A.“ἐπαυρεῖ” Hes.Op.419, “ἐπαυρίσκουσι” Thgn.111: aor. “ἐπαῦρον” Pi.P.3.36, subj. ἐπαύρω, ῃς, ῃ (v. infr.), inf. ἐπαυρεῖν, -έμεν, Hom. (v. infr.):—Med., “ἐπαυρίσκομαι” Il.13.733, Demoer.172, Hp.Nat.Puer.12, Morb.4.39: fut. “ἐπαυρήσομαι” Il.6.353: 2sg. aor. 1 ἐπηύρω (ἐπηύρου Elmsl.) A.Pr.28, inf. “ἐπαύρασθαι” Hp.Jusj.fin., Ep.27, Plb.18.11.7: aor. 2 “ἐπηυρόμην” E.Hel. 469, poet. 2sg. “ἐπαύρεο” Pi.N.5.49, 3sg. ἐπηύρετο prob. in Arist.EN 1163a20; Ep. 2sg. subj. “ἐπαύρηαι” Il. 15.17, -ῃ (cf. 11.3), 3pl. “-ωνται” 1.410; inf. “ἐπαυρέσθαι” E.IT529, And.2.2 (v. infr. 11):—Pass., aor. ἐπαυρεθέντα: ἐπιβάλλοντα, Hsch.
I. Act., partake of, share, c.gen. rei, “τῶν . . βέλτερόν ἐστιν ἐπαυρέμεν” Il.18.302; αὐτὸν . . σε βούλομ᾽ ἐπαυρέμεν (gen. omitted) Od.17.81; πλεῖον νυκτὸς ἐπαυρεῖ enjoys a greater share of night, of Sirius, Hes.Op.419; γειτόνων πολλοὶ ἐπαῦρον many have had enjoyment of (i.e. suffered loss from) neighbours, Pi.P.3.36; τὸ μέγιστον ἐπαυρίσκουσι have enjoyment in the highest degree, Thgn.111; obtain, meet with, “εἴ κε . . κυβερνητῆρος ἐπαύρῃ” A.R.2.174.
2. of physical contact, touch, graze, esp. of slight wounds, c. acc., παρος χρόα λευκὸν ἐπαυρεῖν (sc. τὰ δοῦρα) Il.11.573; “μή τις χρόα χαλκῷ ἐπαύρῃ” 13.649: c. gen., λίθου δ᾽ ἀλέασθαι ἐπαυρεῖν take care not to touch, 23.340: abs., καὶ εἴ κ᾽ ὀλίγον περ ἐπαύρῃ if the spear touch ever so little, 11.391, cf. Nic.Th.763.
II. Med., reap the fruits, enjoy the benefit of a thing, whether good or bad:
1. c. gen., in good sense, “τοῦ πολλοὶ ἐπαυρίσκονται” Il.13.733; “μόχθων ἀμοιβὰν ἐπαύρεο” Pi.N.5.49; “τοῦδ᾽ ἐπαυρέσθαι θέλω” E.IT529, cf. A.R. 1.677,4.964; “μικροῦ δὲ βιότου ζῶντ᾽ ἐπαυρέσθαι χρεών” Trag.Adesp. 95.4 ( = Com.Adesp.1207.4); “τῆς ζόης ἐ.” Herod.3.2, cf. 7.26; “τῆς ἐλευθερίας” Plb.18.11.7; “οὐδὲ φάους . . πολλὸν ἐπαυράμενον” IG12(7).302.5 (Amorgos), cf. Epigr.Gr.839 (Lebena): rare in Prose, “εἰ . . χρὴ ἀγαθὸν ἐμοῦ ἐπαυρέσθαι” And.2.2; “ἀποδοτέον . . ὅσον ἐπηύρετο” Arist.EN 1163a20; τάχα δ᾽ ἄν τι καὶ τοῦ οὐνόματος ἐπαύροιτο may have got his fate from his name, Hdt.7.180; “τίν᾽ αἰτίαν σχὼν ἧς ἐπηυρόμην ἐγώ;” E. Hel.469.
b. more freq. in bad, though not ironical, sense, ἵνα πάντες ἐπαύρωνται βασιλῆος that all may enjoy their king, i.e. feel what it is to have such a king, Il.1.410; “οὐ μὰν οἶδ᾽ εἰ αὖτε κακορραφίης . . ἐπαύρηαι” 15.17: c. acc. et gen., τοιαῦτ᾽ ἐπηύρω τοῦ φιλανθρώπου τρόπου such profit didst thou gain from . ., A.Pr.28: abs., τῶ καί μιν ἐπαυρήσεσθαι ὀΐω I doubt not he will feel the consequences, Il.6.353; ἀπό τινος κακὰ ἐ. Demoer.172.