ἐπαΐσσω: Difference between revisions

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