I. causal, in Ep. aor. ἐφέσσαι, ἐφέσσασθαι:—set upon, once in Hom. in Act., τούς μ᾽ ἐκέλευσα Πύλονδε καταστῆσαι καὶ ἐφέσσαι set me ashore, Od.13.274:—more freq. in Med., γούνασιν οἱσιν ἐφεσσάμενος having set [me] on his knees, 16.443: fut. “ἐφέσσεσθαι” Il.9.455: imper., “με νηὸς ἔφεσσαι” Od.15.277; “ἐς Λιβύην μ᾽ ἐπὶ νηὸς ἐφέσσατο” 14.295 (Rhianus: ἐέσσατο codd.):— Med. also, reduce a dislocation, Hp.Mochl.25.
II. intr., sit at or by, abs., sit, Hom. only in Od., always in impf., “ἐφῖζε” Od.3.411, 19.55; “ἔνθα . . ἐφίζεσκε” 17.331: later in pres., “βαρὺς δ᾽ ἐφίζει” A.Supp. 651 (lyr.); “ὥρα ἐφίζοισα γλεφάροις” sitting upon. Pi.N.8.2; “ὕπνος . . βλεφάροισιν ἐφίζων” Mosch.2.3; “πρὸς ὄμμ᾽ ὰχλὺς ἐφίζει” Critias 6.11 D.; “ἀμφὶ μήλοις” Nic.Al.478; τηνεὶ γὰρ ἐφίσδει (Dor.) Theoc.5.97.
