ἐπιφέρω
epiphero
bring, put
Appears 32 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐπιφέρω, fut. ἐποίσω : aor. 1 ἐπήνεγκα : aor.2 ἐπήνεγκον : Arc. aor. 1 subj. 3sg. ἐποίση Schwyzer 654.21:—Pass., fut. ἐποισθήσεται· ἐπενεχθήσεται, :—Α. bring, put or lay upon, σοὶ..βαρείας χεῖρας ἐποίσει will lay heavy hands upon thee, Il. 1.89 ; χεῖρας ἐποίσει Od. 16.438 ; ἐπʼ ἀλλήλοισι φέρον πολύδακρυν Ἄρηα Il. 3.132, cf. 8.516 ; ἐπʼ ἰχθύσι κῆρα φέρουσα 24.82 ; so ἐ. δόρυ Eu. 766, cf. Supp. 1192, Av. 344(lyr.); and in Prose, ἐ. τινὶ πόλεμον make war upon him, 5.81, cf. 1.141 ; ὅπλα 4.16, 7.18, 37.36 ; ἐ. τὸ διάφορόν τισι to bring discord upon them, 7.55 ; ἐ. δίκην, τιμωρίαν τινί, Lg. 943d ; ἀμοιβήν τινι 1.84.10 : abs., εἰ γὰρ ὧδʼ ἐποίσεις if you shall pursue your attack thus, Eq. 837. b. inflict, πληγήν, πληγάς τινι, AJ 2.14.2, PTeb. 331.10 (ii A.D.) ; vent, ὀργήν Ep.Rom. 3.5. 2. place upon, esp. of placing offerings on the grave, ἐ. ἀπαρχάς 3.58, cf.2.34 ; τῷ νεκρῷ στέφανον Per. 36 ; ταφὴν εἴς τινα BC 1.73 ; τὰ ἐπιφερόμενα the offerings, 9.1 ; lay on, apply, φάρμακον Ep. 354b ; ἐ. τὰ στοιχεῖα ἐπὶ τὰ πράγματα Cra. 424e. 3. bring as a charge against, ἐ. τινὶ αἰτίην 1.68, cf. 26, 5.38, Phd. 98a ; ἔγκλημα Or. 766(troch.) ;μέμψιν Ra. 1253 (lyr.) ; ψόγον 1.70 ; ἐ. μωρίην, μανίην τινί, impute it to him, 1.131, 6.112 ; ἀδικίας -ομένης 3.42 ; τὴν Κλεοπάτραν αὐτῷ cast Cl.in his teeth, 50.1 ; τι ἐπί τινα EN 1143a27. 4. bring, i.e. confer, impose, upon, in good or bad sense, ἐ. τιμὰν θνατοῖς O. 1.31 ; ἐλευθερίαν 4.85 ; δουλείαν 3.56. 5. add to, increase, ἐ. τὴν ὑπερβολήν ib.82 ; ὀργὰς ἐπιφέρειν τινί minister to his passions, gratify him, 230, 8.83 (cf. Sch.) ; for ἐπὶ ἦρα φέρειν, v. ἦρα. 6. give a name to, ὄνομα ἐ. τινί Plt. 307b, R. 596a, al., Rh. 1408a7, al.; assign an attribute to a substantive, τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ χρώματα καὶ σχήματα καὶ κακίας καὶ ἀρετάς Sph. 251a. 7. ἐ. ψῆφον to give a vote, 2.14. 8. subjoin, add, Synt. 60. 26,al., Eloc. 34,al., in Sens. 5.9. 9. adduce, cite, Εὐριπίδεια Comp. 4 ; παροιμίαν Eloc. 122 (prob.) ; produce proofs, documents, etc., ἀποδείξεις POxy. 257.19 (i A.D.); κυρία ἡ συγγραφή, ὅπου ἂν -φέρηται PEleph. 2.16 (iii B.C.). 10. in Logic, assert as a conclusion or inference, τὸ λῆγον, τὸ λοιπόν, 2.80 ; τὸ μὴ ἀκολουθοῦν 2.1.21 ; ὅτι.. ib.27 ; ὅσα ἐπιφέρουσιν ἄτοπα οἱ Ζήνωνος λόγοι in Prm.p.535S.:—Pass., τὸ τοῖς ἐξ ὑποθέσεως ληφθεῖσιν ἐπιφερόμενον the conclusion which follows from the premises, 2.89, cf. Epict. 1.7.16. II. ἐπιφέρων, ὁ, a throw at dice, 57.6. II. Med., bring with or upon oneself, bring as a dowry, τι 19.14, 40.19 ; of soldiers, σιτία Sert. 13 ; ὕδωρ 3.1.4. 2. consume (eat) in addition, οἱ μὲν πίνουσι μόνον, οἱ δὲ σιτίον -ονται Prorrh. 2.3:—Pass., -ομένη τροφή 1.52. 3. wear or carry on oneʼs person, 8.11. III. Pass., rush upon or after, attack, assault, ὅς τις.. ἐπὶ νηυσὶ φέροιτο Il. 15.743 ; τισι 3.23 : abs., Cyr. 2.4.19, etc.; of a ship, bear down upon another, 8.90 ; θάλαττα μεγάλη ἐπιφέρεται a great sea strikes the ship, An. 5.8.20 ; inveigh against, 8.61 : c. inf., to be eager to do, 29.24.5. b. of humours etc. in the body, τὸ -όμενον the accumulation of milk, 1.77 ; διαφορεῖν τὸ ἐπενεχθέν disperse the abscess, 1.137 ; cf. ἐπιφορά 1.5a. 2. to be borne onwards, of a raft, 2.96 ; ἐ. ἐπί τι to be led to an opinion, Sens. 443a22(s.v.l.). 3. impend, threaten, ἐ. κίνδυνος 2.23.7; mostly in part., προδεικνύειν τὰ ἐπιφερόμενα coming events, 1.209, cf. 3.16 ; ἐ. κακά 2.1.7 ; ὑπεκστῆναι τὸν λόγον ἐπιφερόμενον Phlb. 43a ; τὰ ἐ. the following (in speaking or writing), 3.6.8. 4. of phrases, to be applied, ἡ λέξις -φέρεται τοῖς πράγμασιν 2.41c ; but οἱ διὰ μακροῦ -φερόμενοι λόγοι sustained outbursts, Eloc. 196. 5. Gramm., follow, of letters in a word, 633.2, 1.4, al., etc.
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