ἐπιμένω,
stay on, tarry,
absolutely, [
Refs]; ἐπιμεῖναι ἐς αὔριον 11.351; ἄγε νῦν ἐπίμεινον, Ἀρήϊα τεύχεα δύω do you
wait, and I will put on my armour, [
Refs 8th c.BC+],
remain in a place, ἐ. ἐν τῇ πόλει 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.75, etc; ἐπί τῇ στρατιᾷ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.2.1.
2).
absolutely,
remain in place, continue as they are, of things, [
Refs];
keep one's seat, of a horseman, [
Refs];
stay behind in a place, [
Refs]
3).
continue in a pursuit, ἐπὶ τῇ ζητήσει, ἐπὶ λόγῳ, [
Refs]; ἐπὶ τοῖς δοξαζομένοις [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; c.
dative,
persist in, τῇ ἀπονοία “PTeb.” 424.4 [
Refs 3rd c.AD+];
continue treatment, ἐ.βοηθήματι Herod.
middle in [
Refs];
cleave to, μιᾷ γυναικί “PSI” 3.158.26 [
Refs 3rd c.AD+]
participle, ἐ. ἐπὶ τῶν ἵππων ὀρθὸς ἑστηκώς [
NT];
spend time over, ὑποδείγμασι 2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “Synt.” 166.14.
4).
abide by, ταῖς σπονδαῖς uncertain reading in [
Refs]
5).
endure, τοῖς συμβεβηκόσι 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.3.
II). with
accusative,
await, be in store for, τινά 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 624 (Lyric poetry), variant in[
Refs]: with
aorist infinitive, ἐ. τι τελεσθῆναι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.2; μὴ 'πιμεῖναι τοὐμὸν ὀξῦναι στόμα not
to wait so as to, [
Refs]: with
future infinitive, [
Refs]