ἐπήϊσαν

From LSJ

ὥστε ὁ βίος, ὢν καὶ νῦν χαλεπός, εἰς τὸν χρόνον ἐκεῖνον ἀβίωτος γίγνοιτ' ἂν τὸ παράπαν → and so life, which is hard enough now, would then become absolutely unendurable

Source

French (Bailly abrégé)

3ᵉ pl. impf. épq. de ἔπειμι².