Strong G1911ἐπιβάλλω
to put on/seize
- Transliteration
- epiballō
- Pronunciation
- ep-ee-bal'-lo
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
ἐπι-βάλλω
[in LXX for שָׁלַח, שִׁית, etc.;]
1. trans., to cast, lay or put upon: with accusative and dative, Mrk.11:7, 1Co.7:35; with accusative, before ἐπί with accusative, Rev.18:10, WH, mg.; τ. Χεῖρα (-ας) ἐπί (B1., § 37, 7), of seizing a prisoner, Mat.26:50, Luk.20:19 21:12, Jhn.7:30, Act.5:18 21:27; with dative (Polyb.), Mrk.14:46 Act.4:3; with inf., Act.12:1; τὴν χ. ἐπ᾽ ἄροτρον, Luk.9:62; ἐπίβλημα ἐπὶ ἱμάτιον, Luk.5:36; ἐπὶ ἱματίῳ, Mat.9:16.
2. Intrans.,
__(a) to throw oneself or rush upon: τ. κύματα εἰς τ. πλοῖον, Mrk.4:37; metaphorically, to put one's mind upon (but see Field, Notes, 41 ff.), ἐπιβαλὼν ἔκλαιεν, when he thought thereon (sc. τ. ῥήματι), he wept (EV, txt.; R, mg., he began to weep; cf. M, Pr., 131): Mrk.14:72 (see also Swete, in l);
__(b) to fall to one's share: τὸ ἐπιβάλλον (sc. dative; Hdt., a1., a technical formula frequently in π.; Deiss., BS, 230, LAE, 152), Luk.15:12.†
(AS)
[in LXX for שָׁלַח, שִׁית, etc.;]
1. trans., to cast, lay or put upon: with accusative and dative, Mrk.11:7, 1Co.7:35; with accusative, before ἐπί with accusative, Rev.18:10, WH, mg.; τ. Χεῖρα (-ας) ἐπί (B1., § 37, 7), of seizing a prisoner, Mat.26:50, Luk.20:19 21:12, Jhn.7:30, Act.5:18 21:27; with dative (Polyb.), Mrk.14:46 Act.4:3; with inf., Act.12:1; τὴν χ. ἐπ᾽ ἄροτρον, Luk.9:62; ἐπίβλημα ἐπὶ ἱμάτιον, Luk.5:36; ἐπὶ ἱματίῳ, Mat.9:16.
2. Intrans.,
__(a) to throw oneself or rush upon: τ. κύματα εἰς τ. πλοῖον, Mrk.4:37; metaphorically, to put one's mind upon (but see Field, Notes, 41 ff.), ἐπιβαλὼν ἔκλαιεν, when he thought thereon (sc. τ. ῥήματι), he wept (EV, txt.; R, mg., he began to weep; cf. M, Pr., 131): Mrk.14:72 (see also Swete, in l);
__(b) to fall to one's share: τὸ ἐπιβάλλον (sc. dative; Hdt., a1., a technical formula frequently in π.; Deiss., BS, 230, LAE, 152), Luk.15:12.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1911 appears in 18 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- lay7
- lie2
- putteth2
- cast2
- beat1
- falleth1
- put1
- stretch1
- think1
First verses
- Matthew 9:16No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
- Matthew 26:50And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
- Mark 4:37And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
- Mark 11:7And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
- Mark 14:46And they laid their hands on him, and took him.
- Mark 14:72And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
- Luke 5:36And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.
- Luke 9:62And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
- Luke 15:12And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
- Luke 20:19And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
- Luke 21:12But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
- John 7:30Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
- John 7:44And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
- Acts 4:3And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
- Acts 5:18And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
- Acts 12:1Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
- Acts 21:27And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
- 1 Corinthians 7:35And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
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ἐπιβάλλω:
I. transitive, throw or cast upon, θριξὶ.., ἃς ἐπέβαλλον (i.e. πυρί) [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.135; ἐπὶ δὲ χλαῖναν βάλεν αὐτῷ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.520, compare 4.440; ἑωυτὸν ἐς τὸ πῦρ variant in 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.107; φάρη κόραις 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 1221)] (Lyric poetry); ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (τινὰς ἐπὶ ἁμάξας 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.48, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.75, 5.112; ἐπιβάλλοντας (i.e. χοῦν))] throwing on more and more, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.76.)]
I.2. lay on, [ἡμιόνοις] ἐπέβαλλεν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (ἱμάσθλην 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 6.320; ἐ. πληγάς τινι Xenophon Historicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 2.8)]; Ζεὺς ἐπὶ χεῖρα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (βάλοι Aeschylus Tragicus [{4-5th c.BC}] “Choephori” 395 (Lyric poetry), compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nu.” 933 (_anapaest meter_); ἐ.τὴν χεῖρά τινι [prev\. author] “Lys.” 440)] (but τῷ καρπῷ τοῦ νοσοῦντος τὴν χεῖρα, of feeling the pulse, [NT+2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 18(2).40; so τὴν ἁφήν [prev\. author] 8.821, 4th c.AD(?): Marcellinus Biographus “Puls.” 119); τὰς χεῖρας τοῖς κατ᾽ Αἴγαιον 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.2.8; Ῥωμαίοις [prev\. author] 18.51.8; ἐπί τινα NT.Matt.26.50)]; impose as a tax tribute, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (τινί τι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.106, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.108; as a fine or penalty, ζημίην, φυγὴν ἐ. τινί, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.92 (_passive_), 7.3; ἀργύριον 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 9.6; ἐπιβολάς [prev\. author] 20.14, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ath.” 61.2; λύτρα Vetus Testamentum Graece redditum LXX.Exo.21.30)] (passive); inflict, θνατοῖς ἐ. ἀνάλγητα, λύπην, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Tr.” 128 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 1115 (_anapaest meter_), etc.)]
I.3. ἐ. σφρηγῖδα, δακτύλιον, affix a seal, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.128, 2.38; σφραγῖδ᾽ ἐπί τι Aristophanes Comicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Aves” 559)]; σύμβολόν τινι [Refs ([prev. work] 1215.)]
I.4. add, contribute, μικρὸν [ἀληθεία] [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphorical” 993b2; ἐ. ἐπὶ τὸ ὕδωρ Theophrastus Philosophus [{4-3rd c.BC}] “de Igne” 49)]; νέον [φῶς] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cra.” 409b: _metaphorically_)], throw in, mention, τι uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “El.” 1246 (Lyric poetry) (in _middle_, χαίρειν τεοῖς προθύροις ἐπιβάλλομαι 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 23.27); Φαῖστος.. ἐπιβάλλων φησί Scholia 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.28: _absolutely_)], bid higher, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Pol.” 1259a14.)]
I.5. place next in order, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.26.15.)]
I.6. let grow, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (κλήματα Theophrastus Philosophus [{4-3rd c.BC}] “Historia Plantarum” 4.13.5)]; βλαστούς [Refs ([prev. work] 3.5.1.)]
I.7. let loose, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (πρόβατα ἐπὶ κνῆκον “PRyl.” 69.6 (1st c.BC).)]
I.8. causal of [Refs 5th c.BC+ (ἐπιβαίνω Aeschylus Tragicus [{4-5th c.BC}] 111.3, 1st-2nd c.AD: Dio Chrysostomus Sophista 7.134.)]
II. throw oneself upon, go straight towards, with accusative, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (ἡ δὲ Φεὰς ἐπέβαλλεν 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.297)]: later with dative loci, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.18.3, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.30, 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 3.7.12, etc.; νήσοις 3rd c.BC: Rhianus Epicus 39)]; εἰς Ιταλίαν, ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.24.17, 5.6.6, compare “PAmh.” 2.31.5 (2nd c.BC), etc.)]
II.2. fall upon, ὅπου ἂν ὁ ἥλιος ἐ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “HA” 598a3)]; especially in hostile sense, set upon, c.dative, [Refs 1st c.BC+ ([prev. work] 623b1, etc.; τοῖσ᾽ Αρβήλοις 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 17.64)]: absolutely, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (ἐ.ληστρικῷ τρόπῳ “PRyl.” 127.10 (1st c.AD); ἐπιβάλλουσαι)] jostling, trampling, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phdr.” 248a; obscene meaning, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Av.” 1216.)]
II.3. (i.e. τὸν νοῦν) set to a thing, devote oneself to it, with dative, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Marcus Antoninus Imperator 10.30; τοῖς αὐλοῖς 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 3.59; τοῖς κοινοῖς πράγμασιν Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus [{1-2nd c.AD}] “Cicero” 4)] (in full τὴν διάνοιαν ἐ. πρός τι [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 20.43))]: generally, give one's attention to, think on, NT.Mark.14.72.
II.3.b. apprehend, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “fragment” 423)]; attain by intuition, c.dative, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “Pr.” 54.)]
II.4. fall in one's way, ὅταν ἐπιβάλλῃ περὶ τῆς τοιαύτης [Refs 4th c.BC+ (πολιτείας ἡ σκέψις 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1266a25; κατὰ τὸν ἐπιβάλλοντα λόγον [prev\. author] “GA” 716a3)].
II.5. follow, come next, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 11.23.2; τισί Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus [{1-2nd c.AD}] “Aemilius Paulus” 33)]; ἐφ᾽ ὃν ἐπιβαλὼν ἔφη said thereupon, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.80.1)]; interrupt, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (ἀποκρινομένῳ Theophrastus Philosophus [{4-3rd c.BC}] “Characteres” 7.2)].
II.6. belong to, fall to the share of, μόριον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (ὅσον αὐτοῖσι ἐπέβαλλε 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.23, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 43.16; εἰ μὴ τὸ ὅλον, μέρος γε, ἐπιβάλλει τῆς βλασφημίας ἅπασι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.272; ὅσον ἐπιβάλλει αὐτοῖς 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1260a19)]; ἑκάστῳ τῆς εὐδαιμονίας ἐπιβάλλει τοσοῦτον ὅσονπερ ἀρετῆς [Refs ([prev. work] 1323b21; τῶν κτημάτων τὸ ἐπιβάλλον (i.e. μέρος))] the portion that falls to one, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.115, cf. LXX.Tob.3.17, 6.12; so τὸ ἐ. ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς μέρος 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.254; τὸ ἐ. μέρος τῆς οὐσίας NT.Luke.15.12, compare “PGrenf.” 1.33.33 (2nd c.BC))], etc.; fall due, of payments, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PLond.” 1.3.21 (2nd c.BC); τόκον ὃν ἔφη ἐπιβάλλειν αὑτῷ)] which was payable by him, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“BCH” 6.21 (Delos, 2nd c.BC).)]
II.6.b. participle ἐπιβάλλων, in Law, next-of-kin, ὁ ἐ., οἱ ἐ., [Refs (“Leg.Gort.” 7.36, 11.42, +others)]
II.7. impersonal with accusative et infinitive, τοὺς Δελφοὺς δὴ ἐπέβαλλε.. παρασχεῖν it concerned them to provide, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.180: or with _dative_)] et infinitive, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (ἐπιβάλλει τινὶ ποιεῖν τι 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.39, +others, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 18.51.1; ἐπιβάλλοντος ἡμῖν εὐεργετικοῖς εἶναι 1st c.AD: Cornutus Philosophus “de Natura Deorum” 15)]; κοινῇ πᾶσιν [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (ἐπιβάλλει “UPZ” 112.10 (2nd c.BC); καθότι ἐπέβαλλεν ἀνδρὶ καλῷ καὶ ἀγαθῷ “IG” 12(7).231.5 (from Amorgos))]: frequently in participle, ἐπιβάλλουσαν ἡγεῖσθαι τὴν στρατείαν τινί incumbent upon.., [Refs 4th c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Teles Philosophus p.61 H.; τὸ ἐπιβάλλον 4th-3rd c.BC: Cleanthes Stoicus 1.128, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epict.” 2.11.3, etc.; τὰς -ούσας τάσεις τῆς φωνῆς 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.96)]; τὸ τῇ φύσει ἐ. [Refs (Antip.Stoic. 3.255)]; appropriate, ὑποδοχαί Teles[Refs 4th c.AD+ (p.41 H.; ἰήματα “IG” 22.1121.15; ἁρμονία 4th c.AD: Iamblichus Philosophus “Comm.” “in Mathematics texts” 30; ἡ στέρησις ἐπιβάλλοντός ἐστι παρεῖναι εἴδους τινός)] a specific form which ought to be present, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 1.8.11.)]
II.8. shut to, close, of the larynx, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “PA” 664b26.)]
II.9. in Logic, λόγοι ἐπιβάλλοντες, -όμενοι, overlapping and overlapped, of syllogisms in a sorites, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.85; so of Time, ἐπέβαλε τοῖς χρόνοις Ἰουλιανῷ Eunapius Historicus [{4-5th c.AD}] “Vitae Sophistarum” p.497 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus:)] —middle, [Refs (γηραιῷ τῷ Κυρηναίῳ ἐπεβάλετο Anonymus “Intr.Arat.” p.326M.)]
II.10. in Alchemy, make a `projection' (compare ἐπιβολή), Syn.Alch.p.68B.
III. middle, mostly like the intransitive usages, but also:
III.1. with genitive, throw oneself upon, desire eagerly, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (ἐνάρων ἐπιβαλλόμενος 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.68; παρθενίας ἐπιβάλλομαι Sappho Lyrica [{7-6th c.BC}] 102; τοῦ εὖ ζῆν ἐπιβάλλονται 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1258a3)].
III.2. with accusative, put upon oneself, ἐπιβαλλομέναν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (.. πλόκον ἀνθέων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Med.” 840)]; ἐπιβάλλεσθαι put on more wraps, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Char.” 2.10 (cf. IV. 1); ὕπνον ἡδὺν -όμενος Dio Chrysostomus Sophista [{1-2nd c.AD}] 12.51)]: metaphorically, take possession of, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (καὶ ἐπὶ κλήρους ἐβάλοντο 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.209)]; αὐθαίρετον δουλείαν ἐπιβαλεῖται will take upon himself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.40.)]
III.2.b. of trees, make fresh growth, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “HP” 3.5.1.)]
III.3. c.accusative, also, attempt, undertake, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (ἔργον Plato Philosophus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Sophista” 264b, “Ti.” 48c; μέθοδον 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1260b36)]: c.infinitive, Decrees cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.164, 4th-3rd c.BC: Zeno Citieus Stoicus 1.68, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.43.2, etc.: _absolutely_, πολλῶν -ημένων)] though many have made the attempt, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Agatharchides Geographus 76.)]
III.4. with dative, put one's hand to, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (ἐχέτλῃ “AP” 7.650 (3rd c.BC: Phalaecus Epigrammaticus (?)): _metaphorically_)], apply or devote oneself to, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (τόλμῃ καὶ πράξει 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.81.1; ἐγχειρήματι μεγάλῳ 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 5.25)], etc.
III.5. arrive at, [πολίεσσι] [Refs 1st c.BC+ (Callias Epigrammaticus “Del.” 68; ὅταν ἐπὶ τοὺς χρόνους ἐπιβαλώμεθα 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 19.55)].
III.6. ἐπὶ πᾶσι -εβάλοντο brought up the rear, [Refs ([prev\. author] 18.33.)]
IV. in passive, lie upon, be put upon, ἐπιβεβλημένοι τοξόται archers with their arrows on the string, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “An.” 4.3.28, compare 5.2.12; λάσιον ἐπιβεβλημένος)] having a rough cloak on, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Theopompus Comicus 36)]; τὸ ἐν ψύχει κεῖσθαι -ημένον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 2.3.1, compare 6.4.14; διφθέραν -ημένη Dio Chrysostomus Sophista [{1-2nd c.AD}] 5.25)].
IV.2. to be set over, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (ὁ τελώνης ὁ ἐπιβεβλημένος τῷ Ζεύγματι Philostratus Sophista [{2-3rd c.AD}] “Vita Apollonii” 1.20)].
IV.3. Rhet., ornate (see. ἐπιβολή), ἰδέα λόγων οὔτ᾽ ἐπιβεβλημένη [Refs (οὔτ᾽ αὖος [prev\. author] “VS” 1.20.2)].
I. transitive, throw or cast upon, θριξὶ.., ἃς ἐπέβαλλον (i.e. πυρί) [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.135; ἐπὶ δὲ χλαῖναν βάλεν αὐτῷ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.520, compare 4.440; ἑωυτὸν ἐς τὸ πῦρ variant in 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.107; φάρη κόραις 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 1221)] (Lyric poetry); ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (τινὰς ἐπὶ ἁμάξας 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.48, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.75, 5.112; ἐπιβάλλοντας (i.e. χοῦν))] throwing on more and more, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.76.)]
I.2. lay on, [ἡμιόνοις] ἐπέβαλλεν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (ἱμάσθλην 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 6.320; ἐ. πληγάς τινι Xenophon Historicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 2.8)]; Ζεὺς ἐπὶ χεῖρα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (βάλοι Aeschylus Tragicus [{4-5th c.BC}] “Choephori” 395 (Lyric poetry), compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nu.” 933 (_anapaest meter_); ἐ.τὴν χεῖρά τινι [prev\. author] “Lys.” 440)] (but τῷ καρπῷ τοῦ νοσοῦντος τὴν χεῖρα, of feeling the pulse, [NT+2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 18(2).40; so τὴν ἁφήν [prev\. author] 8.821, 4th c.AD(?): Marcellinus Biographus “Puls.” 119); τὰς χεῖρας τοῖς κατ᾽ Αἴγαιον 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.2.8; Ῥωμαίοις [prev\. author] 18.51.8; ἐπί τινα NT.Matt.26.50)]; impose as a tax tribute, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (τινί τι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.106, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.108; as a fine or penalty, ζημίην, φυγὴν ἐ. τινί, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.92 (_passive_), 7.3; ἀργύριον 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 9.6; ἐπιβολάς [prev\. author] 20.14, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ath.” 61.2; λύτρα Vetus Testamentum Graece redditum LXX.Exo.21.30)] (passive); inflict, θνατοῖς ἐ. ἀνάλγητα, λύπην, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Tr.” 128 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 1115 (_anapaest meter_), etc.)]
I.3. ἐ. σφρηγῖδα, δακτύλιον, affix a seal, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.128, 2.38; σφραγῖδ᾽ ἐπί τι Aristophanes Comicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Aves” 559)]; σύμβολόν τινι [Refs ([prev. work] 1215.)]
I.4. add, contribute, μικρὸν [ἀληθεία] [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphorical” 993b2; ἐ. ἐπὶ τὸ ὕδωρ Theophrastus Philosophus [{4-3rd c.BC}] “de Igne” 49)]; νέον [φῶς] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cra.” 409b: _metaphorically_)], throw in, mention, τι uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “El.” 1246 (Lyric poetry) (in _middle_, χαίρειν τεοῖς προθύροις ἐπιβάλλομαι 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 23.27); Φαῖστος.. ἐπιβάλλων φησί Scholia 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.28: _absolutely_)], bid higher, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Pol.” 1259a14.)]
I.5. place next in order, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.26.15.)]
I.6. let grow, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (κλήματα Theophrastus Philosophus [{4-3rd c.BC}] “Historia Plantarum” 4.13.5)]; βλαστούς [Refs ([prev. work] 3.5.1.)]
I.7. let loose, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (πρόβατα ἐπὶ κνῆκον “PRyl.” 69.6 (1st c.BC).)]
I.8. causal of [Refs 5th c.BC+ (ἐπιβαίνω Aeschylus Tragicus [{4-5th c.BC}] 111.3, 1st-2nd c.AD: Dio Chrysostomus Sophista 7.134.)]
II. throw oneself upon, go straight towards, with accusative, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (ἡ δὲ Φεὰς ἐπέβαλλεν 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.297)]: later with dative loci, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.18.3, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.30, 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 3.7.12, etc.; νήσοις 3rd c.BC: Rhianus Epicus 39)]; εἰς Ιταλίαν, ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.24.17, 5.6.6, compare “PAmh.” 2.31.5 (2nd c.BC), etc.)]
II.2. fall upon, ὅπου ἂν ὁ ἥλιος ἐ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “HA” 598a3)]; especially in hostile sense, set upon, c.dative, [Refs 1st c.BC+ ([prev. work] 623b1, etc.; τοῖσ᾽ Αρβήλοις 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 17.64)]: absolutely, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (ἐ.ληστρικῷ τρόπῳ “PRyl.” 127.10 (1st c.AD); ἐπιβάλλουσαι)] jostling, trampling, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phdr.” 248a; obscene meaning, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Av.” 1216.)]
II.3. (i.e. τὸν νοῦν) set to a thing, devote oneself to it, with dative, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Marcus Antoninus Imperator 10.30; τοῖς αὐλοῖς 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 3.59; τοῖς κοινοῖς πράγμασιν Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus [{1-2nd c.AD}] “Cicero” 4)] (in full τὴν διάνοιαν ἐ. πρός τι [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 20.43))]: generally, give one's attention to, think on, NT.Mark.14.72.
II.3.b. apprehend, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “fragment” 423)]; attain by intuition, c.dative, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “Pr.” 54.)]
II.4. fall in one's way, ὅταν ἐπιβάλλῃ περὶ τῆς τοιαύτης [Refs 4th c.BC+ (πολιτείας ἡ σκέψις 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1266a25; κατὰ τὸν ἐπιβάλλοντα λόγον [prev\. author] “GA” 716a3)].
II.5. follow, come next, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 11.23.2; τισί Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus [{1-2nd c.AD}] “Aemilius Paulus” 33)]; ἐφ᾽ ὃν ἐπιβαλὼν ἔφη said thereupon, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.80.1)]; interrupt, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (ἀποκρινομένῳ Theophrastus Philosophus [{4-3rd c.BC}] “Characteres” 7.2)].
II.6. belong to, fall to the share of, μόριον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (ὅσον αὐτοῖσι ἐπέβαλλε 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.23, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 43.16; εἰ μὴ τὸ ὅλον, μέρος γε, ἐπιβάλλει τῆς βλασφημίας ἅπασι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.272; ὅσον ἐπιβάλλει αὐτοῖς 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1260a19)]; ἑκάστῳ τῆς εὐδαιμονίας ἐπιβάλλει τοσοῦτον ὅσονπερ ἀρετῆς [Refs ([prev. work] 1323b21; τῶν κτημάτων τὸ ἐπιβάλλον (i.e. μέρος))] the portion that falls to one, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.115, cf. LXX.Tob.3.17, 6.12; so τὸ ἐ. ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς μέρος 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.254; τὸ ἐ. μέρος τῆς οὐσίας NT.Luke.15.12, compare “PGrenf.” 1.33.33 (2nd c.BC))], etc.; fall due, of payments, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PLond.” 1.3.21 (2nd c.BC); τόκον ὃν ἔφη ἐπιβάλλειν αὑτῷ)] which was payable by him, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“BCH” 6.21 (Delos, 2nd c.BC).)]
II.6.b. participle ἐπιβάλλων, in Law, next-of-kin, ὁ ἐ., οἱ ἐ., [Refs (“Leg.Gort.” 7.36, 11.42, +others)]
II.7. impersonal with accusative et infinitive, τοὺς Δελφοὺς δὴ ἐπέβαλλε.. παρασχεῖν it concerned them to provide, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.180: or with _dative_)] et infinitive, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (ἐπιβάλλει τινὶ ποιεῖν τι 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.39, +others, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 18.51.1; ἐπιβάλλοντος ἡμῖν εὐεργετικοῖς εἶναι 1st c.AD: Cornutus Philosophus “de Natura Deorum” 15)]; κοινῇ πᾶσιν [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (ἐπιβάλλει “UPZ” 112.10 (2nd c.BC); καθότι ἐπέβαλλεν ἀνδρὶ καλῷ καὶ ἀγαθῷ “IG” 12(7).231.5 (from Amorgos))]: frequently in participle, ἐπιβάλλουσαν ἡγεῖσθαι τὴν στρατείαν τινί incumbent upon.., [Refs 4th c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Teles Philosophus p.61 H.; τὸ ἐπιβάλλον 4th-3rd c.BC: Cleanthes Stoicus 1.128, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epict.” 2.11.3, etc.; τὰς -ούσας τάσεις τῆς φωνῆς 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.96)]; τὸ τῇ φύσει ἐ. [Refs (Antip.Stoic. 3.255)]; appropriate, ὑποδοχαί Teles[Refs 4th c.AD+ (p.41 H.; ἰήματα “IG” 22.1121.15; ἁρμονία 4th c.AD: Iamblichus Philosophus “Comm.” “in Mathematics texts” 30; ἡ στέρησις ἐπιβάλλοντός ἐστι παρεῖναι εἴδους τινός)] a specific form which ought to be present, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 1.8.11.)]
II.8. shut to, close, of the larynx, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “PA” 664b26.)]
II.9. in Logic, λόγοι ἐπιβάλλοντες, -όμενοι, overlapping and overlapped, of syllogisms in a sorites, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.85; so of Time, ἐπέβαλε τοῖς χρόνοις Ἰουλιανῷ Eunapius Historicus [{4-5th c.AD}] “Vitae Sophistarum” p.497 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus:)] —middle, [Refs (γηραιῷ τῷ Κυρηναίῳ ἐπεβάλετο Anonymus “Intr.Arat.” p.326M.)]
II.10. in Alchemy, make a `projection' (compare ἐπιβολή), Syn.Alch.p.68B.
III. middle, mostly like the intransitive usages, but also:
III.1. with genitive, throw oneself upon, desire eagerly, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (ἐνάρων ἐπιβαλλόμενος 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.68; παρθενίας ἐπιβάλλομαι Sappho Lyrica [{7-6th c.BC}] 102; τοῦ εὖ ζῆν ἐπιβάλλονται 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1258a3)].
III.2. with accusative, put upon oneself, ἐπιβαλλομέναν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (.. πλόκον ἀνθέων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Med.” 840)]; ἐπιβάλλεσθαι put on more wraps, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Char.” 2.10 (cf. IV. 1); ὕπνον ἡδὺν -όμενος Dio Chrysostomus Sophista [{1-2nd c.AD}] 12.51)]: metaphorically, take possession of, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (καὶ ἐπὶ κλήρους ἐβάλοντο 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.209)]; αὐθαίρετον δουλείαν ἐπιβαλεῖται will take upon himself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.40.)]
III.2.b. of trees, make fresh growth, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “HP” 3.5.1.)]
III.3. c.accusative, also, attempt, undertake, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (ἔργον Plato Philosophus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Sophista” 264b, “Ti.” 48c; μέθοδον 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1260b36)]: c.infinitive, Decrees cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.164, 4th-3rd c.BC: Zeno Citieus Stoicus 1.68, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.43.2, etc.: _absolutely_, πολλῶν -ημένων)] though many have made the attempt, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Agatharchides Geographus 76.)]
III.4. with dative, put one's hand to, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (ἐχέτλῃ “AP” 7.650 (3rd c.BC: Phalaecus Epigrammaticus (?)): _metaphorically_)], apply or devote oneself to, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (τόλμῃ καὶ πράξει 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.81.1; ἐγχειρήματι μεγάλῳ 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 5.25)], etc.
III.5. arrive at, [πολίεσσι] [Refs 1st c.BC+ (Callias Epigrammaticus “Del.” 68; ὅταν ἐπὶ τοὺς χρόνους ἐπιβαλώμεθα 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 19.55)].
III.6. ἐπὶ πᾶσι -εβάλοντο brought up the rear, [Refs ([prev\. author] 18.33.)]
IV. in passive, lie upon, be put upon, ἐπιβεβλημένοι τοξόται archers with their arrows on the string, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “An.” 4.3.28, compare 5.2.12; λάσιον ἐπιβεβλημένος)] having a rough cloak on, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Theopompus Comicus 36)]; τὸ ἐν ψύχει κεῖσθαι -ημένον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 2.3.1, compare 6.4.14; διφθέραν -ημένη Dio Chrysostomus Sophista [{1-2nd c.AD}] 5.25)].
IV.2. to be set over, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (ὁ τελώνης ὁ ἐπιβεβλημένος τῷ Ζεύγματι Philostratus Sophista [{2-3rd c.AD}] “Vita Apollonii” 1.20)].
IV.3. Rhet., ornate (see. ἐπιβολή), ἰδέα λόγων οὔτ᾽ ἐπιβεβλημένη [Refs (οὔτ᾽ αὖος [prev\. author] “VS” 1.20.2)].