ἐπιρρέπ-ω,
A). lean towards,
ὄφρα .. ἡμῖν δ’ αἰπὺς ὄλεθρος ἐπιρρέπῃ, metaph. from the balance,
Il. 14.99 : hence, generally,
fall to one's lot,[
ὑμέναιος] ἐ. γαμβροῖσιν ἀείδειν A. Ag. 707 (lyr.): abs., ib.
1042 .
2).. metaph.,
incline,
πρὸς ἔλεον Ph. 2.582 .
II).. trans., ἐ. τάλαντον force down one scale, Thgn. 157 .
2)..
weigh out to one,
allot, esp. of ill fortune,
ἐ. μῆνιν πόλει A. Eu. 888 ;
Δίκα τοῖς παθοῦσι μαθεῖν ἐπιρρέπει Id. Ag. 251 (lyr.).