I.to go about or around, Il.
2.to bestride, Od.:—esp. to bestride a fallen friend, so as to protect him, Il.; hence of tutelary deities, to protect, id=Il.
II.to encompass, wrap round, c. acc., νεφέλη σκόπελον ἀμφιβέβηκε Od.: also c. dat., νέφος ἀμφιβέβηκε νηυσίν Il.:—metaph., σε πόνος φρένας ἀμφιβέβηκεν id=Od., etc.