ἐπιβάλλω

ἐπιβάλλω:

I. trans., throw or cast upon, θριξὶ . . , ἃς ἐπέβαλλον (sc. πυρί) Il.23.135;

ἐπὶ δὲ χλαῖναν βάλεν αὐτῷ Od.14.520

, cf. 4.440; ἑωυτὸν ἐς τὸ πῦρ v.l. in Hdt.7.107;

φάρη κόραις E.El.1221

(lyr.); ἐ.

τινὰς ἐπὶ ἁμάξας Th.4.48

, cf.Hdt.4.75,5.112; ἐπιβάλλοντας (sc. χοῦν) throwing on more and more, Th.2.76.

2. lay on, [ἡμιόνοις] ἐπέβαλλεν

ἱμάσθλην Od.6.320

;

ἐ. πληγάς τινι X.Lac.2.8

; Ζεὺς ἐπὶ χεῖρα

βάλοι A.Ch.395

(lyr.), cf.Ar.Nu.933 (anap.);

ἐ.τὴν χεῖρά τινι Id.Lys. 440

(but τῷ καρπῷ τοῦ νοσοῦντος τὴν χεῖρα, of feeling the pulse, Gal. 18(2).40; so

τὴν ἁφήν Id.8.821

, Marcellin. Puls.119); τὰς χεῖρας τοῖς

κατ' Αἴγαιον Plb.3.2.8

;

Ῥωμαίοις Id.18.51.8

;

ἐπί τινα Ev.Matt.26.50

; impose as a tax tribute,

τινί τι Hdt.1.106

, Th.8.108; as a fine or penalty, ζημίην, φυγὴν ἐ. τινί, Hdt.6.92 ([voice] Pass.), 7.3;

ἀργύριον Lys.9.6

;

ἐπιβολάς Id.20.14

, cf. Arist.Ath.61.2;

λύτρα LXX Ex.21.30

([voice] Pass.); inflict, θνατοῖς ἐ. ἀνάλγητα, λύπην, etc., S.Tr.128 (lyr.), E.Med.1115 (anap.), etc.

3. ἐ. σφρηγῖδα, δακτύλιον, affix a seal, Hdt.3.128, 2.38;

σφραγῖδ' ἐπί τι Ar.Av.559

; σύμβολόν τινι ib.1215.

4. add, contribute, μικρὸν [ἀληθεία] Arist.Metaph.993b2;

ἐ. ἐπὶ τὸ ὕδωρ Thphr.Ign.49

; νέον [φῶς] Pl.Cra.409b: metaph., throw in, mention, τι dub. in S.El.1246 (lyr.) (in [voice] Med., "

χαίρειν τεοῖς προθύροις ἐπιβάλλομαι Theoc.23.27

); Φαῖστος . . ἐπιβάλλων φησί Sch.Pi.P.4.28: abs., bid higher, Arist.Pol.1259a14.

5. place next in order, Plb.1.26.15.

6. let grow,

κλήματα Thphr. HP4.13.5

; βλαστούς ib.3.5.1.

7. let loose,

πρόβατα ἐπὶ κνῆκον PRyl.69.6

(i B.C.).

8. causal of

ἐπιβαίνω A. 111.3

, D.Chr.7.134.

II. throw oneself upon, go straight towards, c. acc.,

ἡ δὲ Φεὰς ἐπέβαλλεν Od.15.297

: later c. dat. loci, Plb.5.18.3, D.S.1.30, Plot.3.7.12, etc.;

νήσοις Rhian.39

; εἰς Ιταλίαν, ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον, Plb.2.24.17, 5.6.6, cf. PAmh.2.31.5 (ii B.C.), etc.

2. fall upon, ὅπου ἂν ὁ ἥλιος ἐ. Arist. HA598a3; esp. in hostile sense, set upon, c.dat., ib.623b1, etc.;

τοῖσ' Αρβήλοις D.S.17.64

: abs.,

ἐ.ληστρικῷ τρόπῳ PRyl.127.10

(i A.D.); ἐπιβάλλουσαι jostling, trampling, Pl.Phdr.248a; sens. obsc., Ar.Av.1216.

3. (sc. τὸν νοῦν) set to a thing, devote oneself to it, c. dat., M.Ant.10.30;

τοῖς αὐλοῖς D.S.3.59

;

τοῖς κοινοῖς πράγμασιν Plu.Cic.4

(in full τὴν διάνοιαν ἐ. πρός τι D.S.20.43): generally, give one's attention to, think on, Ev.Marc. 14.72.

b. apprehend, Epicur. Fr.423; attain by intuition, c.dat., Dam.Pr.54.

4. fall in one's way, ὅταν ἐπιβάλλῃ περὶ τῆς τοιαύτης

πολιτείας ἡ σκέψις Arist.Pol.1266a25

;

κατὰ τὸν ἐπιβάλλοντα λόγον Id.GA716a3

.

5. follow, come next, Plb.11.23.2;

τισί Plu.Aem. 33

; ἐφ' ὃν ἐπιβαλὼν ἔφη said thereupon, Plb.1.80.1; interrupt,

ἀποκρινομένῳ Thphr.Char.7.2

.

6. belong to, fall to the share of, μόριον

ὅσον αὐτοῖσι ἐπέβαλλε Hdt.7.23

, cf. Diph.43.16; εἰ μὴ τὸ ὅλον, μέρος γε

, ἐπιβάλλει τῆς βλασφημίας ἅπασι D.18.272

;

ὅσον ἐπιβάλλει αὐτοῖς Arist.Pol.1260a19

; ἑκάστῳ τῆς εὐδαιμονίας ἐπιβάλλει τοσοῦτον ὅσονπερ ἀρετῆς ib.1323b21; τῶν κτημάτων τὸ ἐπιβάλλον (sc. μέρος) the portion that falls to one, Hdt.4.115, cf. LXX To.3.17,6.12; so τὸ ἐ. ἐφ'

ἡμᾶς μέρος D.18.254

;

τὸ ἐ. μέρος τῆς οὐσίας Ev.Luc.15.12

, cf. PGrenf. 1.33.33 (ii B.C.), etc.; fall due, of payments, PLond.1.3.21 (ii B.C.); τόκον ὃν ἔφη ἐπιβάλλειν αὑτῷ which was payable by him, BCH6.21 (Delos, ii B.C.).

b. part. ἐπιβάλλων, in Law, next-of-kin, ὁ ἐ., οἱ ἐ., Leg.Gort.7.36, 11.42, al.

7. impers. c. acc. et inf., τοὺς Δελφοὺς δὴ ἐπέβαλλε . . παρασχεῖν it concerned them to provide, Hdt.2.180: or c. dat. et inf.,

ἐπιβάλλει τινὶ ποιεῖν τι Chrysipp.Stoic.2.39

,al., Plb.18.51.1;

ἐπιβάλλοντος ἡμῖν εὐεργετικοῖς εἶναι Corn.ND15

; κοινῇ πᾶσιν

ἐπιβάλλει UPZ112.10

(ii B.C.);

καθότι ἐπέβαλλεν ἀνδρὶ καλῷ καὶ ἀγαθῷ IG12(7).231.5

([place name] Amorgos): freq. in part., ἐπιβάλλουσαν ἡγεῖσθαι τὴν στρατείαν τινί incumbent upon.., Teles p.61 H.;

τὸ ἐπιβάλλον Cleanth.Stoic.1.128

, Arr.Epict.2.11.3, etc.;

τὰς -ούσας τάσεις τῆς φωνῆς Chrysipp.Stoic.2.96

; τὸ τῇ φύσει ἐ. Antip.Stoic.3.255; appropriate, ὑποδοχαί Telesp.41 H.;

ἰήματα IG22.1121.15

;

ἁρμονία Iamb.Comm.

Math.30; ἡ στέρησις ἐπιβάλλοντός ἐστι παρεῖναι εἴδους τινός a specific form which ought to be present, Plot.1.8.11.

8. shut to, close, of the larynx, Arist.PA664b26.

9. in Logic, λόγοι ἐπιβάλλοντες, -όμενοι, overlapping and overlapped, of syllogisms in a sorites, Chrysipp.Stoic.2.85; so of Time,

ἐπέβαλε τοῖς χρόνοις Ἰουλιανῷ Eun.VS p.497

B.:—[voice] Med.,

γηραιῷ τῷ Κυρηναίῳ ἐπεβάλετο Anon. Intr.Arat. p.326M.

10. in Alchemy, make a `projection' (cf. ἐπιβολή), Syn.Alch.p.68B.

III. [voice] Med., mostly like the intr. usages, but also:

1. c. gen., throw oneself upon, desire eagerly,

ἐνάρων ἐπιβαλλόμενος Il.6.68

;

παρθενίας ἐπιβάλλομαι Sapph.102

;

τοῦ εὖ ζῆν ἐπιβάλλονται Arist.Pol.1258a3

.

2. c. acc., put upon oneself, ἐπιβαλλομέναν

. . πλόκον ἀνθέων E.Med.840

; ἐπιβάλλεσθαι put on more wraps, Thphr. Char.2.10 (cf. IV. 1);

ὕπνον ἡδὺν -όμενος D.Chr.12.51

: metaph., take possession of,

καὶ ἐπὶ κλήρους ἐβάλοντο Od.14.209

; αὐθαίρετον δουλείαν ἐπιβαλεῖται will take upon himself, Th.6.40.

b. of trees, make fresh growth, Thphr. HP3.5.1.

3. c.acc., also, attempt, undertake,

ἔργον Pl.Sph.264b

, Ti.48c;

μέθοδον Arist.Pol. 1260b36

: c.inf., Decr. ap. D.18.164, Zeno Stoic.1.68, Plb.1.43.2, etc.: abs., πολλῶν -ημένων though many have made the attempt, Agatharch. 76.

4. c. dat., put one's hand to,

ἐχέτλῃ AP7.650

(Phal.(?)): metaph., apply or devote oneself to,

τόλμῃ καὶ πράξει Plb.5.81.1

;

ἐγχειρήματι μεγάλῳ D.H.5.25

, etc.

5. arrive at, [πολίεσσι] Call.Del.68;

ὅταν ἐπὶ τοὺς χρόνους ἐπιβαλώμεθα D.S.19.55

.

6. ἐπὶ πᾶσι -εβάλοντο brought up the rear, Id.18.33.

IV. in [voice] Pass., lie upon, be put upon, ἐπιβεβλημένοι τοξόται archers with their arrows on the string, X.An.4.3.28, cf. 5.2.12; λάσιον ἐπιβεβλημένος having a rough cloak on, Theopomp.Com.36; τὸ ἐν ψύχει κεῖσθαι

-ημένον Hp.Epid.2.3.1

, cf. 6.4.14;

διφθέραν -ημένη D.Chr.5.25

.

2. to be set over,

ὁ τελώνης ὁ ἐπιβεβλημένος τῷ Ζεύγματι Philostr. VA1.20

.

3. Rhet., ornate (v. ἐπιβολή), ἰδέα λόγων οὔτ' ἐπιβεβλημένη

οὔτ' αὖος Id.VS1.20.2

.