ἐπίσχω
ἐπίσχω, redupl. pres. of
ἐπέχω, II). restrain, keep in check, ἔπισχε μένος Hes. Sc. 446 ;
τόδε γε [
τὸ δέος]
οὐδὲν ἐπίσχει Th. 3.45 , cf.
Pl. Lg. 932e ,
Phlb. 45d ;
τὸ ἐπίσχον obstruction, Arist. Cael. 311a9 : c. gen.,
ἐπίσχετε θυμὸν ἐνιπῆς καὶ χειρῶν Od. 20.266 ;
τινὰ τοῦ θράσους Pl. Hp.Ma. 298a :— Med.,
ἐπισχόμεναι ἑανῶν πτύχας girding up, h.Cer. 176 ;
ἐπίσχετ’ ὀργῇ χεῖρας Euphro 8.3 (dub.):— Pass.,
to be stopped, ἐπίσχεται τὸ τῆς κοιλίας Thphr. Sud. 20 .
III). intr.,
leave off, stop, wait, ἔπισχε hold! E. El. 758 .
ShortDef
to hold
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἐπίσχω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
επισχω
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-41215
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἐπίσχω</span>, redupl. pres. of <span class="foreign greek">ἐπέχω,</span> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hold</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">direct towards,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἐπίσχειν ὠκέας ἵππους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:465" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:17.465/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 17.465 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">νῶϊν</span> against us, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:350" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:350/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sc.</span> 350 </a> ;[<span class="foreign greek">σελάννα</span>] <span class="quote greek">φάος ἐπίσχει θάλασσαν ἐπ’ ἀλμύραν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0009.tlg001:25:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0009.tlg001:25.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sapph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 25.9 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">restrain, keep in check,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἔπισχε μένος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:446" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:446/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sc.</span> 446 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τόδε γε</span> [<span class="foreign greek">τὸ δέος</span>] <span class="quote greek">οὐδὲν ἐπίσχει</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.45/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 3.45 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:932e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:932e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 932e </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg010:45d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg010:45d/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phlb.</span> 45d </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὸ ἐπίσχον</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">obstruction,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg005:311a:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg005:311a.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cael.</span> 311a9 </a> : c. gen., <span class="quote greek">ἐπίσχετε θυμὸν ἐνιπῆς καὶ χειρῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:20:266" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:20.266/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 20.266 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τινὰ τοῦ θράσους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg025:298a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg025:298a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hp.Ma.</span> 298a </a> :— Med., <span class="quote greek">ἐπισχόμεναι ἑανῶν πτύχας</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">girding up,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">h.Cer.</span> 176 </span> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐπίσχετ’ ὀργῇ χεῖρας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0460.tlg001:8:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0460.tlg001:8.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Euphro</span> 8.3 </a> (dub.):— Pass., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be stopped,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἐπίσχεται τὸ τῆς κοιλίας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg010:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg010:20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sud.</span> 20 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> intr., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">leave off, stop, wait,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἔπισχε</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hold!</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:758" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:758/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 758 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> c. gen., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cease from,</span> <span class="quote greek">τοῦ γράφειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:257c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:257c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phdr.</span> 257c </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:152b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:152b/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prm.</span> 152b </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}