A). εἱπόμην Il. 4.274 , al., Hdt. 1.45 , Th. 3.10 , etc., Ep. also ἑπόμην Od. 2.413 , al.: fut. ἕψομαι Il. 10.108 , etc.: aor. 2 ἑσπόμην 12.398 , al., in moods without ἑ- (v. infr.), imper. σπεῖο 10.285 , συνεπί-σπεο Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 20 , inf. σπέσθαι Il. 5.423 , Od. 22.324 , part. σπόμενος Call. Hec. 1.4.7 ; in Prose in compds., ἐπισπέσθαι Pl. Phdr. 248c , ἐπι-σπόμενος Th. 3.43 , etc. (Cf. Skt. sacate 'accompany', 'follow', Lat. sequor, Lith. sèkti'follow'; ἑσπόμην (Ἀρίσταρχος δασύνει Sch. Il. 10.246 ) fr. ἐ-σπ-όμην, ἐ- (augm.) becoming ἑ- under the influence of ἕπομαι : ἑσπ- does not certainly occur in the moods in Hom.; when found (usu. with v.l. σπ- ), it is preceded by an elided vowel, so that σπ- can be read (cf. Ptol.Asc. ap. Sch.Il.l.c.); Pi. O. 8.11 , 9.83 , 10(11).78 , I. 5(4).36 are indecisive (ἑσπ- only cj. in P. 10.17 , I. 6(5).17 ); but ἑσποίμην occurs A.R. 3.35 , ἑσπόμενος 1.103 , 470 , 3.615 , 4.434 , Mosch. 2.147 , pres. indic. ἕσπεται A.R. 4.1607 , D.P. 436 , 1140 , v.l. for ἔρχεται in Od. 4.826 : pres. part. ἐφεσπόμενος Maiist. 46 : Skt. has a redupl. pres. stem saśc(a)-):—to be or come after, follow,

I). of Persons, whether after or in company with, abs., ὁ μὲν ἦρχ’, ὁ δ’ ἅμ’ ἕσπετο Il. 11.472 ; ἡγήσατο, τοὶ δ’ ἅμ’ ἕποντο Od. 2.413 :—Constr.: c. dat., υἱέϊ σῷ Il. 3.174 , cf. 9.428 , 10.108 , etc.: c. acc., Pi. N. 10.37 (s.v.l.), Luc. Asin. 51 ; ἕ. ἅμα τινί Il. 2.534 , etc.; σοὶ γὰρ ἑψόμεσθ’ ἅμα S. El. 253 ; with ἅμα doubled, οἵ τοι ἅμ’ αὐτῷ Ἴλιον εἰς ἅμ’ ἕποντο Od. 11.372 , cf. 15.541 ; abs., v. infr. 11.2 ; less freq. ἐπ’. τινος Apollod. Ath. ap. Ath. 7.281f (v. infr. 11.1 ); ἐπί τινι E. Alc. 1032 , X. Cyr. 5.2.1 , etc.; ἐπὶ βασιλέα against the king, Id. An. 1.4.14 ; μετά τινι Il. 18.234 ; μετά τινα 13.492 ; μετά τινος Ar. Pl. 823 ; σύν τινι Od. 7.304 , etc.; ὄπισθε Hdt. 1.45 , etc.

2). follow, as attendants, οὐκ οἴη, ἅμα τῇ γε καὶ ἀμφίπολοι δὔ ἕποντο Od. 1.331 , cf. 8.46 , etc.; also, escort, attend, by way of honour, θεοὶ δ’ ἅμα πάντες ἕποντο Il. 1.424 ; νέῳ ὧδε θεοὶ πομπῆες ἕπονται Od. 3.376 .

3). in hostile sense, pursue, Il. 11.154 , etc.; ἀμφὶ δ’ ἄρ’ αὐτὸν ἕποντο they pressed upon him, ib. 474 (never in Od.); οἱ πελτασταὶ εἵποντο διώκοντες X. An. 5.4.24 .

4). keep pace with, ὃς καὶ θνητὸς ἐὼν ἕπεθ’ ἵπποις ἀθανάτοισι Il. 16.154 , cf. Od. 6.319 : metaph. of a man's limbs or strength, γούναθ’ ἕποιτο, δύναμις καὶ χεῖρες ἕπονται, they do his bidding, Il. 4.314 , Od. 20.237 ; ἕπεσθαι τοῖς καιροῖς τοῦ πολέμου Plu. Pomp. 17 .

5). follow the motions of another, ὁ δ’ ἑσπόμενος (better δὲ σπ.) πέσε δουρί, of one from whose body a spear is drawn, Il. 12.395 ; τρυφάλεια ἅμ’ ἕσπετο χειρί the helm went with his hand, i. e. came off in his hand, 3.376 ; [ἔπαλξις] ἕσπετο, i.e. the battlement came down, 12.398 .

6). follow on the track of, τῷ στίβῳ τῶν ἵππων X. An. 7.3.43 : abs., ἕπεσθε, ὦ κύνες Id. Cyn. 6.19 .

7). follow, obey, νόμῳ Hdt. 5.18 , Th. 2.35 ; τῷ ξυνῷ Heraclit. 2 ; μηνυτῆρος φραδαῖς A. Eu. 245 : abs., Id. Ag. 1053 , Hdt. 0.16 ; accept an invitation, X. Smp. 1.7 ; ἕ. κακοῖς submit to them, S. Tr. 1074 .

8). simply, come near, approach, in imper., ἕπεο προτέρω come on nearer, Il. 18.387 , Od. 5.91 .

9). follow up, esp. in mind, understand, ἆρ’ ἕπομαί σου τῷ λόγῳ; Pl. Prt. 319a ; οὐχ ἕσπου τοῖς λεχθεῖσιν Id. Plt. 280b ; οὐχ ἕπομαι τοῖς λεγομένοις Id. Euthphr. 12a .

10). of Time, παραδοῦναι τοῖς ἑπομένοις to succeeding generations, Id. Phlb. 17d .

11). impers., ἕπεται διελθεῖν it follows to.., Arist. EN 1111b5 .

12). ἑπόμενα, opp. προηγούμενα, backward points, i.e. those lying on the opposite side of the radius vector of a spiral from the direction of its motion, Archim. Spir. 11 Def. 6 .

b). Astron., positions following in the daily movement of the heavens, eastward positions, Hipparch. 1.11.5 , etc.

II). of Things, as of bridal presents, ὅσσα ἔοικε φίλης ἐπὶ παιδὸς ἕπεσθαι go with her from the parent's house, Od. 1.278 , 2.197 (v. supr. 4 and 5 ).

2). of honour, glory, etc., τούτῳ.. κῦδος ἅμ’ ἕψεται Il. 4.415 ; so ἄτη, τιμὴ ἕπεταί τινι, 9.512 , 513 , ἕπεται παλαιὸς ὄλβος Pi. P. 5.55 ; πειθὼ δ’ ἕποιτο καὶ τύχη A. Supp. 523 , etc.; ἦ οὐ γιγνώσκεις ὅ τοι ἐκ Διὸς οὐχ ἕπετ’ ἀλκή; that no defence attendeth thee from Zeus, Il. 8.140 , cf. Pi. N. 11.43 , A. Ag. 854 .

3). follow upon (i.e. result from), τῇ ἀχαριστίᾳ ἡ ἀναισχυντία ἕ. X. Cyr. 1.2.7 , etc.; τὰ ἑπόμενα τῆς τοιαύτης κατακοσμήσεως its consequences, Pl. Plt. 271e , cf. R. 504b ; ἑπόμενος, opp. προηγούμενος, consequent (opp. antecedent), Dam. Pr. 115 ; τὰ ἑ. [μεγέθη] the consequents in a proportion, opp. ἡγούμενα, Euc. 5 Def. 11 , etc.

4). follow suit, agree with, ἕπεται ὁ λόγος..Κάδμοιο κούραις Pi. O. 2.22 ; ἕπεται ἐν ἑκάστῳ μέτρον ib. 13.47 ; ἑπόμενα σωφροσύνῃ things agreeing with.., Pl. Lg. 632c ; ἔργα -όμενα τῇ γραφῇ ib. 934c ; τὰ τούτοις ἑ. the like to these, Id. R. 406d ; ἀναγκαῖα καὶ ἑ. ἀλλήλοις interdependent, ib. 486e ; τὸ πρέπον καὶ ἑπόμενον πάσῃ τῇ πολιτείᾳ Id. Lg. 835c ; of Nymphs, οὔτε θνητοῖς οὔτ’ ἀθανάτοισιν ἕπονται they belong to.., h.Ven. 259 .