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ἔπειμι εἶμι ibo 1 serving in attic as fut. of ἐπέρχομαι 2 3 ἐπῇσαν 4 5 6 7

I.to come upon:
1.come near, approach, Od.
b.mostly in hostile sense, to come or go against, attack, assault, c. acc., Il.; c. dat., id=Il., Hdt., attic; absol., Hom.; οἱ ἐπιόντες the invaders, assailants, Hdt.; but ἐπιών τυχών, the first comer, Soph.
c.to get on the βῆμα to speak, Thuc.: to come on the stage, Xen.
2.of events, etc., to come upon one, overtake, c. acc., Il., Aesch.: c. dat. to come near, threaten, Il., etc.
b.c. dat. pers. to come into one's head, occur to one, Plat., Xen.;—absol., τοὐπιόν what occurs to one, Plat.
II.of Time, to come on or after: mostly in part. ἐπιών, οῦσα, όν, following, succeeding, instant, ἐπιοῦσα ἡμέρα the coming day, Hdt.; ἐπιὼν βίοτος Eur.; τὰ ἐπιόντα the consequences, Dem.; ἐπιών the successor, Soph.
III.to go over a space, to traverse, visit, c. acc., Od., Hdt., etc.
2.to go over, i. e. count over, Od.

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