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 . . προείλεθ’ 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 111.5); 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 τίμημ’ ἐπιγράψω τῇ δίκῃ; Ar. Pl. 480; μέχρι πεντήκοντα δραχμῶν καθ’ ἕκαστον ἀδίκημα ἐ. Lexap.Aeschin. 1.38; τὰ ἐπιγεγραμμένα the damages claimed, D. 29.8, cf. Pl. Lg. 915a; τιμημάτων ‐μένων Isoc. 16.47:—Med., Lexap.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 11.2), 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 οὐδ’ ὁντινοῦν ἐπιγραψάμενος Id. 21.87; but ἐπιγράφεσθαι τίμημα τῷ κλήρῳ set one's 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 one's 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 δ’ 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.