| |Definition=Ep.fut. <b class="b3">ἐπιμάσσομαι</b> (also perhaps in <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>55</span>): aor. <b class="b3">ἐπεμασσάμην</b>: —<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[strive after]], [[seek to obtain]], [[aim at]], mostly c. gen., σκοπέλου ἐπιμαίεο [[make for]] (i.e. [[steer for]]) the [[rock]], <span class="bibl">Od.12.220</span>:metaph., ἐπιμαίεο νόστου [[strive after]] a [[return]], <span class="bibl">5.344</span>; <b class="b3">δώρων ἐπεμαίετο θυμός</b> his mind [[was set upon]] presents, <span class="bibl">Il.10.401</span>; λουτρῶν <span class="bibl">Theoc.23.57</span>; [[φυγῆς]] Timo <span class="bibl">5.7</span>: c. dat., to [[be set upon]], <span class="bibl">Orph.<span class="title">A.</span>932</span>.—Ep. word, dub. in S. [[l.c.]] </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span>. c. acc., [[lay hold of]], [[grasp]], <b class="b3">ξίφεος δ' ἐπεμαίετο κώπην</b> he [[clutch]]ed his [[sword]]-[[hilt]], <span class="bibl">Od.11.531</span>; <b class="b3">τῶν ὁπότ' ἰθύσειε . . ἐπὶ χερσὶ μάσασθαι</b> ib.<span class="bibl">591</span>; <b class="b3">χείρ'</b> (i.e. <b class="b3">χειρί) ἐπιμασσάμενος</b> having [[clutch]]ed [the sword] with my [[hand]], <span class="bibl">9.302</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">19.480</span>; <b class="b3">τὴν ἐπεμάσσατο χειρός</b> [[took]] her by the [[hand]], <span class="bibl">A.R.3.106</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span>. [[touch]], [[handle]], [[feel]], <b class="b3">ὀΐων ἐπεμαίετο</b> νῶτα <span class="bibl">Od.9.441</span>; <b class="b3">τὸν δ' ἐπιμασσάμενος προσέφη . . Πολύφημος</b> ib. <span class="bibl">446</span>; τὴν (''[[sc.]]'' οὐλὴν γνῶ ῥ' ἐπιμασσαμένη <span class="bibl">19.468</span>; ἐπὶ νῶτ' ἐπεμαίετο <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Fr.</span>166</span>; ἕλκος δ' ἰητὴρ ἐπιμάσσεται ἠδ' ἐπιθήσει φάρμαχ' <span class="bibl">Il.4.190</span>; ὣς ἄρα μιν . . ῥάβδῳ ἐπεμάσσατ' Ἀθήνη <span class="bibl">Od.13.429</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">16.172</span>; μάστιγι <b class="b3">θοῶς ἐπεμαίετ' ἄρ' ἵππους</b> she [[touch]]ed the horses sharply with the whip, <span class="bibl">Il.5.748</span>, etc.; κεφαλὰν ἐπεμάσσατο [[stroked]], AP7.730 (Pers.): metaph., <b class="b3">πυρὸς δ' ἐπεμαίετο τέχνην</b>, Lat. [[artem tractavit]], h.Merc.108; νόῳ ἐ. ἕκαστα <span class="bibl">A.R.3.816</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span>. later abs., of night, [[come slowly]] on, <span class="bibl">Orph.<span class="title">A.</span>121</span>.</span> | | |Definition=Ep.fut. ἐπιμάσσομαι (also perhaps in S.''Fr.''55): aor. <b class="b3">ἐπεμασσάμην</b>: —<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[strive after]], [[seek to obtain]], [[aim at]], mostly c. gen., σκοπέλου ἐπιμαίεο [[make for]] (i.e. [[steer for]]) the [[rock]], Od.12.220:metaph., ἐπιμαίεο νόστου [[strive after]] a [[return]], 5.344; <b class="b3">δώρων ἐπεμαίετο θυμός</b> his mind [[was set upon]] presents, Il.10.401; λουτρῶν Theoc.23.57; [[φυγῆς]] Timo 5.7: c. dat., to [[be set upon]], Orph.''A.''932.—Ep. word, dub. in S. [[l.c.]]<br><span class="bld">II</span>. c. acc., [[lay hold of]], [[grasp]], <b class="b3">ξίφεος δ' ἐπεμαίετο κώπην</b> he [[clutch]]ed his [[sword]]-[[hilt]], Od.11.531; <b class="b3">τῶν ὁπότ' ἰθύσειε.. ἐπὶ χερσὶ μάσασθαι</b> ib.591; <b class="b3">χείρ'</b> (i.e. <b class="b3">χειρί) ἐπιμασσάμενος</b> having [[clutch]]ed [the sword] with my [[hand]], 9.302, cf. 19.480; <b class="b3">τὴν ἐπεμάσσατο χειρός</b> [[took]] her by the [[hand]], A.R.3.106.<br><span class="bld">2</span>. [[touch]], [[handle]], [[feel]], <b class="b3">ὀΐων ἐπεμαίετο</b> νῶτα Od.9.441; <b class="b3">τὸν δ' ἐπιμασσάμενος προσέφη.. Πολύφημος</b> ib. 446; τὴν (''[[sc.]]'' οὐλὴν γνῶ ῥ' ἐπιμασσαμένη 19.468; ἐπὶ νῶτ' ἐπεμαίετο Hes.''Fr.''166; ἕλκος δ' ἰητὴρ ἐπιμάσσεται ἠδ' ἐπιθήσει φάρμαχ' Il.4.190; ὣς ἄρα μιν.. ῥάβδῳ ἐπεμάσσατ' Ἀθήνη Od.13.429, cf. 16.172; μάστιγι <b class="b3">θοῶς ἐπεμαίετ' ἄρ' ἵππους</b> she [[touch]]ed the horses sharply with the whip, Il.5.748, etc.; κεφαλὰν ἐπεμάσσατο [[stroked]], AP7.730 (Pers.): metaph., <b class="b3">πυρὸς δ' ἐπεμαίετο τέχνην</b>, Lat. [[artem tractavit]], h.Merc.108; νόῳ ἐ. ἕκαστα A.R.3.816.<br><span class="bld">III</span>. later abs., of night, [[come slowly]] on, Orph.''A.''121. |
