ἐπιμαίομαι
ἐπιμαίομαι
Epic fut. -μάσσομαι
aor1 -εμασσάμην
Dep.
to strive after, seek to obtain, aim at, c. gen., σκοπέλου ἐπιμαίεο make for (i. e. steer for) the rock, Od.; metaph., ἐπιμαίεο νόστου strive after a return, Od.
c. acc. to lay hold of, grasp, ἐπεμαίετο κώπην he clutched his sword-hilt, Od.; χείρʼ (i. e. χειρὶ) ἐπιμασσάμενος having clutched [the sword] with my hand, Od.
to handle, feel, Od.; ἕλκος ἰητὴρ ἐπιμάσσεται will probe the wound, Il.
Headword (normalized):
ἐπιμαίομαι
Headword (normalized/stripped):
επιμαιομαι
Intro Text:
ἐπιμαίομαι
Epic fut. -μάσσομαι
aor1 -εμασσάμην
Dep.
to strive after, seek to obtain, aim at, c. gen., σκοπέλου ἐπιμαίεο make for (i. e. steer for) the rock, Od.; metaph., ἐπιμαίεο νόστου strive after a return, Od.
c. acc. to lay hold of, grasp, ἐπεμαίετο κώπην he clutched his sword-hilt, Od.; χείρʼ (i. e. χειρὶ) ἐπιμασσάμενος having clutched [the sword] with my hand, Od.
to handle, feel, Od.; ἕλκος ἰητὴρ ἐπιμάσσεται will probe the wound, Il.
URN:
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