ἕπομαι
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Ὤπυεν. ὡμίλει ἐν τῇ συνουσίᾳ. ἀπὸ τῆς ὀπὸς, ἢ παρὰ τὸ ἕπεσθαι ἀνδρί. ἡ τροπὴ τοῦ μ εἰς π ὤμυεν, παρὰ τὸ ὁμοῦ ἰέναι
Translation (En)
ōpuen: "had intercourse with". From ops "sight", or from hepesthai "to follow" the husband. Or by change of /m/ to /p/, from "to go together" (homou ienai)
Parallels
Etym. Magnum, Kallierges, p. 823 (Ὤπυιεν: Ὡμίλει ἐν συνουσίᾳ· ἀπὸ τῆς ὀπὸς, ἢ παρὰ τὸ ἕπεσθαι ἀνδρί. Ἢ παρὰ τὸ ὁμοῦ ἰέναι, ὤμυιεν, καὶ τροπῇ τοῦ μ εἰς π); Ps.-Zonaras, Lexicon, omega, p. 1889 (Ὤπυεν. ὡμίλει ἐν συνουσίᾳ. ἀπὸ τῆς ὀπός. ἢ παρὰ τὸ ἕπεσθαι ἀνδρί. καὶ γὰρ δάμαρ παρὰ τὸ δαμάζεσθαι καὶ ὑπεζεῦχθαι ἀνδρί. ἢ τροπῇ τοῦ π εἰς μ, ὤμυεν, ἀπὸ τοῦ ὁμοῦ ἰέναι); Scholia in Lucianum (vetera et recentiora) 47.12 (ὀπυίειν*] τὸ κατὰ νόμους ἄνδρα συνοικεῖν γυναικί. εἴρηται δὲ παρὰ τὸ τὴν γυναῖκα ἕπεσθαι τῷ ἀνδρί)
Comment
Derivational etymology, applying to the passive form ὀπυίομαι "to get married" (speaking of the woman). The bride goes to live in her husband's house, therefore she follows her husband.