ἐπικαλύπτω

A. cover over, cover up, shroud, κακὸν δ’ ἐπὶ κῶμα καλύπτει v.l. in Hes. Th. 798; of snow covering a track, X. Cyn. 8.1; ἐ. τὴν ἀπορίαν Pl. Chrm. 169d; τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς Sor. 1.106:— Pass., to be covered over, veiled, ἡ ἐπωνυμία ἐπικεκάλυπται Pl. Cra. 395b; ἐπικαλύπτεσθαι τὸν νοῦν πάθει ἢ ὕπνῳ is darkened, obscured, Arist. de An. 429a7.

II. . put as a covering over, βλεφάρων φᾶρος E. HF 642 codd. (lyr.):—Pass., τῶν βλεφάρων ‐κεκαλυμμένων when the eyelids are drawn down, Arist. Sens. 437a25.