ἔγκειμαι

I lie in, be wrapped in, to be in

lie in, be wrapped in, ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἐγκείσεαι αὐτοῖς [τοῖς εἵμασι] Il. 22.513; so, Hdt. 2.73 (v.l. ἐσκειμένου); simply, to be in, ὀφθαλμὸς ἕεις ἐνέκειτο μετώπῳ Hes. Th. 145: in mal. part., Herod. 5.3.

2 to be involved in, have, laid on me

ἐγκεῖσθαί τινι to be involved in, πόθῳ Archil. 84; βλάβαις S. Ph. 1318; μόχθοις E. Ion 181 (anap.); πολλαῖς ξυμφοραῖς Id. Hel. 269; κακοπαθείαις Plb. 14.9.5 codd.: c. acc., μελεδῶνας ἔγκειμαι I have cares laid on me, A.R. 2.627.

b to be implied, involved in

to be implied, involved in, ἐ. τὸ αἰσθητικὸν εἶναι ἐν τῷ εἴδει Plot. 6.7.3.

3 to be inserted

abs., to be inserted, Pl. Cra. 402e, R. 616d.

II press hard, pressing upon, was, urgent, insists, to be vehement against, to be devoted to

press hard, esp. of troops pressing upon a defeated or retreating enemy, Th. 1.49, 144, etc.; of opponents in politics or argument, ἐνέκειντο τῷ Περικλεῖ Id. 2.59, cf. 5.43, etc.: freq. with Adj. or Adv., πολλὸς ἐνέκειτο λέγων was very urgent, Hdt. 7.158, cf. Th. 4.22; πολὺς τοῖς συμβεβηκόσι ἔγκειται he insists much upon . . , D. 18.199; ἄγαν ἐ. τινί to be vehement against one, Ar. Ach. 309; ἰσχυρῶς ἐ. Th. 1.69; βαρὺς ἐγκεῖσθαι D.H. 6.62; ὅλος ἐγκεῖσθαί τινι to be devoted to one, Theoc. 3.33; ἐ.

III to be upon

to be upon, ὁ δέ οἱ περὶ ποσσὶ . . ἐνέκειτο, of a sandal, IG 14.1389i27.

IV to be a burden, annoyance

to be a burden, annoyance, Herod. 4.47 (prob.).