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  "headword": "ἐπισκήπτω",
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        "quote": "ἐπέσκηφα",
        "ref": "D.L. 1.117",
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          "definition": "<i>make to lean upon,</i> ἐς δὲ παῖδʼ ἐμὸν Ζεὺς ἐπέσκηψεν τελευτὴν θεσφάτων <i>made</i> it <i>fall upon</i> him, A. Pers. 740 (troch.); ἐ. χάριν τινί <i>impose</i> it <i>upon,</i> S. Aj. 566.",
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                "ref": "A. Pers. 740 (troch.);",
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                "ref": "S. Aj. 566.",
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                  "label": "2",
                  "definition": "<i>fall upon,</i> like lightning, πρᾶγμα δεῦρʼ ἐπέσκηψεν it <i>came to</i> this point, A. Eu. 482; νόσος ἐπέσκηψεν πολλή (v.l. ἐν-) Plu. Thes. 15; ᾧ ἂν ἔρως ἐπισκήψῃ Id. Amat. 2.767d, cf. QConv. 701c; αὐτῷ ὁ θάνατος Philum. Ven. 31.3.",
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                        "ref": "A. Eu. 482;",
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                        "ref": "Plu. Thes. 15;",
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                      "data": {
                        "quote": "ᾧ ἂν ἔρως ἐπισκήψῃ",
                        "ref": "Id. Amat. 2.767d",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "QConv. 701c;",
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                      "data": {
                        "quote": "αὐτῷ ὁ θάνατος",
                        "ref": "Philum. Ven. 31.3",
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              "label": "II",
              "definition": "<i>lay it upon</i> one to do a thing, c. dat. pers. et inf., μοῖρʼ ἐπέσκηψε Πέρσαις πολέμους διέπειν A. Pers. 103 (lyr.), cf. S. OT 252: folld. by imper., ib. 1446: less freq. c.acc. et inf., E. Alc. 365; τοῖσι πλησιοχώροισι ἐ. κελεύοντας προπέμπειν Hdt. 4.33: inf. can freq. be supplied, τοσοῦτον δή σʼ ἐπισκήπτω (sc. ποιεῖν) thus much I <i>command</i> thee to do, S. Tr. 1221; so πρὸς δεξιᾶς σε τῆσδʼ ἐπισκήπτω τάδε E. IT 701: pers. is freq. omitted, ἐ. (sc. ὑμῖν) τὸν . . φόνον ἐκπρήξασθαι Hdt. 7.158; βάξις ἐπισκήπτουσα . . ἔξω δόμων . . ὠθεῖν ἐμέ A. Pr. 664; ἐπέσκηψε . . εἶρξαι Αἴαντα S. Aj. 752, cf. Antipho 1.1; also ἐ. περί τινος E. IT 1077.",
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                    "quote": "μοῖρʼ ἐπέσκηψε Πέρσαις πολέμους διέπειν",
                    "ref": "A. Pers. 103",
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                    "ref": "S. OT 252: folld. by imper., ib.",
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                    "ref": "1446: less freq. c.acc. et",
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                    "ref": "E. Alc. 365;",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc2:365"
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                    "quote": "τοῖσι πλησιοχώροισι ἐ. κελεύοντας προπέμπειν",
                    "ref": "Hdt. 4.33",
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                    "quote": "",
                    "ref": "S. Tr. 1221; so",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "πρὸς δεξιᾶς σε τῆσδʼ ἐπισκήπτω τάδε",
                    "ref": "E. IT 701",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "τὸν . . φόνον ἐκπρήξασθαι",
                    "ref": "Hdt. 7.158",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc2:7.158"
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "βάξις ἐπισκήπτουσα . . ἔξω δόμων . . ὠθεῖν ἐμέ",
                    "ref": "A. Pr. 664",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc2:664"
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "ἐπέσκηψε . . εἶρξαι Αἴαντα",
                    "ref": "S. Aj. 752",
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                    "quote": "",
                    "ref": "Antipho 1.1; also",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0028.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1"
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "ἐ. περί τινος",
                    "ref": "E. IT 1077",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc2:1077"
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                  "label": "2",
                  "definition": "<i>conjure</i> a person to do a thing, ὑμῖν τάδε ἐπισκήπτω . . μὴ περιιδεῖν Hdt. 3.65; τινὶ πρὸς τῶν θεῶν And. 1.32; κλαίοντας, ἱκετεύοντας . . ἐπισκήπτοντας μηδενὶ τρόπῳ τὸν ἀλιτήριον στεφανοῦν Aeschin. 3.157, cf. Th. 2.73, etc.; of the curses or orders of dying persons, μέμνησθε τὰ ἐπέσκηψε Πέρσῃσι . . , μὴ πειρωμένοισι Hdt. 3.73, cf. Lys. 13.92, D. 28.15, 36.32.",
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                        "ref": "Hdt. 3.65;",
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                        "quote": "τινὶ πρὸς τῶν θεῶν",
                        "ref": "And. 1.32",
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                        "quote": "κλαίοντας, ἱκετεύοντας . . ἐπισκήπτοντας μηδενὶ τρόπῳ τὸν ἀλιτήριον στεφανοῦν",
                        "ref": "Aeschin. 3.157",
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                        "ref": "Th. 2.73, etc.; of the curses or orders of dying persons,",
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                        "quote": "μέμνησθε τὰ ἐπέσκηψε Πέρσῃσι . . , μὴ πειρωμένοισι",
                        "ref": "Hdt. 3.73",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "Lys. 13.92,",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "D. 28.15,",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "36.32.",
                        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg036.perseus-grc2:32"
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                  "label": "3",
                  "definition": "γᾷ ἐπισκήπτων χέρα <i>resting</i> hand <i>on</i> earth, i.e. <i>calling</i> earth <i>to witness,</i> B. 7.41: abs., γᾷ -σκήπτων πιφαύσκω Id. 5.42.",
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                        "ref": "B. 7.41: abs.,",
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                        "quote": "γᾷ -σκήπτων πιφαύσκω",
                        "ref": "Id. 5.42",
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              "label": "III",
              "definition": "Att. law-term, generally in Med., <i>denounce</i> a person, so as to begin a prosecution for perjury (cf. ἐπίσκηψις II), διεμαρτύρησε οὑτοσί . . · ἐπισκηψαμένων δʼ ἡμῶν . . ἡ . . δίκη τῶν ψευδομαρτυριῶν εἰσῄει, i.e. a διαμαρτυρία was entered . . : we <i>replied by an ἐπίσκηψις . . ,</i> and the action for false witness was brought on, Is. 5.17; in full, ἐ. τινὶ ψευδομαρτυριῶν D. 29.7; ᾗ (sc. τῇ θεῷ) οὐδὲ ψ. θέμις ἐστὶν ἐ. Aeschin. 1.130; ἐ. ταῖς μαρτυρίαις D. 47.1, cf. Is. 3.11; ἐ. [τῇ μαρτυρίᾳ] ὡς ψευδεῖ οὔσῃ <i>denounce</i> it as false, Din. 1.52:—also in Act., Pl. Tht. 145ccodd., Jul. Or. 6.186b:—hence Pass., ἐὰν ἐπισκηφθῇ τὰ ψευδῆ μαρτυρῆσαι Pl. Lg. 937b: generally, πρὸς τῆς θανούσης . . ἐπεσκήπτου <i>wast denounced, accused,</i> S. Ant. 1313:—so in Act., <i>blame,</i> τινί Jul. Or. 7.239a.",
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                    "quote": "",
                    "ref": "Is. 5.17; in full,",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "ἐ. τινὶ ψευδομαρτυριῶν",
                    "ref": "D. 29.7",
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                    "quote": "",
                    "ref": "Aeschin. 1.130;",
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                    "quote": "ἐ. ταῖς μαρτυρίαις",
                    "ref": "D. 47.1",
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                    "quote": "",
                    "ref": "Is. 3.11;",
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                    "ref": "Din. 1.52:—also in",
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                    "quote": "",
                    "ref": "Pl. Tht. 145ccodd.,",
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                    "quote": "",
                    "ref": "Jul. Or. 6.186b:—hence",
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                    "quote": "ἐὰν ἐπισκηφθῇ τὰ ψευδῆ μαρτυρῆσαι",
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                    "ref": "S. Ant. 1313:—so in",
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                    "quote": "τινί",
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