A.go about or around, ἠέλιος μέσον οὐρανὸν ἀμφιβεβήκει sun in his course had reached mid-heaven, Il.8.68.
2. bestride, ἀμφ᾽ ἑνὶ δούρατι βαῖνε he bestrode a beam, Od.5.371, “ἵππον ἀ.” Call.Del.113; ἀ. θηλείαις, of a cock, Babr.5.8: esp.,
3. bestride a fallen friend, so as to protect him, “ἀμφὶ κασιγνήτῳ βεβαώς” Il. 14.477: hence,
b. of tutelary deities, guard, protect, Χρύσην ἀμφιβέβηκας ib.1.37; “δαίμονες ἀμφιβάντες πόλιν” A.Th.175:—so, of a wild beast, guard its young, Opp.C.3.218; or its prey, X Cyn.10.13.
II. surround, encompass, c. acc., “νεφέλη σκόπελον ἀμφιβέβηκε” Od.12.74; “σὲ πόνος φρένας ἀμφιβέβηκεν” Il.6.355, cf. Od.8.541; “ταραγμὸν ἀμφιβάντ᾽ εἶχον μάχης” E.Ph.1406; “ὦ μοῖρα . . οἵα με . . ἀμφιβᾶσ᾽ ἔχεις” Id.Andr.1082: c. dat., “Τρώων νέφος ἀμφιβέβηκε νηυσίν” Il.16.66; ἀ. ἀμφί τι, of a slit bandage which embraces a tender part without pressing on it, Hp.Art.33.
2. metaph., “τόδε μοι θράσος ἀμφιβαίνει” E.Supp.609; ἀμφιβᾶσα φλὸξ οἴνου, metaph. from flame spreading round a vessel on the fire, Alc.758.
