ἐποχέομαι

English (LSJ)

Pass. with fut. (and in Nonn.D.45.322, aor.) Med.,

   A be carried upon, ride upon, οὐ μὰν ὑμῖν γε (the horses of Achilles) καὶ ἅρμασι δαιδαλέοισιν Ἕκτωρ..ἐποχήσεται Il.17.449, cf. Arr. Tact.17.1 ; ἐφ' ἵππῳ Paus.6.20.16 : abs., κάμηλον ὥστε ἐποχεῖσθαι a camel to ride on, X.Cyr.7.1.49 ; of a fractured bone, rest or ride on the adjoining one, Hp.Art.15 ; com., ἐμβάταις ὑψηλοῖς ἐ. to be mounted on high shoes, Luc.Salt.27 ; ἡ κωμῳδία ἀναπαίστοις ἐ. Id.Prom.Es6.    2 float upon, [ἡ γῆ] ἐ. τῷ ἀέρι Placit.3.15.8 ; float on the surface, Gal.7.604, Aët.5.137.    3 metaph., of a higher power, transcend the lower, [θεὸν] -ούμενον τῇ νοητῇ φύσει Plot.1.1.8 ; θεοὶ τοῖς δαίμοσιν ἄνωθεν -ούμενοι Procl.in Alc.p.69C.; θεία ἀρετὴ ἐπὶ ἀνθρωπίνην ἐ. Hierocl.in CA 20p.463M.    b to be borne upon, employ as a vehicle or medium, Plot.4.5.6 ; τῇ οὐσίᾳ Dam.Pr.89, cf.5.    c hover over, brood over, play about, Plot.2.2.3, 2.5.5,4.3.7.