Scaife ATLAS

ἐπι-σκήπτωvb lay, place, restone's handw.dat.on the earthB.intr.lay one's handw.dat.on the earthB. intr., of thingsfall like a thunderboltof portents fr. heavencome crashing downw.dat.on someonePlu.of a taskfall, devolveupon someonew.adv.hereA.v.l. ἀπο- of persons, freq. those leaving final instructions before deathimpose a solemn responsibility on someonelay a solemn chargefreq. w.dat.on someoneS. E. Att.orats.w.inf.to do sthg.Hdt. Trag. Th. Att.orats. Pl. Plu.charge, commandw.acc.someoneS. E.w.acc. + inf.someone to do sthg.E.of Fateimposew.dat. + inf.on someone, the task of doing sthg.A. of a dying personinvokeas a cursea specified fatew.dat.on a people, if they fail to carry out his final instructionsHdt. press, urgepleason someoneE.lay, imposea favouri.e. the responsibility of discharging it, w.dat.on someoneS. imposesacred itemsas a responsibility, w.dat.on someoneHdt. mid.leg.make a formal allegation of false testimonyas notice of an intention to prosecute a witnessmake a formal allegationLys. Pl. Is. Arist.w.dat.against a witness or his testimonyAtt.orats. Pl. Arist.w.dat. + gen.against a witness, for false testimonyAeschin. D.pass.be allegedw.inf.to have given false testimonyPl. mid.gener.bring an accusationagainst someoneLys.w.gen.of murderw.dat.against someonePl.pass.be accusedw.gen.of murderS.

ShortDef

to make to lean upon, make a (deathbed) request

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Headword:

ἐπισκήπτω

Headword (normalized):

ἐπισκήπτω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

επισκηπτω

IDX:

14856

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-14857

Key:

ἐπισκήπτω

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