ἐρείδω to make one thing lean against another, τι πρός τι or τι ἐπί τινι Hom.; of Atlas supporting heaven, Aesch., Eur., etc.:—generally, to fix firmly, ἐρ. ὄμμα, Lat. figere oculos, εἴς τι Eur. to prop, stay, support, ἀσπὶς ἄρʼ ἀσπίδʼ ἔρειδε, κόρυς κόρυν, ἀνέρα δʼ ἀνήρ, of close ranks of men-at-arms, Il. to hurl forth, Ar.; and in Mid., Ar. to infix, plant in, τί τινι Soph.; ἐρ. πληγήν to inflict a blow, Eur. of wagers or matches, to set one pledge against another, Theocr. intr. to lean against, jostle, c. dat., Od. to set upon, press hard, c. dat., Il.; εἴς τινα Ar.; absol., of an illness, Aesch. generally, to go to work, fall to, of eating, Ar. Mid. and Pass. to lean upon, c. dat., Il.; ἐπί τινος and τινος, Il.: absol. to plant oneself firmly, take a firm stand, Il.; οὔδεϊ χαῖται ἐρηρέδαται their hair rests on the ground, Il. to be fixed firm, planted, ἔγχος διὰ θώρηκος ἠρήρειστο had been fixed, Il., etc.; λᾶε ἐρηρέδαται the stones are firmly set, Il. Mid., in recipr. sense, to strive one with another, contend, Il. c. acc. to support for oneself, βάκτρωι ἐρείδου στίβον Eur.; ἐρ. ἐπὶ τοίχωι λίθον Theocr.