ἐπιπηδάω

A. ‐ήσομαι Pl. Ly. 216a:—leap upon, rush at, assault, ἀγρίως ἐ. τινί Ar. V. 705, cf. Pl.l.c., PTeb. 44.18 (ii B.C.); ἐ. τῷ λόγῳ Plu. 2.512d: c.gen., σκάφους J. BJ 2.21.6; ἐπὶ τὴν τιμωρίαν ib.10; of male animals, ἐπιπηδῶν ὀχεύει Arist. HA 539b32, cf. Pl. Phdr. 254a: metaph., rush in, plunge in, τῇ τέχνῃ Gal. 18(1).635.