εἰσβάλλω

English (LSJ)

   A throw into, ἄνδρα εἰς ἕρκη S.Aj.60 ; εἰς πῆμα A.Pr.1075; φάρμακα ἐς φρέατα Th.2.48 ; ἐς. στρατιὴν ἐς Μίλητον throw an army into the Milesian territory, Hdt.1.14 ; ἐς. ὗς ἐς [τὴν ἄρουραν] Id.2.14, cf. E.El.79 ; πρόβατα IG12(1).677.31 (Rhodes, iii B.C.) : c. dupl. acc., βοῦς πόντον εἰσεβάλλομεν were driving them to the sea, E.IT261:— Med., put on board one's ship, ἐς τὴν νέα Hdt.1.1, cf. 6.95 : abs., Th. 8.31.    II ἐς. τὴν στρατιὴν ἐς.., of an invasion, Hdt.1.18 : but usually without στρατιάν, throw oneself into, make an inroad into, ἐς Μίλητον ib.15, cf. 16, Th.2.47, etc. ; ἐσβάλλειν ἐς τοὺς ὁπλίτας to fall upon them, Id.6.70; πρὸς πόλιν ἐσβάλλειν make an assault upon it, Id.4.25 : abs., Ar.Ach.762 ; of disease, come on, Aret. CD1.1, al. : enter a country, εὶς τὸν τόπον Thphr.HP9.7.1: poet. c. acc., χῶρον εἰ. E. Hipp.1198 ; λέπας Id.Ba.1045; come upon, fall in with, Βρομίου πόλιν ἔοιγμεν εἰσβαλεῖν Id.Cyc.99 : abs., ἤφιζον, εἰσέβαλλον ἱππικαὶ πνοαί the horse's breath was foaming, was close upon them, S.El.719.    2 of rivers, empty themselves into, fall into, ἐς τὰ ἀρχαῖα (sc. ῥέεθρα) Hdt. 1.75, cf.4.48, al., Arist.Mete.351a10, Plb.4.41.1; ἐς. ἐς τὸν Εὐφρήτην ποταμὸν τὸ ῥέεθρον Hdt.1.179.    3 of ships, make entrance (sc. εἰς Πόντον), Syngr. ap. D.35.13.    4 abs., begin, ἀπό τινος Sch.Pi.N. 7.1; εἰς λόγον Olymp.in Mete.102.12; κατὰ τὸ ἔαρ εἰσβάλλον Gal. 18(1).470.