ἐπίκειμαι, serving as
passive to ἐπιτίθημι,
to be laid upon, and so,
I). of doors,
to be put to or
closed [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
I.2). generally,
to be placed, lie in or
on, with
dative, ἐπισκύνιον ἐπέκειτο προσώπῳ [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
I.3). of islands, νῆσοι ἐπὶ Λήμνῳ (-ου codices) ἐπικείμεναι
lying off Lemnos, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ [τῇ Λακαίνῃ χώρῃ[
Refs] the islands
off the coast, [
Refs]; πάσῃ ἐ. τῇ θαλάσσῃ
lies right
across the sea, of Crete, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
II).
to be laid upon, ἐμοὶ σφρηγὶς ἐπικείσθω τοῖσδ᾽ ἔπεσι [
Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐπίκειται ἀγνώμων σῇ κεφαλῇ στέφανος [
NT+8th c.BC+]; of a duty, οἷς ἐπέκειτο φροντίζειν 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.786f.
II.2).
press upon, be urgent in entreaty, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
press upon a retreating enemy,
attack, Βοιωτοῖσι [
Refs];
to be urgent against, [
Refs]; ἐπεκείμην αὐτοῖς ἐνοχλῶν “PLips.” 36.7 [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a crowd, ἐ. τινί NT.Luke.5.1.
II.3).
hang over, τηλικούτων ἐπικειμένων τῷ μοιχεύοντι κακῶν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.1.5; of penalties, θάνατος ἡ ζημίη ἐπίκειται the penalty
imposed is death, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῷ ἄρξαντι μεγάλα ἐπιτίμια ἐ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.4). of a name,
to be imposed, [
Refs]
II.5).
metaphorically, σκώμματα ἐπικείμενα
suitable to the purpose, pointed, [
Refs]
II.6).
to be set in authority, ἐπὶ τοῦ πυρός “Corpus Hermeticum” 1.13; ἐπικείμενος Ἀλεξανδρείας “PLips.” 102i8, etc.
III). with
accusative of things, especially in
participle, κἀπικείμενον κάρα κυνέας head
with helmet
set thereon, [
Refs 3rd c.AD+]; στέφανον ἐπικείμενος
with a crown
on one's head, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἄπικας ἐπικείμενοι ταῖς κεφαλαῖς 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 2.70; σεμνὸν ἐπικειμένη τὸ κάλλος 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 11.6.9; ἀγγέλου ἢ θεράποντος ἐπικείμενος πρόσωπον 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Lysander” 23; ἐπέκειτο ὠτειλάς he
bore scars
upon him, [
Refs]; ἱερὰν ἐσθῆτα ἐ. [
Refs]; κιθάραν. κόλλοπας ἐπικειμένην
fitted with pegs, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
exposed to. , [
Refs]