εἰσπίπτω

English (LSJ)

fut. -πεσοῦμαι: aor. -έπεσον:—

   A fall into, generally with a notion of violence, rush or burst in, ἐς τὰς πόλιας Hdt.5.15; ἐς τὰς νέας Id.8.56; ἐς οἴκημα Th.2.4, etc.; of the sea, Id.4.24 : poet. c. dat., ἐσπίπτει δόμοις E.Ion 1196.    2 simply, fall into, ἐς χωρίον Th.1.106; ἐς χαράδρας Id.3.98, etc.; ἐς.ἐς εἱρκτήν to be thrown into prison, Id.1.131: in Poets, c.acc., ἐσπεσοῦσα δικτύων βρόχους E.Or. 1315; ὄχλον γὰρ ἐσπεσεῖν ᾐσχυνόμην to go into the crowd, Id.Hel. 415; ἐς. πέπλους seek shelter within my robes, Id.Tr.1181; πτέρυγας ἐσπίτνων ἐμάς ib.751; κτύπου κέλευθον ἐσπεσόντος a noise having come into the street, Id.Or.1312.    3 fall into a certain condition, δούλειον ἦμαρ εἰ. Id.Andr.99; ξυμφοράν ib.983; γῆρας Id.Ion700: in Th.4.4 ἐνέπεσε shd. be read.    II make an onset, attack, Hdt. 1.63, S.Aj.55; ἐ. ἐς τὸν πεζόν Hdt.4.128; ἐς τοὺς ἀγρούς Th.2.22; ἐπὶ τὰς θύρας 'besiege the door', Plu. Oth.17.    III come in, of payments, Meyer Ostr.82.4 (iv A.D.).