ἐφίζω

ἐφίζω, Dor. ἐφίσδω Theoc. 5.97:

• • I causal, in Ep. aor. ἐφέσσαι, ἐφέσσασθαι:—set upon, once in Hom. in Act., τούς μʼ ἐκέλευσα Πύλονδε καταστῆσαι καὶ ἐφέσσαι set me ashore, Od. 13.274:—more freq. in Med., γούνασιν οἱσιν ἐφεσσάμενος having set [me] on his knees, 16.443: fut. ἐφέσσεσθαι Il. 9.455: imper., με νηὸς ἔφεσσαι Od. 15.277; ἐς Λιβύην μʼ ἐπὶ νηὸς ἐφέσσατο 14.295 (Rhianus: ἐέσσατο codd.):— Med. also, reduce a dislocation, Hp. Mochl. 25.
  • II intr., sit at or by, abs., sit, Hom. only in Od., always in impf., ἐφῖζε Od. 3.411, 19.55; ἔνθα . . ἐφίζεσκε 17.331: later in pres., βαρὺς δʼ ἐφίζει A. Supp. 651 (lyr.); ὥρα ἐφίζοισα γλεφάροις sitting upon, Pi. N. 8.2; ὕπνος . . βλεφάροισιν ἐφίζων Mosch. 2.3; πρὸς ὄμμʼ ἀχλὺς ἐφίζει Critias 6.11 D.; ἀμφὶ μήλοις Nic. Al. 478; τηνεὶ γὰρ ἐφίσδει (Dor.) Theoc. 5.97.

ἐφίζω, (ἵζω), dor. ἐφίσδω, Theocr. 5.97, sich darauf setzen, darauf sitzen ; ἐφῖζε Od. 3.411, 19.55 ; ἐφίζεσκε 17.331 ; übertr., ὥρα ἐφίζουσα βλεφάροις Pind. N. 8.2, wie ὕπνος βλεφάροισιν ἐφίζων Mosch. 2.2 ; πρὸς ὄμμʼ ἀχλὺς ἐφίζει Critia. bei Ath. X.432d ; βαρὺς δʼ ἐφίζει (Ζεύς), schwer lastet er darauf, Aesch. Suppl. 638 ; sp.D., wie Nic. Th. 847.

ἐφίζω

[ἐφ-, ἐπι-n(1).]

3 sing. pa. iterative ἐφίζεσκε Od. 17.331.

To sit upon something in dicated: δίφρον, ἔνθα δαιτρὸς ἐφίζεσκεν Od. 17.331. Cf. Od. 3.411, Od. 19.55.

ἐφίζω

• 1settle upon c. dat. ωρα πότνια ἅ τε παρθενηίοις παίδων τʼ ἐφίζοισα γλεφάροις N. 8.2

ἐφίζω , ipf. iter. ἐφίζεσκε: sit upon. (Od.)

ἐφίζω Doric -ίσδω

• • ICausal, in Epic aor1, to set upon, ἐφέσσαι to set me ashore, Od.:—Mid., γούνασιν οἷσιν ἐφεσσάμενος having set [me] on his knees, Od.; imperat., ἔφεσσαί με νηός set me on board the ship, Od.
  • IIintr. in pres. and imperf. ἐφῖζον, Ionic ἐφίζεσκον, to sit at or by, Od., Pind., etc.