ἀπαντάω,
imperfect ἀπήντων[
Refs 5th c.BC+],
Doric dialect 3rd.pers.singular ἀπάντη[
Refs 2nd c.BC+]:
future ἀπαντήσω[
Refs 4th c.BC+] but better
-ήσομαι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
aorist ἀπήντησα[
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
perfect ἀπήντηκα[
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—the
middle, used in
active sense by [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]; so also
perfect ἀπήντημαι[
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
I) mostly of persons,
move from a place
to meet a person, and generally,
meet, encounter, τινί[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ταῖς ὁμοίαις φύσεσι
encounter, fall in with them, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
any one that meets you, any chance person, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.b) frequently with a
preposition, ἀ. τινὶ εἰς τόπον
come or
go to a place
to meet him,
meet him at a place, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: without
dative person,
present oneself at a place, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.c) with
dative loci,
light upon, come to, τόπῳ[
LXX]
I.2) frequently in hostile sense,
meet in battle, ἀ. δορί (
dative person being omitted) [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; generally,
resist, oppose in any way, νομοθέτῃ ἀ. λέγων.[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; διὰ λόγων νουθετικῶν ἀ.[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
rejoin, reply, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
I.2.b)
absolutely,
present oneself in arms,
attend the muster, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.2.c)
face, meet, αἰκίαις καὶ θανάτοις[
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
I.3) frequently as a law-term,
meet in open court, τῷ καλεσαμένῳ[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
present oneself at the trial, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς ἣν [δίκην] οὐκ ἀπήντα
did not
appear to defend his cause, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀ. πρὸς τὸν διαιτητήν, etc,
come before him, [
Refs]; ἀ. ἐπὶ τοῖς ἀλλοτρίοις ἀγῶσι
to be present at other people's suits,
meddle with them, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]:
absolutely,
appear in court, [
Refs]
I.4) ἀ. εἰς.
enter into a thing,
attempt it, εἰς τὸν ἀγῶνα[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. εἰς τὴν τίμησιν
come to the question of rating, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς τὴν ἐρώτησιν, τὸ πρόβλημα, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀ. πρὸς τὴν τροφήν
go to seek it, [
Refs]
de.An.[
Refs]
have recourse to, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II) of things,
come upon one,
meet or
happen to one, ἀ. δάκρυά μοι[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τῶ κεφαλαίῳ τῶν πραγμάτων ἀ. [ἡ ῥᾳθυμία] 'comes home to roost',[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2)
absolutely,
happen, occur, turn out, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
passive, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]