ἐφαρμόζω

ἐφαρμ-όζω, [dialect] Att. [suff] ἐφαρμ-όττω, [dialect] Dor. [suff] ἐφαρμ-όσδω Theoc.1.53.

I intr., fit on or to,

πειρήθη δ' ἕο αὐτοῦ ἐν ἔντεσι . . εἰ οἷ ἐφαρμόσσειε Il.19.385

(unless trans.).

2 to be adapted or capable of adaptation to, τινι Arist.APo.88a33, Pol.1276b25, al.;

ἐπί τινος Id.Ph.201b14

, al.; ἐπί τι ib.228b25, al.;

ὁ . . μάλιστ' ἂν ἐφαρμόσας πολίτης ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς . . πολίτας Id.Pol.1275a33

: abs., ὁ λόγος οὐκ ἐ. Id.Cael.308b2, etc.; tally, Id.Resp.474a10: Geom., coincide,

ἐπί τι Euc. 1.4

, Archim.Con.Sph.18: c. dat., ibid., Papp.244.9:—[voice] Pass., c. dat., Plot.4.4.23.

3 befit, suit, [

οῐνῳ] ἐφαρμόζουσιν ἀοιδαί Panyas.14.2

; to be applicable, of a test,

ἐπί τινος Arist.Pol.1275b32

.

II trans., fit one thing on to another,

οἱ χροῒ κόσμον Hes.Op.76

;

τοὔνομ' . . ἐλεγείῳ Critias 4

D.; σχοίνῳ [τοὺς ἀνθέρικας] Theoc.1.53:—[voice] Med.,

ζεῦγλαν ἐφηρμόσατο AP9.19

(Arch.).

b Geom., in [voice] Pass., of a figure, to be applied to another figure,

ἐπί τι Euc.1.4

, Archim.Aequil.Prooem.;

γραμμὴ γραμμῇ Plot.2.7.1

.

2 suit, accommodate,

τὰς δαπάνας ταῖς προσόδοις X.Ages.8.8

;

τοὺς λόγους τοῖς προσώποις D.H.Lys.13

; λόγῳ μέλη καὶ μέτρα καὶ ῥυθμούς, Plu.2.769c, cf. Orph.A.1001; apply,

τι ἐπί τι Arist.APo.75b4

; refer,

τι ἔς τινα Luc.Pisc.38

; λόγων τε πίστιν . . ἐφαρμόσαι to add fitting assurance, S.Tr.623:—[voice] Med.,

χάρματι καὶ λύπῃ μέτρον ἐφηρμόσατο AP9.768

(Agath.), cf. 10.26 (Luc.):—[voice] Pass., adapt oneself to, τινι Epic. ap. Clearch.47, cf. Antig.Mir.25.