ἐποχέομαι

A. be carried upon, ride upon, οὐ μὰν ὑμῖν γε (the horses of Achilles) καὶ ἅρμασι δαιδαλέοισιν Ἕκτωρ..ἐποχήσεται Il. 17.449, cf. Arr. Tact. 17.1 ; ἐφ’ ἵππῳ Paus. 6.20.16 : abs., κάμηλον ὥστε ἐποχεῖσθαι a camel to ride on, X. Cyr. 7.1.49 ; of a fractured bone, rest or ride on the adjoining one, Hp. Art. 15 ; com., ἐμβάταις ὑψηλοῖς ἐ. to be mounted on high shoes, Luc. Salt. 27 ; ἡ κωμῳδία ἀναπαίστοις ἐ. Id. Prom.Es 6.

2. float upon, [ἡ γῆ] ἐ. τῷ ἀέρι Placit. 3.15.8 ; float on the surface, Gal. 7.604, Aët. 5.137.

3. metaph., of a higher power, transcend the lower, [θεὸν] ‐ούμενον τῇ νοητῇ φύσει Plot. 1.1.8 ; θεοὶ τοῖς δαίμοσιν ἄνωθεν ‐ούμενοι Procl. in Alc. p.69C.; θεία ἀρετὴ ἐπὶ ἀνθρωπίνην ἐ. Hierocl. in CA 20p.463M.

b. to be borne upon, employ as a vehicle or medium, Plot. 4.5.6 ; τῇ οὐσίᾳ Dam. Pr. 89, cf.5.

c. hover over, brood over, play about, Plot. 2.2.3, 2.5.5,4.3.7.