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ἔγκειμαι

ἔγκειμαι, to lie in, be wrapped in

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ἐγκείμεναι present middle participle feminine nominative plural, present middle participle feminine vocative plural of ἔγκειμαι

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ἔγκειμαι, fut. -κείσομαι: used as Pass. of ἐντίθημι:
    • I lie in, be wrapped in, ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἐγκείσεαι αὐτοῖς [τοῖς εἵμασι] Il. 22.513; so, Hdt. 2.73 (v.l. ἐσκειμένου); simply, to be in, ὀφθαλμὸς ἕεις ἐνέκειτο μετώπῳ Hes. Th. 145: in mal. part., Herod. 5.3.
      • 2 ἐγκεῖσθαί τινι to be involved in, πόθῳ Archil. 84; βλάβαις S. Ph. 1318; μόχθοις E. Ion 181 (anap.); πολλαῖς ξυμφοραῖς Id. Hel. 269; κακοπαθείαις Plb. 14.9.5 codd.: c. acc., μελεδῶνας ἔγκειμαι I have cares laid on me, A.R. 2.627.
        • b to be implied, involved in, ἐ. τὸ αἰσθητικὸν εἶναι ἐν τῷ εἴδει Plot. 6.7.3.
      • 3 abs., to be inserted, Pl. Cra. 402e, R. 616d.
    • II press hard, esp. of troops pressing upon a defeated or retreating enemy, Th. 1.49, 144, etc.; of opponents in politics or argument, ἐνέκειντο τῷ Περικλεῖ Id. 2.59, cf. 5.43, etc.: freq. with Adj. or Adv., πολλὸς ἐνέκειτο λέγων was very urgent, Hdt. 7.158, cf. Th. 4.22; πολὺς τοῖς συμβεβηκόσι ἔγκειται he insists much upon . ., D. 18.199; ἄγαν ἐ. τινί to be vehement against one, Ar. Ach. 309; ἰσχυρῶς ἐ. Th. 1.69; βαρὺς ἐγκεῖσθαι D.H. 6.62; ὅλος ἐγκεῖσθαί τινι to be devoted to one, Theoc. 3.33; ἐ. ἐπὶ τὰ πονηρά LXX Ge. 8.21.
    • III to be upon, ὁ δέ οἱ περὶ ποσσὶ . . ἐνέκειτο, of a sandal, IG 14.1389i27.
    • IV to be a burden, annoyance, Herod. 4.47 (prob.).

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