ἐπιψαύω

A. ‐ψαυσῶ Archim. Con.Sph. 30:—touch on the surface, touch lightly, c. gen., Hes. Sc. 217, Hdt. 3.87, etc.; attain, abs., κατὰ πᾶν τέλος Pi. I. 4(3).11 ; ἐ. φιλοτάτων to aspire to loves, Id. P. 4.92 ; ἐ. τινὸς οὐδὲ κατὰ μικρόν Phan.Hist. 19 ; γῆς ἐ., of shipwrecked persons, S. Fr. 636.2 : generally, handle, κώπης Id. Ph. 1255 ; meddle with, τάφου Id. Aj. 1394 : metaph., also, touch lightly upon, Hdt. 2.65.

b. Geom., ἡ ‐ψαύουσα (sc. γραμμή) tangent, Archim. Sph.Cyl. 1.12, etc.

2. c.dat., Q.S. 2.456.

3. c. acc., Id. 12.551.

II. once in Hom., intr. and metaph., ὅς τ’ ὀλίγον περ ἐπιψαύῃ πραπίδεσσιν who can reach ever so little way by his wits, Od. 8.547.