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ἐπιτίθημι , Pass. mostly furnished by ἐπίκειμαι :
A. Act., lay, put or place upon, of offerings laid on the altar, “ἐπὶ μηρία θέντες ἈπόλλωνιOd.21.267, cf. 3.179 ; “λιβανωτόνAr.Nu.426, V.96, Antipho 1.18 ; set meats on the table, “εἴδατα πόλλ᾽ ἐπιθεῖσαOd.1.140, cf. 10.355 ; πάντ᾽ ἐπιθεῖτε on the car, Il.24.264 ; “[νέκυας] ἐπὶ νηυσὶ τιθέντεςOd.24.419 ; τινὶ κύρτον καὶ κώπαν, as a grave-monument, AP7.505 (=Sapph.120) : Constr. mostly “. τινί τι, τῷ ἰσχυροτέρῳ πλέον βάροςX.Oec.17.9, etc. : but also c.gen., “. λεχέων τινάIl.24.589 ; “. τι ἐπί τινοςHdt.2.121.δ᾽ ; “κεφαλὴν ἐπὶ στέρνα τινόςX.Cyr.7.3.14: c. acc. only, put upon, set up, . φάρμακα apply salves, Il.4.190 ; “δέελον δ᾽ ἐπὶ σῆμά τ᾽ ἔθηκε10.466 ; “στήλην λίθουHdt.7.183 ; “φάκελον ξύλωνE.Cyc.243 ; . μνημεῖά τινι to him, Id.IT702, cf. IG14.446 (Tauromenium), 12.1068.
2. set upon, turn towards,Ἑκτορέοις ἐπὶ φρένα θῆχ᾽ ἱεροῖσινIl.10.46 ; but τῇ δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἐπὶ φρεσὶ θῆκε c. inf., put it into her mind to.., Od.21.1.
II. put on a covering or lid, “ὡς εἴ τε φαρέτρῃ πῶμ᾽ ἐπιθείη9.314 ; κεφαλῇ ἐπέθηκε (as v.l. for ἐφύπερθἐ καλύπτρην 5.232 ; λίθον δ᾽ ἐπέθηκε θύρῃσι, i.e. put a stone as a door to the cave, put it before the door, 13.370 ; also, put a door to,κολλητὰς ἐπέθηκα θύρας23.194 ; “θύρας ἐπέθηκε φαεινάς21.45 ; “θυρεὸν μέγαν9.240 (v. infr. B. 11).
2. set a seal on, BGU361 iii 22 (ii A.D.) ; apply a pessary, Hp.Steril.214 (Pass.) ; a cupping instrument, Sor.2.11 (Pass.).
VII. give a name, Hdt.5.68, Pl.Smp.205b, etc.
VIII. contribute (capital) to a venture, “ἐς πεῖρανLeg.Gort.9.44.
B. Med., with pf. Pass. “ἐπιτέθειμαιPlu.2.975d, also aor. Pass., Inscr.Prien. (v. infr.), etc.:—put on oneself or for oneself, ἐπὶ στεφάνην κεφαλῆφιν..θήκατο placed a helmet on his head, Il.10.30 ; “κρατὶ δ᾽ ἐπὶ..κυνέην θέτο5.743, cf. E.Ba.702 (tm.), etc.; χεῖρας ἐπ᾽ ἀνδροφόνους θέμενος στήθεσσι laying one's hands upon.., Il.18.317 ; κτύπημα χειρὸς κάρᾳ on one's head, E.Andr.1210 (lyr.).
II. put on or to, as a door, “πύλας τοῖς ὠσὶν ἐπίθεσθεPl.Smp.218b ; “θύραςOrph.Fr. 245, al., etc. (v. supr. A. 11).
III. apply oneself to, employ oneself on or in, c. dat., “ναυτιλίῃσι μακρῇσιHdt.1.1 ; τῇ πείρᾳ, τοῖς ἔργοις, Th.7.42, X.Mem.2.8.3, etc. ; “τοῖς πολιτικοῖςPl.Grg.527d : c. inf., attempt to.., “φιλοσοφεῖν ἐπέθετοAlex.36.3 ; “γράφεινIsoc.5.1, cf. Pl. Sph.242b:—Pass., “ἐπετέθη πρὸς τὸν πόλεμονInscr.Prien.17.38 (iii B.C.).
3. abs., δικαιοσύνην ἐπιθέμενος ἤσκεε he practised justice with assiduity, Hdt.1.96, cf. 6.60.
2. cause a penalty to be imposed,θάνατον ζημίαν ἐπιθέσθαιTh.2.24 ; “φόβον τινίX.Cyr.4.5.41.
V. lay commands on,τί τινιHdt.1.111, cf. OGI669.61 (Egypt, i A.D.): also c. inf., Hdt.3.63, v.l. in Ath.11.465d.
VI. give a name, “τινίOd.8.554(tm.), cf. Arist. Po.1451b10.
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