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ἐπιθύω

ἐπιθύω, to sacrifice besides (ἐπι-)

ἐπιθύω2, to rush eagerly at (ἐπ-)

ἐπῐθύω, (θύω A)
  • sacrifice upon, h.Ap. 491 (tm.); sacrifice besides or after, τέλεον νεαροῖς ἐπιθύσας A. Ag. 1504; ἐπὶ δʼ ἔθυσα μητέρα E. Or. 562:—Med., Νέρωνι Γάλβαν ἐ. Plu. Galb. 14, cf. Marc. 29, Artem. 1.12.
    • II burn incense, LXX 3 Ki. 12.33, J. BJ 7.3.3, D.S. 12.11, 18.61, Porph. Abst. 2.59; λιβανωτόν D.S. 18.61, v.l. in Ar. Pl. 1116: generally, offer on, ἐπὶ τοῦ βωμοῦ τὰς δεκάτας D.H. 1.40 codd.
ἐπῑθύω,
  • rush eagerly at, ὡς ἂν ἐπιθύσαντες ἑλοίμεθα Od. 16.297: c.gen., ἐπιθύουσι βοῶν λίες Euph. 35a: c.dat., Opp. C. 1.281, 385.
      • 2 c.inf., strive vehemently to do a thing, ἐρύσσασθαι . . Τρῶες ἐπιθύουσι Il. 18.175; θυμὸς ἐπιθύει κιθαρίζειν h.Merc. 475; δεδαῆσθαι A.R. 2.1154; κύσσαι . . στόμα Id. 1.1238:—Med., rush upon, flood, Νεῖλος ἐπεθύσατο (sic) αὔλακι γαίης Epic.Anon. in BKT 5(1).119. (Prob. a compound of ἰθύω [ῠ], with ῡ metri gr.: taken as ἐπῐ-θύω by Epic.Anon. l.c.)

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