I. intr., fit on or to, “πειρήθη δ᾽ ἕο αὐτοῦ ἐν ἔντεσι . . εἰ οἷ ἐφαρμόσσειε” Il.19.385 (unless trans.).
2. to be adapted or capable of adaptation to, τινι Arist.APo.88a33, Pol.1276b25, al.; “ἐπί τινος” Id.Ph.201b14, al.; ἐπί τι ib.228b25, al.; “ὁ . . μάλιστ᾽ ἂν ἐφαρμόσας πολίτης ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς . . πολίτας” Id.Pol.1275a33: abs., ὁ λόγος οὐκ ἐ. Id.Cael.308b2, etc.; tally, Id.Resp.474a10: Geom., coincide, “ἐπί τι” Euc. 1.4, Archim.Con.Sph.18: c. dat., ibid., Papp.244.9:—Pass., c. dat., Plot.4.4.23.
3. befit, suit, [“οι^νῳ] ἐφαρμόζουσιν ἀοιδαί” Panyas.14.2; to be applicable, of a test, “ἐπί τινος” Arist.Pol.1275b32.
II. trans., fit one thing on to another, “οἱ χροῒ κόσμον” Hes.Op.76; “τοὔνομ᾽ . . ἐλεγείῳ” Critias 4 D.; σχοίνῳ [τοὺς ἀνθέρικας] Theoc.1.53:—Med., “ζεῦγλαν ἐφηρμόσατο” AP9.19 (Arch.).
b. Geom., in Pass., of a figure, to be applied to another figure, “ἐπί τι” Euc.1.4, Archim.Aequil.Prooem.; “γραμμὴ γραμμῇ” Plot.2.7.1.
2. suit, accommodate, “τὰς δαπάνας ταῖς προσόδοις” X.Ages.8.8; “τοὺς λόγους τοῖς προσώποις” D.H.Lys.13; λόγῳ μέλη καὶ μέτρα καὶ ῥυθμούς, Plu.2.769c, cf. Orph.A.1001; apply, “τι ἐπί τι” Arist.APo.75b4; refer, “τι ἔς τινα” Luc.Pisc.38; λόγων τε πίστιν . . ἐφαρμόσαι to add fitting assurance, S.Tr.623:—Med., “χάρματι καὶ λύπῃ μέτρον ἐφηρμόσατο” AP9.768 (Agath.), cf. 10.26 (Luc.):—Pass., adapt oneself to, τινι Epic. ap. Clearch.47, cf. Antig.Mir.25.
