ἀμπέχω

ἀμπέχω (dissimil. fr. ἀμφέχω), Semon. 12 (dub.), A. Pers. 848, S. (v. infr.), later ἀμφέχω AP 7.693 (Apollonid.), IG 12(3).220 (Thera), Aret. CA 1.4, etc.; Med., ἀμφέχετο A.R. 1.324; also ἀμπ-ίσχω E. Hipp. 192, Supp. 165: Ep. impf. ἄμπεχον Od. 6.225 (late ἄμφεχον Q.S. 3.6, 5.106): fut. ἀμφέξω E. Cyc. 344: aor. 2 ἤμπεσχον Ar. Lys. 1156, etc.:—Med., ἀμπέχομαι Ar. (v. infr. II.2); ἀμπίσχομαι E. Hel. 422, 3pl. ἀμπισχνοῦνται Ar. Av. 1090: impf. ἠμπειχόμην Pl. Phd. 87b, Ep. ἀμφεχόμην A.R. 1.324: fut. ἀμφέξομαι Pherecr. 7 D., Philetaer. 19: aor. 2 ἠμπεσχόμην E. Med. 1159, Ar. Th. 165, 2sg. subj. ἀμπίσχῃ E. IA 1439, part. ἀμπισχόμενος Ar. V. 1150.—The aor. forms, ἀμπισχεῖν, ἀμπισχών, are sts. falsely written (as if pres.) ἀμπίσχειν, ἀμπίσχων: I. surround, cover, enclose, ἅλμη οἱ νῶτα ἄμπεχεν Od. 6.225; κυνῆ πρόσωπα Θεσσαλίς νιν ἀμπέχει S. OC 314, cf. A.l.c.: metaph., ἀ. τινὰ σμικρότητι invest one with . . , Pl. Prt. 320e: abs., σκότος ἀμπίσχων surrounding darkness, E. Hipp. 192; κρυπτὸν ἀμπισχὼν δόρυ, of the wooden horse, Id. Tr. 12; τὰ ἀμπέχοντα ὑμένια Aret. SA 2.2. 2. embrace. γόνυ σὸν ἀμπίσχειν χερί E. Supp. 165. II. put round, esp. put clothes and the like on another, c. dupl. acc., κρίβανόν μʼ ἀμπίσχετε Ar. V. 1153, cf. Ra. 1063, Lys. 1156: with prep., τοίχοισιν δʼ ἔπι ἤμπισχεν . . ὑφάσματα put them all over . . , E. Ion 1159: metaph., ἡ βασιλικὴ τέχνη δούλους καὶ ἐλευθέρους ἀμπίσχουσα Pl. Plt. 311c. 2. Med., put round oneself, put on, πέπλους E. Med. 1159; wear, τὸ τῆς γυναικὸς ἀμπέχει χιτώνιον Ar. Ec. 374; λευκὸν ἀμπέχει;; do you wear a white cloak? Id. Ach. 1023; χλαίνας οὐκ ἀμπις χνοῦνται Id. Av. 1090; καλῶς ἠμπίσχετο was well dressed, Id. Th. 165; ἐπʼ ἀριστερὰ ἀ. Id. Av. 1567; ἀμπεχόμενοι with their cloaks on, opp. γυμνοί (cf. γυμνός I.5), Pl. Grg. 523c, Arist. Pr. 867a19; ἄνω τοῦ γόνατος ἀ. wear a tunic not reaching to the knee, Philetaer.l.c.; περιττῶς ἀ. to be gorgeously dressed, Plu. Demetr. 41: c. dat., clothe or cover one-self with (v. ἔκβολος), E. Hel. 422.