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ἐμπίπτω

ἐμπίπτω, ἐμπίπτω, fall into, on (verb)

ἐμπίπτω, fut. -πεσοῦμαι: aor. ἐνέπεσον, Ep. ἔμπεσον (v. infr.): lyr. aor. ἔμπετες Pi. P. 8.81:—
  • fall in or on, c. dat., τρύφος ἔμπεσε πόντῳ Od. 4.508; ὁ δʼ ὕπτιος ἔμπεσε πέτρῃ Il. 4.108; ἐν δʼ ἔπεσʼ ὠκεανῷ, of the Sun, 8.485; πῦρ ἔμπεσε νηυσίν fire fell upon them, 16.113; αὐχένι . . ἔμπεσεν ἰός 15.451, cf. 624; with ἐν, ὡς δʼ ὅτε πῦρ . . ἐν ἀξύλῳ ἐμπέσῃ ὕλῃ 11.155; κεραυνοὶ αὐτοῖσι ἐνέπιπτον Hdt. 8.37; ἐμπέσοι γέ σοι (sc. ὁ πύργος) Ar. Pl. 180, etc.: abs., ῥύμῃ ἐ. Th. 2.76, cf. Hdt. 1.34: c. gen., ὠκεανοῖο Arat. 635.
        • b Geom., meet, of a line meeting another, Euc. 1 Post. 5, etc.; to be placed, ἐὰν εἰς τὸν κύκλον εὐθεῖα ἐμπέσῃ Archim. Sph.Cyl. 1.9; ἡ ἐμπεσοῦσα ibid.
        • c of a dislocated limb, fall into place, Hp. Art. 8.
      • 2 fall upon, attack, ἐν δʼ ἔπεσον προμάχοις Od. 24.526, cf. Il. 16.81; στρατῷ E. Rh. 127; τοῖς πολεμίοις X. Eq.Mag. 8.25, etc.; ἐμπεσόντες having fallen on them, Hdt. 3.146, cf. 7.16.α: metaph., insult, ἄλλοισι δʼ ἐμπίπτων γελᾷ Pi. I. 1.68; so,
      • 3 of evils, diseases, etc., fall on one, attack, κακὸν ἔμπεσε οἴκῳ Od. 2.45; λὺγξ τοῖς πλέοσιν ἐνέπιπτε κενή Th. 2.49; νόσημα ἐμπέπτωκεν εἰς τὴν Ἑλλάδα D. 19.259; πρὶν ἐμπεσεῖν σπαραγμόν S. Tr. 1253; ὕπνος ἐ. Pl. Ti. 45e: of passions, of frames of mind, χόλος, δέος ἔμπεσε θυμῷ, Il. 9.436, 17.625; ἔρως μή τις ἐμπίπτῃ στρατῷ A. Ag. 341; Ἔρως, ὃς ἐν κτήμασι πίπτεις S. Ant. 782 (lyr.); ἐμοὶ . . οἶκτος Id. Ph. 965; τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις ἐνέπεσέ τι γέλωτος Th. 4.28; μὴ λύσσα τις ἡμῖν ἐμπεπτώκοι X. An. 5.7.26; ἔλεος ἐμπέπτωκέ τίς μοι Philippid. 9.1; ἐ. εἰς . ., Hdt. 7.43, E. IA 443, Th. 2.48 codd., Lys. 1.18, etc.: rarely c. acc., οὐδείς ποτʼ αὐτοὺς . . ἂν ἐμπέσοι ζῆλος S. OC 942; ἐμπέπτωκʼ ἔρως . . Ἑλλάδα E. IA 808.
        • b of words, καί μοι ἔπος ἔμπεσε θυμῷ came into my mind, Od. 12.266; λόγος ἐμπέπτωκεν ἀρτίως ἐμοί came to my ears, S. OC 1150; κἂν περὶ ἀνδρῶν γʼ ἐμπέσῃ λόγος τις a report arose, Ar. Lys. 858, cf. Pl. R. 354b, Lg. 799d, Thphr. Char. 2.2; so τόποι ἐμπίπτοντες available, suitable topics, Hermog. Prog. 7, etc., cf. Ph. 1.179.
      • 4 light or fall upon, πρὶν ἁλίῳ γυῖον ἐμπεσεῖν before his body was exposed to the sun, Pi. N. 7.73; [θηρία] ἐμπίπτοντα ταῖς ὄψεσι Hdn. 3.9.5; also εἰς τὴν ὄψιν, εἰς τὴν αἴσθησιν, Pl. Ti. 67d, R. 524d.
        • b fall into, ἐ. ἐν ἀπορίᾳ Id. Euthd. 293a; ἐπὶ συμφορήν Hdt. 7.88; more freq. ἐ. εἰς . ., ἐ. εἰς ἄτας S. El. 216 (lyr.); εἰς βάρβαρα φάσγανα E. Hel. 864; εἰς ἐνέδραν X. Cyr. 8.5.14; εἰς ἔρωτα Antiph. 235.3; εἰς νόσον Antipho 1.20; εἰς ὑποψίας Id. 2.2.3; εἰς φαῦλον σκέμμα Pl. R. 435c; εἴς τινα βυθὸν φλυαρίας Id. Prm. 130d; εἰς πράγματα D. 18.292; ἐ. εἰς τὰ πεπραγμένα, in speaking, come upon the exploits, ib. 211; εἰς λόγους ib. 42, cf. 59.
      • 5 τῷ ἀκοντίῳ ἐ. τῷ ὤμῳ throw oneself on the javelin with oneʼs shoulder, i.e. to give all oneʼs force to the throw, Hp. Aër. 20.
      • 6 break in, burst in, στέγῃ S. OT 1262; πύλαις E. Ph. 1146; εἰς τὴν θύραν κριηδόν Ar. Lys. 309; intrude, εἰς τὸ ἀρχεῖον Arist. Pol. 1270b9: abs., A. Ag. 1350; ἐμπεσών violently, rashly, Hdt. 3.81.
      • 7 εἴς τι fall within the province of, Pl. Tht. 205d; εἰς τὰς εἰρημένας αἰτίας Arist. Metaph. 986a15, cf. Rh. 1401b29, Ph. 196b9; εἰς ἄλλο πρόβλημα Id. Pol. 1268b25.
        • b of income, εἰς τὸν λόγον τινὸς ἐ. PLille 16.5 (iii B.C.), cf. POxy. 494.21 (ii A.D.).
        • c of suits, come before, εἰς δικαστῶν πλῆθος Arist. Pol. 1300b35, cf. Plu. Sol. 18.
      • 8 ἐ. εἰς δεσμωτήριον to be thrown into prison, Din. 2.9, cf. D. 25.60 (abs., get into prison, Luc. Tox. 28); εἰς ζήτρειον Eup. 19 D.; so ἐ. εἰς τὸν Τάρταρον Pl. Phd. 114a: Com., εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν Com.Adesp. 9D.
      • 9 of circumstances, happen, occur, Paus. 7.8.4.
      • 10 desert, πρός τινα LXX 4 Ki. 25.11.

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