ἐποίχομαι
epoichomai
go towards, approach
Appears 40 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐποίχομαι, A. go towards, approach, μνηστῆρας ἐπῴχετο Od. 1.324 ; αἰτίζειν..ἐποιχόμενον μνηστῆρας 17.346, cf. 6.282 ; ἐ. δόμον ἄλλον 353 ; [θεοὺς] τραπέζαις ἐ. draw near to the gods with sacrificial feasts, O. 3.40 ; εὐεργέταν P. 2.24. 2. approach with hostile purpose, attack, c. acc., Κύπριν ἐπῴχετο νηλέϊ χαλκῷ Il. 5.330, cf. 10.487. II. go over, traverse, νηῶν ἴκρια 15.676. 2. go round, visit in succession, of one who hands round wine, αὐτοῖσιν θάμʼ ἐπῴχετο οἰνοχοεύων Od. 1.143 ; of a general, pass along troops, στίχας ἀνδρῶν Il. 15.279, cf. 16.155 ; inspect, [φώκας] Od. 4.451 : abs., go his rounds, Il. 10.171, 17.215 ; πάντοσʼ ἐποιχόμενος 5.508 ; πάντῃ ἐ. 6.81, 10.167, etc. 3. of arrows visiting persons with death, τὰ δʼ ἐπῴχετο κῆλα θεοῖο πάντῃ ἀνὰ στρατόν 1.383, cf. 50 ; οἷς ἀγανοῖσι βέλεσσιν ἐποιχόμενος (or -νη) κατέπεφνεν, 24.759, Od. 3.280, 5.124, etc. 4. go over or ply oneʼs task, ἔργον ἐ. Il. 6.492, Od. 1.358, 17.227, etc. ; δόρπον ἐ. set about preparing it, 13.34 ; freq. of women, ἱστὸν ἐ. ply the loom, Il. 1.31, Od. 5.62, al., cf. 5 ; ἔργον φυλόπιδος ἐ. 14.10 ; φύλοπιν Sc. 200(tm.); [γύας καὶ ἀλωὰς] ἔργοισιν ἐ. with labour, 25.32 : c. dat., ἔργῳ ἐ. 12.343 codd. : abs. in part., with another Verb, busily, ἡ μὲν ἐποιχομένη..ἔντυεν ἵππους Il. 5.720.
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