ἐπιρρέπω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[lean towards]], <b class="b3">ὄφρα . . ἡμῖν δ'</b> <b class="b3">αἰπὺς ὄλεθρος ἐπιρρέπῃ</b>, metaph. from the balance, <span class="bibl">Il.14.99</span>: hence, generally, [[fall to one's lot]], [ὑμέναιος] ἐ. γαμβροῖσιν ἀείδειν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>707</span> (lyr.): abs., ib.<span class="bibl">1042</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span>. metaph., [[incline]], πρὸς ἔλεον <span class="bibl">Ph.2.582</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span>. trans., <b class="b3">ἐ. τάλαντον</b> [[force down]] one scale, <span class="bibl">Thgn.157</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span>. [[weigh out]] [[to]] one, [[allot]], especially of ill fortune, ἐ. μῆνιν πόλει <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>888</span>; <b class="b3">Δίκα τοῖς</b> παθοῦσι μαθεῖν ἐπιρρέπει <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ag.</span>251</span> (lyr.).</span>