ἔγκειμαι

ἔγκειμαι, fut. -κείσομαι: used as Pass. of ἐντίθημι: I. lie in, be wrapped in, ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἐγκείσεαι αὐτοῖς [τοῖς εἵμασι] Il. 22.513; so, Hdt. 2.73 (v.l. ἐσκειμένου); simply, to be in, ὀφθαλμὸς ἕεις ἐνέκειτο μετώπῳ Hes. Th. 145: in mal.part., Herod. 5.3. 2. ἐγκεῖσθαί τινι to be involved in, πόθῳ Archil. 84; βλάβαις S. Ph. 1318; μόχθοις E. Ion 181 (anap.); πολλαῖς ξυμφοραῖς Id. Hel. 269; κακοπαθείαις Plb. 14.9.5 codd.: c. acc., μελεδῶνας ἔγκειμαι I have cares laid on me, A.R. 2.627. b. to be implied, involved in, ἐ. τὸ αἰσθητικὸν εἶναι ἐν τῷ εἴδει Plot. 6.7.3. 3. abs., to be inserted, Pl. Cra. 402e, R. 616d. II. press hard, esp. of troops pressing upon a defeated or retreating enemy, Th. 1.49, 144, etc.; of opponents in politics or argument, ἐνέκειντο τῷ Περικλεῖ Id. 2.59, cf. 5.43, etc.: freq. with Adj. or Adv., πολλὸς ἐνέκειτο λέγων was very urgent, Hdt. 7.158, cf. Th. 4.22; πολὺς τοῖς συμβεβηκόσι ἔγκειται he insists much upon . . , D. 18.199; ἄγαν ἐ. τινί to be vehement against one, Ar. Ach. 309; ἰσχυρῶς ἐ. Th. 1.69; βαρὺς ἐγκεῖσθαι D.H. 6.62; ὅλος ἐγκεῖσθαί τινι to be devoted to one, Theoc. 3.33; ἐ. ἐπὶ τὰ πονηρά LXX Ge. 8.21. III. to be upon, ὁ δέ οἱ περὶ ποσσὶ . . ἐνέκειτο, of a sandal, IG 14.1389i27. IV. to be a burden, annoyance, Herod. 4.47 (prob.).