Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon

A.go about, be all round, γ<*>´στρην τρίποδος πῦρ ἄμφεπε Il.18.348, Od.8.437; “πρύμνην πῦρ ἄμφεπε” Il.16.124; ἔερσ᾽ ἀμφέπει the dew (of milk and honey, metaph. of song) crowns [the bowl], Pi.N.3.78.

2. beset, press hard, Il.11.483; so perh. in Od.3.118 (v. infr. 11.2).

II. to be busy about, look after, “ἀμφίεπον τάφον Ἕκτορος” Il. 24.804, cf. 5.667; ἀμφὶ βοὸς ἕπετον κρέα dressed the meat, 11.776; βοῦς, ὀ̈́ιν ἀ., Od.8.61, Il.24.622:—do honour or reverence to, “Δάματρα” Pi.O.6.95; tend or heal sick, P.3.51; ἀ. σκῆπτρον sway the sceptre, O.1.12, cf. S.El.651; esp.guard, protect, Pi.P.5.68, prob. in E.Med.480, etc.; “Βακχεῦ . . ὃς ἀμφέπεις Ἰταλίαν” S.Ant.1118; “μαντεῖον” E.IT1248; simply, frequent, “χῶρον” Simon.58:—ἀ. κῆδος cherish an alliance, E.Ph.340; ἀ. μόχθον go through toil and trouble, Pi.P.4.268; σύμπειρον ἀγωνία θυμὸν ἀ. foster spirit in contests, N.7.10; ἀ. ὄλβον enjoy happiness, I.4(3).59; “ἀ. παννυχίδας” Critias 1.8.

2. abs., in part., with good heed, carefully, “ἵππους ἀμφιέποντες ζεύγνυσαν” Il.19.392; στίχας ἵστατον ἀμφιέποντες ib.2.525; “κακὰ ῥάπτομεν ἀμφιέποντες” Od.3.118; ὁ ἀμφέπων δαίμων the fortune that attends one, Pi.P.3.108.

3. Med., crowd about, “ἀμφὶ δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ αὐτὸν Τρῶες ἕπονθ᾽” Il.11.473 codd.; accompany round about, “τινί” Q.S.1.47.