ἐπερείδω

ἐπερ-είδω,

A drive against, ἐπέρεισε δὲ Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη [ἔγχος] νείατον ἐς κενεῶνα drove it home, Il.5.856, cf. 17.48; ἐπέρεισε δὲ ἶν' ἀπέλεθρον put vast strength to it, 7.269, Od.9.538; thrust a door to, shut it close, Q.S.12.331; ἐ. γένειόν τινι lean it upon . ., Ael.NA5.56: metaph., ἐ. τὸν νοῦν attend to a thing, A.D.Synt.148.20;

τὴν διάνοιαν Plu.2.392b

; ἐ. τῷ φιλεῖν ἐμαυτόν give oneself up to, ib.463c; direct, πρὸς τὴν θεὸν τὸν λόγον Sch.Pi.N.7.1:—[voice] Med., rest in or upon,

βαυκάλη ἐπὶ διαγωνίων λίθων ἐπηρεισμένη Sor.1.109

: metaph.,

ψυχαὶ -όμεναι πνεύματι Porph.Abst.2.38

;

οὐσίᾳ Plot.6.1.3

;

ἄλλῳ Id.5.5.7

;

ἐπ' ἄλλου Iamb.Comm.Math.8

.

2 ἐ. τὴν φάλαγγά τινι bring the whole force of the phalanx against, Plu.Flam.8: abs.,

ἐ. τοῖς ἀντιτεταγμένοις Id.Pyrrh.21

, cf. Arr.Tact.16.13:—[voice] Med., Ael. Tact.14.5.

3 [voice] Med., λαίφη προτόνοις ἐπερειδομένας staying their sails with ropes, E.Hec.112:—[voice] Pass., lean or bear upon,

βακτηρίαις Ar.Ec.277

, cf. Pl.Lg.789e: metaph., lean upon,

ἡμετέρῃ ἐ. Ἑλλὰς ἐφορμῇ A.R.4.204

: abs., resist with all one's force, Ar.Ra.1102.

4 [voice] Pass., to be leaned on, J.AJ9.4.4.

b to be subject to pressure or impact, Chrysipp.Stoic.2.142.

II intr. in [voice] Act., τῇ χειρὶ ἐπερείδειν press heavily with the hand, Hp.Art.11.