ἐπιθέω

A. run upon, at or after, Hdt. 9.107, X. Cyn. 6.10: abs., App. Hisp. 90; ἐ. πρὸς τὴν μάχην Hdn. 6.7.8.

2. . metaph., ἡ ἐπιθέουσα εἰς ἀνθρώπους ἀπάτη Plot. 2.9.6; to be diffused over, πᾶσι τοῖς ἀληθέσι Id. 5.3.17, al.

II. . run upon the surface of water, Arist. HA 551b22.