ἐφικνέομαι
Infl. ionic ἐπ-
Infl. fut. ἐφίξομαι
Infl. aor 2 ἐφι_κόμην
Infl. ionic ἐπ
I. Dep.:— "to reach at, aim at", c. gen., Il., Plat., etc.
2. "to reach or extend", ἐφ᾽ ὅσον μνήμη ἐφ. Xen., etc.
3. metaph. "to hit or touch the right points", Lat. rem acu tangere, τῷ λόγῳ ἐφ. τῶν ἐκεῖ κακῶν Dem.;—so, ἐς τὰ ἄλλα ἐπίκεο Hdt.
4. "to reach, gain, attain to", ἀνδραγαθίας Aeschin., etc.
II. c. acc. "to come upon", εἴ σε μοῖρ᾽ ἐφίκοιτο Pind.; dupl. acc., ἐπικέσθαι πληγὰς τὸν Ἑλλήσποντον "to visit" it "with" blows, Hdt.