ἐπιχέω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=fut. -χέω, 2sg. ἐπιχεῖς Ar.''Pax''169: aor. 1 [[ἐπέχεα]]; Ep. aor. I [[ἐπέχευα]], inf. [[ἐπιχεῦαι]] (v. infr.):—<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[pour over]], χέρνιβα δ' ἀμφίπολος προχόῳ ἐπέχευε..νίψασθαι Od.1.136, etc.; in full, χερσὶν ὕδωρ ἐπιχεῦαι Il.24.303; χερσὶ δ' ἐφ' ὕδωρ χευάντων Od.4.213, etc.; also [[οἴνῳ]] ἐπιχεῖν ὕδωρ X.''Oec.''17.9.<br><span class="bld">2</span> metaph., τοῖσι δ' ἐφ' ὕπνον ἔχευε Il. 24.445; Τρῶες δ' ἐπὶ δούρατ' ἔχευαν 5.618; ἀνέμων ἐπ' ἀϋτμένα χεῦε Od. 3.289; [[θρῆνον]] [[pour]] a lament [[over]] one, Pi.''I.''8(7).64 (tm.); ὀδμήν A.R. 2.191 (tm.); <b class="b3">βλασφημιῶν ἐ.</b> (gen. partit.) Luc.''JTr.''35.<br><span class="bld">3</span> of solids, [[heap up]], θανόντι χυτὴν ἐπὶ γαῖαν ἔχευαν Od.3.258, cf. Il.23.256; ἐπὶ σῆμ' ἔχεεν 6.419:—Med., ὕπερθ' ἐπὶ σῆμα χέεσθαι A.R.3.205.<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[pour in]], ἀπαντλοῦντα καὶ ἐ. [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Republic|R.]]'' 407d; ἓν ἀγαθὸν ἐπιχέασα, τρί' ἐπαντλεῖ κακά Diph.107 codd. Stob.; [[fill]] a cup, Ναννοῦς καὶ Λύδης ἐπίχει δύο ''AP''12.168 (Posidipp.).<br><span class="bld">B</span> Med., [[pour]] or [[throw over oneself]], χύσιν δ' ἐπεχεύατο φύλλων Od.5.487; κατακλιθεὶς ἐπιχείσθω τὴν πέριξ ἄμμον Antyll. ap. Orib.10.8.4; <b class="b3">ἐπεχεύατο πήχεε παιδί</b> she [[threw her]] Arm. round the boy, A.R. 1.268; but πολλὴν ἐπεχεύατο ὕλην [[for himself]], Od.5.257.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[pour itself over]], Q.S.14.604.<br><span class="bld">3</span> [[anoint oneself]], ἀπὸ δείπνου ''Test.Epict.'' 4.22.<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[have poured out for one to drink]], <b class="b3">ἐ. ἄκρατόν τινος</b> [[drink]] it to any one's health or honour, especially of lovers' toasts, Theoc.14.18, cf. Antiph.81.2 codd.Ath.; <b class="b3">ἔρωτος ἀκράτω</b> (gen. partit.) ἐπεχεῖτο Theoc.2.152; also simply ἐπιχεῖσθαί τινος Phylarch.31J.<br><span class="bld">C</span> Pass., to [[be poured over]], ἰλύος ἐπιχυθείσης X.''Oec.''17.12: metaph., τοῖς Ἑλληνικοῖς ὀνόμασι τῶν Ἰταλικῶν ἐπικεχυμένων Plu.''Rom.'' 15.<br><span class="bld">2</span> metaph., of a crowd, [[stream on]] or [[in pursuit]], [[ἐπέχυντο]] (Ep. aor. 2 Pass.) Il.15.654; ἀνὰ νῆας 16.295; so, [[come like a stream over]], τοῖσι ἐναντίοισι ἐπιχυθέντας..μῦς ἀρουραίους Hdt.2.141; τοσούτων μοι πραγμάτων ἐπικεχυμένων Theopomp.Hist.217c.<br><span class="bld">3</span> to [[be poured in as an addition]], <b class="b3">τοῦ νῦν ἐπικεχυμένου λόγου</b>, of the discussion, [[that has]] now [[been started]], [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Politicus|Plt.]]'' 302c; ὁ νυνδὴ λόγος ἡμῖν ἐπιχυθείς Id.''Lg.''793b.<br><span class="bld">II</span> to [[be drowned in]], ἰχθῦς νάπυϊ ἐπικεχυμένους Luc.''Asin.''47.