ἔπειμι εἶμι ibo inf. -ιέναι serving in Attic as fut. of ἐπέρχομαι Epic 3rd sg. imperf. ἐπήϊεν pl. ἐπήϊσαν ἐπῇσαν Attic ἐπῄειν 3rd pl. ἐπῄεσαν fut. ἐπιείσομαι part. fem. aor1 mid. ἐπιεισαμένη to come upon: come near, approach, Od. mostly in hostile sense, to come or go against, attack, assault, c. acc., Il.; c. dat., Il., Hdt., Attic; absol., Hom.; οἱ ἐπιόντες the invaders, assailants, Hdt.; but ὁ ἐπιών ὁ τυχών, the first comer, Soph. to get on the βῆμα to speak, Thuc.: to come on the stage, Xen. of events, etc., to come upon one, overtake, c. acc., Il., Aesch.: c. dat. to come near, threaten, Il., etc. c. dat. pers. to come into oneʼs head, occur to one, Plat., Xen.;—absol., τοὐπιόν what occurs to one, Plat. of Time, to come on or after: mostly in part. ἐπιών, οῦσα, όν, following, succeeding, instant, ἡ ἐπιοῦσα ἡμέρα the coming day, Hdt.; ὁ ἐπιὼν βίοτος Eur.; τὰ ἐπιόντα the consequences, Dem.; ὁ ἐπιών the successor, Soph. to go over a space, to traverse, visit, c. acc., Od., Hdt., etc. to go over, i. e. count over, Od.