ἐπιτίθημι
Infl. fut. -θήσω
Infl. perf. -τέθεικα
Etym. the Pass.is mostly furnished by ἐπίκειμαι
A. Act. "to lay, put or place upon", of offerings "laid on" the altar, meats "on" the table, etc., c. dat., Od., attic; also c. gen., Il., Hdt.:—c. acc. only, ἐπ. φάρμακα "to apply" salves, Il.; ἐπ. στήλην "to set" it "up", Hdt.
II. "to put on" a covering or lid, Od.; λίθον ἐπέθηκε θύρῃσιν, i. e. "put" a stone "as a door" to the cave, "put" it "before" the door, id=Od.: "to put" a door "to, shut" it, Il., Hom.
III. "to put to, grant or give besides", Il.
2. of Time, "to add, bring on", Od.
IV. μύθῳ or μύθοις τέλος ἐπιθεῖναι "to put" an end "to" them, Il.
2. "to put on" as a finish, ἐπέθηκε κορώνην id=Il.; ἐπ. κεφαλαῖον (v. sub κεφαλαῖον) Dem.
V. "to impose or inflict" a penalty, θωήν σοι ἐπιθήσομεν Od.; δίκην, ζημίαν ἐπ. τινί Hdt.
VI. like ἐπιστέλλω, "to dispatch" a letter, id=Hdt., Dem.
VII. "to give" a name, Hdt., Plat.
B. Mid. "to put on oneself or for oneself", Il., Eur.
II. "to set oneself to, apply oneself to, employ oneself on or in", c. dat., Hdt., Thuc., etc.
2. "to make an attempt upon, attack", τῇ Εὐβοίῃ Hdt., Thuc., etc.
3. absol., δικαιοσύνην ἐπιθέμενος ἤσκεε he practised justice "with assiduity", Hdt.
IV. "to bring on oneself", ἀράς Aesch.: also "to cause" a penalty "to be imposed", Thuc.
V. "to lay commands on", τί τινι Hdt.
VI. "to give" a name, Od.