ἐπιπλέω: Difference between revisions

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