A.throwing or laying on, “ἱματίων” Th.2.49 (pl.); χειρῶν σιδηρῶν, of grappling-irons, Id.7.62 (pl.); “τῶν χρωμάτων” Luc.Zeux.5; σημείων affixing of seals, Id.Tim. 13; χειρῶν ἐπιβολαὶ ἐγίνοντο a fray arose, D.H.10.33.
2.. metaph., ἐ. τῆς διανοίας application of the mind to a thing, Epicur.Ep.1pp.5,12 U.(pl.), Ph.1.230 (pl.), Plot.2.4.10; αἱ ἐ. “τῶν νοημάτων” Philostr.VS2.18; ἐξ ἐπιβολῆς πάνυ very scrupulously, Antyll. ap. Orib.45.25.5.
b.. act of direct apprehension, Epicur.Ep.1p.3U.: pl., ib.p.4U.; “ἡ ἐκ τῶν ἐ. ταραχή” Phld.D.1.14; “ἐπί τι” Epicur. Fr.255, cf.Plot.1.6.2; intuition, [τῇ ψυχῇ] τὴν ἐπιβολὴν ἀθρόαν ἀθρόων “γίνεσθαι” Id.4.4.1; [“γνῶσις] ἐφάψεται τοῦ ἑνὸς κατὰ ἐπιβολήν” Dam.Pr. 25 bis; opp.συλλογισμός, ibid.
c.. conception, notion, Iamb.Comm. Math.1, cf.9, Dam.Pr.258 (pl.); point of view, ib.201, 396, al.; doctrine, ἡ τοῦ Συριανοῦ θαυμασία ἐ. ib.270: pl., principles, Ael.Tact.21.1.
3.. setting upon a thing, design, attempt, enterprise, v.l. in Th.3.45: c. gen., ἡ ἐ. τῆς ἱστορίας writing history, Plb.1.4.2; τῶν ὅλων acquisition of empire, Id.1.3.6, cf.5.95.1; κατασκευασμάτων ἐπιβολαί designs, Plu.Per.12; ἐξ ἐπιβολῆς designedly, D.S.13.27.
b.. of surgical operations, οὐδεμία ὄνησις τῆς ἐ. Philum.Ven.4.7; μὴ κατακολουθεῖν ἀδυνάτοις ἐπιβολαῖς Hegetor ap.Apollon.Cit.3.
5.. application of name to thing, Procl.in Cra.p.109 P., al.
II.. that which is laid on, ἐπιβολαὶ πλίνθων courses of bricks, Th.3.20; βυρσῶν layers of hide, Luc.Nav.4; superstructure, gallery, Ph.Bel.80.36 (pl.); λεπιδοειδεῖς ἐπιβολαί the squamous commissures of the skull, Gal.10.452.
2.. penalty, fine, IG12.84.29 (pl.), Ar.V.769; “ἐπιβολὴν ἐπιβάλλειν” Lys.20.14 (pl.), X. HG1.7.2, etc.; “ἐπιβολὰς ὀφλεῖν” And.1.73; ἡ ἐ. τῆς βουλῆς the penalty imposed by the council, Aeschin.2.93; ἐξ ἐπιβολῆς in consequence of infliction of a fine, Lys.6.21.
3.. requisition, number of men required, Plb.3.106.3; impost, public burden, Plu.Cat.Ma.18 (pl.), cf. Procop.Arc.23; “τῆς λαογραφίας” PTeb.391.19 (i A.D.); requisition of corn, PFay.81.9 (ii A.D.).
b.. additional quantity, IG22.1672.285,297.
III.. a thing put over for shelter or protection, Thphr.CP3.16.4.
3.. cloak, POxy.298.9 (i A.D.), etc.
3.. power, `grasp', of style or treatment, χάρις καὶ ἐ. D.Chr.18.14; general survey, consideration, Ptol.Tetr.204; Ἀλεξάνδρου τὴν ἐν ταῖς παρατάξεσιν ἐ. Ael. Tact.Praef.6.
V.. in Alchemy, `projection', i.e. chemical reaction intended to produce transmutation, Syn.Alch.p.58B. (pl.).