ἐφίζω

I. causal, in Ep. aor. ἐφέσσαι, ἐφέσσασθαι:—set upon, once in Hom. in Act., τούς μ’ ἐκέλευσα Πύλονδε καταστῆσαι καὶ ἐφέσσαι set me ashore, Od. 13.274:—more freq. in Med., γούνασιν οἱσιν ἐφεσσάμενος having set [me] on his knees, 16.443: fut. ἐφέσσεσθαι Il. 9.455: imper., με νηὸς ἔφεσσαι Od. 15.277; ἐς Λιβύην μ’ ἐπὶ νηὸς ἐφέσσατο 14.295 (Rhianus: ἐέσσατο codd.):— Med. also, reduce a dislocation, Hp. Mochl. 25.

II. intr., sit at or by, abs., sit, Hom. only in Od., always in impf., ἐφῖζε Od. 3.411, 19.55; ἔνθα . . ἐφίζεσκε 17.331: later in pres., βαρὺς δ’ ἐφίζει A. Supp. 651 (lyr.); ὥρα ἐφίζοισα γλεφάροις sitting upon. Pi. N. 8.2; ὕπνος . . βλεφάροισιν ἐφίζων Mosch. 2.3; πρὸς ὄμμ’ ὰχλὺς ἐφίζει Critias 6.11 D.; ἀμφὶ μήλοις Nic. Al. 478; τηνεὶ γὰρ ἐφίσδει (Dor.) Theoc. 5.97.