ε2109Ἐπεφύοντο
they were latching onto
[Meaning] they were moving against. "And informers latched onto him, and the accusation was, they were claiming that he was a friend to Dio."
Ἐπεφύοντο· ἐπήρχοντο. καὶ ἐπέφυσάν οἱ συκοφάνται, καὶ τὸ ἔγκλημα ἦν, Δίωνι ἔφασκον εἶναι φίλον.