ejpevdrh , hJ , Ion. for ejfevdra .
ejpevdun , aor. 2 of ejpiduvw .
ejpevdwka , aor. I of ejpidivdwmi .
ejpevhn
ejpevhn , Ep. 3 sing. impf. of e[peimi ( eijmiv sum).
ejpevqhka
ejpevqhka , aor. I of ejpitivqhmi .
ejpeiv
ejpeiv , Ion. ejpeivte , also ejpeidhv , conjunct., temporal and causal, like Lat. quum :
A. OF T IME , after that, after (postquam), since, when (quum), with aor. to express a complete action, or impf. to express one not yet complete, ejpei; uJphntivazen hJ favlagx kai; hJ savlpigx ejfqevgxato after
the phalanx began to advance and the trumpet had sounded, Xen.
2. = ejx ou| , from the time when, ever since, ejpeivte parevlabon to;n qrovnon since I came to the throne, Hdt.
II. with Subjunct., a[n or ke being added, so that ejpeiv becomes ejpavn, ejphvn , Ion. ejpeavn , or ejpeiv ke :referring to future time, ejph;n e{lwmen when we shall have taken the city, Il.:also whenever, ejpeiv ke livph/ o[stea qumov" Od.
III. with Opt. without a[n , referring to future time, ejpeidh; pro;" to; fw`" e[lqoi after he had come into the light, Plat. :also whenever, ejpei; puvqoito Xen.
2. in oratione obl. after past tenses, representing a subj. in orat. rect., ejpei; diabaivh" , the direct form being ejph;n diabw` , Id.
IV. with other words, ejpei; tavcista , as soon as, Lat. quum primum , Id.; ejpei; eujqevw" Id.; ejpeidh; tavcista Plat .; ejpeidh; qa`tton Dem.
B. CAUSAL , since, seeing that, with Indic. or Opt. with a[n , Hom. , etc. ; with Imp., ejpei; divdaxon for teach me, Soph. ; ejpei; pw`" a]n kalevseia" ; for how would you call him? Ar. :sometimes it may be rendered by although, or by else, otherwise.
2. with other Particles, ejpei; a[ra, ejpei; a]r dhv since then, Od.; ejpeiv ge , Lat. quandoquidem , since indeed, Hdt .; ejpeivper seeing that, Aesch ., etc. ; ejpeiv toi since surely, Soph.
ejpeivgw, jEPEI vGW
jEPEI vGW , impf. h[peigon , Ep. e[peigon : aor. I h[peixa : Med. and Pass. , f. ejpeivxomai : aor. I hjpeivcqhn : pf. h[peigmai : to press down, weigh down, Il.
2.
to press
in pursuit,
to press hard, press upon,
absol.
and
c. acc
.,
Hom.
II.
to drive on, urge forward,
ejretma; cersi;n e[peigon
Od.; of a fair wind, Ib.,
Soph.
2.
to urge on, hurry on
a thing, Od.,
Soph.
:
Pass.
, of a ship, Il.:
Med.
to urge on for oneself,
to;n ejmo;n gavmon
Od.;
th;n paraskeuhvn
Thuc
.:
absol
.,
ejpeigomevnwn ajnevmwn
by the force of
winds, Il.;
ojpo;" gavla ejpeigovmeno" sunevphxen
the fig-juice
by its force
curdled the milk, Ib.
3. Pass. to hurry oneself, haste to do, c. inf ., Ib.: absol. to hasten, hurry, speed, make haste, Ib., etc.