ἔφεσις

A. throwing or hurling at, shooting, ἡ τοῖς βέλεσιν ἔ. Pl. Lg. 717a.

2. (ἐφίημι A. IV) as law-term, appeal to a judicial tribunal from a lower tribunal, IG 12.39.74; from an administrative decision, ἡ εἰς τὸ δικαστήριον ἔ. Arist. Ath. 9.1, cf. 45.2, 55.2; from the vote of a δῆμος, D. 57.6; also of appeals to a popular assembly, ἀπὸ βουλῆς ἐπὶ δῆμον Poll. 8.62; ἐπὶ τὸν δῆμον ἀπὸ τῶν πατρικίων D.H. 6.58; πρὸς τὸν Ἐρχιέων δῆμον Id. Is. 14.

3. permission, licence, Sammelb. 6236.39 (Theadelphia, i B.C.).

II. (ἐφίεμαι) aiming at a thing, appetite, desire, τινος Archyt. ap. Stob. 2.31.120, Pl. Lg. 864b, Arist. EN 1114b6, Gal. Nat.Fac. 3.6, Plot. 5.5.12, etc.: abs., Pl. Def. 413c; ἐφέσεις καὶ διώξεις Plu. 2.468c.

2. attempt upon, c. gen., ἔ. τῆς ἀρχῆς ποιήσασθαι D.C. 71.23, cf. 43.38.