ἐπισπάω
ἐπισπάω
fut. -σπάσω
to draw or drag after one, Hdt.; and in Mid., Xen.; ἐπισπάσας κόμης by the hair, having dragged her by the hair, Eur.:—metaph. to bring on, cause, πλῆθος πημάτων Aesch.
to pull to, τὴν θύραν Xen.; ἐπισπασθέντος τοῦ βρόχου the noose being drawn tight, Dem.
to attract, gain, win, Soph.:—so in Mid., ἐπισπᾶσθαι κέρδος Hdt.
in Mid. to draw on, allure, persuade, Thuc.: —c. inf., ἐπισπάσασθαι ἂν αὐτοὺς ἡγεῖτο προθυμήσεσθαι he thought it would induce them to make the venture, Thuc.:—Pass., φοβοῦμαι μὴ πάντες ἐπισπασθῶσιν πολεμῆσαι Dem.
Pass., of the sea, ἐπισπωμένη returning with a rush, Thuc.
in Mid. to become uncircumcised, NTest.