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|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">drive against</b>, <b class="b3">ἐπέρεισε δὲ Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη [ἔγχος] νείατον ἐς κενεῶνα</b> <b class="b2">drove</b> it <b class="b2">home</b>, <span class="bibl">Il.5.856</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">17.48</span>; <b class="b3">ἐπέρεισε δὲ ἶν' ἀπέλεθρον</b> <b class="b2">put</b> vast strength <b class="b2">to</b> it, <span class="bibl">7.269</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.9.538</span>; <b class="b2">thrust</b> a door <b class="b2">to, shut</b> it <b class="b2">close</b>, <span class="bibl">Q.S.12.331</span>; <b class="b3">ἐ. γένειόν τινι</b> <b class="b2">lean</b> it <b class="b2">upon .</b>., <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>5.56</span>: metaph., <b class="b3">ἐ. τὸν νοῦν</b> <b class="b2">attend to</b> a thing, <span class="bibl">A.D.<span class="title">Synt.</span>148.20</span>; τὴν διάνοιαν Plu.2.392b; <b class="b3">ἐ. τῷ φιλεῖν ἐμαυτόν</b> <b class="b2">give</b> oneself <b class="b2">up to</b>, ib.463c; <b class="b2">direct</b>, <b class="b3">πρὸς τὴν θεὸν τὸν λόγον</b> Sch.<span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>7.1</span>:—Med., <b class="b2">rest in</b> or <b class="b2">upon</b>, βαυκάλη ἐπὶ διαγωνίων λίθων ἐπηρεισμένη <span class="bibl">Sor.1.109</span>: metaph., ψυχαὶ -όμεναι πνεύματι <span class="bibl">Porph.<span class="title">Abst.</span>2.38</span>; οὐσίᾳ <span class="bibl">Plot.6.1.3</span>; ἄλλῳ <span class="bibl">Id.5.5.7</span>; ἐπ' ἄλλου <span class="bibl">Iamb.<span class="title">Comm.Math.</span>8</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">ἐ. τὴν φάλαγγά τινι</b> <b class="b2">bring the whole force of</b> the phalanx <b class="b2">against</b>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Flam.</span>8</span>: abs., ἐ. τοῖς ἀντιτεταγμένοις <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pyrrh.</span>21</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Arr.<span class="title">Tact.</span>16.13</span>:—Med., <span class="bibl">Ael. <span class="title">Tact.</span>14.5</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> Med., <b class="b3">λαίφη προτόνοις ἐπερειδομένας</b> <b class="b2">staying their</b> sails with ropes, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hec.</span>112</span>:—Pass., <b class="b2">lean</b> or <b class="b2">bear upon</b>, βακτηρίαις <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>277</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>789e</span>: metaph., <b class="b2">lean upon</b>, ἡμετέρῃ ἐ. Ἑλλὰς ἐφορμῇ <span class="bibl">A.R.4.204</span>: abs., <b class="b2">resist with all one's force</b>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>1102</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> Pass., <b class="b2">to be leaned on</b>, <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">AJ</span>9.4.4</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> <b class="b2">to be subject to pressure</b> or <b class="b2">impact</b>, <span class="bibl">Chrysipp.Stoic.2.142</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> intr. in Act., <b class="b3">τῇ χειρὶ ἐπερείδειν</b> <b class="b2">press heavily</b> with the hand, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Art.</span>11</span>.</span>

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