A.fall into, generally with a notion of violence, rush or burst in, “ἐς τὰς πόλιας” Hdt.5.15; “ἐς τὰς νέας” Id.8.56; “ἐς οἴκημα” Th.2.4, etc.; of the sea, Id.4.24 : poet. c. dat., “ἐσπίπτει δόμοις” E.Ion 1196.
2. simply, fall into, “ἐς χωρίον” Th.1.106; “ἐς χαράδρας” Id.3.98, etc.; ἐς.ἐς εἱρκτήν to be thrown into prison, Id.1.131: in Poets, c.acc., “ἐσπεσοῦσα δικτύων βρόχους” E.Or. 1315; ὄχλον γὰρ ἐσπεσεῖν ᾐσχυνόμην to go into the crowd, Id.Hel. 415; ἐς. πέπλους seek shelter within my robes, Id.Tr.1181; πτέρυγας ἐσπίτνων ἐμάς ib.751; κτύπου κέλευθον ἐσπεσόντος a noise having come into the street, Id.Or.1312.
3. fall into a certain condition, “δούλειον ἦμαρ εἰ.” Id.Andr.99; ξυμφοράν ib.983; “γῆρας” Id.Ion700: in Th.4.4 ἐνέπεσε shd. be read.
II. make an onset, attack, Hdt. 1.63, S.Aj.55; “ἐ. ἐς τὸν πεζόν” Hdt.4.128; “ἐς τοὺς ἀγρούς” Th.2.22; ἐπὶ τὰς θύρας 'besiege the door', Plu. Oth.17.
III. come in, of payments, Meyer Ostr.82.4 (iv A.D.).
