A.stay on, tarry, abs., Il.19.142, Od.17.277; ἐπιμεῖναι ἐς “αὔριον” 11.351; ἄγε νῦν ἐπίμεινον, Ἀρήϊα τεύχεα δύω do you wait, and I will put on my armour, Il.6.340; also “ἐ. ἐνὶ μεγάροισιν . . ὄφρα . . ” Od. 4.587; “ἐ. ἵνα . . ” h.Cer.160, Ar.Nu.196; so “ἐ. ἐς τε . . ” X.An.5.5.2: after Hom., remain in a place, “ἐ. ἐν τῇ πόλει” And.1.75, etc.; ἐπί τῇ “στρατιᾷ” X.An.7.2.1.
2.. abs., remain in place, continue as they are, of things, Th.4.4, Pl.Phd.80c, X.Cyn.6.4; keep one's seat, of a horseman, Id.Cyr.1.4.8; stay behind in a place, Str.10.2.24.
3.. continue in a pursuit, ἐπὶ τῇ ζητήσει, ἐπὶ λόγῳ, Pl.La.194a, Tht.179e; ἐπὶ τοῖς “δοξαζομένοις” Id.R.490b; “ἐπὶ τοῦ κακουργήματος” D.24.86; “ἐπὶ τῆς πολιορκίας” Plb.1.77.1; c.dat., persist in, “τῇ ἀπονοία” PTeb.424.4 (iii A.D.); continue treatment, ἐ.βοηθήματι Herod.Med.in Rh.Mus.58.83; cleave to, “μιᾷ γυναικί” PSI3.158.26 (iii A.D.): also c. part., ἐ. ἐπὶ τῶν ἵππων “ὀρθὸς ἑστηκώς” Pl.Men.93d, cf.Ev.Jo.8.7; spend time over, “ὑποδείγμασι” A.D.Synt.166.14.
5.. endure, “τοῖς συμβεβηκόσι” Sor.1.3.
II.. c. acc., await, be in store for, “τινά” E.Supp.624 (lyr.), v.l.in Id.Ph.223 (lyr.), cf. Pl.R. 361d: c. aor. inf., “ἐ. τι τελεσθῆναι” Th.3.2; μὴ 'πιμεῖναι τοὐμὸν ὀξῦναι στόμα not to wait so as to . . , S.Tr.1176: c. fut. inf., Th.3.26.