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Gloss ἄγω [ᾰ] , impf. ἦγον , Ep. and Ion. ἄγεσκον Hdt. 1.148 , A.R. 1.849 : fut. ἄξω Il. 1.139 , etc.: thematic aor. imper. ἄξετε Il. 3.105 , inf. ἀξέμεναι, -έμεν , Il. 23.50 , 111 : aor. 2 ἤγαγον Il. 6.291
ἄγω [ᾰ],impf. ἦγον, Ep. and Ion.
A.
ἄγεσκον
Hdt. 1.148
, A.R. 1.849 :fut.
ἄξω
Il. 1.139
, etc.: thematicaor.imper. ἄξετε
Il. 3.105
,inf. ἀξέμεναι, -έμεν, Il. 23.50 , 111 :aor. 2
ἤγαγον
Il. 6.291
, etc., opt. ἀγαγοίην
Sapph. 159
:aor. 1 ἦξαrare, ἦζε
Tim. Pers. 165
Close Browse lexicon entries (Abu Simbel, vii/vi B. C.), Plb. 3.111.3 , (προ-) D. 19.18 , (συν-) X. Mem. 4.2.8 ; ἀγήγοχα
(Sigeum,iii B.C.), etc., Dor.
, J. BJ 1.30.1 , Alex. Fig. 1.11 , etc. (also in compds., (εἰσ-) Ps.-Philipp. ap. D. 18.39 , (κατ-) Decr.ib. 73 ); ἀγείοχα
(ii B. C.), etc.;ἀγέωχα(δι-) CIG 4897d (Philae,i B. C.), PTeb. 5.198
, Hdt. , Trag.: them.aor. 1
, imper.ἄζεσθεib. 505 : alsoἀξάμην(ἐσ-) Hdt. 5.34 , (προεσ-) 1.190 , 8.20 :aor.2
, (προσ-) Th. 4.87 , etc.;ἄξομαιin pass. sense, A. Ag. 1632 , Pl. R. 458d , (προσ-) Th. 4.115 , etc.:aor. 1
:pf. ἦγμαιHdt 2.158 , D. 13.15 ; also in med. sense,v.infr. B. 2 .
I. lead, carry, fetch, bring, of living creatures,φέρωbeing used of things, δῶκε δ' ἄγειν ἑτάροισι . . γυναῖκα, καὶ τρίποδα . . φέρειν
;βοῦν δ' ἀγέτην κεράωνby the horns, Od. 3.439 ;ἄ. εἰςorπρὸς τόπον, poet. also c. acc. loci,νόστοι δ' ἐκ πολέμων ἀπόνους(sc.ἄνδρας) . . ἆγον οἴκους
(lyr.); Ἅιδας . . ἄγει τὰν Ἀχέροντος ἀκτάν
b. part. ἄγων taking, στῆσε δ' ἄγων
, cf. Od. 1.130 , S. OC 1342 , etc.
2. take with one, ἑταίρους
, cf. S. OC 832 , etc.;τι
Il. 15.531 , Hdt. 1.70 ; of a wife, A. Pr. 559 (lyr.) (more usu. Med. , q.v.).
3. carry offas captives or booty, Il. 1.367 , 9.594 , A. Th. 340 , etc.; ἄχθη ἀγόμενος παρὰ βασιλέα
;ἀγόμενος, i.e.δοῦλος, Archil. 155 , cf. E. Tr. 140 , Pl. Lg. 914e ;Δίκην ἄγειν to leadJusticeforcibly away, Hes. Op. 220 ; ἡ ἐπιθυμία ἄγει
; of a fowler, φῦλον ὀρνίθων ἀμφιβαλὼν ἄγει
: esp. in phraseἄ. καὶ φέρειν harry, ravagea country, first in Il. 5.484
οἷόν κ' ἠὲ φέροιεν Ἀχαιοὶ ἤ κεν ἄγοιεν, cf. 23.512 sq.; freq. in Hdt. and Att. Prose:—in Pass. , ἀγόμεθα, φερόμεθα
, cf. Ar. Nu. 241 : more rarely reversed, φέρουσί τε καὶ ἄγουσι
: c. acc. loci, φέρων καὶ ἄγων τὴν Βιθυνίδα
IG 9(1).333 ( Locr. ,v B. C.): —butφέρειν καὶ ἄγεινsts. means simplybear and carry, bring together, Pl. Phdr. 279c ;τὴν ποίησιν φέρειν τε καὶ ἄγειν, i.e.bringit intothe state, Id. Lg. 817a , cf. X. Cyr. 3.3.2 .
4. ἄ. εἰς δίκηνorδικαστήριον, ἐπὶ τοὺς δικαστάς to carryone before a court of justice, freq. in Att. , πρὸς τὴν δίκην ἄ.
, etc.:— Pass. , ἐπὶ βασιλεῖς ἀχθήσεσθε
Pass. ,to be confiscated,τὰ κτήνη ἀχθήσεται πρὸς τὰ ἐκφόρια(to meet the rent) PTeb. 27.75
5. of ships,carryas cargo,import, [οἶνον] νῆες ἄγουσι
, etc.;ἵνα οἱ σὺν φόρτον ἄγοιμι(i.e.σύν οἱ) Od. 14.296 .
6. draw on, bring on, πῆμα τόδ' ἤγαγον Οὐρανίωνες
7. bear up, φελλοὶ δ' ὥς. ἄγουσι δίκτυον
8. carry far and wide, spread abroad, κλέος
II. lead towardsa point,lead on, τὸν δ' ἄγε μοῖρα κακὴ θανάτοιο τέλοσδε
: also c.inf.,ἄγει θανεῖν leadsto death, E. Hec. 43 : c. acc. cogn., ἄγομαι τάνδ' ἑτοίμαν ὁδόν
(lyr.);ὁδὸς ἄγειthe roadleads, Heraclit. 71 , S. OT 734 , Tab.Heracl. 1.16 , etc.: metaph.,tend, ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον
2. lead, guide, esp. in war, λαόν
;ἄ. στρατιάν, ναῦς, etc., Th. 7.12 , 8.59 , etc., cf. X. An. 4.8.12 ; henceabs.,march, θᾶσσον ὁ Νικίας ἦγε
, cf. X. HG 4.2.19 , etc.: simply,go, ἄγωμεν
; of the gods, etc.,guide, Pi. , Hdt. , etc.; ἐπ' ἀρετήν
;τὴν σοφίαν conductphilosophical inquiry, Pl. Tht. 172b ; of reasoning, ἀγαγεῖν τοὺς λόγους
;εἰς τὸ ἀδύνατον ἄ.ib. 27a15 ( v.l. ἀπάγοντας ):— Pass. ,to be led, guided, λογισμῷ
; ἡγούμενος τῶν ἡδονῶν ἀλλ' οὐκ ἀγόμενος ὑπ' αὐτῶν
4. refer, attribute, τι εἰς ἐθελοκάκησιν
5. bring up, train, educate, ἀγόμενοις ὀρθῶς
; ἤχθη τὴν λεγομένην ἀγωγήν
; of animals,train, X. Mem. 4.1.3 .
6. reduce, ἐς βραχὺ τὴν ἀρχήν
; of propositions, εἰς ῥᾳδιξστέραν κατασκευήν
III. draw outin length,τεῖχος ἄ. to draw a line ofwall, Th. 6.99 ; μέλαθρον εἰς ὀρόφους
;ἄ. γραμμάς to drawlines, Arist. Top. 101a16 ;ἤχθωσαν κάθετοι letperpendicularsbe drawn, Mete.
373a11 ;ἄ. ἐπίπεδον describea plane, Archim. Sph.Cyl. 1.7 , etc.:— Pass. , ἦκται ἡ διῶρυξ
, cf. Th. 6.100 ;κόλπου ἀγομένου τῆς γῆς, i.e. when the land forms a bight, Hdt. 4.99 .
IV. hold, celebrate,Ἀπατούρια, ὁρτήν, Hdt. 1.147 , 183 (more usu.ἀνάγειν); freq. in Att. , ἄ. ἀγῶνα
; κρεουργὸν ἦμαρ εὐθύμως ἄγειν
, cf. LXX To. 11.19 ( Pass. ); ἐκκλησίαν
:— Pass. , ἀγοραῖοι ἄγονται
2. keep, observea date, ἄ. τὴν ἡμέραν ταύτην πάντα τὸν χρόνον
, cf. Men. 521 ; κατὰ σελήνην τὰς ἡμέρας
;reckon, τοὺς ἐνιαυτοὺς καθ' ἥλιον
3. keep, observe, ὀρθὰν ἄγεις ἐφημοσύναν
, etc.: c. acc., as periphr. for a neut. Verb,σχολὴν ἄγειν,
= σχολάζειν , E. Med. 1238 , Pl. R. 376d ;ἡσυχίαν ἄ.,
= ἡσυχάξειν , X. An. 3.1.14 ; ἄ. ἀπαστίαν
;κρύψιν ἄ., of stars betw. setting and rising, Autol. 2.9 ;keep up, sustain, maintain, νεῖκος
;γέλωτ' ἄγειν to keeplaughing, S. Aj. 382 ; ἄ. κτύπον
(lyr.); with predicate,maintain, ἐλευθέραν ἦγε τὴν Ἑλλάδα
4. of Time,pass, ἀπήμαντον ἄγων βίοτον
;ποίας ἡμέρας δοκεῖς μ' ἄγειν; S. El. 266 ; ὁ βίος οὑμὸς ἑσπέραν ἄγει
, cf.ὥραν ἄγειν to be ripe, τῆς γαστρὸς ὥραν ἀγούσης
;ὥραν ἦγε θανάτουChor. p.38B. ; τῆς ἡλικίας ἄγον τὸ ἄνθος
B. ; τέταρτον ἔτος ἄγων καὶ τριακοστόν
5. of beliefs,hold, αἵρεσιν
V. hold account, treat, ἄ. ἀρετὰν οὐκ αἴσχιον φυᾶς
;ἐν τιμῇ ἄγεινorἄγεσθαι, ἐν οὐδεμιῇ μοίρῃ ἄ., περὶ πλείστου ἄ., Hdt. 1.134 , 2.172 , 9.7 , etc.;θεοὺς ἄ. to believe in, A. Supp. 924 ;διὰ τιμῆς ἄ. τινά, etc., Luc. Prom.Es 4 , etc.; τὸ πρᾶγμ' ἄ . . . ὡς παρ' οὐδέν
; τὴν Ἀφροδίτην πρόσθ' ἄ. τοῦ Βακχίου
; εὐεργεσίας εἰς ἀχαριστίαν καὶ προπηλακισμὸν ἄ.
:—with Adverbs, δυσφόρως τοὔνειδος ἦγον
, etc.:— Pass. , ἠγόμην δ' ἀνὴρ ἀστῶν μέγιστος
VI. draw downin the scale, hence,weigh,ἄ. μνᾶν, τριακοσίους δαρεικούς, etc.,weigha mina, 300 darics, etc., D. 22.76 , 24.129 , cf. Philippid. 9.4 , etc.; ἄ. πλέον
VII. onἄγε, ἄγετε, v.s. vocc.
ἄγομαι,carry away for oneself, χρυσόν τε καὶ ἄργυρον οἴκαδ' ἄγεσθαι
;take with one, 6.58 , E. Heracl. 808 , etc.; of a ship's cargo, D. 35.20 ;take to oneself, δῶρον
, cf. 11 ;take upon oneself, ἄγεσθαι ἐς χεῖρας
2. ἄγεσθαι γυναῖκα take to oneselfa wife, Od. 14.211 ; γυναῖκα ἄ. ἐς τὰ οἰκία
, etc.; ἄγεσθαί τινα ἐς δῶμα
; simplyἄ. marry, Hdt. 2.47 , etc.:pf.
ἦγμαιis used in this med. sense, J. AJ 14.12.1 ; of the father,bring homea wifefor his son, Od. 4.10 , Hdt. 1.34 ; of a brother, Od. 15.238 ; of friends of the bridegroom and bride, Od. 6.28 , Hes. Sc. 274 : later in Pass. of the wife, PGnom. 138
Act. ,bring;διὰ στόμα ἄγεσθαι μῦθον bringthrough the mouth, i.e.utter, Il. 14.91 .
References Hdt. 1.148 A.R. 1.849 Il. 1.139 Il. 3.105 Il. 23.50 111 Il. 6.291 Sapph. 159 Tim. Pers. 165 Batr. 119 Antipho 5.46 SIG 1 Plb. 3.111.3 D. 19.18 X. Mem. 4.2.8 OGI 219.15 Test.Epict. 3.12 LXX To. 12.3 J. BJ 1.30.1 Alex. Fig. 1.11 D. 18.39 73 PTeb. 5.193 CIG 4897d PTeb. 5.198 Plb. 30.4.17 Hom. Hdt. Il. 8.545 505 Il. 23.512 Od. 3.439 A. Pers. 863 S. Ant. 811 Od. 14.386 3.476 A. Pr. 465 Il. 2.558 Od. 1.130 S. OC 1342 Od. 10.405 S. OC 832 Il. 15.531 Hdt. 1.70 A. Pr. 559 Il. 1.367 9.594 A. Th. 340 Hdt. 6.30 Archil. 155 E. Tr. 140 Pl. Lg. 914e Hes. Op. 220 Arist. EN 1147a34 S. Ant. 343 Il. 5.484 23.512 E. Tr. 1310 Ar. Nu. 241 Hdt. 1.88 Id. 3.39 X. HG 3.2.2 B. 5 IG 9(1).333 Pl. Phdr. 279c Id. Lg. 817a X. Cyr. 3.3.2 E. Fr. 1049 PTeb. 28.11 Pl. Grg. 527a X. An. 1.6.10 Ev.Matt. 10.18 PTeb. 331.16 Plu. 2.309e PTeb. 27.75 Il. 9.72 Od. 14.296 Il. 24.547 A. Ag. 406 S. Ant. 1330 Id. Ph. 638 E. Fr. 174 Id. Alc. 1081 A. Ch. 506 Od. 5.311 Hp. Nat.Hom. 6 Aph. 4.2 Dsc. 1.16 Il. 13.602 2.834 S. El. 1035 E. Hec. 43 S. Ant. 877 Heraclit. 71 S. OT 734 Tab.Heracl. 1.16 Pl. Lg. 701e Il. 10.79 Th. 7.12 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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