ἐπισπείρω
ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγω → however, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess
English (LSJ)
A sow with seed, ὁδόν Hdt.7.115; sow upon or among, τι ἐπὶ τὰ ἄνδηρα Thphr.CP3.15.4, cf. HP7.5.4; τινί τι Id.CP2.17.3 (Pass.): metaph., ἐ. μομφὰν ἀλιτροῖς Pi.N.8.39; σοφιστικὰ ζητήματα ταῖς ἐξηγήσεσι Gal.15.519 (v.l.). 2. sow again, with fresh seed, Thphr.CP2.17.10 (Pass.); sow after, ζιζάνια Ev.Matt.13.25.
German (Pape)
[Seite 981] daraufstreuen, nachsäen, Theophr.; τί, besäen, Her. 7, 115; übertr., μομφὰν ἀλιτροῖς Pind. N. 8, 39, d. i. tadeln.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπισπείρω: μέλλ. -σπερῶ, σπείρω, τὴν δὲ ὁδὸν ταύτην, τῇ βασιλεὺς Ξέρξης τὸν στρατὸν ἤλασε, οὔτε συγχέουσι Θρήϊκες οὔτ’ ἐπισπείρουσι Ἡρόδ. 7. 115· σπείρω ἐπί τινος, φυτοῖς δὲ οὖσι τοῖς τοιούτοις καὶ ἐπισπείρειν ἐπὶ τὰ ἄνδηρα δεῖ κριθὰς Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Αἰτ. 3. 15. 4· τινί τι αὐτόθι 2. 17, 3: ― μεταφ., ἐπ. μομφὰν ἀλιτροῖς Πινδ. Ν. 8. 67.
