1. to boil, seethe , (Herdotus Historicus), attic: proverbial of useless labour, λίθον ἕψεις (Aristophanes Comicus); with genitive partitive, ἥψομεν τοῦ κορκόρου we boiled some pimpernel, (Aristophanes Comicus):—;Pass. to be boiled , (Herdotus Historicus)

2. of metals, to smelt, refine , (Pindar)

3. metaphorically, γῆρας ἀνώνυμον ἕψειν to cherish an inglorious age, (Pindar) (ML)