowel, so that σπ- can be read (cf. Ptol.Asc. ap. Sch.Il. l.c.); Pi. O. 8.11, 9.83, 10(11).78, I. 5(4).36 are indecisive (ἑσπ- only cj. in P. 10.17, I. 6(5).17); but ἑσποίμην occurs A.R. 3.35, ἑσπόμενος 1.103, 470, 3.615, 4.434, Mosch. 2.147, pres. indic. ἕσπεται A.R. 4.1607, D.P. 436, 1140, v.l. for ἔρχεται in Od. 4.826: pres. part. ἐφεσπόμενος Maiist. 46: Skt. has a redupl. pres. stem saśc(a)-):—

• Αto be or come after, follow,
• • I of Persons, whether after or in company with, abs., ὁ μὲν ἦρχʼ, ὁ δʼ ἅμʼ ἕσπετο Il. 11.472; ἡγήσατο, τοὶ δʼ ἅμʼ ἕποντο Od. 2.413:—Constr.: c. dat., υἱέϊ σῷ Il. 3.174, cf. 9.428, 10.108, etc.: c. acc., Pi. N. 10.37 (s.v.l.), Luc. Asin. 51; ἕ. ἅμα τινί Il. 2.534, etc.; σοὶ γὰρ ἑψόμεσθʼ ἅμα S. El. 253; with ἅμα doubled, οἵ τοι ἅμʼ αὐτῷ Ἴλιον εἰς ἅμʼ ἕποντο Od. 11.372, cf. 15.541; abs., v. infr. II.2; less freq. ἐπί τινος Apollod.Ath. ap. Ath. 7.281f (v. infr. II.1); ἐπί τινι E. Alc. 1032, X. Cyr. 5.2.1, etc.; ἐπὶ βασιλέα against the king, Id. An. 1.4.14; μετά τινι Il. 18.234; μετά τινα 13.492; μετά τινος Ar. Pl. 823; σύν τινι Od. 7.304, etc.; ὄπισθε Hdt. 1.45, etc.
  • • 2 follow, as attendants, οὐκ οἴη, ἅμα τῇ γε καὶ ἀμφίπολοι δύ’ ἕποντο Od. 1.331, cf. 8.46, etc.; also, escort, attend, by way of honour, θεοὶ δʼ ἅμα πάντες ἕποντο Il. 1.424; νέῳ ὧδε θεοὶ πομπῆες ἕπονται Od. 3.376.
    • 3 in hostile sense, pursue, Il. 11.154, etc.; ἀμφὶ δʼ ἄρʼ αὐτὸν ἕποντο they pressed upon him, ib. 474 (never in Od.); οἱ πελτασταὶ εἵποντο διώκοντες X. An. 5.4.24.
    • 4 keep pace with, ὃς καὶ θνητὸς ἐὼν ἕπεθʼ ἵπποις ἀθανάτοισι Il. 16.154, cf. Od. 6.319: metaph. of a manʼs limbs or strength, γούναθʼ ἕποιτο, δύναμις καὶ χεῖρες ἕπονται, they do his bidding, Il. 4.314, Od. 20.237; ἕπεσθαι τοῖς καιροῖς τοῦ πολέμου Plu. Pomp. 17.
    • 5 follow the motions of another, ὁ δʼ ἑσπόμενος (better δὲ σπ.) πέσε δουρί, of one from whose body a spear is drawn, Il. 12.395; τρυφάλεια ἅμʼ ἕσπετο χειρί the helm went with his hand, i. e. came off in his hand, 3.376; [ἔπαλξις] ἕσπετο, i.e. the battlement came down, 12.398.
    • 6 follow on the track of, τῷ στίβῳ τῶν ἵππων X. An. 7.3.43: abs., ἕπεσθε, ὦ κύνες Id. Cyn. 6.19.
    • 7 follow, obey, νόμῳ Hdt. 5.18, Th. 2.35; τῷ ξυνῷ Heraclit. 2; μηνυτῆρος φραδαῖς A. Eu. 245: abs., Id. Ag. 1053, Hdt. 9.16; accept an invitation, X. Smp. 1.7; ἕ. κακοῖς submit to them, S. Tr. 1074.
    • 8 simply, come near, approach, in imper., ἕπεο προτέρω come on nearer, Il. 18.387, Od. 5.91.
    • 9 follow up, esp. in mind, understand, ἆρʼ ἕπομαί σου τῷ λόγῳ; Pl. Prt. 319a; οὐχ ἕσπου τοῖς λεχθεῖσιν Id. Plt. 280b; οὐχ ἕπομαι τοῖς λεγομένοις Id. Euthphr. 12a.
    • 10 of Time, παραδοῦναι τοῖς ἑπομένοις to succeeding generations, Id. Phlb. 17d.
    • 11 impers., ἕπεται διελθεῖν it follows to.., Arist. EN 1111b5.
    • 12 ἑπόμενα, τά, opp. προηγούμενα, backward points, i.e. those lying on the opposite side of the radius vector of a spiral from the direction of its motion, Archim. Spir. 11 Def. 6.
    • • b Astron., positions following in the daily movement of the heavens, eastward positions, Hipparch. 1.11.5, etc.
  • II of Things, as of bridal presents, ὅσσα ἔοικε φίλης ἐπὶ παιδὸς ἕπεσθαι go with her from the parentʼs house, Od. 1.278, 2.197 (v. supr. 4 and 5).
  • • 2 of honour, glory, etc., τούτῳ.. κῦδος ἅμʼ ἕψεται Il. 4.415; so ἄτη, τιμὴ ἕπεταί τινι, 9.512, 513, ἕπεται παλαιὸς ὄλβος Pi. P. 5.55; πειθὼ δʼ ἕποιτο καὶ τύχη A. Supp. 523, etc.; ἦ οὐ γιγνώσκεις ὅ τοι ἐκ Διὸς οὐχ ἕπετʼ ἀλκή; that no defence attendeth thee from Zeus, Il. 8.140, cf. Pi. N. 11.43, A. Ag. 854.
    • 3 follow upon (i.e. result from), τῇ ἀχαριστίᾳ ἡ ἀναισχυντία ἕ. X. Cyr. 1.2.7, etc.; τὰ ἑπόμενα τῆς τοιαύτης κατακοσμήσεως its consequences, Pl. Plt. 271e, cf. R. 504b; ἑπόμενος, opp. προηγούμενος, consequent (opp. antecedent), Dam. Pr. 115; τὰ ἑ. [μεγέθη] the consequents in a proportion, opp. ἡγούμενα, Euc. 5Def. 11, etc.
    • 4 follow suit, agree with, ἕπεται ὁ λόγος..Κάδμοιο κούραις Pi. O. 2.22; ἕπεται ἐν ἑκάστῳ μέτρον ib. 13.47; ἑπόμενα σωφροσύνῃ things agreeing with.., Pl. Lg. 632c; ἔργα -όμενα τῇ γραφῇ ib. 934c; τὰ τούτοις ἑ. the like to these, Id. R. 406d; ἀναγκαῖα καὶ ἑ. ἀλλήλοις interdependent, ib. 486e; τὸ πρέπον καὶ ἑπόμενον πάσῃ τῇ πολιτείᾳ Id. Lg. 835c; of Nymphs, οὔτε θνητοῖς οὔτʼ ἀθανάτοισιν ἕπονται they belong to.., h.Ven. 259.

ἕπομαι, s. ἕπω.

ἕπομαι

[seq- σεπ-. Cf. L. sequor.]

Only in mid. Imp. ἕπευ Il. 13.465, Il. 15.556: Od. 15.281, Od. 23.52, 78.

Fut. ἕψομαι Il. 10.108: Od. 2.287, Od. 6.32.

2 sing. -εαι Il. 24.733.

3 sing. -εται Il. 4.415, Il. 24.182: Od. 3.359.

1 pl. -όμεθα Il. 13.785: Od. 23.127.

3 pl. -ονται Il. 4.63.

Infin. ἕψεσθαι Od. 21.104.

2 sing. aor. ἕσπεο (σέσπεο) Il. 10.285.

3 sing. -ετο Il. 3.376, Il. 4.476, Il. 11.472, Il. 12.398, Il. 13.300, 492, Il. 15.559, Il. 16.632: Od. 1.125, Od. 4.276, Od. 6.164, Od. 8.109, Od. 17.53.

3 dual -έσθην Il. 3.239.

1 pl. -όμεθα Il. 1.158.

3 pl. subj. ἕσπωνται Od. 12.349.

Opt. ἑσποίμην Od. 19.579, Od. 21.77.

Pple. ἑσπόμενος -ου Il. 10.246, Il. 12.395, Il. 13.570.

Without reduplication, imp. σπεῖο Il. 10.285 (app. for σπέο, the lengthening being due to the first arsis).

3 sing. σπέσθω Il. 12.350, 363.

Infin. σπέσθαι Il. 5.423: Od. 4.38, Od. 22.324. (ἐφ-, μεθ-.)

• • 1
  • • a

      To follow in company with, go or come with, accompany, a person or persons or something: ἀλλʼ ἕπεο Il. 10.146. Cf. Il. 10.246, Il. 13.381, 465, Il. 15.556, Il. 18.387, 572: ἡ δʼ ἕσπετʼ Ἀθήνη Od. 1.125. Cf. Od. 5.91, Od. 10.313, 448, Od. 14.45, 482, Od. 15.162, 281, 470, Od. 23.52, 78, Od. 24.5.

    • b

      With dat.: υἱέϊ σῷ Il. 3.174. Cf. Il. 9.428, Il. 10.108, Il. 12.91, Il. 13.300, Il. 22.450, etc.: Od. 3.376, Od. 4.276, Od. 6.276, Od. 14.298, Od. 15.81, Od. 19.245.

    • c

      With ἅμα: θεοὶ ἅμα πάντες ἕποντο Il. 1.424. Cf. Il. 3.447, Il. 9.170, Il. 10.194, Il. 11.472 = Il. 15.559 = Il. 16.632, Il. 11.781, Il. 24.327: Od. 2.287, 413 = Od. 8.46 = 104, Od. 6.319, Od. 8.109, Od. 10.231 = 257.

      With ἅμα and dat.: τοκεῦσιν ἅμʼ ἕσπετο Il. 4.476. Cf. Il. 3.143, Il. 5.423, Il. 9.512, Il. 10.222, Il. 12.350, etc.: Od. 2.11, Od. 3.359, Od. 4.38, Od. 6.32, Od. 10.425, etc.

    • d

      With μετά: μετὰ νέφος εἵπετο πεζῶν Il. 23.133.

      With μετά and dat.: μετά σφιν εἵπετο Il. 18.234.

    • e

      With σύν: σὺν δʼ εἵπετʼ Ὀδυσσεύς Od. 10.436.

      With σύν and dat.: σὺν ἀμφιπόλοισιν ἕπεσθαι Od. 7.304.

  • 2

    Of herdsmen accompanying their herd.

    With ἅμα: δύω ἅμʼ ἕποντο νομῆες Il. 18.525: Od. 17.214 = Od. 20.175.

    With ἅμα and dat.: ἅμʼ ὕεσσιν ἑπέσθω Od. 15.397.

    Of their dogs following with them.

    With dat.: ἐννέα σφι κύνες ἕποντο Il. 18.578.

    Of sheep.

    With μετά and acc.: ὡς εἴ τε μετὰ κτίλον ἕσπετο μῆλα Il. 13.492.

  • 3

    To go with as one’s wife.

    With dat.: σοὶ ἄλοχον σπέσθαι Od. 22.324.

    With ἅμα and dat.: ἦ ἅμʼ ἕπηται (ἕπωμαι) Ἀχαιῶν [κείνῳ] ὅς τις ἄριστος Od. 16.76, Od. 19.528, τῷ κεν ἅμʼ ἑσποίμην Od. 19.579 = Od. 21.77. Cf. Od. 21.104.

  • 4

    To go with, fall to the lot of.

    With dat.: τῷ κε νικήσαντι γυνὴ ἕποιτο Il. 3.255.

  • 5
  • • a

      To follow a person as one’s chief or leader: λαοὶ ἕποντο Il. 13.492. Cf. Il. 4.430: Od. 3.363.

      To form part of an expedition, follow with the rest Il. 3.239, 240, Il. 24.400: Od. 11.493.

    • b

      With dat.: παῦρός οἱ εἵπετο λαός Il. 2.675. Cf. Il. 2.619, Il. 4.91, Il. 9.44, Il. 11.228, Il. 12.78, etc.: Od. 3.165, Od. 4.536, Od. 6.164, Od. 9.159, Od. 11.168, etc.

    • c

      With ἅμα: ἅμα νέφος εἵπετο πεζῶν Il. 4.274. Cf. Il. 5.591, Il. 11.796, Il. 12.124, Il. 13.690, 717, etc.: Od. 23.127, Od. 24.117.

      With ἅμα and dat.: σοὶ ἅμʼ ἑσπόμεθα Il. 1.158. Cf. Il. 2.524, 534, 542, 762, Il. 12.87, etc.: Od. 11.372, Od. 15.541, Od. 19.196.

  • 6
  • • a

      To follow up, hang upon, the foe: αἰὲν ἀποκτείνων ἕπετο Il. 11.154. Cf. Il. 11.165, 168, 565, 754, Il. 15.277, Il. 16.372, Il. 17.730.

      Of flowing water Il. 21.256.

    • b

      With ἅμα: Τρῶες ἅμʼ ἕποντο Il. 17.753.

    • c

      App., with ἀμφί, to beset: ἀμφʼ Ὀδυσσῆα Τρῶες ἕποντο Il. 11.474 (prob. ἕπον should be read. See 483 under ἕπω1 2.a.α).

  • 7

    To be in a person’s service: ἓξ δρηστῆρες ἕπονται Od. 16.248.

    To be at the service of, fulfil the benests of.

    With dat.: πρεσβυτέροισιν Ἐρινύες αἰὲν ἕπονται Il. 15.204.

  • 8

    To keep up with, play one’s part with.

    With dat.: ἕπεθʼ ἵπποις ἀθανάτοισιν Il. 16.154.

    Sim. of the limbs, to keep up with one’s spirit or strength, play their part: εἴθʼ ὡς . . . ὥς τοι γούναθʼ ἕποιτο Il. 4.314. Cf. Od. 20.237 = Od. 21.202.

  • 9

    To follow the motion of, fall forward following.

    With dat.: ἑσπόμενος πέσε δουρί (i. e. as it was drawn back) Il. 12.395, ἑσπόμενος περὶ δουρί (transfixed by it and giving way before the blow; περί advbl.) Il. 13.570.

  • 10

    Of an inanimate object, to follow the motion of, come away with, something: ἔπαλξις ἕσπετο πᾶσα (came away, gave way) Il. 12.398.

    With dat.: προτὶ φρένες δουρὶ ἕποντο (came away with it; προτί advbl.) Il. 16.504.

    With ἅμα and dat.: τρυφάλεια ἅμʼ ἕσπετο χειρί Il. 3.376.

  • 11

    To fall in with something proposed, agree, concur: ἐπὶ δʼ ἕψονται θεοὶ ἄλλοι Il. 4.63. Cf. Od. 12.349.

  • 12

    Of a dowry, to go with, accompany.

    With ἐπί and genit.: ἔεδνα ὅσσα ἔοικε φίλης ἐπὶ παιδὸς ἕπεσθαι Od. 1.278 = Od. 2.197.

  • 13

    Of honour, to accompany, attend, come to.

    With dat.: Διὸς κούρῃσιν ἕπεσθαι τιμήν Il. 9.513.

    With ἅμα and dat.: τούτῳ κῦδος ἅμʼ ἕψεται Il. 4.415.

  • 14

    Of a quality, to go with, be shown in (a person).

    With dat.: ὅ τοι οὐκ ἕπετʼ ἀλκή Il. 8.140.

ἕπομαι (ἕπομαι, -εται, -ονται; ἕπηται; ἕποιτο; ἑπέσθω; ἑπόμενοι: fut. ἕψεται, -ονται: impf. ἕπετο: aor. ἕσπετο; coni. ἑσπέσθαι; ἑσπόμενοι, σπομέναν.)

• 1follow
• • a of people, c. dat. καί ποτε χαλκότοξον Ἀμαζόνων μετʼ ἀλκὰν ἕπετό οἱ N. 3.39 καὶ ταῦτα μὲν παλαιότεροι ὁδὸν ἀμαξιτὸν εὗρον· ἕπομαι δὲ καὶ αὐτὸς ἔχων μελέταν N. 6.54 τοὶ καὶ σὺν μάχαις δὶς πόλιν Τρώων πράθον, ἑσπόμενοι Ἡρακλῆι πρότερον, καὶ σὺν Ἀτρείδαις I. 5.36 τὶν γὰρ εὔφρων ἕψεται πρώτα θυγάτηρ Παρθ. 2. 67. Νηρεὺς δʼ ὁ γέρων ἕπετα[ι (supp. Lobel) Pae. 15.4
  • b of things, c. dat. “πεύθομαι δʼ αὐτὰν κατακλυσθεῖσαν ἐκ δούρατος ἐναλίαν βᾶμεν σὺν ἅλμᾳ ἑσπέρας ὑγρῷ πελάγει σπομέναν” (the clod went with the spray by which it was washed into the sea, Gildersleeve) P. 4.40 met., ὅλβος ἅμʼ ἕσπετο sc. Ἰαμίδαις O. 6.72 μέγα τοι κλέος αἰεί, ᾧτινι σὸν γέρας ἕσπετʼ ἀγλαόν (ἕσπητʼ v. l.) O. 8.11 τόλμα δε καὶ ἀμφιλαφὴς δύναμις ἕσποιτο (ἕποιτο v. l.) O. 9.83 μακρότεραι Τερψίᾳ θʼ ἕψοντʼ Ἐριτίμῳ τʼ ἀοιδαί O. 13.42 καιρὸν εἰ φθέγξαιο, μείων ἕπεται μῶμος ἀνθρώπων (sc. σοι) P. 1.82 οἷα ψιθύρων παλάμαις ἕπετʼ αἰεὶ βροτῷ (Heindorf: βροτῶν codd.) P. 2.75 τὶν δὲ μοῖρʼ εὐδαιμονίας ἕπεται P. 3.84 πολὺς εὖτʼ ἂν ἐπιβρίσαις ἕπηται (sc. ὄλβος) P. 3.106 ὁ Βάττου δʼ ἕπεται παλαιὸς ὄλβος ἔμπαν τὰ καὶ τὰ νέμων (sc. σοι) P. 5.55 ἕποιτο μοῖρα καὶ ὑστέραισιν ἐν ἁμέραις ἀγάνορα πλοῦτον ἀνθεῖν σφίσιν (ἕσποιτο coni. Mosch.) P. 10.17 μεγάλαι δʼ ἀρεταὶ θνατοῖς ἕπονται ἐκ σέθεν I. 3.4 ἕσπετο δʼ αἰενάου πλούτου νέφος (ἕπετο v. l.) fr. 119. 4.
  • c
  • • α heed, obey ἐγὼ δʼ ὑψίθρονον Κλωθὼ κασιγνήτας τε προσεννέπω˘ ἑσπέσθαι κλυταῖς ἀνδρὸς φίλου Μοίρας ἐφετμαῖς (Pauw: σπέσθαι codd.) I. 6.17 σῶμα μὲν πάντων ἕπεται θανάτῳ περισθενεῖ fr. 131. b. 1.
    • β accord, be in keeping with ἕπεται δὲ λόγος εὐθρόνοις Κάδμοιο κούραις (ἐπʼ αὐτῶν ἁρμόζει. Σ.) O. 2.22 ἕπεται δὲ λόγῳ δίκας ἄωτος, ἐσλὸν αἰνεῖν” N. 3.29 “θυμὸς δʼ ἑπέσθω” (sc. καθάπερ καὶ τὸ σῶμα. Σ.) I. 6.49
    • γ be attendant, be ἕπεται δʼ ἐν ἑκάστῳ μέτρον O. 13.47 ἐσσόμενον προιδεῖν συγγενὲς οἷς ἕπεται N. 1.28 τὸ δʼ ἐκ Διὸς ἀνθρώποις σαφὲς οὐχ ἕπεται τέκμαρ N. 11.43
    • δ follow, trace ἀρχαῖς δὲ προτέραις ἑπόμενοι καί νυν κελαδησόμεθα O. 10.78
    • ε dub., follow c. acc. ἕπεται δέ, Θεαῖε, ματρώων πολύγνωτον γένος ὑμετέρων εὐάγων τιμὰ (κατά subaudit Σ: ἐπέβα coni. Wil.: πολυγνώτῳ γένει Er. Schmid: ἐφέπει Bury) N. 10.37
    • ζ fragg. ἕπομ[αι (supp. Snell) fr. 215. 13. μελιρρόθων δʼ ἕπεται πλόκαμοι fr. 246a.

ἕπομαι : see ἕπω.

ἕπομαι

• BMid. onlyἕπομαι to follow, whether after or in company with, Hom.; c. dat. pers., Hom.:—also ἕπεσθαι ἅμα τινί Il., etc.; μετά τινι or τινα Il., etc.
• • • 2to follow, as attendants, Od.:— also to escort, attend, by way of honour, Lat. prosequi, Il.
    • 3in hostile sense, to pursue, τινι Il.
    • 4to keep pace with, ἕπεθʼ ἵπποις Hom.: metaph. of a manʼs limbs, they do his bidding, Hom.
    • 5to follow the motions of another, τρυφάλεια ἕσπετο χειρί the helm went with his hand, i. e. came off in his hand, Il.
    • 6to follow, obey, submit to, τῶι νόμωι Hdt., Attic
    • 7simply, to come near, approach, only in imperat., ἕπεο προτέρω come on nearer, Hom.
    • 8to follow up, esp. in mind, to understand, Plat.
  • IIof Things, as of honour, glory, etc., τούτωι κῦδος ἅμʼ ἕψεται Il., etc.
  • • 2to follow upon, τῆι ἀχαριστίαι ἡ ἀναισχυντία ἕπ. Xen.