send, drive on, send forth, shoot, throw, begin
send, drive on, of missiles, send forth, shoot, τόξοις βέλη εἴς τινα A. Ag. 510; χερμάδα ἐπί τινι Id. Th. 299 (lyr.); πρόσθε πυλᾶν κεφαλὰν ἰ. to throw his head before the gates, i.e. lose it, ib. 525 (lyr.): metaph., ἐπιτύμβιον αἶνον ἐπʼ ἀνδρὶ θείῳ . . ἰάπτων Id. Ag. 1548 (lyr.); μακάρεσσιν ἔπι ψόγον αἰνὸν ἰ. Rhian. 1.4; ἰ. ὀρχήματα begin the dance, S. l.c.:— Pass., ἐπί τινι ἰάπτεται βέλη A. Th. 544.
2 assail
c. acc. objecti, λόγοις ἰάπτειν τινά assail one with words, S. Aj. 501.
II rush, hurry
intr. (sc. ἑαυτόν), rush, hurry, A. Supp. 547 (lyr.). (Perh. cf. Lat. jacio.)