ἐπιστομίζω
From LSJ
λύχνον μεθ᾿ ἡμέραν ἅψας περιῄει λέγων “ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ” → He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, “I am looking for a human”
English (LSJ)
Att. fut.
A -ῐῶ D.7.33: (στόμα):—bridle, curb, ἵππον cj. in Ph.1.85; [δελφῖνας] Philostr. Im.2.18: metaph., curb, bridle, τοὺς ἐχθρούς Ar.Eq.845, cf. D.7.33, Aeschin.2.110, Ep.Tit.1.11; τὴν Ἰουδαίων νεωτεροποιίαν J.AJ17.10.1; silence a speaker, Philostr. VS2.30, cf. Ph.2.191; οἷον ἐ. καὶ χαλινοῦντες τὸ φιλόφωνον Plu.2.967b:—Pass., ἐπεστομίσθη Pl.Grg.482e. II. of flute-players, ἐ. ἑαυτὸν φορβειᾷ καὶ αὐλοῖς put on the mouthpiece and flutes, Plu.2.713d; but ὁ αὐλὸς ἐ. Id.Alc.2: hence, gag, Luc.Merc. Cond.7. III. throw on his face, τινά Id.Pr.Im.10, Cal.12.
