ἐπαΐσσω

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Ep. aor.

   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.]