ἐμπίπτω

English (LSJ)

fut. -πεσοῦμαι: aor. ἐνέπεσον, Ep. ἔμπεσον (v. infr.): lyr. aor.

   A ἔμπετες Pi.P.8.81:—fall in or on, c. dat., τρύφος ἔμπεσε πόντῳ Od.4.508; ὁ δ' ὕπτιος ἔμπεσε πέτρῃ Il.4.108; ἐν δ' ἔπεσ' ὠκεανῷ, of the Sun, 8.485; πῦρ ἔμπεσε νηυσίν fire fell upon them, 16.113; αὐχένι . . ἔμπεσεν ἰός 15.451, cf. 624; with ἐν, ὡς δ' ὅτε πῦρ . . ἐν ἀξύλῳ ἐμπέσῃ ὕλῃ 11.155; κεραυνοὶ αὐτοῖσι ἐνέπιπτον Hdt.8.37; ἐμπέσοι γέ σοι (sc. ὁ πύργος) Ar.Pl.180, etc.: abs., ῥύμῃ ἐ. Th.2.76, cf. Hdt.1.34: c. gen., ὠκεανοῖο Arat.635.    b Geom., meet, of a line meeting another, Euc. 1 Post.5, etc.; to be placed, ἐὰν εἰς τὸν κύκλον εὐθεῖα ἐμπέσῃ Archim.Sph.Cyl.1.9; ἡ ἐμπεσοῦσα ibid.    c of a dislocated limb, fall into place, Hp.Art.8.    2 fall upon, attack, ἐν δ' ἔπεσον προμάχοις Od.24.526, cf. Il.16.81; στρατῷ E.Rh.127; τοῖς πολεμίοις X.Eq.Mag.8.25, etc.; ἐμπεσόντες having fallen on them, Hdt. 3.146, cf. 7.16.ά: metaph., insult, ἄλλοισι δ' ἐμπίπτων γελᾷ Pi.I.1.68; so,    3 of evils, diseases, etc., fall on one, attack, κακὸν ἔμπεσε οἴκῳ Od.2.45; λὺγξ τοῖς πλέοσιν ἐνέπιπτε κενή Th.2.49; νόσημα ἐμπέπτωκεν εἰς τὴν Ἑλλάδα D.19.259; πρὶν ἐμπεσεῖν σπαραγμόν S. Tr.1253; ὕπνος ἐ. Pl.Ti.45e: of passions, of frames of mind, χόλος, δέος ἔμπεσε θυμῷ, Il.9.436, 17.625; ἔρως μή τις ἐμπίπτῃ στρατῷ A.Ag. 341; Ἔρως, ὃς ἐν κτήμασι πίπτεις S.Ant.782 (lyr.); ἐμοὶ . . οἶκτος Id.Ph.965; τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις ἐνέπεσέ τι γέλωτος Th.4.28; μὴ λύσσα τις ἡμῖν ἐμπεπτώκοι X.An.5.7.26; ἔλεος ἐμπέπτωκέ τίς μοι Philippid.9.1; ἐ. εἰς... Hdt.7.43, E.IA443, Th.2.48 codd., Lys.1.18, etc.: rarely c.acc., οὐδείς ποτ' αὐτοὺς . . ἂν ἐμπέσοι ζῆλος S.OC942; ἐμπέπτωκ' ἔρως . . Ἑλλάδα E.IA808.    b of words, καί μοι ἔπος ἔμπεσε θυμῷ came into my mind, Od.12.266; λόγος ἐμπέπτωκεν ἀρτίως ἐμοί came to my ears, S.OC1150; κἂν περὶ ἀνδρῶν γ' ἐμπέσῃ λόγος τις a report arose, Ar.Lys.858, cf. Pl.R.354b, Lg.799d, Thphr.Char.2.2; so τόποι ἐμπίπτοντες available, suitable topics, Hermog.Prog.7, etc., cf. Ph.1.179.    4 light or fall upon, πρὶν ἁλίῳ γυῖον ἐμπεσεῖν before his body was exposed to the sun, Pi.N.7.73; [θηρία] ἐμπίπτοντα ταῖς ὄψεσι Hdn.3.9.5; also εἰς τὴν ὄψιν, εἰς τὴν αἴσθησιν, Pl.Ti.67d, R. 524d.    b fall into, ἐ. ἐν ἀπορίᾳ Id.Euthd.293a; ἐπὶ συμφορήν Hdt. 7.88; more freq. ἐ. εἰς... ἐ. εἰς ἄτας S.El.216 (lyr.); εἰς βάρβαρα φάσγανα E.Hel.864; εἰς ἐνέδραν X.Cyr.8.5.14; εἰς ἔρωτα Antiph.235.3; εἰς νόσον Antipho 1.20; εἰς ὑποψίας Id.2.2.3; εἰς φαῦλον σκέμμα Pl.R.435c; εἴς τινα βυθὸν φλυαρίας Id.Prm.130d; εἰς πράγματα D. 18.292; ἐ. εἰς τὰ πεπραγμένα, in speaking, come upon the exploits, ib.211; εἰς λόγους ib.42, cf. 59.    5 τῷ ἀκοντίῳ ἐ. τῷ ὤμῳ throw oneself on the javelin with one's shoulder, i.e. to give all one's force to the throw, Hp.Aër.20.    6 break in, burst in, στέγῃ S.OT1262; πύλαις E.Ph.1146; εἰς τὴν θύραν κριηδόν Ar.Lys.309; intrude, εἰς τὸ ἀρχεῖον Arist.Pol.1270b9: abs., A.Ag.1350; ἐμπεσών violently, rashly, Hdt.3.81.    7 εἴς τι fall within the province of, Pl.Tht. 205d; εἰς τὰς εἰρημένας αἰτίας Arist.Metaph.986a15, cf.Rh.1401b29, Ph.196b9; εἰς ἄλλο πρόβλημα Id.Pol.1268b25.    b of income, εἰς τὸν λόγον τινὸς ἐ. PLille 16.5 (iii B.C.), cf. POxy.494.21 (ii A.D.).    c of suits, come before, εἰς δικαστῶν πλῆθος Arist.Pol.1300b35, cf. Plu. Sol.18.    8 ἐ. εἰς δεσμωτήριον to be thrown into prison, Din.2.9, cf.D.25.60(abs., get into prison, Luc.Tox.28); εἰς ζήτρειον Eup.19 D.; so ἐ. εἰς τὸν Τάρταρον Pl.Phd.114a: Com., εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν Com.Adesp. 9D.    9 of circumstances, happen, occur, Paus.7.8.4.    10 desert, πρός τινα LXX 4 Ki.25.11.