ἐπισκήπτω

ἐπισκήπτω, pf. ἐπέσκηφα D.L. 1.117:—Α. make to lean upon, ἐς δὲ παῖδʼ ἐμὸν Ζεὺς ἐπέσκηψεν τελευτὴν θεσφάτων made it fall upon him, A. Pers. 740(troch.); ἐ. χάριν τινί impose it upon, S. Aj. 566. 2. intr., fall upon, like lightning, πρᾶγμα δεῦρʼ ἐπέσκηψεν it came to this point, A. Eu. 482; νόσος ἐπέσκηψεν πολλή (v.l.ἐν-) Plu. Thes. 15; ᾧ ἂν ἔρως ἐπισκήψῃ Id. 2.767d, cf. 701c; αὐτῷ ὁ θάνατος Philum. Ven. 31.3. II. lay it upon one to do a thing, c. dat. pers. et inf., μοῖρʼ ἐπέσκηψε Πέρσαις πολέμους διέπειν A. Pers. 103 (lyr.), cf.S. OT 252: folld. by imper., ib.1446: less freq. c.acc. et inf., E. Alc. 365; τοῖσι πλησιοχώροισι ἐ. κελεύοντας προπέμπειν Hdt. 4.33: inf. can freq. be supplied, τοσοῦτον δή σʼ ἐπισκήπτω (sc.ποιεῖν) thus much I command thee to do, S. Tr. 1221; so πρὸς δεξιᾶς σε τῆσδʼ ἐπισκήπτω τάδε E. IT 701: pers. is freq. omitted, ἐ. (sc. ὑμῖν) τὸν . . φόνον ἐκπρήξασθαι Hdt. 7.158; βάξις ἐπισκήπτουσα . . ἔξω δόμων . . ὠθεῖν ἐμέ A. Pr. 664; ἐπέσκηψε . . εἶρξαι Αἴαντα S. Aj. 752, cf. Antipho 1.1; also ἐ. περί τινος E. IT 1077. 2. esp. conjure a person to do a thing, ὑμῖν τάδε ἐπισκήπτω . . μὴ περιιδεῖν Hdt. 3.65; τινὶ πρὸς τῶν θεῶν And. 1.32; κλαίοντας, ίκετεύοντας . . έπισκήπτοντας μηδενὶ τρόπῳ τὸν ἀλιτήριον στεφανοῦν Aeschin. 3.157, cf. Th. 2.73, etc.; of the curses or orders of dying persons, μέμνησθε τὰ ἐπέσκηψε Πέρσῃσι . . , μὴ πειρωμένοισι Hdt. 3.73, cf. Lys. 13.92, D. 28.15, 36.32. 3. γᾷ ἐπισκήπτων χέρα resting hand on earth, i.e.calling earth to witness, B. 7.41: abs., γᾷ -σκήπτων πιφαύσκω Id. 5.42. III. as Att. law-term, generally in Med., denounce a person, so as to begin a prosecution for perjury (cf. ἐπίσκηψις II), διεμαρτύρησε οὑτοσί . . · ἐπισκηψαμένων δʼ ἡμῶν . . ἡ . . δίκη τῶν ψευδομαρτυριῶν εἰσῄει, i.e.a διαμαρτυρία was entered . . : we replied by an ἐπίσκηψις . . , and the action for false witness was brought on, Is. 5.17; in full, ἐ. τινὶ ψευδομαρτυριῶν D. 29.7; ᾗ (sc. τῇ θεῷ) οὐδὲ ψ. θέμις ἐστὶν ἐ. Aeschin. 1.130; ἐ. ταῖς μαρτυρίαις D. 47.1, cf. Is. 3.11; ἐ. [τῇ μαρτυρίᾳ] ὡς ψευδεῖ οὔσῃ denounce it as false, Din. 1.52:—also in Act., Pl. Tht. 145ccodd., Jul. Or. 6.186b:—hence Pass., ἐὰν ἐπισκηφθῇ τὰ ψευδῆ μαρτυρῆσαι Pl. Lg. 937b: generally, πρὸς τῆς θανούσης . . ἐπεσκήπτου wast denounced, accused, S. Ant. 1313:—so in Act., blame, τινί Jul. Or. 7.239a.