A.come habitually or in addition, “πλεῦνος αἰεὶ γινομένου τοῦ ἐπιφοιτέοντος” Hdt.1.97 ; οἱ ἐπιφοιτῶντές τε καὶ οἱ ἀρχὴν ἐλθόντες the subsequent arrivals, Id.9.28 ; ὁ ἐπιφοιτῶν κέραμος every new wine-jar imported, Id.3.6 ; ἐ. ἐς.. to go about to different places, Th.1.135 ; τὴν γῆν δῃοῦν ἐπιφοιτῶντες visiting, invading it, ib.81 ; “τὰς πόλεις” Jul.Or.7.221b : c. dat., “τοῖς θεάτροις” Ael.VH2.13.
2. c. dat. pers., σπάνιος ἐ. σφι visits them rarely, of the Phoenix, Hdt.2.73, cf. Ph.1.265, Palaeph.37, Luc.Am.9, etc.
3. c. acc. pers., of visions, haunt, Hdt.7.16.γ́, cf. 15 ; of a disease, recur, Hp.Coac.316 ; spread, ἅπασι [τοῖσι νεύροισι], of rheumatic pains, Aret.SD2.12 ; ἐπεφοίτα πανταχόσε he went round to every ship, Plu.Ant.65.