ἐπιπλέω

English (LSJ)

Ion. ἐπιπλώω (both in Hom.), fut.

   A -πλεύσομαι Th.3.16: aor. 1 -έπλευσα ib.80, Ion. -έπλωσα Hdt.1.70: Ep. 2sg. aor. 2 ἐπέπλως, part. ἐπιπλώς, but (Il.3.47) ἐπιπλώσας:—sail upon or over, ἐπέπλεον ὑγρὰ κέλευθα Il.1.312, Od.4.842; πόντον ἐπιπλώων 5.284; πόντον ἐπέπλως 3.15; ἐπιπλὼς εὐρέα πόντον Il.6.291; ἐπιπλεῖν ἁλμυρὸν ὕδωρ Od.9.227, etc.    II. sail against, attack by sea, νηυσὶ ἐ. τινί Hdt.5.86; τῇ Κερκύρᾳ Th.3.76; ἐπὶ τὰς Μινδάρου ναῦς X.HG1.5.11, etc.; ἐπὶ τὴν Σαλαμῖνα D.S.20.50: abs., Hdt.1.70, 6.33; also of the ships, Th.3.80: generally, sail on, Plb.1.25.4, etc.    III. sail on board a ship, Hdt.7.98, 8.67, Th.2.66; of commanders, τοὺς ἐπὶ τῶν νεῶν ἐ. στρατηγούς Hdt.5.36; [ναύαρχος] Th.3.16; ξύμβουλος ib.76; ταμίας D.49.14; also ἐ. ταῖς ἐμπορίαις sail in charge of, Id.56.8; and ὁ ἐπιπλέων the supercargo, Id.32.12; οἱ ἐπιπλεύσαντες ἐπὶ τοῦ ἐλαίου PCair.Zen.77.2 (iii B.C.).    IV. of a naval commander, sail past (in order to address, cf. ἐπιπάρειμι(B)4), τοὺς κυβερνήτας καὶ τριηράρχους Plu.Lys.11.    V. sail after, ἐπὶ παντὶ τῷ στόλῳ Plb.1.50.5; sail up afterwards, ib.25.4.    VI. float upon, ἐπ' αὐτοῦ (sc. τοῦ ὕδατος) Hdt.3.23; ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης Arist.HA622b6; ἐπὶ τῷ ὕδατι Id.Mete. 384b17; slip, slide upon ice, Plb.3.55.2,4.    VII. overflow (of a river), gloss on ἄρδειν, interpol. in App.BC2.153; μέχρι ἐπιπλεύσῃ until (the water) covers the substance, PHolm.21.29.