ἐπίσχω · epischō — LSJ
hold, direct towards, restrain, keep in check
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ἐπίσχω
epischo
hold, direct towards, restrain, keep in check
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Distribution
- Against Phaenippus 2 · 9.01/10k
- Against Pantaenetus 3 · 8.06/10k
- Shield of Heracles 2 · 6.18/10k
- Phoenissae 3 · 3.11/10k
- Electra 2 · 2.65/10k
- Iphigenia in Tauris 2 · 2.41/10k
- Philoctetes 2 · 2.27/10k
- Frogs 2 · 2.2/10k
- Against Theocrines 1 · 2.15/10k
- Helen 2 · 2.04/10k
- Oedipus at Colonus 2 · 1.93/10k
- Libation Bearers 1 · 1.86/10k
Densest 12 of 43 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
Attestations
- ἐπίσχειν · epischein Iliad 17.465
- ἐπίσχετε · epischete Odyssey 20.266
- ἐπισχόμενος · epischomenos Odyssey 22.15
- ἐπίσχετον · epischeton Shield of Heracles 350–351
- ἔπισχε · epische Shield of Heracles 446
- ἐπισχόμενος · epischomenos Plato, Phaedo 117 (DIORISIS sentence 1236)
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