ἐπισσεύω

[ἐπι- 5 11.]

3 sing. aor. ἐπέσσευε Od. 18.256, Od. 19.129, Od. 20.87.

3 sing. subj. ἐπισσεύῃ Od. 5.421.

Pple. ἐπισσεύας Od. 14.399.

3 sing. aor. mid. ἐπέσσυτο Il. 5.438, 459, Il. 9.398, Il. 21.227, etc.: Od. 4.841, Od. 6.20.

1 pl. ἐπεσσύμεθα Od. 4.454.

3 sing. pf. ἐπέσσυται Il. 1.173, Il. 6.361, Il. 9.42.

Pple. ἐπεσσύμενος, -ου Il. 12.143, 388, Il. 14.147, Il. 15.395, Il. 16.411, 511, Il. 17.737, Il. 20.288, Il. 22.26: Od. 5.314, 428, 431, Od. 22.307, 310.

• I
• • 1

    To set on or incite against a person Od. 14.399.

  • 2

    With dat., to set in motion or send against: κῆτός μοι Od. 5.421.

    To send or cause to operate against: κακά μοι Od. 18.256 = Od. 19.129. Cf. Od. 20.87.

• II

  In mid.

• • 1

    To hasten or speed towards a specified or indicated point: ἀγορήνδʼ ἐπεσσεύοντο Il. 2.208, ἐπεσσύμενον πεδίοιο (over the . . .) Il. 22.26. Cf. Il. 2.86, Il. 13.757, Il. 18.575: Od. 13.19.

  • 2

    To speed to.

    With dat.: οἱ Od. 4.841.

    With acc.: δέμνια κούρης Od. 6.20.

  • 3

    In hostile sense, to rush, dart, dash, spring at or against someone or something: ἐπέσσυτο δαίμονι ἶσος Il. 5.438 = Il. 16.705 = 786 = Il. 20.447. Cf. Il. 16.411, Il. 20.288, Il. 21.234, 601: Od. 4.454.

    Of a wave Od. 5.314, 431.

  • 4

    To do this against.

    With dat.: νηυσίν Il. 15.347, 593. Cf. Il. 5.459 = 884, Il. 21.227.

    With acc.: μνηστῆρας Od. 22.307. Cf. Il. 12.143, Il. 15.395.

    Of fire Il. 17.737.

    With genit.: τείχεος Il. 12.388, Il. 16.511.

  • 5

    Without indication of direction, to speed, rush: ἐπεσσύμενος πεδίοιο Il. 14.147.

  • 6

    In pf. pple., putting forth an effort, making a spring: ἐπεσσύμενος λάβε πέτρης Od. 5.428.

    Speeding, running up: λάβε γούνων Od. 22.310.

  • 7

    To be set, bent, disposed, inclined in an indicated direction: εἴ τοι θυμὸς ἐπέσσυται Il. 1.173.

    With complementary infin.: κτήμασι τέρπεσθαι Il. 9.398.

    With ὥς τε and infin.: ὥς τε νέεσθαι Il. 9.42.

    With ὄφρα Il. 6.361.