A.lie moored at or over against a place, blockade it, λαθὼν τοὺς ἐπορμέοντας having escaped the blockading fleet, Hdt.8.81, cf. Th.8.75, X.An.7.6.25; “πεζῇ τε καὶ ναυσὶν ἐ.” Th.4.24: c. dat., “ἐ. τῷ λιμένι” Id.7.3, cf. 3.31; “ἐπὶ τῇ Μιλήτῳ” Id.8.30; “ἐπὶ τῷ λιμένι” X.HG6.2.7; “ἐπὶ τοῦ στόματος” Plb. 1.46.5: c. acc., “ἐ. ναυσὶ τὴν ἀκτήν” App.BC5.72: generally, lie by and watch, S.OC812; “ἐ. τοῖς καιροῖς” D.3.7; rely on, “εἰκόσι καὶ πιθανοῖς” Ph. 2.413,al.:—Pass., to be blockaded, Th.1.142, 8.20.
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