interest payable on money, daneivzesqai ejpi; toi`" megavloi" tovkoi" Id.
5.
keklh`sqai ejpiv tini
to be called
after,
Plat.
6.
of persons in authority,
ejpi; bousivn
over
the kine, Od.;
ejpi; tai`" nausivn
Xen
.;
oiJ ejpi; toi`" pravgmasin
Dem.
C.
WITH ACC.
:
I.
of Place,
upon
or
on to
a height,
ejpi; puvrgon e[bh
Il.;
proelqei`n ejpi; to; bh`ma
Thuc
.;
ajnabaivnein ejpi; to;n i{ppon
Xen
.: simply
to,
h\lqe qoa;" ejpi; nh`a"
Il.,
etc.
:—
metaph.
,
ejpi; e[rga trevpesqai
Ib.;
ejpi; th;n travpezan ojfeivlein
to owe
to
the bank,
Dem.
2. up to, as far as, ejpi; qavlassan Thuc .:—in measurements, plevon h] ejpi; duvo stavdia Xen .; with a neut. Adj ., o{son tÆ e[pi as far as, Il.; ejpi; pa`n ejlqei`n Xen .; ejpi; smikrovn , a little way, a little, Soph .; ejpÆ e[latton, ejpÆ ejlavciston Plat ., etc.
3.
ejpi; plevon
still
more,
Hdt.
;
before,
Lat.
coram
,
h\gon aujto;n ejpi; ta; koinav
Id.
4.
in Military phrases,
ejpÆ ajspivda" pevnte kai; ei[kosin
, i.e. 25
in file,
Thuc.
5.
towards, to,
ejpi; dexiav, ejpÆ ajristerav
Hom
.,
etc.
:—also in Military phrases,
ejpi; dovru ajnastrevyai, ejpi; ajspivda metabalevsqai
,
to
the spear or shield side, i.e.
to
right or left,
Xen.
;
ejpi; povda ajnacwrei`n
to retire
on
the foot, i.e. facing the enemy, Id.;
ejpi; to; mei`zon
, with exaggeration,
Thuc.
;
ejpi; ta; geloiovtera
so as to provoke laughter,
Plat.
6.
in hostile sense,
against,
Il.,
etc.
7.
of extension
over
a space,
ejpÆ ejnneva kei`to pevleqra
over
nine acres he lay stretched, Ib.;
ejpi; poluv
over
a large space,
Thuc.
:—so in many cases, where we say
on,
rather than
over,
dravkwn ejpi; nw`ta davfoino"
Il.;
i{ppou" ejpi; nw`ton eji?sa"
Ib.
II.
of Time,
for
or
during
a certain time,
pollo;n ejpi; crovnon
Ib.;
ejpi; devka e[th
Thuc.
2.
up to
or
till
a certain time,
ejpÆ hjw` kai; mevson h\mar
Od
III.
in various Causal senses:
1.
of the
object
or
purpose for
which one goes,
ejpi; Tudh`
for
(i.e.
to bring)
tidings of Tydeus, Il.;
ejlqei`n ejpÆ ajrguvrion
Xen
.:—with
neut.
Pron.,
ejpi; tou`to ejlqei`n
for
this
purpose,
Id.;
ejpi; tiv
;
to
what
end?
Lat.
quorsum
?
Ar
.;
ejpi; tovkon
for
(i.e.
to gain)
interest,
Dem.
2.
as regards,
toujpÆ ejmev, toujpiv se
Eur.
3.
of persons set over others,
ejpi; tou;" pezou;" kaqistavnai a[rconta
Xen.
4.
according to, by,
ejpi; stavqmhn
by
the rule, Od.
D.
P
OSITION
:—
ejpiv
may follow its case, when it becomes
e[pi
by anastrophé.
E.
A
BSOL
.,
ejpiv
without anastrophé,
esp.
ejpi; dev
, and
besides,
Hdt.
II.
e[pi
, for
e[pesti
,
’tis here,
Hom.
F.
IN
C
OMPOS.
:
I.
of Place, denoting Rest
upon,
as in
ejpivkeimai
, or Motion,
upon
or
over,
as in
ejpibaivnw
;
to
or
towards,
as in
ejparivstero", ejpidevxio"
;
against,
as in
ejpai?ssw, ejpistrateuvw
;
up
to a point, as in
ejpitelevw
;
over
or
beyond
boundaries, as in
ejpinevmomai, ejpergasiva
.
2.
Extension
over
a surface, as in
ejpaleivfw, ejpavrguro", ejpivcruso"
.
3.
Accumulation or addition, as in
ejpibavllw, ejpivkthto"
.
4.
Accompaniment,
to, with,
as in
ejpav/dw, ejpaulevw
.
5.
Interest,
ejpivtrito"
one
and
1/3
more,
1 + 1/3,
Lat.
sesquitertius
;
so
ejpitevtarto"
,
etc.
II.
of Time and Sequence,
after,
as in
ejpigivgnomai
.
III.
in Causal senses, of Superiority felt
over
or
at,
as in
ejpicaivrw, ejpigelavw
; of Authority,
over,
as in
ejpikratevw, ejpibouvkolo"
; of Motive,
for,
as in
ejpiqumevw, ejpiqavnato"
; to give force or intensity to the Verb, as in
ejpainevw, ejpimevmfomai
.