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ἕπω

to be about, be busy with, τεύχε᾽ ἕποντα busy with his armour, Il.: cf. ἀμφι-έπω, δι-έπω, ἐφ-έπω, μεθέπω, περι-έπω.
B.Mid. ἕπομαι to follow, whether after or in company with, Hom.; c. dat. pers., id=Hom.:—also ἕπεσθαι ἅμα τινί Il., etc.; μετά τινι or τινα id=Il., etc.
2.to follow, as attendants, Od.:— also to escort, attend, by way of honour, Lat. prosequi, Il.
3.in hostile sense, to pursue, τινι id=Il.
4.to keep pace with, ἕπεθ᾽ ἵπποις Hom.: metaph. of a man's limbs, they do his bidding, id=Hom.
5.to follow the motions of another, τρυφάλεια ἕσπετο χειρί the helm went with his hand, i. e. came off in his hand, Il.
6.to follow, obey, submit to, τῶι νόμωι Hdt., attic
7.simply, to come near, approach, only in imperat., ἕπεο προτέρω come on nearer, Hom.
8.to follow up, esp. in mind, to understand, Plat.
II.of Things, as of honour, glory, etc., τούτωι κῦδος ἅμ᾽ ἕψεται Il., etc.
2.to follow upon, τῆι ἀχαριστίαι ἡ ἀναισχυντία ἕπ. Xen.

Liddell and Scott. An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1889.

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