A.throw into, “ἄνδρα εἰς ἕρκη” S.Aj.60 ; “εἰς πῆμα” A.Pr.1075; “φάρμακα ἐς φρέατα” Th.2.48 ; ἐς. στρατιὴν ἐς Μίλητον throw an army into the Milesian territory, Hdt.1.14 ; “ἐς. ὗς ἐς [τὴν ἄρουραν]” Id.2.14, cf. E.El.79 ; “πρόβατα” IG12(1).677.31 (Rhodes, iii B.C.) : c. dupl. acc., βοῦς πόντον εἰσεβάλλομεν were driving them to the sea, E.IT261:— Med., put on board one's ship, “ἐς τὴν νέα” Hdt.1.1, cf. 6.95 : abs., Th. 8.31.
II. ἐς. τὴν στρατιὴν ἐς.., of an invasion, Hdt.1.18 : but usually without στρατιάν, throw oneself into, make an inroad into, ἐς Μίλητον ib.15, cf. 16, Th.2.47, etc. ; ἐσβάλλειν ἐς τοὺς ὁπλίτας to fall upon them, Id.6.70; πρὸς πόλιν ἐσβάλλειν make an assault upon it, Id.4.25 : abs., Ar.Ach.762 ; of disease, come on, Aret. CD1.1, al. : enter a country, “εὶς τὸν τόπον” Thphr.HP9.7.1: poet. c. acc., “χῶρον εἰ.” E. Hipp.1198 ; “λέπας” Id.Ba.1045; come upon, fall in with, “Βρομίου πόλιν ἔοιγμεν εἰσβαλεῖν” Id.Cyc.99 : abs., ἤφοͅιζον, εἰσέβαλλον ἱππικαὶ πνοαί the horse's breath was foaming, was close upon them, S.El.719.
