ἐπιτίθημι,
passive mostly furnished by ἐπίκειμαι:
active,
lay, put or
place upon, of offerings
laid on the altar, ἐπὶ μηρία θέντες Ἀπόλλωνι [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
set meats
on the table, εἴδατα πόλλ᾽ ἐπιθεῖσα [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; πάντ᾽ ἐπιθεῖτε
on the car, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; τινὶ κύρτον καὶ κώπαν, as a grave-monument, [
Refs 7th c.BC+]: but also c.
genitive, ἐ. λεχέων τινά [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; κεφαλὴν ἐπὶ στέρνα τινός [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: with
accusative only,
put upon, set up, ἐ. φάρμακα
apply salves, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐ. μνημεῖά τινι to him, [
Refs]
2)
set upon, turn towards, Ἑκτορέοις ἐπὶ φρένα θῆχ᾽ ἱεροῖσιν [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; but τῇ δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἐπὶ φρεσὶ θῆκε with
infinitive,
put it
into her mind to, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
II)
put on a covering or lid, ὡς εἴ τε φαρέτρῃ πῶμ᾽ ἐπιθείη [
Refs]; λίθον δ᾽ ἐπέθηκε θύρῃσι, i.e.
put a stone
as a door to the cave,
put it
before the door, [
Refs]; also,
put a door
to, κολλητὰς ἐπέθηκα θύρας [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2)
set a seal
on, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+];
apply a pessary, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; a cupping instrument, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III)
put to, add, grant or
give besides, ὅσσα τε νῦν ὔμμ᾽ ἐστὶ καὶ εἴ ποθεν ἄλλ᾽ ἐπιθεῖτε [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
III.2) of Time,
add, bring on, ἕβδομον ἦμαρ ἐπὶ Ζεὺς θῆκε [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
IV)
put on as a finish, χρυσέην ἐπέθηκε κορώνην [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
add fulfilment, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; τέλος ἐπιτεθήκατον[
Refs 4th c.BC+]; πέρας ἐ. τῷ πράγματι [
Refs 2nd c.AD+], etc; ὅρον ἐ. τῷ πράγματι Mitteis [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
V)
impose, inflict a penalty, σοὶ δέ, γέρον, θωὴν ἐπιθήσομεν [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; δίκην, ζημίην, ἄποινα ἐ. τινί, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]: so of burdens, grievances, etc, θήσειν.ἐπ᾽ ἄλγεα Τρωσί [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀνάγκην ἐ. with
infinitive, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ.μὴ τυγχάνειν
imposing as a penalty not to, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
VI)
dispatch a letter, ἐ. τι ἐς Αἴγυπτον, ἐς Μυτιλήνην, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
VII)
give a name, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
VIII)
contribute (capital)
to a venture, ἐς πεῖραν [
Refs]
B)
middle, with
perfect passive ἐπιτέθειμαι [
Refs 1st c.AD+] also
aorist passive, [
Refs], etc:—
put on oneself or
for oneself, ἐπὶ στεφάνην κεφαλῆφιν.θήκατο
placed a helmet
on his head, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; χεῖρας ἐπ᾽ ἀνδροφόνους θέμενος στήθεσσι
laying one's hands
upon., [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; κτύπημα χειρὸς κάρᾳ
on one's head, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.II)
put on or
to, as a door, πύλας τοῖς ὠσὶν ἐπίθεσθε [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.III)
apply oneself to, employ oneself on or
in, with
dative, ναυτιλίῃσι μακρῇσι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῇ πείρᾳ, τοῖς ἔργοις, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: with
infinitive,
attempt to., φιλοσοφεῖν ἐπέθετο [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
passive, ἐπετέθη πρὸς τὸν πόλεμον [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
B.III.2)
make an attempt upon, attack, τῇ Εὐβοίῃ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. τῇ τοῦ δήμου καταλύσει
attempt it, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐ. ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις or τοῖς ἀτυχήμασί τινος
take advantage of them, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
absolutely,
make an attack, κατ᾽ ἀμφότερα [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.III.3)
absolutely, δικαιοσύνην ἐπιθέμενος ἤσκεε he practised justice
with assiduity, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.IV)
bring on oneself, ἐπέθου θύος δημοθρόους τ᾽ ἀράς [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
B.IV.2)
cause a penalty
to be imposed, θάνατον ζημίαν ἐπιθέσθαι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.V)
lay commands on, τί τινι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: also with
infinitive, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.VI)
give a name, τινί [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
B.VII)
contribute, πολλοὶ ἐπέθεντο τὰς ἐπιδόσεις εἰς τὴν παρασκευὴν τοῦ πολέμου probably in [
Refs 4th c.BC+]