ἐπέρχομαι,
imperfect [
Refs 5th c.BC+] (unless from ἐπάρχομαι:
Attic dialect imperfect is ἐπῇα (but see at {ἔρχομαι}) and
future ἔπειμι):
aorist 2 ἐπῆλθον,
Epic dialect -ήλῠθον:
perfect -ελήλυθα:
I)
come upon:
I.1) of persons,
approach, with
dative, [
Refs 8th c.BC+], etc; especially
come suddenly upon, [
Refs 8th c.BC+] codices (nisi to be read ἐσ-);
come to for advice, μάντεις, μοῦσαν, [
Refs 8th c.BC+].
I.1.b) frequently in hostile sense,
go or
come against, attack, absolutely, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὴν τῶν πέλας ἐ.
invade it, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: hence,
visit, reprove, [
Refs 5th c.BC+],
invade, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
I.1.c)
come forward to speak, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς Αακεδαιμονίοις [
Refs]
I.1.d) in Law,
proceed against, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
impugn, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]: also in
aorist 1 [
Refs 2nd c.BC+] is more common in the
present in the Hellenistic period.)
I.2) of events, conditions, etc,
come upon, especially
come suddenly upon, with
accusative, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]: with
dative, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; βροτοῖσιν. [
Refs 6th c.BC+], etc.
I.3) with
dative person,
come into one's
head, occur to one, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅ τι ἂν ἐπέλθῃ Latin
quicquid in buccam venerit, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] with
infinitive, [
Refs 6th c.BC+].
I.4)
come in, of revenues, etc, ἐπερχόμενοι τόκοι, ἐπιβολαί, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II) of Time,
come on, ἐπήλυθον ὧραι the season
came round again, [
Refs 8th c.BC+], etc; also,
come on, be at hand, [
Refs 6th c.BC+]; τὸ παρὸν τό τ᾽ ἐπερχόμενον πῆμα and
that which is coming, the future, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.2)
come in after or
over another, of a second wife, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III)
go over or
on a space,
traverse, mostly of persons, with
accusative, [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
go the round of, visit, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] (Lyric poetry); πόλιν, of a god, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]; of an officer, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
walk on ice, [
Refs]
overflows it, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2)
go through or
over, discuss, recount, with
accusative, [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
review, [
Refs 4th c.BC+], +others; followed by an
interrogative, [
Refs]; πῶς δεῖ. ἐπέλθωμεν συντόμως [
Refs]
III.3)
accomplish, [
Refs 5th c.BC+].
IV)
come up to, imitate, [
Refs 5th c.BC+].