ἐπιπλέω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ion. ἐπιπλώω (both in Hom.), fut. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> -πλεύσομαι <span class="bibl">Th.3.16</span>: aor. 1 <b class="b3">-έπλευσα</b> ib.<span class="bibl">80</span>, Ion. -έπλωσα <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.70</span>: Ep. 2sg. aor. 2 [[ἐπέπλως]], part. [[ἐπιπλώς]], but (<span class="bibl">Il.3.47</span>) [[ἐπιπλώσας]]:—[[sail upon]] or [[over]], [[ἐπέπλεον]] ὑγρὰ κέλευθα <span class="bibl">Il.1.312</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.4.842</span>; πόντον ἐπιπλώων <span class="bibl">5.284</span>; [[πόντον]] ἐπέπλως <span class="bibl">3.15</span>; ἐπιπλὼς εὐρέα πόντον <span class="bibl">Il.6.291</span>; <b class="b3">ἐπιπλεῖν ἁλμυρὸν</b> ὕδωρ <span class="bibl">Od.9.227</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span>. [[sail against]], [[attack by sea]], νηυσὶ ἐ. τινί <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.86</span>; τῇ Κερκύρᾳ <span class="bibl">Th.3.76</span>; ἐπὶ τὰς Μινδάρου ναῦς <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>1.5.11</span>, etc.; ἐπὶ τὴν Σαλαμῖνα <span class="bibl">D.S.20.50</span>: abs., <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.70</span>, <span class="bibl">6.33</span>; also of the ships, <span class="bibl">Th.3.80</span>: generally, [[sail on]], <span class="bibl">Plb.1.25.4</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span>. [[sail on]] [[board]] a ship, <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.98</span>, <span class="bibl">8.67</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.2.66</span>; of commanders, <b class="b3">τοὺς ἐπὶ τῶν</b> νεῶν ἐ. στρατηγούς <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.36</span>; [[[ναύαρχος]]] <span class="bibl">Th.3.16</span>; [[ξύμβουλος]] ib.<span class="bibl">76</span>; ταμίας <span class="bibl">D.49.14</span>; also <b class="b3">ἐ. ταῖς ἐμπορίαις</b> [[sail in charge of]], <span class="bibl">Id.56.8</span>; and <b class="b3">ὁ ἐπιπλέων</b> the [[supercargo]], <span class="bibl">Id.32.12</span>; οἱ ἐπιπλεύσαντες ἐπὶ τοῦ ἐλαίου <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>77.2</span> (iii B.C.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">IV</span>. of a naval commander, [[sail past]] (in order to address, cf. [[ἐπιπάρειμι]](B)<span class="bibl">4</span>), τοὺς κυβερνήτας καὶ τριηράρχους <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Lys.</span>11</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">V</span>. [[sail after]], ἐπὶ παντὶ τῷ στόλῳ <span class="bibl">Plb.1.50.5</span>; [[sail up]] [[afterwards]], ib.<span class="bibl">25.4</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">VI</span>. [[float upon]], <b class="b3">ἐπ' αὐτοῦ</b> (sc. <b class="b3">τοῦ ὕδατος</b>) <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.23</span>; ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>622b6</span>; ἐπὶ τῷ ὕδατι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Mete.</span> 384b17</span>; [[slip]], [[slide upon]] ice, <span class="bibl">Plb.3.55.2</span>,<span class="bibl">4</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">VII</span>. [[overflow]] (of a river), gloss on [[ἄρδειν]], interpol. in <span class="bibl">App.<span class="title">BC</span>2.153</span>; <b class="b3">μέχρι ἐπιπλεύσῃ</b> until (the water) [[covers]] the substance, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PHolm.</span>21.29</span>.</span>