*ἐπι·κύρω, d’où l’ao. ἐπέκυρσα, v. ἐπικυρέω.

Ep. impf. ἐπίκυρον, Ep. aor.1 ἐπέκυρσα and ἐπεκύρησα [υ] (v. infr.): — light upon, fall in with, c. dat., μεγάλῳ ἐπὶ σώματι κύρσας Il. 3.23; ἱεροῖσιν ἐπ’ αἰθομένοισι κυρήσας Hes. Op. 755; αἰὲν ἐπ’ αὐχένι κῦρε φαεινοῦ δουρὸς ἀκωκῇ (v.l. ἀκωκήν) kept always touching his neck with…, Il. 23.821; ἐπὶ ξίφος αὐχένι κύρσαι let his sword touch her neck, Q.S. 13.394; ἐ. μετατροπίαις Pi. P. 10.21; c. gen., meet with, obtain, ἐπικύρσαις ἀφθόνων ἀστῶν Id. O. 6.7; μεγάλας ἀγαθᾶς τε… βιοτᾶς ἐπεκύρσαμεν A. Pers. 853, cf. A.R. 3.342.