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ἐπισείω

ἐπισείω, to shake at

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ἐπισείουσα present active participle feminine nominative singular, present active participle feminine vocative singular of ἐπισείω

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ἐπισείω, Ep. ἐπισσ- (as always in Hom.),
  • shake at or against, τί τινι, esp. with the view of scaring, ὅτʼ ἂν . . Ζεὺς . . αὐτὸς ἐπισσείῃσιν ἐρεμνὴν αἰγίδα πᾶσι Il. 4.167, cf. 15.230; ἐπισείουσα τὸν λόφον ἐκπλήττει με Luc. DDeor. 23[19].1, cf. 2.2, etc.; τὰ δόρατα Hdn. 2.13.4; ἐ. πόλεμον τῇ πατρίδι stir up . ., J. BJ 2.17.3; Πέρσας ἐ. hold them out as a threat, Plu. Them. 4; but ἐ. τὴν χεῖρα, in token of assent or applause, Luc. Pr.Im. 4, Bis Acc. 28; ἐπὶ δʼ ἔσεισεν κόμαν E. IT 1276 (lyr.): abs., τόσσον ἐπισσείει so she seems to threaten, of a statue, AP 9.755:— Pass., κόμαι ἐ. τοῖς κροτάφοις Lib. Decl. 12.27: metaph., τὸν ἐπισεισθέντα τῶν παθῶν σκηπτόν Ph. 1.210.
      • 2 urge on, [ἵππον] S. Fr. 147; ἐ. τινὶ τὰς δρακοντώδεις κόρας set them upon one, E. Or. 255; ἐ. πόλιν σοί ib. 613; μὴ ʼπίσειέ μοι τὸν Μισγόλαν Alex. 3; hurl at, τινὶ πέτρον Parth. 14.4.
      • 3 intr., assault, τοῖς τείχεσι D.S. 13.94 codd.
      • 4 shake so as to touch, Callistr. Stat. 6, cf. Poll. 4.147.

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