ἐπαΐσσω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ep. aor. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> ἐπήϊξα <span class="bibl">Od.10.322</span>, Iterat. ἐπαϊξασκε <span class="bibl">Il.17.462</span>: contr. ἐπᾴσσω, Att. ἐπᾴττω, fut. <b class="b3">-ᾴξω</b>:—[[rush at]] or [[upon]]: c. gen. (never in Od.), <b class="b3">ἵππων ἐπαϊξαι</b> [[rush at]] them, <span class="bibl">Il.5.263</span>; νεῶν <span class="bibl">13.687</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> c. dat. pers., <b class="b3">Κίρκῃ ἐπαΐξαι</b> [[rush upon]] her, <span class="bibl">Od.10.295</span>: in Il. only c. dat. instrum., <b class="b3">ξίφει, δουρὶ ἐ</b>., <span class="bibl">5.584</span>, <span class="bibl">10.369</span>, etc.; so μοι . . ἐπήϊσσον μελίῃσιν <span class="bibl">Od.14.281</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> c. acc., [[assail]], [[assault]], Ἕκτορα <span class="bibl">Il.23.64</span>; τεῖχος <span class="bibl">12.308</span> (never so in Od.):—Med., <b class="b3">ἐπαϊξασθαι ἄεθλον</b> [[rush at]] (i.e. [[seize upon]]) the prize, <span class="bibl">Il.23.773</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> abs. (so usu. in Hom.), of a hawk, <b class="b3">ταρφἔ ἐπαϊσσει</b> [[makes]] frequent [[swoops]], <span class="bibl">22.142</span>; of the wind, ἐπαΐξας . . ἐκ νεφελάων <span class="bibl">2.146</span>, etc.; σῦς ἐπαΐσσων βίᾳ <span class="bibl">B.5.116</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span> 1171</span> (lyr.); ἐπᾴξας ἐς δόμους <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>305</span>; rare in Prose, as <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Tht.</span> 190a</span> (metaph.), <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>629b25</span>:—also Med., χειμῶνος μέλλοντος ἐπαΐσσεσθαι ὁδοῖο <span class="bibl">Arat.1139</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">5</span> <b class="b3">τὰ νεῦρα ἐπαΐσσεται ἀμφὶ τὰς φύσιας τῶν ἄρθρων</b> (in the development of the embryo), dub. in <span class="bibl">Hp. <span class="title">Nat.Puer.</span>17</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> later, with acc. of the Instrument of motion, <b class="b3">ἐ. πόδα</b> [[move with hasty]] step, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hec.</span>1071</span> (lyr.); ἐ. ξίφος <span class="bibl">A.R.1.1254</span>: —Pass. even in Hom., <b class="b3">χεῖρες ὤμων ἀμφοτέρωθεν ἐπαΐσσονται ἐλαφραί</b> they [[move lightly]], <span class="bibl">Il.23.628</span> (v.l. [[ἀπ-]]) <b class="b3">. [ᾱ-</b> Ep., <b class="b3">ᾰ-</b> Att.]</span>