ἐφίημι 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3rd sg. imperf. ἐφίει as if from ἐφιέω
I.to send to one, Il.
3.of things, to throw or launch at one, ὅς τοι ἐφῆκε βέλος id=Il., etc.; ἐφ. οἰστὸν ἐπί τινι Eur.; ἐφ. χεῖράς τινι to lay hands on him, Od.
5.to send against, in hostile sense, Hdt., etc.:— ἐφ. τὸν ποταμὸν ἐπὶ τὴν χώρην id=Hdt.; ἐφῆκας γλῶσσαν did'st let loose, Eur.
II.to let go, loosen, esp. the rein, Plat.:—hence to give up, yield, Lat. concedere, τινὶ τὴν ἡγεμονίαν Thuc.:—c. inf. to permit, allow, τινὶ ποιεῖν τι Hdt., Soph., etc.
2.to give up, leave as a prey, Soph.:—then, seemingly, intr. (sub. ἑαυτόν), to give oneself up to, οὐρίᾳ a fair wind, Plat.
III.to put the male to the female, Hdt.
IV.as law-term, to leave to another to decide, δίκας ἐφ. εἴς τινα Dem.:—and absol. to appeal, εἰς τοὺς δικαστάς id=Dem.
B.Mid. to lay one's command or behest upon, Hom., Aesch., etc.:—c. inf., ἐφ. τινὶ ποιεῖν τι Soph., Ar.; ἐς Λακεδαίμονα to send orders to L., Thuc.
2.to allow or permit one to do, Soph., etc.
II.c. gen. to aim at, Arist.:— to long after, desire, Soph., Eur., etc.; c. inf. to desire to do, Eur.
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