ἐπισπέρχω

epispercho

urge on

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 2
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Book 5 1
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5304
Book 22 1
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22451
Iliad 1
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Book 23 1
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23430

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπισπέρχω, A. urge on, Od. 22.451; [ἵππους] κέντρῳ ἐπισπέρχων Il. 23.430; [νῆα] ἐρετμοῖς A.R. 3.346; τὸ πρᾶγμα κάρτʼ ἐπισπέρχει θεός A. Th. 689; τοὺς ἄλλους τοιαῦτα ἐπέσπερχε Th. 4.12: c. inf., urge one to do, A.R. 1.525, Plu. 2.347b. 2. ἐ. ἴχνος follow close upon the track, Opp. C. 4.96: abs., Nic. Th. 144. II. intr., rage furiously, ἐπισπέρχουσιν ἄελλαι Od. 5.304, cf. Pi. Parth. 2.18; εἴ τι ἡ πνὶξ ἐπισπέρχοι Aret. CA 1.8. 2. hasten in flight, Tim. Pers. 98.

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