2.
c. acc.
loci,
to search, explore, traverse,
Lat.
obire
,
Hom
.,
Hes.
IV.
to come suddenly upon, encounter, incur,
povtmon ejpispei`n
Hom
.;
ojlevqrion h\mar ejp
. Il.
B.
Med.
ejfevpomai
:
impf.
-eipovmhn
:
f.
-evyomai
:
aor.
2
-espovmhn
,
imper.
ejpiv-spou
,
inf.
ejpi-spevsqai
:—
to follow, pursue,
c. dat
., Od.,
Hdt.
,
etc.
II. to follow, accompany, attend, Il., Hdt. ; ejpispevsqai posivn to follow on foot, i.e. keep up with, Hdt. ; ei[ oiJ tuvch ejpivspoito if fortune attend him, Id.:— absol. , Thuc.
2. to obey, attend to, qeou` ojmfh`/ Od.; ejpispovmenoi mevnei> sfw`/ giving the reins to their passion, Ib.; boulh`/ ejpispevsqai patrov" Aesch ., etc. :— absol. , oJ ejpispovmeno" , opp. to oJ peivsa" , Thuc. :—also to agree, approve, in times, ejpi; dÆ e{spwntai qeoi; a[lloi Od.
3. to follow an argument, Plat.
ejf-erpuvzw , later pres. for sq. , Anth.ejfevrpw
ejf-evrpw : f. yw , but the aor. I in use is ejfeivrpuØsa :— to creep upon, Ar.II. poët. to come on or over, come gradually or stealthily upon, tinav Aesch .; ejpÆ o[ssoisi nu;x ejfevrpei Eur.
2. absol. to go forth, proceed, Aesch .; in part. advancing, future, Pind.
e[fe"
e[fe" , aor. 2 imper. of ejfivhmi .jEfevsia
jEfevsia , ivwn, tav , the feast of Ephesian Artemis, Thuc.ejfevsimo"
ejfevsimo" divkh, hJ , a suit in which there was the right of appeal, Dem. From e[fesi"e[fesi"
e[fesi" , ew", hJ , ( ejfivhmi ) a throwing or hurling at, a shooting, Plat.2.
as
Att.
law-term,
an appeal to another court,
Dem.
II.
(
ejfivemai
)
appetite, desire,
Arist.
ejfevspero"
ejf-evspero" , on , ( eJspevra ) western, Soph.ejfevssai
ejfevssai, -asqai , Ep. aor. I act. and med. inf. of ejfivzw :— e[fessai , imper. med .:— ejfevssesqai , fut. inf. med.ejfestaovte"
ejf-estaovte" , Ep. for -hkovte" , pf. part. pl. of ejfivsthmi :— ejf-evstasan , for -esthvkesan , 3 pl. plqpf. :— ejfesta`sin , for -esthvka<Eth>si , 3 pl. pf.