ἐπείγω

A. ἤπειγον Pi. O. 8.47, S. Ph. 499, Ep. Ἔπειγον Od. 12.205: aor. ἤπειξα Hp. Ep. 17, Plu. Pomp. 21, etc.:—Med. and Pass., Hom. (v. infr.), etc.: fut. Med. ἐπείξομαι A. Pr. 52: aor. ἠπείχθην Th. 1.80, Pl. Lg. 887c: pf. ἤπειγμαι J. BJ 1.8.7, Aristid. Or. 17(15).9, Gal. 6.177: the compd. κατ‐επείγω is more freq. in Att. Prose:—press by weight, ὀλίγον τέ μιν ἄχθος ἐπείγει the weight presses lightly on him, Il. 12.452:— Pass., to be weighed down, ἐπείγετο γὰρ βελέεσσι 5.622; θάμνοι . . ἐπειγόμενοι πυρὸς ὁρμῇ overpowered, 11.157, cf. 21.362.

2. press hard (in pursuit), ἀναγκαίη γὰρ ἐπείγει 6.85, Od. 19.73: c.acc., δύω κύνε . . κεμάδ’ ἠὲ λαγωὸν ἐπείγετον Il. 10.361:—in a current phrase, οὐδεὶς ἡμᾶς τὸ λεγόμενον ἐπείγων διώκει Pl. Lg. 887b.

II. drive on, urge forward, ἐρετμὰ . . χερσὶν ἔπειγον Od. 12.205; freq. of a fair wind, ἔπειγε γὰρ οὖρος 12.167; ὁππότ’ ἐπείγῃ ἲς ἀνέμου Il. 15.382; καιρὸς καὶ πλοῦς ὅδ’ ἐπείγει κατὰ πρύμναν S. Ph. 1451 (anap.).

III. generally, urge on, hasten, ἐπείγετε δ’ ὦνον Od. 15.445; τὸν οἴκαδ’ ἤπειγον στόλον urged the homeward course, S. Ph. 499; ἐ. τινά Id. OC 1540:—Pass., of a ship, ἐπείγετο χέρσ’ ἐπετάων Od. 13.115; Διὸς οὔρῳ 15.297, cf. E. IT 1393, Th. 3.49; of persons, θορύβοις ἠπειγμένος J.l.c.

2. Med., urge on for oneself, μίμνετ’ ἐπειγόμενοι τὸν ἐμὸν γάμον Od. 2.97; so τὴν παρασκευήν, τὸν πλοῦν ἐπείγεσθαι, Th. 3.2,4.5, al.: abs., ἐπειγομένων ἀνέμων by the force of winds, Il. 5.501; ὀπὸς γάλα . . ἐπειγόμενος συνέπηξεν the fig-juice by its power curdles the milk, ib.902.

3. Pass., hurry oneself, haste to do, c. inf., μή τις . . ἐπειγέσθω οἶκόνδε νέεσθαι Il. 2.354, cf. Hes. Sc. 21, Hdt. 8.68. γ/, Th. 8.46, etc.: abs., make haste, ἐπειγέσθω δὲ καὶ αὐτός Il. 6.363; ὧραι ἐπειγόμεναι Pi. N. 4.34; ἐπειχθῆναι πᾶν πρῆγμα τίκτει σφάλματα Hdt. 7.10.ζ; δρόμῳ ἐπείγεσθαι Id. 6.112; νυκτὸς ἅρμ’ ἐπείγεται A. Ch. 660; δεῦρ’ ἐπείγονται E. Ion 1258; ὥσπερ τι δεινὸν ἀγγελῶν ἐ. Ar. Ach. 1070; οὐ τῶν ἐπειγομένων ἀλλὰ τῶν εὖ βουλευομένων Antipho 5.94, cf. Th. 8.82; ἐπείγεσθαι ἐπὶ . . Hdt. 4.135; ἐς πύλας, πρὸς τὴν γέφυραν, E. Ph. 1171, Th. 6.101; ἠπείγετο οἴκαδε Pl. Tht. 142c, etc.: in Hom. mostly in part., like an Adv. with Verbs, ἐπειγομένη ἀφικάνει in eager haste she comes, Il. 6.388; ψυχὴ . . ἔσσυτ’ ἐπειγομένη 14.519; τάμνον ἐπειγόμενοι 23.119, etc.; so in Att., εἴσω ᾔει ἐπειγόμενος Pl. Prt. 310b.

b. Pass., also, to be eager for a thing, esp. in part.: c. inf., πρὸς ἠέλιον κεφαλὴν τρέπε . . δῦναι ἐπειγόμενος eager for its setting, Od. 13.30, cf. A. Pr. 52: c. gen., ἐπειγόμενός περ ὁδοῖο longing for the journey, Od. 1.309, etc.; ἐ. περ Ἄρηος eager for the fray, Il. 19.142; ἐ. περὶ νίκης 23.437, 496.

IV. intr., = Pass., hasten to a place, Pi. O. 8.47, S. El. 1435, E. Or. 799, Ar. Pax 943, etc.

2. to be pressing, urgent, ἐν ταῖς ἐπειγούσαις χρείαις Ph. Bel. 56.47; τὰ ἐπείγοντα pressing matters, Plu. Sert. 3, Aristid. 1.119 J., cf.BGU 1141.4 (i B.C.), etc.; χρείαν τινὰ ἐπείγειν λέγων App. Mith. 79; τῆς ὥρας ‐ούσης since time was pressing, Plu. 2.108f; τῶν ἀρχαιρεσίων ἐπειγόντων Id. Marc. 24.

3. impers., οὐκ ἐπείγει διαριθμεῖν there's no pressing need to count, Longin. 43.6: part. abs., ἐπεῖξαν the need being urgent, Aristid. Or. 36(48).10.