A.that which settles, esp. a swarm of bees, Hdt.5.114, Pl.Lg.708b, X.HG3.2.28 ; “ἑ. λαμβάνειν” Plu.Dio24 ; of wasps, καθ᾽ ἑσμούς in swarms, Ar.V.1107.
2. any swarm or flock, ἑ. ὑβριστής, of men, A.Supp.30(anap.) ; ἑ. ὡς πελειάδων ἵζεσθε ib.223 ; “γυναικῶν” Ar.Lys.353, etc. ; “[τεχνιτ] ῶν” Pae.Delph.14 ; “στρατιᾶς” Epigr.Gr.985 (Philae).