ἐπέχω
Infl. fut. ἐφ-έξω
Infl. aor. ἐπ-έσχον
Infl. imperat. ἐπίσχες
Infl. inf. ἐπισχεῖν
Infl. poet. ἐπ-έσχεθον
I. "to have or hold upon", πόδας θρόνῳ Il.
II. "to hold out to, present, offer", οἶνον id=Il., Eur.; so c. inf., πιεῖν ἐπέσχον Ar.:— Mid., ἐπισχόμενος (sc. τὴν κύλικα) "having put" it "to his lips", Plat.
III. "to direct towards", τόξα ἐπ. τινί Eur.:—intr. "to aim at, attack", τινί Od.; ἐπί τινα Hdt.; ἐπί τινι Thuc.:—aor2 mid. part. ἐπισχόμενος "having aimed at him", Od.
2. ἐπέχειν (sc. τὸν νοῦν), "to intend, purpose", c. inf., Hdt.
3. "to stand facing, to face" in a line of battle, τινάς id=Hdt.
IV. "to keep in, hold back, check", Lat. inhibere, Il., Soph., etc.
2. ἐπέχειν τινά τινος "to stop" him, "hinder" him "from" it, id=Soph., Eur.: so c. inf., ἐπ. τινὰ μὴ πράσσειν τι Soph.:—absol. "to stay" proceedings, Thuc.
2. absol. also "to stay, stop, wait, pause", Od., Hdt.; ἐπίσχες ἔστ᾽ ἂν προσμάθῃς Aesch.; ἐπ. ἕως.. Dem.
b. c. gen. rei, "to stop or cease from", ἐπίσχες τοῦ δρόμου Ar.; τῆς πορείας Xen.:—so c. inf. "to leave off" doing, id=Xen.
V. "to reach or extend over" a space, ἑπτὰ δ᾽ ἐπέσχε πέλεθρα Il.; ὁπόσσον ἐπέσχε πῦρ so far as the fire "reached", id=Il.; aor2 mid., ἐπέσχετο "he lay outstretched", Hes.
VI. "to occupy" a country, τὴν Ἀσίην Hdt., etc.:—of things, ἡ ὀπώρη ἐπέσχεν αὐτούς "occupied or engaged" them, id=Hdt.
2. absol. "to prevail, predominate", of a wind, id=Hdt.; of an earthquake, Thuc.