ἐπιγράφω

ἐπιγράφω, A. mark the surface, graze, ὀϊστὸς ἐπέγραψε χρόα φωτός Il. 4.139, cf. 13.553, Poll. 4.179; μιν ἐπιγράψας having put a mark on the lot, Il. 7.187; ἄκροις δακτύλοις ἐ. trifle with dishes, Luc. Am. 42.—In Hom. the word has not the sense of writing. II. write upon, inscribe, γράμματα Hdt. 3.88; τάδε Id. 4.88; ἐ. ὀνομαστὶ τὰς πόλεις Th. 1.132, cf. D. 59.97; ἐπίγραμμα ὃ . . προείλεθʼ ἡ πόλις αὐτοῖς ἐπιγράψαι Id. 18.289: abs., ἐ. τοῖς ἀναθήμασι IG 12.76.43; esp. write or place an epitaph on a tomb, ib.14.1835, al., 7.2543.9: Med., have inscribed, ἐπεγράφου τὴν Γοργόνα Ar. Ach. 1095 (with play on III.5); ἐλεγεῖον Th. 1.132:—Pass., of the inscription, to be inscribed upon, ἐπιγέγραπταί οἱ τάδε Hdt. 5.77, cf. 7.228; τῶν τῷ χρυσέῳ ἐπιγέγραπται Λακεδαιμονίων Id. 1.51; [ἐπίγραμμα] ὃ Μίδᾳ φασὶν ἐπιγεγράφθαι over or on the tomb of Midas, Pl. Phdr. 264c; ἐπιστολὴ -γεγραμμένη addressed, of a letter, Plb. 16.36.4, cf. Plu. Cic. 15; also, to have something inscribed upon one, ἐπεγράφοντο ῥόπαλα, ὡς Θηβαῖοι ὄντες used to bear clubs upon their shields, X. HG 7.5.20; so ἀσπὶς ἐπιγεγραμμένη τὰς ὁμολογίας having the articles inscribed upon it, D.H. 4.58. 2. entitle, τοῦτο τὸ δρᾶμα Καλλίμαχος ἐ. Εὐνοῦχον Ath. 11.496f; αἱ -όμεναι Μαιανδρίου ἱστορίαι Inscr.Prien. 37.104 (ii B.C.). 3. sign, append a signature to, ἄφεσιν PSI 4.392.6 (iii B.C.); ἐ. τὸν Ἀντώνιον sign Antonius’ name, App. BC 5.144; αὑτοῦ ποιήματα ἐπέγραψεν (sc. τοῖς Ἑρμαῖς) inscribed poems signed by himself, Pl. Hipparch. 228d. 4. write subsequently, αἱ ἐπιγραφεῖσαι διαθῆκαι J. AJ 17.9.4. 5. write over an erasure, POxy. 34.14(ii A.D.). III. freq.as law-term: 1. set down the penalty or damages in the title of an indictment (cf. ἐπίγραμμα 4), τί δῆτά σοι τίμημʼ ἐπιγράψω τῇ δίκῃ; Ar. Pl. 480; μέχρι πεντήκοντα δραχμῶν καθʼ ἕκαστον ἀδίκημα ἐ. Lex ap.Aeschin. 1.38; τὰ ἐπιγεγραμμένα the damages claimed, D. 29.8, cf. Pl. Lg. 915a; τιμημάτων -μένων Isoc. 16.47:—Med., Lex ap.Aeschin. 1.16. b. of a lawgiver, assign a punishment, τὰ μέγιστα ἐπιτίμια Aeschin. 1.14:— Pass., Din. 2.12. c. make note of, enter, τὴν πρόφασιν, in inflicting a fine, Arist. Ath. 8.4. 2. register the citizens’ names and property, with a view to taxes, lay a public burden upon one (cf. ἐπιγραφή II.2), ἐμαυτῷ . . τὴν μεγίστην εἰσφοράν Isoc. 17.41, cf. Arist. Oec. 1351b2; ἐ. δήμοις καὶ δυνάσταις στρατιωτῶν καταλόγους Plu. Crass. 17, cf. PHib. 1.44.3 (iii B.C., Pass.), etc.; but ἐ. τινὰ προστίμοις visit with penalties, D.S. 12.12(s.v.l.). b. assess, τὸ τρίτον μέρος PEdgar 38.3:—Pass., τὸ τίμημα τὸ -γεγραμμένον τοῖς χρήμασιν Lys. 17.7. 3. generally, register or enter in a public list, ἐπιγράψαι σφᾶς αὐτοὺς ἐπιτρόπους Is. 6.36; ἐ. τινὰ εἰς τοὺς πράκτορας register his name among the πράκτορες, Decr. ap. And. 1.77 (Pass.):—Med., ἐπεγράψαντο πολίτας enrolled fresh citizens, Th. 5.4; ξένην καὶ ξένον γονέας -ψάμενος D. 57.51; πῶς οἷόν τε τῷ ἀνδρὶ δύο πατέρας -ψασθαι; Is. 4.4 (later in Act., ἑαυτῷ τινὰ πατέρα -γράφων claiming as his father, App. BC 1.32). 4. Med., ἐπιγράφεσθαι μάρτυρας cause to be endorsed on a deposition as witnesses, D. 54.31; κλητῆρα οὐδʼ ὁντινοῦν ἐπιγραψάμενος Id. 21.87; but ἐπιγράφεσθαι τίμημα τῷ κλήρῳ set oneʼs valuation on the property, Is. 3.2. 5. προστάτην ἐπιγράψασθαι choose a patron, and enter his name as such in the public register (as μέτοικοι at Athens were obliged to do), Ar. Pax 684; so prob. ἐπεγράφοντο shd. be restored for -γραφον in Luc. Peregr. 11; ἐπιγράψασθαί τινα κύριον D. 43.15; οἱ τὸν Πλάτωνα ἐπιγραφόμενοι, i.e. the Platonists, Luc. Herm. 14:—Pass., κύριος ἐπιγεγράφθαι D. 43.15, cf. POxy. 251.32 (i A.D.),al. b. metaph., Ὅμηρον ἐπιγράφεσθαι attribute oneʼs fluency to Homer, Luc. Dem.Enc. 2; πρεσβυτέρους ἐ. χρόνους claim the authority of greater antiquity, Id. Am. 35. IV. ἐπιγράψαι ἐαυτὸν ἐπί τι claim credit for, Aeschin. 3.167; ἀλλοτρίοις ἐαυτὸν πόνοις Ael. NA 8.2, cf. Plu. Pomp. 31; αὐτὸς ἐ. τὴν νίκην claim as his own, J. AJ 7.7.5:—so Med. and Pass., τοιούτων ῥητόρων ἐπὶ τὰς τοῦ δήμου γνώμας ἐπιγραφομένων inscribing their names on . . , Aeschin. 1.188; ἐπιγράφεσθαι ἀλλοτρίαις γνώμαις D. 59.43; τὸν ἐπὶ τοῖς τῆς πόλεως ἀτυχήμασιν ἐπιγεγραμμένον Din. 1.29; οἱ ἐπιγεγραμμένοι ἢ φυλάττοντες the parties whose names were endorsed upon the συνθῆκαι as securities, Arist. Rh. 1376b4; οἱ ἐπιγραφόμενοι τοῖς δόγμασι D.H. 6.84; ἡμεῖς δʼ ἐσμὲν ἐπιγεγραμμένοι we are merely the endorsers, Men. 482.8. V. ascribe to, τοῖς θεοῖς τὸ ἔργον Hld. 8.9 (but θεὸν τῇ πομπῇ Philostr. VA 8.12):—Med., Φοίβῳ τὰς ἀνίσους χεῖρας AP 9.263 (Antiphil.). 2. claim credit for, τὰ ὑπὸ ἄλλων εὑρημένα J. AJ 3.4.2; assume, προσωνυμίαν Plu Demetr. 42; ἐπεγράψατο τὴν ἑαυτοῦ προσηγορίαν Id. Tim. 36:—Pass., of books, to be ascribed, τινί Gal. 15.25. 3. predicate of, φυγὴν οὐ φυγόντι Philostr. VS 2.1.12.