ἐπίσταμαι 3 sing. subj. ἐπίστηται Il. 16.243. 3 sing. opt. ἐπίσταιτο Il. 14.92: Od. 8.240. 1 pl. -αίμεσθα Il. 13.238. 3 pl. fut. ἐπιστήσονται Il. 21.320. 1 With infin. a To know how to do, have skill, be skilled, in doing: δαίδαλα τεύχειν Il. 5.60, ἢ ἐπίστηται πολεμίζειν (will prove to be a fighter) Il. 16.243. Cf. Il. 2.611, Il. 5.222 = Il. 8.106, Il. 13.223, 238: Od. 9.49. b To be able to do (something difficult or puzzling): ὀστέʼ ἀλλέξαι Il. 21.320. With neg., to be at a loss as to doing: οὔ πῃ θέσθαι ἐπίσταμαι Od. 13.207. To have the strength to do: πῆλαι ἔγχος Il. 16.142 = Il. 19.389. c To know how to do, have the wit, knowledge, character, turn of mind, needed for doing: ἄρτια βάζειν Il. 14.92: = Od. 8.240. Cf. Il. 17.671, Il. 4.404. 2 To know so as to have skill in: ἔργα Il. 23.705: Od. 2.117 = Od. 7.111. 3 Adjectivally in pres. pple. a Skilled, skilful, expert, clever, astute: ἐπιστάμενος ἄκοντι (comitative dat., with the . . .) Il. 15.282. Cf. Il. 19.80: ἰητρὸς ἐπιστάμενος Od. 4.231. Cf. Od. 13.313, Od. 23.185. So ἐπισταμένοισι πόδεσσιν Il. 18.599. b Skilled in or in the use of. With genit.: φόρμιγγος καὶ ἀοιδῆς Od. 21.406. c In moral sense, knowing the right, of good character or disposition Od. 14.359. 4 Absol., to know, have knowledge: ἐπιστάμεναι σάφα θυμῷ Od. 4.730.