ἐφορμέω

ἐφορμ-έω, [dialect] Ion. [pref] ἐπ-,

A lie moored at or over against a place, blockade it, λαθὼν τοὺς ἐπορμέοντας having escaped the blockading fleet, Hdt.8.81, cf. Th.8.75, X.An.7.6.25;

πεζῇ τε καὶ ναυσὶν ἐ. Th.4.24

: c. dat.,

ἐ. τῷ λιμένι Id.7.3

, cf. 3.31;

ἐπὶ τῇ Μιλήτῳ Id.8.30

;

ἐπὶ τῷ λιμένι X.HG6.2.7

;

ἐπὶ τοῦ στόματος Plb.

1.46.5: c. acc.,

ἐ. ναυσὶ τὴν ἀκτήν App.BC5.72

: generally, lie by and watch, S.OC812;

ἐ. τοῖς καιροῖς D.3.7

; rely on,

εἰκόσι καὶ πιθανοῖς Ph. 2.413

,al.:—[voice] Pass., to be blockaded, Th.1.142, 8.20.