ἐπιφέρω

A. ἐποίση Schwyzer 654.21:—Pass., fut. ἐποισθήσεται· ἐπενεχθήσεται, Hsch.:—bring, put or lay upon, σοὶ..βαρείας χεῖρας ἐποίσει will lay heavy hands upon thee, Il. 1.89 ; χεῖρας ἐποίσει Od. 16.438 ; ἐπ’ ἀλλήλοισι φέρον πολύδακρυν Ἄρηα Il. 3.132, cf. 8.516 ; ἐπ’ ἰχθύσι κῆρα φέρουσα 24.82 ; so ἐ. δόρυ A. Eu. 766, cf. E. Supp. 1192, Ar. Av. 344(lyr.); and in Prose, ἐ. τινὶ πόλεμον make war upon him, Hdt. 5.81, cf. Th. 1.141 ; ὅπλα Id. 4.16, 7.18, D. 37.36 ; ἐ. τὸ διάφορόν τισι to bring discord upon them, Th. 7.55 ; ἐ. δίκην, τιμωρίαν τινί, Pl. Lg. 943d ; ἀμοιβήν τινι Plb. 1.84.10 : abs., εἰ γὰρ ὧδ’ ἐποίσεις if you shall pursue your attack thus, Ar. Eq. 837.

b. inflict, πληγήν, πληγάς τινι, J. AJ 2.14.2, PTeb. 331.10 (ii A.D.) ; vent, ὀργήν Ep.Rom. 3.5.

2. place upon, esp. of placing offerings on the grave, ἐ. ἀπαρχάς Th. 3.58, cf.2.34 ; τῷ νεκρῷ στέφανον Plu. Per. 36 ; ταφὴν εἴς τινα App. BC 1.73 ; τὰ ἐπιφερόμενα the offerings, Isoc. 9.1 ; lay on, apply, φάρμακον Pl. Ep. 354b ; ἐ. τὰ στοιχεῖα ἐπὶ τὰ πράγματα Id. Cra. 424e.

3. bring as a charge against, ἐ. τινὶ αἰτίην Hdt. 1.68, cf. 26, Antipho 5.38, Pl. Phd. 98a ; ἔγκλημα E. Or. 766(troch.) ;μέμψιν Ar. Ra. 1253 (lyr.) ; ψόγον Th. 1.70 ; ἐ. μωρίην, μανίην τινί, impute it to him, Hdt. 1.131, 6.112 ; ἀδικίας‐ομένης Th. 3.42 ; τὴν Κλεοπάτραν αὐτῷ cast Cl.in his teeth, D.C. 50.1 ; τι ἐπί τινα Arist. EN 1143a27.

4. bring, i.e. confer, impose, upon, in good or bad sense, ἐ. τιμὰν θνατοῖς Pi. O. 1.31 ; ἐλευθερίαν Th. 4.85 ; δουλείαν Id. 3.56.

5. add to, increase, ἐ. τὴν ὑπερβολήν ib.82 ; ὀργὰς ἐπιφέρειν τινί minister to his passions, gratify him, Cratin. 230, Th. 8.83 (cf. Sch.) ; for ἐπὶ ἦρα φέρειν, v. ἦρα.

6. give a name to, ὄνομα ἐ. τινί Pl. Plt. 307b, R. 596a, al., Arist. Rh. 1408a7, al.; assign an attribute to a substantive, τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ χρώματα καὶ σχήματα καὶ κακίας καὶ ἀρετάς Pl. Sph. 251a.

7. ἐ. ψῆφον to give a vote, D.H. 2.14.

8. subjoin, add, A.D. Synt. 60. 26,al., Demetr. Eloc. 34,al., Alex.Aphr. in Sens. 5.9.

9. adduce, cite, Εὐριπίδεια D.H. Comp. 4 ; παροιμίαν Demetr. Eloc. 122 (prob.) ; produce proofs, documents, etc., ἀποδείξεις POxy. 257.19 (i A.D.); κυρία ἡ συγγραφή, ὅπου ἂν ‐φέρηται PEleph. 2.16 (iii B.C.).

10. in Logic, assert as a conclusion or inference, τὸ λῆγον, τὸ λοιπόν, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.80 ; τὸ μὴ ἀκολουθοῦν Str. 2.1.21 ; ὅτι.. ib.27 ; ὅσα ἐπιφέρουσιν ἄτοπα οἱ Ζήνωνος λόγοι Procl. in Prm. p.535S.:—Pass., τὸ τοῖς ἐξ ὑποθέσεως ληφθεῖσιν ἐπιφερόμενον the conclusion which follows from the premises, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.89, cf.Arr. Epict. 1.7.16.

II. ἐπιφέρων,ὁ, a throw at dice, Eub. 57.6.

II. Med., bring with or upon oneself, bring as a dowry, τι Lys. 19.14, D. 40.19 ; of soldiers, σιτία Plu. Sert. 13 ; ὕδωρ Str. 3.1.4.

2. consume (eat) in addition, οἱ μὲν πίνουσι μόνον, οἱ δὲ σιτίον ‐ονται Hp. Prorrh. 2.3:—Pass., ‐ομένη τροφή Sor. 1.52.

3. wear or carry on one's person, Hld. 8.11.

III. Pass., rush upon or after, attack, assault, ὅς τις.. ἐπὶ νηυσὶ φέροιτο Il. 15.743 ; τισι Th. 3.23 : abs., X. Cyr. 2.4.19, etc.; of a ship, bear down upon another, Hdt. 8.90 ; θάλαττα μεγάλη ἐπιφέρεται a great sea strikes the ship, X. An. 5.8.20 ; inveigh against, Hdt. 8.61 : c. inf., to be eager to do, Plb. 29.24.5.

b. of humours etc. in the body, τὸ ‐όμενον the accumulation of milk, Sor. 1.77 ; διαφορεῖν τὸ ἐπενεχθέν disperse the abscess, Gal. 1.137 ; cf. ἐπιφορά 1.5a.

2. to be borne onwards, of a raft, Hdt. 2.96 ; ἐ. ἐπί τι to be led to an opinion, Arist. Sens. 443a22(s.v.l.).

3. impend, threaten, ἐ. κίνδυνος Plb. 2.23.7; mostly in part., προδεικνύειν τὰ ἐπιφερόμενα coming events, Hdt. 1.209, cf. 3.16 ; ἐ. κακά Antipho 2.1.7 ; ὑπεκστῆναι τὸν λόγον ἐπιφερόμενον Pl. Phlb. 43a ; τὰ ἐ. the following (in speaking or writing), Plb. 3.6.8.

4. of phrases, to be applied, ἡ λέξις ‐φέρεται τοῖς πράγμασιν Plu. 2.41c ; but οἱ διὰ μακροῦ ‐φερόμενοι λόγοι sustained outbursts, Demetr. Eloc. 196.

5. Gramm., follow, of letters in a word, D.T. 633.2, Heph. 1.4, al., etc.