ἔπ-ειμι (2) (εἶμι), ἔπεισι,
part. ἐπιών, ipf. ἐπήιε, ἐπήισαν, ἐπῇσαν, mid. fut. ἐπιείσομαι, aor. part. ἐπιεισαμένη: go or come
upon or at; abs., or w. acc. of place or
person, ἀγρόν, Od. 23.359; met., πρίν μιν καὶ γῆρας
ἔπεισιν, ‘shall come upon’ her, Il. 1.29; also w. dat., τοῖς ὀρυμαγδὸς ἐπήιεν, ‘came to their
ears,’ Il. 17.741; esp. in
hostile sense, attack, w. acc. or dat., Il. 11.367, Il.
13.482.