A.join at top, Hdt.7.36; “τοὺς κίονας τοῖς ἐπι στυλίοις” Plu.Per.13; τοὺς δακτύλους τῆς ἑτέρας χειρὸς ἐπὶ τὴν ἑτέραν ἐ. Arist.Pr.912b14; simply, bind fast, “χεῖρας ἱμᾶσι” Theoc.22.3.
2.. join to, “πώλοις . . τόνδ᾽ ἐπιζεύξασ᾽ ὄχον” A.Eu.405: metaph., ἐπέζευκται κοινὸν ὄνομά [τινι καί τινι] Arist.HA531b22, cf. Rh. 1407b19; θνητὸν βίον ἀθανάτῳ ἐ. Ph.1.209; μηδ᾽ ἐπιζευχθῇς στόμα φήμῃ πονηρᾷ nor let thy mouth be joined to evil sayings, A.Ch.1044: Math., ἐπεζεύχθω ἀπὸ κτλ. let the point A be joined to the point B, Arist.Mete.376a17.
II.. enclose, join up, of hills, Plb.1.75.4, 3.49.7.