ἐπάρχω

eparcho

rule over

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 5
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Book 3 1
Chapter ?

3340
Book 7 1
Chapter ?

7183
Book 18 1
Chapter ?

18418
Book 21 2
Chapter ?

21263
21272
Iliad 2
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Book 1 1
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1471
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9176

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπάρχω, A. rule over, χώρας πολλῆς X. Cyr. 4.6.2; τῶν ὁμόρων Isoc. 4.140; τῶν ἔξωθεν Pl. Criti. 116e; [νήσων] prob. in Thphr. HP 9.4.10; to be governor, commandant of a place, Hell.Oxy. 16.6: c. dat., Epigr. ap.Paus. 6.19.6: abs., ὁ ἐπάρχων, = ἔπαρχος, Hdn. 4.12.1; of consular authority, Plu. Sull. 8. 2. rule besides oneʼs hereditary dominions, X. Cyr. 1.1.4. II. Med., ἐπάρξασθαι δεπάεσσιν pour the first drops before a libation, freq. in Hom.:—οἰνοχόος μὲν ἐπαρξάσθω δεπάεσσιν, ὄφρα σπείσαντες κατακείομεν let him begin by pouring wine into the cups, Od. 18.418, cf. 7.183; κοῦροι . . κρητῆρας ἐπεστέψαντο ποτοῖο, νώμησαν δʼ ἄρα πᾶσιν ἐπαρξάμενοι δεπάεσσιν Il. 1.471, al. 2. generally, serve, offer, νέκταρ τε καὶ ἀμβροσίην χερσὶν ἐπήρξατο h.Ap. 125; ἐπάρχεσθαι δὲ τοὺς χοροὺς [χορ] είας (dub.) τῷ Διονύσῳ IG 12(9).192.10 (Eretria, iv B.C.). 3. = ἀπάρχομαι, τῇ ἐπαρχῇ ἣν ἐπάρχονται οἱ δημόται ib. 22.1215.13. 4. begin, c. inf., PTeb. 27.34 (ii B.C.).

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