ἐπέχω

ἐπέχω, [tense] fut. ἐφέξω (v. infr. IV. 1,2) and

A

ἐπισχήσω E.Andr.160

, D. 45.88: [tense] aor. ἐπέσχον, imper. ἐπίσχες, inf. ἐπισχεῖν; poet.

ἐπισχέθοι A.Th.453

(lyr.),

ἐπέσχεθον A.R.4.1622

: [tense] pf.

ἐπέσχηκα Supp.Epigr. 1.362.12

(Samos, iv B.C.):—have or hold upon, θρῆνυν . ., τῷ κεν ἐπισχοίης (v.l. ἐπίσχοιας)

λιπαροὺς πόδας Il.14.241

, cf. Od.17.410; ποτῷ κρωσσὸν ἐ. hold it to or for . ., Theoc.13.46; λόγον ζωῆς ἐπέχοντες (sc. κόσμῳ) holding it out like a torch, Ep.Phil.2.16:—[voice] Med., hold by,

χειρός A.R.4.751

.

II hold out to, present, offer,

οἶνον ἐπισχών Il. 9.489

;

ἐπέσχε τε οἶνον ἐρυθρόν Od.16.444

;

κοτύλην . . ἐπέσχε Il.22.494

; εἴ ποτέ τοι . . μαζὸν ἐπέσχον ib.83, cf. E.Andr.225; also γάλακτι δ' οὐκ ἐπέσχον οὐδὲ μαστῷ τροφεῖα ματρός I offered not mother's food with my breast, Id.Ion1492: c. inf.,

πιεῖν ἐπέσχον Ar.Nu.1382

: abs., Id.Pax1167:—[voice] Med., ἐπισχόμενος (sc. τὴν κύλικα) ἐξέπιεν having put it to his lips, Pl.Phd.117c, cf. Stesich.7, A.R.1.472, Luc.Tox.37;

ἐπὶ χείλεσι . . μαστὸν ἐπισχομένη Euph.92

; present a sum of money, τῇ πόλει Supp.Epigr.l.c.

2 extend, spread out,

τὴν πλεκτάνην Arist. HA550b6

.

3 simply, hold,

σκῆπτρα IPE2.37

([place name] Panticapaeum); of writings, contain, Philostr.VS2.24.2, cf. 2.9.1.

4 enjoin, impose a task, c. dat. pers., Procop.Arc.17, Vand.1.8.

III hold or direct towards,

ἔπεχε τόξον σκοπῷ Pi.O.2.89

;

ἄλλῳ ἐπεῖχε τόξα E.HF984

:— [voice] Med., abs., ἐπισχόμενος βάλεν ἰῷ having aimed at him he hit him, Od.22.15.

b intr., aim at, attack, τί μοι ὧδ' ἐπέχεις; why thus launch out against me? 19.71; in tmesi,

ἐπὶ αὐτῷ πάντες ἔχωμεν 22.75

;

ἀλλήλοις ἐ. Hes.Th.711

;

ἄνδρα ἐπέχοντα τῷ Πύρρῳ Plu.Pyrrh. 16

;

ἐπέχειν ἐπί τινα Hdt.9.59

;

τὰς ἐπὶ σφίσι ναῦς ἐπεχούσας Th.8.105

;

πρός τι Plu.Ant.66

: c. dat., ἀκτῇσιν ἐπέσχεθον held straight for the beach, A.R.4.1766: abs., E.Ba.1131.

2 ἐπέχειν τὴν διάνοιαν ἐπί τινι direct one's mind to a thing, Pl.Lg.926b;

τῷ πολέμῳ τὴν γνώμην Plu.Aem.8

, etc.; also ἐ. ἑαυτόν τινι attend to him, Pl.R.399b codd.

b abs., ἐπέχειν (sc. τὸν νοῦν) intend, purpose, c. inf.,

ἐπεῖχε ἐλλάμψεσθαι Hdt.1.80

, cf. 153, 6.96: c. dat. rei, to be intent upon, ταῖς ἀρχαῖς, διαβάσει, etc., Ar.Lys.490, Plb.3.43.2, etc.

3 stand facing, face in a line of battle, οὗτοι (sc. οἱ Μῆδοι)

ἐπέσχον Κορινθίους Hdt.9.31

.

IV hold back, keep in check,

ἐπέσχε δὲ καλὰ ῥέεθρα Il. 21.244

;

καὶ πῶς ἐπέσχε χεῖρα μαιμῶσαν φόνου; S.Aj.50

; ἐπισχὼν ἡνίαν ib.847;

ἐπίσχωμεν τὸ πλεῖν Id.Ph.881

;

ὀργάς E.Hel.1642

;

οὐκ ἐφέξετε στόμα; Id.Hec.1283

; χρησμοὺς ἐ. withhold them, Id.Ph.866; ἐπέχειν τινὰ τῷ ξύλῳ keep him down with the stick, Ar.Pax1121;

τὸ εὐθέως ἐπιχειρεῖν Th.7.33

; confine, as the earth a corpse, AP7.461 (Mel.);

ἐ. τῇ χειρὶ τὸ στόμα

cover,

Plu.Cat.Mi.28

;

ἐπέχομεν τὴν ἐκπνοήν Gal.6.172

;

τὰς διαχωρήσεις ἐ. Id.Vict.Att.12

:—[voice] Med.,

ἐπισχόμενος τὰ ὦτα Pl.Smp.216a

:—[voice] Pass.,

τοῦ βάθους ἐπεσχημένου J. AJ5.1.3

; to be prevented, hindered,

ὑπό τινος PFreib.11.13

(iv A.D.); of the menses, Gal.1.184.

b stay or adjourn proceedings,

τὰ πρὸς Ἀργείους Th.5.46

; τὴν ζημίαν καὶ τὴν κατασκαφήν ib.63;

τὴν δίαιταν D.21.84

; suspend payments, in [voice] Pass., PTeb.337.4 (ii/iii A.D.), cf. PGiss.48.11 (iii A.D.).

c

ἐ. τινά τινος

stop, hinder from,

E.Andr. 160

, Ar.Lys.742, D.S.13.87: c. inf., σε μήτε νὺξ μήτε ἡμέρα ἐπισχέτω ὥστε ἀνεῖναι . . let them not stop thee so that thou neglect . ., Th.1.129;

ἐ. τινὰ μὴ πράσσειν τι S.El.517

, Ph.349;

κλαυθμυρίζον τὸ βρέφος ἐπισχεῖν μὴ δυνάμεναι Sor.1.88

:—[voice] Pass., μηδενὸς ἐπεχομένου no objection being taken, PTeb.327.37 (ii A.D.).

d impers.,

ἐπέχει

there is a hindrance,

Astramps.Orac.97.3

.

2 abs., stay, pause,

Ἀντίνοος δ' ἔτ' ἐπεῖχε Od.21.186

; refrain, Hdt.1.32, 5.51, 7.139; εἰ δ' ἐφέξετον if you tarry, S.El.1369, etc.: folld. by a Conj., esp. in imper., ἐπίσχες ἢν . . wait and see whether . ., E.Supp.397;

ἐπίσχες ἔστ' ἂν . . προσμάθῃς A.Pr.697

;

ἐ. ἕως . . D.4.1

;

μέχρι τοσούτου ἔως . . Th.1.90

; ἐπίσχες, abs., hold! stop! A.Ch.896, S.OC856, etc.;

ἐπίσχετε, μηδὲ συρίξητε Timocl.2.6D.

;

ἐπίσχετον, μάθωμεν S.Ph.539

, cf. E. Hipp.567; in part.,

ἐπισχὼν ὀλίγον χρόνον Hdt.1.132

, al.; τὸ ἐπισχεῖν, opp. τὸ παραχρῆμα, Antipho 5.73; οὐ πολὺν χρόνον ἐπισχὼν ἧκεν came after a short interval, Pl.Phd.59e; μικρὸν ἐπισχόντα διεφθείροντο they very shortly died, Thphr.HP4.4.13, cf. Diocl.Fr.43; in Th.2.81 οὐκ ἐπέσχον τὸ στρατόπεδον καταλαβεῖν did not halt for the purpose of occupying a camp (unless it, = 'had no intention of occupying').

b c. gen. rei, stop or cease from,

ἐπίσχες τοῦ δρόμου Ar.Av.1200

;

τῆς πορείας X.Cyr.4.2.12

;

τούτου Th.8.31

; also

ἐ. περί τινος Id.5.32

, cf. 8.5: so c. inf., leave off, cease to do, X.Mem.3.6.10: c. part., cease doing,

ἀναλῶν οὐκ ἐφέξεις Ar.Eq.915

(lyr.), cf. E.Ph. 449.

c as technical term of the Sceptics, suspend judgement, doubt, Str.2.1.11, Ph.1.387, S.E.P.1.196;

ἐ. ἐν τοῖς ἀδήλοις Plu. 2.955c

;

<πρὸς> τὰ ἄδηλα Arr. Epict.1.7.5

.

3 [voice] Med., maintain reserve,

ἐπείχετο [ἡ σύγκλητος] κατὰ τοὺς Ἀθηναίους Plb.30.19.17

(s. v.l.).

V reach or extend over a space,

ἐπτὰ δ' ἐπέσχε πέλεθρα Il. 21.407

; ὁπόσσον ἐπέσχε πυρὸς μένος so far as the fire reached, 23.238, cf. Hdt.7.19, Th.2.77, f.l. in Hp.Aër.5, etc.: [tense] aor. [voice] Med., ἐπέσχετο he lay outstretched, Hes. Th.177;

βούβρωστις ἐπέσχετο κόσμον

prevailed over . .,

Epigr.Gr.793.5

([place name] Apollonia);

ἀφορία ἐ. τὸν βίον Longin.44.1

.

VI have power over, occupy a country,

οἱ Σκύθαι τὴν Ἀσίην πᾶσαν ἐπέσχον Hdt.1.104

, cf. 108, 8.32, Th.2.101, 7.62, etc.; of things, ἐπ' ὀκτὼ μῆνας Κυρηναίους ὀπώρη ἐ. occupies or engages them, Hdt.4.199;

τὴν πόλιν ἐπεῖχε κλαυθμός Plu.Oth.17

; ὧν τὰς χρόας τὸ

ἡμερινὸν φῶς ἐ.

overspreads,

Pl.R.508c

:

κραυγῆς ἐπεχούσης τὴν ἐκκλησίαν D.S.13.87

;

πρὸ τοῦ τὰ σώματα τὰς ὠδῖνας ἐπισχεῖν Sor.2.53

: generally, occupy, τὴν κρατίστην μοῖραν ἐ. hold the foremost place, Longin.9.1, cf. 44.12;

ὕλης ἐ. τάξιν Stoic.3.27

;

τὴν γῆν κέντρου λόγον ἐπέχουσαν D.L.7.155

, cf. Placit.3.Praef.;

τὸν τέλειον ἐ. λόγον Gal.19.160

; δίκην ἐπέχειν ἡμᾶς φυτῶν we are like plants, MenoIatr. 6.18.

2 abs., prevail, predominate,

ἢν μὴ λαμπρὸς ἄνεμος ἐπέχῃ Hdt.2.96

;

σεισμοὶ ἐπέσχον ἐπὶ πλεῖστον μέρος γῆς Th.1.23

; πάντῃ ἐπεῖχε γαλήνη Timo 63; [

τῶν νεῶν] ἐπὶ πολὺ τῆς θαλάσσης ἐπεχουσῶν

being spread over . .,

Th.1.50

;

τὴν [τύχην] . ., ἣ νῦν ἐπέχει D.18.253

;

ἐτησίων ἐπεχόντων Plb.5.5.6

.

b of Time, continue,

τὴν θύραν ἐπεῖχε κρούων Ar.Ec.317

;

ἐπέχων καὶ οὐκ ἀνιείς

continuously,

Pl.Tht.165e

;

ἐπὶ πλείους ἡμέρας ὁ σεισμὸς ἐπεῖχεν D.C.68.25

; σκότος, νὺξ ἐπέσχε, came on, Plu.Mar.20, Crass.30, etc.

VII [voice] Med., [tense] fut. ἐπιέξομαι, meet, Orac. in Michel855.39 (Magn. Mae.).