1. to be upon , with dative, (Iliad by Homer); but in Prose with preposition, ἐπὶ τοῦ καταστρώματος (Herdotus Historicus); ἐπὶ ταῖς οἰκίαις (Xenophon Historicus)

2. to be set upon , (Herdotus Historicus):—;of rewards and penalties, to be affixed or attached , (Aeschulus Tragicus), etc.

3. of Time, to be hereafter, remain , (Odyssey by Homer); ἐπεσσόμενοι ἄνθρωποι generations to come , (Oracle quoted in Herdotus Historicus):—;also to be at hand , (Sophocles Tragicus)

4. to be set over , Lat. praeesse, τισι (Herdotus Historicus)

5. to be added, be over and above , of numbers, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)

to come upon, approach; to come on; after; next, following