ἐπαΐσσω

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   A ἐπήϊξα Od.10.322, Iterat. ἐπαϊξασκε Il.17.462: contr. ἐπᾴσσω, Att. ἐπᾴττω, fut. -ᾴξω:—rush at or upon: c. gen. (never in Od.), ἵππων ἐπαϊξαι rush at them, Il.5.263; νεῶν 13.687.    2 c. dat. pers., Κίρκῃ ἐπαΐξαι rush upon her, Od.10.295: in Il. only c. dat. instrum., ξίφει, δουρὶ ἐ., 5.584, 10.369, etc.; so μοι . . ἐπήϊσσον μελίῃσιν Od.14.281.    3 c. acc., assail, assault, Ἕκτορα Il.23.64; τεῖχος 12.308 (never so in Od.):—Med., ἐπαϊξασθαι ἄεθλον rush at (i.e. seize upon) the prize, Il.23.773.    4 abs. (so usu. in Hom.), of a hawk, ταρφἔ ἐπαϊσσει makes frequent swoops, 22.142; of the wind, ἐπαΐξας . . ἐκ νεφελάων 2.146, etc.; σῦς ἐπαΐσσων βίᾳ B.5.116, cf. Ar.Ach. 1171 (lyr.); ἐπᾴξας ἐς δόμους S.Aj.305; rare in Prose, as Pl.Tht. 190a (metaph.), Arist.HA629b25:—also Med., χειμῶνος μέλλοντος ἐπαΐσσεσθαι ὁδοῖο Arat.1139.    5 τὰ νεῦρα ἐπαΐσσεται ἀμφὶ τὰς φύσιας τῶν ἄρθρων (in the development of the embryo), dub. in Hp. Nat.Puer.17.    II later, with acc. of the Instrument of motion, ἐ. πόδα move with hasty step, E.Hec.1071 (lyr.); ἐ. ξίφος A.R.1.1254: —Pass. even in Hom., χεῖρες ὤμων ἀμφοτέρωθεν ἐπαΐσσονται ἐλαφραί they move lightly, Il.23.628 (v.l. ἀπ-) . [ᾱ- Ep., ᾰ- Att.]

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[Seite 896] att. ἐπᾴσσω, ἐπᾴττω, darauf los-, anstürmen, vom Angriff in der Schlacht, μελίῃσι, ἔγχει u. ä., Il. 10, 348 Od. 14, 281; vom Winde, Il. 2, 146; Pind. I. 3, 24; vom Blut, Empedocl. 254; von einer Krankheit, Nic. Al. 611. – Ἕκτορα, auf den Hektor losstürmen, Il. 23, 64, wie τεῖχος 12, 308; αὖθις ἐς δόμους πάλιν Soph. Ai. 298; τινός, ἵππων, νεῶν, gegen die Schiffe, Il. 5, 263. 13, 687; τινί, Κίρκῃ, μοι, Od. 10, 295. 322. 14, 281; δηΐοισι Ap. Rh. 1, 75. – Uebh. schnell bewegen, πᾶ πόδ' ἐπᾴξας; wohin forteilend, Eur. Hec. 1071; so ξίφος παλάμῃ, schwingen, Ap. Rh. 1, 1254. Dah. med. sich schnell bewegen, χεῖρες ὤμων, an den Schultern, Il. 23, 628; ἄεθλον, auf den Kampfpreis losstürzen, 23, 773; ὁδοῖο Arat. 1138. In Prosa selten, ὀξύτερον ἐπᾴξασα Plat. Theaet. 190 a; Arist. H. A. 9, 44.