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ἐπερείδω

epereido

drive against

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπερείδω, A. drive against, ἐπέρεισε δὲ Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη [ἔγχος] νείατον ἐς κενεῶνα drove it home, Il. 5.856, cf. 17.48; ἐπέρεισε δὲ ἶνʼ ἀπέλεθρον put vast strength to it, 7.269, Od. 9.538; thrust a door to, shut it close, Q.S. 12.331; ἐ. γένειόν τινι lean it upon . ., Ael. NA 5.56: metaph., ἐ. τὸν νοῦν attend to a thing, A.D. Synt. 148.20; τὴν διάνοιαν Plu. 2.392b; ἐ. τῷ φιλεῖν ἐμαυτόν give oneself up to, ib.463c; direct, πρὸς τὴν θεὸν τὸν λόγον Sch.Pi. N. 7.1:—Med., rest in or upon, βαυκάλη ἐπὶ διαγωνίων λίθων ἐπηρεισμένη Sor. 1.109: metaph., ψυχαὶ -όμεναι πνεύματι Porph. Abst. 2.38; οὐσίᾳ Plot. 6.1.3; ἄλλῳ Id. 5.5.7; ἐπʼ ἄλλου Iamb. Comm.Math. 8. 2. ἐ. τὴν φάλαγγά τινι bring the whole force of the phalanx against, Plu. Flam. 8: abs., ἐ. τοῖς ἀντιτεταγμένοις Id. Pyrrh. 21, cf. Arr. Tact. 16.13:—Med., Ael. Tact. 14.5. 3. Med., λαίφη προτόνοις ἐπερειδομένας staying their sails with ropes, E. Hec. 112:—Pass., lean or bear upon, βακτηρίαις Ar. Ec. 277, cf. Pl. Lg. 789e: metaph., lean upon, ἡμετέρῃ ἐ. Ἑλλὰς ἐφορμῇ A.R. 4.204: abs., resist with all oneʼs force, Ar. Ra. 1102. 4. Pass., to be leaned on, J. AJ 9.4.4. b. to be subject to pressure or impact, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.142. II. intr. in Act., τῇ χειρὶ ἐπερείδειν press heavily with the hand, Hp. Art. 11.
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