ἐπιβαίνω

A. ἐπίβα Thgn. 847, Dor. inf. ἐπιβῆν (infr.IV): fut. ‐βήσομαι: pf. ‐βέβηκα: aor. 2 ἐπέβην: aor. 1 Med. ἐπεβησάμην (of which Hom.always uses the Ep.form ἐπεβήσετο, imper. ἐπιβήσεο Il. 8.105, al.; later ἐπεβήσατο A.R. 3.869, Dor. ‐βάσατο Call. Lav.Pall. 65).

A. . in these tenses, intr., go upon:

I. . c. gen., set foot on, tread, walk upon, γαίης, ἠπείρου, Od. 9.83, h.Cer. 127; πόληος, πατρίδος αἴης, Τροίης, Il. 16.396, Od. 4.521, 14.229; ἀδύτων ἐπιβάς E. Andr. 1034 (lyr.); ἐ. τῶν οὔρων set foot on the confines, Hdt. 4.125, cf. Th. 1.103, Pl. Lg. 778e; τῆς Λακωνικῆς ἐπὶ πολέμῳ X. HG 7.4.6; πυρῆς ἐπιβάντ’ ἀλεγεινῆς, of a corpse, placed upon . ., Il. 4.99; πλατείᾳ τῇ ῥινὶ ἐ. τοῦ χείλους Philostr. Im. 2.18; also ἐ. ἐπί τινος Hdt. 2.107.

2. . get upon, mount on, πύργων Il. 8.165; νεῶν ib. 512; ἵππων 5.328, 10.513; δίφρου 23.379; εὐνῆς 9.133; τοῦ τείχεος Hdt. 9.70; λέκτρων ἐ. A. Supp. 39; also ἐ. ἐπὶ νεός Hdt. 8.118: freq. in Hom., in aor. Med., ἐπεβήσετ’ ἀπήνης Od. 6.78, al.

b. . Archit., to be superposed, τὰ ἐπιβαίνοντα πάντα ἐπὶ τοὺς κρατευτάς IG 7.3073.104, cf. 111 (Lebad.).

3. . of Time, arrive at, τετταράκοντα ἐ. ἐτῶν Pl. Lg. 666b; δεκάτω (sc. ἔτεος)ἐ. Theoc. 26.29; δωδεκάτου ἐπιβάς IG 14.1728; τῆς μειρακίων ἡλικίας Hdn. 1.3.1.

4. . metaph., ἀναιδείης ἐπέβησαν have trodden the path of shamelessness, Od. 22.424; ἐϋφροσύνης ἐπιβῆτον enter into joy, 23.52; τέχνης ἐπιβήσομαι,‐βήμεναι, h.Merc. 166, 465; ὁσίης ib.173; εὐσεβίας S. OC 189 (lyr.); ἐ. δόξης entertain an expectation, Id. Ph. 1463 (anap.); ἐ. σοφίας undertake it, Pl. Epin. 981a; λόγου Luc. Astr. 8; ἐ. τῆς ἀφορμῆς, τῆς προφάσεως, seize upon it, App. Syr. 2, Sam. 11, etc.; preside over, τῆς ἀνθρωπίνης ψυχῆς Iamb. Myst. 9.8, al.

II. . c. dat., get upon, board, ναυσί Th. 7.70; land on, ἐ. τῇ Σικελίᾳ D.S. 16.66: metaph., ἐ. ἀνορέαις Pi. N. 3.20; also, make forcible entry into, τινός οἰκίαις, γῇ, PHamb. 10.6 (ii A.D.), PAmh. 2.142.7 (iv A.D.).

b. . with a Prep., ἐπὶ πύργῳ ἄλλος πύργος ἐπιβέβηκε Hdt. 1.181.

2. . c. dat. pers., set upon, assault, τινί X. Cyr. 5.2.26, Plu. Cim. 15, etc.; simply, approach, dub. in Pi. Fr. 88.2.

3. . trample on, λὰξ ἐπίβα δήμῳ Thgn. 847.

III. . c. acc.loci, light upon, in Hom. twice of gods lighting upon earth after their descent from Olympus, Πιερίην ἐπιβᾶσα, ἐπιβάς, Il. 14.226, Od. 5.50; so πολλῶν ἐ. καιρόν light on the fit time, Pi. N. 1.18; then simply, go on to a place, enter it, γῆν καὶ ἔθνος Hdt. 7.50; λειμῶν’ S. Aj. 144 (anap.): with Prep., ἐ. ἐπὶ χώραν Decr.Amphict. ap. D. 18.154; εἰς Βοιωτίαν D.S. 14. 84.

2. . rarely c. acc. pers., attack, only poet., S. Aj. 138 (anap.): metaph., of passion or suffering, Id. El. 492 (lyr.), Ph. 194 (anap.).

3. . mount, νῶθ’ ἵππων ἐπιβάντες Hes. Sc. 286: more freq. with Prep., ἐπὶ τὸν ἵππον Hdt. 4.22; ἐπὶνέα Id. 8.120, cf. Th. 1.111; but ἐ. ἐπὶ τὸ θῆλυ, of made quadrupeds, cover a female, Arist. HA 539b26; so abs., ib. 574a20, al.: c. dat., Luc. Asin. 27: c. gen., Horap. 1.46, 2.78.

4. . ἐ. ἐπὶ τὸ σκέλος use, put one's weight on, a broken leg, Hp. Fract. 18.

5. . with acc. of the Instr. of Motion (cf. βαίνω A. 11.4), ἐπιβῆναι τῷ ἀριστερῷ ἐκείνης τὸν ἐμὸν δεξιόν Luc. DMeretr. 4.5, cf. Tox. 48.

IV. . abs., get a footing, stand on one's feet, Il. 5.666, Od. 12.434; μἠπιβῆν it is forbidden to set foot here, IG 12(3).1381 (Thera).

2. . step onwards, advance, Τρώων δὲ πόλις ἐπὶ πᾶσα βέβηκε Il. 16.69, cf. Hes. Op. 679, f.l. in Pi. N. 10.43; ἐπίβαινε πόρσω S. OC 179 (s.v.l., lyr.): me taph., advance in one's demands, Plb. 1.68.8.

3. . mount on a chariot or on horseback, be mounted, Hdt. 3.84; go or be on board ship, Il. 15.387, S. Aj. 358 (lyr.), Hdt. 8.90, Th. 2.90, etc.

B. . Causal in fut. ‐βήσω Luc. DMort. 6.4, Ep. inf. ‐βησέμεν Il. 8.197, Hes. Th. 396, but usu. in aor. 1 Act.(ἐπιβιβάζω, ἐπιβάσκω serve as pres.):—make one mount, set him upon, ὅν ῥα τόθ’ ἵππων . . ἐπέβησε Il. 8.129; πολλοὺς δὲ πυρῆς ἐπέβησ’ ἀλεγεινῆς 9.546; ὥς κ’ ἐμὲ . . ἐμῆς ἐπιβήσετε πάτρης Od. 7.223; ἐ. τινὰς σκάφεσιν J. BJ 4.7.6; πλοίων ib. 11.5, cf. Luc.l.c.; ὁπλίτας ὁλκάσιν App. BC 5.92; τινὰς ἐπὶ τὰς ναῦς ib.2.59 : also in aor. 1 Med., νιν ἑῶ ἐπεβάσατο δίφρω Call. Lav.Pall. 65.

b. . of things, νευρὰν ἐπέβασε κορώνας set the string on his bow's tip, B. 5.73.

2. . metaph. (cf.A. 1.4), ἐϋκλεΐης ἐπίβησον bring to great glory, Il. 8.285; τιμῆς καὶ γεράων Hes. Th. 396; χαλιφρονέοντα σαοφροσύνης ἐπέβησαν they bring him to sobriety, Od. 23.13; λιγυρῆς ἐπέβησαν ἀοιδῆς Hes. Op. 659; δουλοσύνας (prob.) E. Hyps.Fr. 41(64).86; εἴ σε τύχη . . ἡλικίας ἐπέβησεν had brought thee to full age, IG 2.2263.

3. . [ἠὼς] πολέας ἐπέβησε κελεύθου dawn sets them on their way, Hes. Op. 580.