ἐπιχέω

ἐπιχέω, [tense] fut. -χέω, [ per.] 2sg.

ἐπιχεῖς Ar.Pax169

: [tense] aor. 1 ἐπέχεα; [dialect] Ep. [tense] aor. I ἐπέχευα, inf. ἐπιχεῦαι (v. infr.):—

A pour over,

χέρνιβα δ' ἀμφίπολος προχόῳ ἐπέχευε..νίψασθαι Od.1.136

, etc.; in full,

χερσὶν ὕδωρ ἐπιχεῦαι Il.24.303

;

χερσὶ δ' ἐφ' ὕδωρ χευάντων Od.4.213

, etc.; also

οἴνῳ ἐπιχεῖν ὕδωρ X.Oec.17.9

.

2 metaph.,

τοῖσι δ' ἐφ' ὕπνον ἔχευε Il. 24.445

;

Τρῶες δ' ἐπὶ δούρατ' ἔχευαν 5.618

;

ἀνέμων ἐπ' ἀϋτμένα χεῦε Od. 3.289

; θρῆνον pour a lament over one, Pi.I.8(7).64 (tm.);

ὀδμήν A.R. 2.191

(tm.); βλασφημιῶν ἐ. (gen. partit.) Luc.JTr.35.

3 of solids, heap up,

θανόντι χυτὴν ἐπὶ γαῖαν ἔχευαν Od.3.258

, cf. Il.23.256 ;

ἐπὶ σῆμ' ἔχεεν 6.419

:—[voice] Med.,

ὕπερθ' ἐπὶ σῆμα χέεσθαι A.R.3.205

.

II pour in,

ἀπαντλοῦντα καὶ ἐ. Pl.R.407d

;

ἓν ἀγαθὸν ἐπιχέασα, τρί' ἐπαντλεῖ κακά Diph.107

codd. Stob.; fill a cup,

Ναννοῦς καὶ Λύδης ἐπίχει δύο AP12.168

(Posidipp.).

B [voice] Med., pour or throw over oneself,

χύσιν δ' ἐπεχεύατο φύλλων Od.5.487

;

κατακλιθεὶς ἐπιχείσθω τὴν πέριξ ἄμμον Antyll.

ap. Orib.10.8.4 ; ἐπεχεύατο πήχεε παιδί she threw her arms round the boy, A.R. 1.268 ; but

πολλὴν ἐπεχεύατο ὕλην

for himself,

Od.5.257

.

2 pour itself over, Q.S.14.604.

3 anoint oneself,

ἀπὸ δείπνου Test.Epict. 4.22

.

II have poured out for one to drink, ἐ. ἄκρατόν τινος drink it to any one's health or honour, esp. of lovers' toasts, Theoc.14.18, cf. Antiph.81.2 codd.Ath.; ἔρωτος ἀκράτω (gen. partit.)

ἐπεχεῖτο Theoc.2.152

; also simply

ἐπιχεῖσθαί τινος Phylarch.31J.

C [voice] Pass., to be poured over,

ἰλύος ἐπιχυθείσης X.Oec.17.12

: metaph.,

τοῖς Ἑλληνικοῖς ὀνόμασι τῶν Ἰταλικῶν ἐπικεχυμένων Plu.Rom. 15

.

2 metaph., of a crowd, stream on or in pursuit, ἐπέχυντο ([dialect] Ep. [tense] aor. 2 [voice] Pass.) Il.15.654 ;

ἀνὰ νῆας 16.295

; so, come like a stream over,

τοῖσι ἐναντίοισι ἐπιχυθέντας..μῦς ἀρουραίους Hdt.2.141

;

τοσούτων μοι πραγμάτων ἐπικεχυμένων Theopomp.Hist.217c

.

3 to be poured in as an addition, τοῦ νῦν ἐπικεχυμένου λόγου, of the discussion, that has now been started, Pl.Plt.302c ;

ὁ νυνδὴ λόγος ἡμῖν ἐπιχυθείς Id.Lg.793b

.

II to be drowned in,

ἰχθῦς νάπυϊ ἐπικεχυμένους Luc.Asin.47

.