I. lie in, be wrapped in, ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἐγκείσεαι αὐτοῖς [τοῖς εἵμασι] Il.22.513; so, Hdt.2.73 (v.l. ἐσκειμένου); simply, to be in, “ὀφθαλμὸς ἕεις ἐνέκειτο μετώπῳ” Hes.Th.145: in mal.part., Herod.5.3.
2. ἐγκεῖσθαί τινι to be involved in, “πόθῳ” Archil.84; “βλάβαις” S.Ph.1318; “μόχθοις” E.Ion181 (anap.); “πολλαῖς ξυμφοραῖς” Id.Hel.269; “κακοπαθείαις” Plb.14.9.5 codd.: c. acc., μελεδῶνας ἔγκειμαι I have cares laid on me, A.R.2.627.
3. abs., to be inserted, Pl.Cra.402e, R.616d.
II. press hard, esp. of troops pressing upon a defeated or retreating enemy, Th.1.49, 144, etc.; of opponents in politics or argument, “ἐνέκειντο τῷ Περικλεῖ” Id.2.59, cf. 5.43, etc.: freq. with Adj. or Adv., πολλὸς ἐνέκειτο λέγων was very urgent, Hdt.7.158, cf. Th.4.22; πολὺς τοῖς συμβεβηκόσι ἔγκειται he insists much upon . . , D.18.199; ἄγαν ἐ. τινί to be vehement against one, Ar.Ach.309; ἰσχυρῶς ἐ. Th.1.69; “βαρὺς ἐγκεῖσθαι” D.H.6.62; ὅλος ἐγκεῖσθαί τινι to be devoted to one, Theoc. 3.33; “ἐ. ἐπὶ τὰ πονηρά” LXX Ge.8.21.
IV. to be a burden, annoyance, Herod.4.47 (prob.).