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ἐπιβοάω

ἐπιβοάω, to call upon

ἐπιβο-άω, fut. -βοήσομαι, Ion. and Ep. -βώσομαι (v. infr.):—
  • call upon or to, cry out to, ἐ. τινὶ ὅτι . . Th. 5.65; ἐ. τινί, c. inf., call on one to do . ., Id. 4.28, 7.70: c. acc., invoke, θεόν AP 9.334 (Pers.): abs., of hounds, give tongue, X. Cyn. 6.19; cry out, Arr. Epict. 4.1.14; of calling upon the dead at funerals, BMus.Inscr. 791, al. (Cnidus).
      • 2 utter or sing aloud over, τινί τι, μέλος χέρνιβι ἐπιβοᾶν Ar. Av. 898; shriek out besides, στέρνʼ ἄρασσε κἀπιβόα τὸ Μύσιον A. Pers. 1054 codd. (lyr.); ἔγχει, κἀπιβόα τρίτον παιῶνα Pherecr. 131.5.
      • 3 Med., cry out against, Luc. DMeretr. 12.1:—Pass., τὰ ἴδια ἐπιβοώμενος cried out against in regard to private matters, Th. 6.16.
      • 4 applaud, acclaim, Arr. Epict. 3.23.10, M.Ant. 10.34.
    • II Med., invoke, call upon, θεοὺς ἐπιβώσομαι Od. 1.378; σὲ γὰρ πρώτην . . ἐπιβωσόμεθʼ (v.l. for ἐπιδωσόμεθʼ) Il. 10.463; τὸν Ἀπόλλωνα ἐπιβώσασθαι Hdt. 1.87; ἐπιβοᾶται Θέμιν E. Med. 168 (lyr.); θεοὺς . . ἐπιβοώμενοι, πατέρων τάφους ἐ., Th. 3.59, 67; ὅρκους καὶ πίστεις D.H. 11.49; call to aid, τὴν ἄλλην στρατιὴν ἐπεβώσαντο Hdt. 9.23, cf. 5.1: c. inf., ἐ. [τινὰ] μὴ ἀπολέσαι τὴν πατρίδα Th. 8.92.
      • 2 c. acc. rei, call out, Id. 7.69.

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