A.to be at home, live at home, opp. ἀποδημέω, Th.1.136, Pl.Tht.173e, etc.; “παρόντες καὶ ἐπιδημοῦντες” Antipho 6.46; “ἐ. τρία ἔη” And.1.132; ἐ. Ἀθήνησι stay at home at Athens, D.35.16; so ἐν αὐτῇ (sc. τῇ πόλει） ἐ. Pl.Cri.52b; opp. στρατεύομαι, Is.9.3.
2.. of diseases, to be prevalent, epidemic, Hp.Prog..25.
II.. come home, X.Mem.2.8.1; ἐνθάδε ἐ. Pl.Smp. 172c; “εἰ νῦν ἐξ ἀγροῦ ἐνθάδ᾽ ἐπιδημεῖ” Men.Georg.19.
III.. of foreigners, come to stay in a city, reside in a place, οἱ -οῦντες ἐν “Λακεδαίμονι ξένοι” X.Mem.1.2.61; ἐ. εἰς Μέγαρα come to Megara to stay there, D.59.37, cf.Aeschin.2.154; “ἐκ Κλαζομενῶν” Pl.Prm.126b; ἐ. τοῖς μυστηρίοις to be present at, attend them, D.21.176; τοὺς ἐπιδημήσαντας ἅπαντας τῶν Ἑλλήνων all who were present[at the festival], ib. 217; “Φοίβου ἐπιδημήσαντος” Call.Ap.13: laterc. dat.,“ταῖς Σάρδεσιν” Philostr. VS1.22.4; also “ἐν Μέμφει” UPZ42i4 (ii B.C.).
2.. abs.,stay in a place, be in town, “ὅσοι ξένοι ἐπιδημοῦσιν” Lys.12.35, cf. Inscr.Prien.108.286 (ii B.C.), Act.Ap.17.21; Πρωταγόρας ἐπιδεδήμηκεν; Pl.Prt.309d: metaph., “ἐ. θίασος Μουσῶν” Ar.Th.40.
