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@LINK ἐπέχω

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1907. ἐπέχω fut. ἐφ-έξω aor. ἐπ-έσχον imperat. ἐπίσχες inf. ἐπισχεῖν poet. ἐπ-έσχεθον I. to have or hold upon, πόδας θρόνῳ Il.
II. to hold out to, present, offer, οἶνον id=Il., Eur.; so c. inf., πιεῖν ἐπέσχον Ar.:— Mid., ἐπισχόμενος (sc. τὴν κύλικα) having put it to his lips, Plat.
III. to direct towards, τόξα ἐπ. τινί Eur.:—intr. to aim at, attack, τινί Od.; ἐπί τινα Hdt.; ἐπί τινι Thuc.:—aor2 mid. part. ἐπισχόμενος having aimed at him, Od.
2. ἐπέχειν (sc. τὸν νοῦν), to intend, purpose, c. inf., Hdt.
3. to stand facing, to face in a line of battle, τινάς id=Hdt.
IV. to keep in, hold back, check, Lat. inhibere, Il., Soph., etc.
2. ἐπέχειν τινά τινος to stop him, hinder him from it, id=Soph., Eur.: so c. inf., ἐπ. τινὰ μὴ πράσσειν τι Soph.:—absol. to stay proceedings, Thuc.
2. absol. also to stay, stop, wait, pause, Od., Hdt.; ἐπίσχες ἔστ᾽ ἂν προσμάθῃς Aesch.; ἐπ. ἕως . . Dem.
b. c. gen. rei, to stop or cease from, ἐπίσχες τοῦ δρόμου Ar.; τῆς πορείας Xen.:—so c. inf. to leave off doing, id=Xen.
V. to reach or extend over a space, ἑπτὰ δ᾽ ἐπέσχε πέλεθρα Il.; ὁπόσσον ἐπέσχε πῦρ so far as the fire reached, id=Il.; aor2 mid., ἐπέσχετο he lay outstretched, Hes.
VI. to occupy a country, τὴν Ἀσίην Hdt., etc.:—of things, ἡ ὀπώρη ἐπέσχεν αὐτούς occupied or engaged them, id=Hdt.
2. absol. to prevail, predominate, of a wind, id=Hdt.; of an earthquake, Thuc.

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1907. ἐπέχω ejpevcw epecho {ep-ekh'-o}
from 1909 and 2192; to hold upon, i.e. (by implication) to retain; (by extension) to detain; (with implication, of 3563) to pay attention to:--give (take) heed unto, hold forth, mark, stay. see GREEK for 1909 see GREEK for 2192 see GREEK for 3563

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1907 haddabar had-daw-bawr'

(Aramaic) probably of foreign origin; a vizier:--counsellor.