ἐπιδημέω

A. to be at home, live at home, opp. ἀποδημέω, Th. 1.136, Pl. Tht. 173e, etc.; παρόντες καὶ ἐπιδημοῦντες Antipho 6.46; ἐ. τρία ἔη And. 1.132; ἐ. Ἀθήνησι stay at home at Athens, D. 35.16; so ἐν αὐτῇ (sc. τῇ πόλει)ἐ. Pl. Cri. 52b; opp. στρατεύομαι, Is. 9.3.

2. . of diseases, to be prevalent, epidemic, Hp. Prog.. 25.

II. . come home, X. Mem. 2.8.1; ἐνθάδε ἐ. Pl. Smp. 172c; εἰ νῦν ἐξ ἀγροῦ ἐνθάδ’ ἐπιδημεῖ Men. Georg. 19.

III. . of foreigners, come to stay in a city, reside in a place, οἱ ‐οῦντες ἐν Λακεδαίμονι ξένοι X. Mem. 1.2.61; ἐ. εἰς Μέγαρα come to Megara to stay there, D. 59.37, cf.Aeschin. 2.154; ἐκ Κλαζομενῶν Pl. Prm. 126b; ἐ. τοῖς μυστηρίοις to be present at, attend them, D. 21.176; τοὺς ἐπιδημήσαντας ἅπαντας τῶν Ἑλλήνων all who were present[at the festival], ib. 217; Φοίβου ἐπιδημήσαντος Call. Ap. 13: laterc. dat.,ταῖς Σάρδεσιν Philostr. VS 1.22.4; also ἐν Μέμφει UPZ 42i4 (ii B.C.).

2. . abs.,stay in a place, be in town, ὅσοι ξένοι ἐπιδημοῦσιν Lys. 12.35, cf. Inscr.Prien. 108.286 (ii B.C.), Act.Ap. 17.21; Πρωταγόρας ἐπιδεδήμηκεν; Pl. Prt. 309d: metaph., ἐ. θίασος Μουσῶν Ar. Th. 40.

3. . ἐ. τινί visit a person, PLond. 2.416.5 (iv A.D.).