to press down, weigh down; mid. hasten
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"definition": "<i>press by weight,</i> ὀλίγον τέ μιν ἄχθος ἐπείγει the weight <i>presses</i> lightly <i>on</i> him, Il. 12.452:— Pass., <i>to be weighed down,</i> ἐπείγετο γὰρ βελέεσσι 5.622; θάμνοι . . ἐπειγόμενοι πυρὸς ὁρμῇ <i>overpowered,</i> 11.157, cf. 21.362.",
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"definition": "<i>press hard</i> (in pursuit), ἀναγκαίη γὰρ ἐπείγει 6.85, Od. 19.73: c.acc., δύω κύνε . . κεμάδʼ ἠὲ λαγωὸν ἐπείγετον Il. 10.361:—in a current phrase, οὐδεὶς ἡμᾶς τὸ λεγόμενον ἐπείγων διώκει Pl. Lg. 887b.",
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"quote": "ἀναγκαίη γὰρ ἐπείγει",
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"quote": "δύω κύνε . . κεμάδʼ ἠὲ λαγωὸν ἐπείγετον",
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"definition": "<i>drive on, urge forward,</i> ἐρετμὰ . . χερσὶν ἔπειγον Od. 12.205; freq. of a fair wind, ἔπειγε γὰρ οὖρος 12.167; ὁππότʼ ἐπείγῃ ἲς ἀνέμου Il. 15.382; καιρὸς καὶ πλοῦς ὅδʼ ἐπείγει κατὰ πρύμναν S. Ph. 1451 (anap.).",
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"definition": "<i>urge on, hasten,</i> ἐπείγετε δʼ ὦνον Od. 15.445; τὸν οἴκαδʼ ἤπειγον στόλον <i>urged</i> the homeward course, S. Ph. 499; ἐ. τινά Id. OC 1540:— Pass., of a ship, ἐπείγετο χέρσʼ ἐπετάων Od. 13.115; Διὸς οὔρῳ 15.297, cf. E. IT 1393, Th. 3.49; of persons, θορύβοις ἠπειγμένος J. l.c.",
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"quote": "δρόμῳ ἐπείγεσθαι",
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"quote": "νυκτὸς ἅρμʼ ἐπείγεται",
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"quote": "δεῦρʼ ἐπείγονται",
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"quote": "οὐ τῶν ἐπειγομένων ἀλλὰ τῶν εὖ βουλευομένων",
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"quote": "ἠπείγετο οἴκαδε",
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"quote": "ψυχὴ . . ἔσσυτʼ ἐπειγομένη",
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"quote": "τάμνον ἐπειγόμενοι",
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"quote": "εἴσω ᾔει ἐπειγόμενος",
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"definition": "= Pass., <i>hasten</i> to a place, Pi. O. 8.47, S. El. 1435, E. Or. 799, Ar. Pax 943, etc.",
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"definition": "<i>to be pressing, urgent,</i> ἐν ταῖς ἐπειγούσαις χρείαις Ph. Bel. 56.47; τὰ ἐπείγοντα <i>pressing</i> matters, Plu. Sert. 3, Aristid. 1.119 J., cf. BGU 1141.4 (i B.C.), etc.; χρείαν τινὰ ἐπείγειν λέγων App. Mith. 79; τῆς ὥρας -ούσης since time <i>was pressing,</i> Plu. Cons.Apoll. 2.108f; τῶν ἀρχαιρεσίων ἐπειγόντων Id. Marc. 24.",
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"definition": "οὐκ ἐπείγει διαριθμεῖν <i>thereʼs</i> no <i>pressing need</i> to count, Longin. 43.6: part. abs., ἐπεῖξαν <i>the need being urgent,</i> Aristid. Or. 36(48).10.",
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