ἐποίχομαι

ἐποίχομαι,

A go towards, approach,

μνηστῆρας ἐπῴχετο Od.1.324

;

αἰτίζειν..ἐποιχόμενον μνηστῆρας 17.346

, cf. 6.282 ;

ἐ. δόμον ἄλλον Thgn.353

; [θεοὺς] τραπέζαις ἐ. draw near to the gods with sacrificial feasts, Pi.O.3.40 ;

εὐεργέταν Id.P.2.24

.

2 approach with hostile purpose, attack, c. acc.,

Κύπριν ἐπῴχετο νηλέϊ χαλκῷ Il.5.330

, cf. 10.487.

II go over, traverse,

νηῶν ἴκρια 15.676

.

2 go round, visit in succession, of one who hands round wine, αὐτοῖσιν θάμ' ἐπῴχετο

οἰνοχοεύων Od.1.143

; of a general, pass along troops,

στίχας ἀνδρῶν Il.15.279

, cf. 16.155 ; inspect, [φώκας] Od.4.451 : abs., go his rounds, Il.10.171, 17.215 ;

πάντοσ' ἐποιχόμενος 5.508

;

πάντῃ ἐ. 6.81

, 10.167, etc.

3 of arrows visiting persons with death,

τὰ δ' ἐπῴχετο κῆλα θεοῖο πάντῃ ἀνὰ στρατόν 1.383

, cf. 50 ; οἷς ἀγανοῖσι βέλεσσιν ἐποιχόμενος (or -νη) κατέπεφνεν, 24.759, Od.3.280, 5.124, etc.

4 go over or ply one's task,

ἔργον ἐ. Il.6.492

, Od.1.358, 17.227, etc. ; δόρπον ἐ. set about preparing it, 13.34 ; freq. of women, ἱστὸν ἐ. ply the loom, Il.1.31, Od.5.62, al., cf. Ephor.5 J. ;

ἔργον φυλόπιδος ἐ. Mimn.14.10

;

φύλοπιν Hes.Sc.200

(tm.); [γύας καὶ ἀλωὰς] ἔργοισιν ἐ. with labour, Theoc.25.32 : c. dat.,

ἔργῳ ἐ. Q.S.12.343

codd. : abs. in part., with another Verb, busily,

ἡ μὲν ἐποιχομένη..ἔντυεν ἵππους Il.5.720

.