ἐφίημι

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Ion. ἐπ-, Dor. 3sg.

   A ἐφίητι Pi.I.2.9, Ion. 3pl. ἐπιεῖσι Hdt.4.30: fut. ἐφήσω Od. 13.376: aor. 1 ind. ἐφῆκα, Ep. ἐφέηκα 9.38, lon. ἐπῆκα Hdt.5.63; in other moods aor. 2 forms were used, imper. ἔφες Il.5.174; Ep. subj. ἐφείω 1.567, 2sg. ἐφῇς S.El.554, opt. ἐφείην Il.18.124; Ion. inf. ἐπειναι Hdt.2.100; part. ἐφείς S.Aj.495 (v.l.), etc.:—Med., pres. inf. ἐφίεσθαι Antipho 5.79; part. ἐφιέμενος Od.13.7: fut. ἐφήσομαι Il.23.82: aor. 2 ἐφεῖτο S.Ph.619:—Pass., pf. ἐφέωται and ἐφεῖται Hsch.: [ἐφῐημι Ep., ἐφῑημι Att.; yet Hom. always uses ἐφιείς, ἐφίει, ἐφῑέμενος with [ῑ], exc. ἐφῐει Od.24.180]:—send to one, Πριάμῳ . . Ἶριν ἐφήσω Il.24.117; μ' ἐφέηκε . . καλέειν sent me to call, A.R.1.712.    2 in Hom., c. inf., set on, incite to do, ἠλεός, ὅς τ' ἐφέηκε πολύφρονά περ μάλ' ἀεῖσαι Od.14.464; so ἐ. τινὰ ἐχθοδοπῆσαι, χαλεπῆναι, στοναχῆσαι, Il.1.518, 18.108,124.    3 of things, throw or launch at one, ὅς τοι πρῶτος ἐφῆκε βέλος 16.812; ἄλλοις ἐφίει βέλεα Od.24.180, etc.; [ἔγχος], μελίην, Il.20.346, 21.170; οἰστὸν ἐπί τινι E.Med.632 (lyr.); ἐ. χεῖράς τινι to lay hands on him, μνηστῆρσιν ἀναιδέσι χεῖρας ἐφήσω Od.20.39, cf.Il.1.567, etc.    4 of events, destinies, etc., send upon one, τοῖσιν ἀεικέα πότμον ἐφῆκε 4.396, etc.; Ἀργείοισι πολύστονα κήδε' ἐφῆκεν 1.445, cf. 21.524; μνηστήρεσσιν ἄεθλον τοῦτον ἐφήσω Od. 19.576; νόστον... ὅν μοι Ζεὺς ἐφέηκε which he hath laid upon me, 9.38; so πάντ' ἐφήσω μόρον A.Eu.502 (lyr.); τέκνοις ἀρὰς ἐ. Id.Th.786 (lyr.).    5 send against, in hostile sense, τῷ στρατοπέδῳ τὴν ἵππον Hdt.5.63; τὴν ἵππον ἐπὶ τοὺς Ἕλληνας Id.9.49; ἡνίοχοι ἐφίεσαν ὠκέας ἵππους Hes.Sc.307; στρατὸν ἐς πεδία E.Heracl.393.    6 let in, freq. of water, ἐπεῖναι τὸν ποταμὸν ἐπὶ τὴν χώρην Hdt.7.130, cf. 2.100; τὸ ὕδωρ ἐπὶ τὴν ἔσοδον Id.7.176; also ἐ. ἀκτῖνα Θήβαισι E.Ph.5; ἀγέλας ἐπὶ τὰ χωρία X.Cyr.1.1.2; ἄγαν ἐφῆκας γλώσσαν did'st let loose, E. Andr.954; ὀργήν τινι ἐ. Pl.Lg.731d.    7 throw into, ἐς λέβητ' ἐφῆκεν ἕψεσθαι μέλη E.Cyc.404.    II let go, loosen, esp. the rein, ἐ. καὶ χαλάσαι τὰς ἡνίας τοῖς λόγοις Pl.Prt.338a; οὐρία ἐφέντα (abs.) ibid.; πᾶσαν ἐφεὶς ὀθόνην [τῷ ἀνέμῳ] AP10.1 (Leon.), cf.A.R.2.934.    b give up, yield, τινὶ τὴν ἡγεμονίαν Th.1.95; πάντ' ἐφέντες ἡδονήν E.Fr. 564; allow, τἆλλα τοῖς δούλοις Arist.Pol.1264a21.    c c. inf., permit, allow, τινὶ ὀνειδίσαι Hdt.1.90, cf.3.113; σοί γ' ἐφῆκα πᾶν λέγειν S.El. 631; ἢν ἐφῇς μοι (sc. λέγειν) ib.554, cf. 556,649: c. acc. et inf., τοὺς νεωτέρους ἐ. διώκειν X.Cyr.4.2.24 (v.l. for ἀφ-):—Pass., ἐφεθήσεταί τινι c. inf., Luc.Pr.Im.24.    d command, Pi.I.2.9 (v.infr.B).    2 give up, leave as a prey, ἐφῆκεν ἐλλοῖς ἰχθύσιν διαφθοράν S.Aj.1297, cf. 495 (v.l.); τὴν ἀποσκευὴν ἐ. τοῖς στρατιώταις διαρπάσαι D.S.14.75; intr. (sc. ἑαυτόν), give oneself up to, ἰσχυρῷ γέλωτι Pl.R.388e; [παιδιᾷ] Id.Ti.59c.    III put the male to the female, ἐπῆκε ὀχεῦσαι τὸν ἵππον Hdt.3.85, cf. 4.30, Arist.HA630b33.    IV as law-term, leave to another to decide, refer, δίκας ἐ. εἴς τινας D.40.31; εἰς δικαστήριον ibid.; ἐ. τινὰ εἰς τὸ δικαστήριον refer him to... Id.34.21; (sc. ἑαυτόν) appeal, εἰς τοὺς δικαστάς Id.29.59; ἐπί τινα Luc.Bis Acc.4; εἰς ἕτερον δικαστήριον Id.Herm.30; ἀπό τινος D.C.64.2: abs., Id.37.27.    B Med., lay one's command or behest upon, ὑμέων δ' ἀνδρὶ ἑκάστῳ ἐφιέμενος τάδε εἴρω Od.13.7, cf. Il.23.82, 24.300; ἐπιστολὰς ἅς σοι πατὴρ ἐφεῖτο A.Pr.4; πρός τι τοῦτ' ἐφίεσαι; S.OT766: c. inf., ἐ. τινὶ ἀγγεῖλαι Id.El.1111, cf. Ar.V.242; χαίρειν τἀλλ' ἐγώ σ' ἐ. I bid thec have thy will, S.Aj.112, cf. A.Ch.1039: abs., ὡς ἐφίεσαι Id.Pers.228 (troch.), cf.E.IT1483; ἐ. ἐς Λακεδαίμονα send or ders to... Th.4.108.    2 allow or permit one to do, κάρα τέμνειν ἐφεῖτο τῷ θέλοντι S.Ph.619; f.l. for ὑφ- in X.An.6.6.31, etc.    II c. gen., aim at, καλῶν lsoc.2.25; ἀγαθοῦ τινος Arist.EN1094a2, etc.; in fighting, τῶν προσώπων, τῶν ὅψεων, Plu.Pomp.71, Caes.45.    2 long for, desire, τί μοι τῶν δυσφόρων ἐφίῃ; S.El.143 (lyr.); τί . . ἐφίεσαι φιλοτιμίας; E.Ph.531; τῶν ἀλλοτρίων Antipho 5.79; τῶν κερδῶν, ἀρχῆς, Th.1.8,128; τῶν ἐν Σικελίᾳ ἀγαθῶν Id.4.61; ἰσότητος Arist.Pol.1302a25: c. gen. pers., X.Mem.4.1.2: c. inf., ὧν . . σου τυχεῖν ἐφίεμαι ἄκουσον S.Ph.1315; ἐ. ἄρξειν Th.6.6 codd. (leg. ἄρξαι): c. acc. et inf., S.OT1055.