Perseus analyses of ἐπέπλεον:

ἐπιπλέω (sail upon): imperf ind act 3rd pl
ἐπιπλέω (sail upon): imperf ind act 1st sg

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ἐπιπλέω

ἐπιπλέω, Ion. ἐπιπλώω (both in Hom.), fut. -πλεύσομαι Th. 3.16: aor. 1 -έπλευσα ib.80, Ion. -έπλωσα Hdt. 1.70: Ep. 2sg. aor. 2 ἐπέπλως, part. ἐπιπλώς, but (Il. 3.47) ἐπιπλώσας:—

II. sail against, attack by sea, νηυσὶ ἐ. τινί Hdt. 5.86; τῇ Κερκύρᾳ Th. 3.76; ἐπὶ τὰς Μινδάρου ναῦς X. HG 1.5.11, etc.; ἐπὶ τὴν Σαλαμῖνα D.S. 20.50: abs., Hdt. 1.70, 6.33; also of the ships, Th. 3.80: generally, sail on, Plb. 1.25.4, etc.

IV. of a naval commander, sail past (in order to address, cf. ἐπιπάρειμι (B) 4), τοὺς κυβερνήτας καὶ τριηράρχους Plu. Lys. 11.

V. sail after, ἐπὶ παντὶ τῷ στόλῳ Plb. 1.50.5; sail up afterwards, ib.25.4.

VI. float upon, ἐπʼ αὐτοῦ (sc. τοῦ ὕδατος) Hdt. 3.23; ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης Arist. HA 622b6; ἐπὶ τῷ ὕδατι Id. Mete. 384b17; slip, slide upon ice, Plb. 3.55.2,4.

VII. overflow (of a river), gloss on ἄρδειν, interpol. in App. BC 2.153; μέχρι ἐπιπλεύσῃ until (the water) covers the substance, PHolm. 21.29.