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Gloss χέω , used in the simple form mostly by Poets, but v. ἐγ-, κατα-, συγ-χέω; -εει is not contr. by Ep. , v. Il. 6.147 , 9.15 , Hes. Op. 421 ; but in Trag. and Att. always so, ἐκ-χεῖ, συγ-χεῖς, κατα-χεῖν
χέω, used in the simple form mostly by Poets, but
A.
v. ἐγ-, κατα-, συγ-χέω; -εει is not contr. by Ep. ,v.
Il. 6.147 , 9.15 , Hes. Op. 421 ; but in Trag. and Att. always so,ἐκ-χεῖ, συγ-χεῖς, κατα-χεῖν,
S. El. 1291 , E. IA 37 (anap.), Ar. Eq. 1091 (hex.); for-εεno rule is observed,impf.
χέε
Il. 23.220
; but σύγ-χει
9.612
, 13.808 , χεῖσθαι
Od. 10.518
; κατ-έχεε
Ar. Nu. 74
, D. 45.74 ;ἐν-έχει, ἐν-έχεις, ἐξ-έχει,
Antipho 1.19 , Ar. Pl. 1021 , A. Ag. 1029 (lyr.):—-έῃ, -έο, -έου, -έωseem never to have been contracted, exc. ἐγχεῦντα
Close Browse lexicon entries :—fut. χέω(ἐκ-χεῶacc. to Choerob. in Theod. 2.168 H., but this is Hellenistic, LXX Je. 6.11 , al.,ἐκ-χεεῖςib. Ex. 4.9 ,ἐκ-χεεῖib. Le. 4.18 , 25 ,ἐκ-χεεῖτεib. De. 12.16 , 24 ,ἐκ-χεοῦσιib. Le. 4.12 ,προσ-χεεῖςib. Ex. 29.16 , al., and the Med.
χεόμενος(v. infr.) points to Att.
, Pi. I. 8(7).64 , etc.; Ep.
( Metrod. )):pf. κέχῠκα,(ἐκ-) Men. 915 , APl. 4.242 ( Eryc. ):— Med. ,fut.
, A. Pers. 220 (troch.), S. OC 477 , Ar. V. 1020 (anap.); Ep.
Il. 5.314 , 18.24 , etc.; Ep.
subj. χεύεται(περι-) Od. 6.232 (perh.indic.):— Pass. ,fut. χῠθήσομαι(συγ-) D. 23.62 , cf. J. AJ 8.8.5 : laterχεθήσομαι,(ἐκ-) Arr. Epict. 4.10.26 :—aor. 1 ἐχύθην [ῠ] Od. 19.590 , etc.: laterἐχέθην,not in Inscrr. or Pap.,f.l. in
Ph. 1.455 , Euc. Catoptr.Prooem. (vii p.286 H.,ἐγ-, ἐκ-), etc.: also Ep.
aor. χύτο [ῠ] Il. 23.385 , Od. 7.143 ; ἐξ-έχῠτο
10.415 , Il. 4.526 ;part. χύμενος,η,ον,
19.284 , Od. 8.527 , and Trag. in lyr., A. Ch. 401 , Eu. 263 , E. Heracl. 76 :pf.
, Sapph. Supp. 25.12 , Pi. I. 1.4 , etc.:plpf.
pres. χείω, Hes. Th. 83 ; later Ep.
pres. χεύωboth in the simple Verb and compds., Nic. Al. 381 , Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 35.19 (fort. Mesom. ), Nonn.
D. 18.344 , Opp. C. 2.127 :— Med. , χεύομαι
: in later Prosepres. χύνω(q.v.);χῦσαιis f.l. for λῦσαι in codd. dett. of Tryph. 205 .—Rare in Prose, exc. in compds. and in Med.
I. prop. of liquids,pour out, let flow,
κρήνη κατ' αἰγίλιπος πέτρης χέει ὕδωρ
; βασιλεῦσιν ὕδωρ ἐπὶ χεῖρας ἔχευαν
, cf. Od. 1.146 , etc.; οἶνον χαμάδις χέε
:χέει ὕδωρ,of Zeus, i.e. makes it rain, Il. 16.385 ; ὅταν βορέας χιόνα . . χέῃ
Il. 12.281 (νειφέμενis in l. 280 ): freq. of drink-offerings, χέουσα χοάς
:— Med. , χοὴν χεῖσθαι νεκύεσσι
, etc.: abs., Is. 6.51 , 65 :— Pass. , κέχυται
;κρῆναι χέονταιtheygush forth,
E. Hipp. 748 (lyr.); ποτοῦ χυθέντος ἐς γῆν
;χέεσθαι βουτύρῳ, γάλακτι to flow with. . , LXX Jb. 29.6 .
2. χ. δάκρυα shedtears, δάκρυα θερμὰ χέοντες
, cf. 16.3 , E. Tr. 38 ; ἀπ' ὀφθαλμῶν
:— Med. , ὅσα σώματα χεῖται
:— Pass. , of tears,flow,
; ἀπ' ὀφθαλμῶν χύτο δάκρυα
; of blood,to be shed, drip,
φονίας σταγόνας χυμένας ἐς πέδον
(anap.), cf. Eu. 263 (lyr.).
3. smeltmetal, LXX Ma. 3.3 .
b. cast,of bronze statues, SIG 3g (Susa, from Didyma, vi (?) B.C.).
Pass. ,become liquid, melt, dissolve, τὰ κεχυμένα,opp.τὰ συνεστῶτα,
Pl. Ti. 66c ; of the ground in spring, X. Oec. 16.12 , Thphr. CP 3.4.4 ;κεχυμένοι ὀφθαλμοίperh.moist, languishingeyes, Heph.Astr. 1.1 .
II. of solids,shed, scatter,
φύλλα ἄνεμος χαμάδις χέει
;ἐν . . ἄλφιτα χ. δοροῖσιν pourinto . . , 2.354 ; [ κρέα] εἰν ἐλεοῖσιν
, Od. 24.317 ;καλάμην χθονί,of a mower or reaper, Il. 19.222 :— Pass. , ἐν νάσῳ κέχυται σπέρμα
;πάγου χυθέντοςwhen the frostwas on the ground,
S. Ph. 293 ;κέχυται νόσος has spread throughhis frame, Id. Tr. 853 (lyr.).
2. throw upearth, so as to form a mound, σῆμ' ἔχεαν
;χεύαντες δὲ τὸ σῆμαib. 801 , cf. Od. 1.291 ; τύμβον χ.
, etc.; θανόντι χυτὴν ἐπὶ γαῖαν ἔχευαν
3. χ. δούρατα showerspears, 5.618 :— Med. ,βέλεα χέοντοtheyshowered theirdarts, 8.159 .
;ἀπὸ κρατὸς χέε( v.l. for βάλε ) δέσματα
; κρόκου βαφὰς ἐς πέδον χέουσα
(lyr.) (butκαρπὸν χ.,of trees, notto shedtheir fruit, butto letithang downin profusion, Od. 11.588 ):— Pass. , πλόκαμος γένυν παρ' αὐτὴν κεχυμένος streaming down, falling,
5. in Pass. ,to be heaped up, massed together,[ ἰχθύες] ἐπὶ ψαμάθοισι κέχυνται
, cf. 389 ; of dead geese, 19.539 ; of dung, 17.298 , Il. 23.775 ; also σωρὸν σίτου κεχυμένον
Pass. , of living beings,stream in a dense throng,
Il. 16.267 , etc.; δακρυόεντες ἔχυντο
, etc.: of sheep, Il. 5.141 .
7. of persons,ἀμφ' αὐτῷ χυμένη throwing herselfaround him, 19.284 , Od. 8.527 :— Med. , ἀμφὶ φίλον υἱὸν ἐχεύατο πήχεε
:— Pass. , of things, ἀμφὶ δὲ δεσμοὶ τεχνήεντες ἔχυντο
κέχυμαι, to be wholly engagedorabsorbed in,
;κεχυμένος ἐς τἀφροδίσια,Lat.effusus in Venerem,
Luc. Sacr. 5 ; πρὸς ἡδονήν
III. of impalpable things:
1. of the voice,φωνήν, αὐδὴν χ.,
Od. 19.521 , Hes. Sc. 396 , cf. Th. 83 ; ἐπὶ θρῆνον ἔχεαν
, cf. Supp. 632 (lyr.), Fr. 36 (lyr.); of wind instruments, πνεῦμα χέων ἐν αὐλοῖς
, cf. APl. 4.226 ( Alc. ):— Med. , κωμῳδικὰ πολλὰ χέασθαι
(anap.):—but in Pass. ,κεχυμένα ᾄσματα non-rhythmicalmelodies, Aristid.Quint. 1.13 .
κὰκ κεφαλῆς χεῦεν πολὺ κάλλος
; δόλον περὶ δέμνια χεῦεν
2. of things that obscure the sight,κατ' ὀφθαλμῶν χέεν ἀχλύν sheda dark cloud over the eyes, Il. 20.321 ;πολλὴν ἠέρα χεῦε sheda mist abroad, Od. 7.15 , etc. (so εὔκρατος ἀὴρ χεῖται
); τῷ δ' ὕπνον ἀπήμονά τε λιαρόν τε χεύῃ ἐπὶ βλεφάροισιν
, cf. Od. 2.395 , etc.:— Pass. ,ἀμφὶ δέ οἱ θάνατος χύτο was shedaround him, Il. 13.544 ; κατ' ὀφθαλμῶν κέχυτ' ἀχλύς
(butπάλιν χύτο ἀήρthe mistdissolvedorvanished,
Od. 7.143 ); οὔ κέ μοι ὕπνος ἐπὶ βλεφάροισι χυθείη
;ἐχεύατο πόντον ἔπι φρίξ( Med. in pass. sense) Il. 7.63 .
Pass. ,ἐχύθη οἱ θυμόςhis mindoverflowed with joy,
Pass. ,to be dissipated, diffused,
Plot. 1.4.10 ; οὐδὲν τοῦ χεῖσθαι δεηθέν
;to be rarefied,opp.πιλεῖσθαι,
Gal. 15.28 . (Cf. Skt.juhóti'pour (sacrificial offerings)',part. hutás(=χυτός), Lat.fundo,Goth.giutan'pour'.)
References Il. 6.147 9.15 Hes. Op. 421 S. El. 1291 E. IA 37 Ar. Eq. 1091 Il. 23.220 9.612 13.808 Od. 10.518 Ar. Nu. 74 D. 45.74 Antipho 1.19 Ar. Pl. 1021 A. Ag. 1029 Theoc. 10.53 Choerob. in Theod. 2.168 LXX Je. 6.11 Ex. 4.9 Le. 4.18 25 De. 12.16 24 Le. 4.12 Ex. 29.16 E. Fr. 384 Ar. Pax 169 Pl.Com. 69.3 Od. 2.222 Aristarch. Il. 9.15 3.270 Od. 1.146 Theoc. 7.82 Il. 16.385 E. Cyc. 328 Il. 12.281 280 A. Ch. 87 11.26 Hdt. 7.43 Is. 6.51 65 Il. 12.284 E. Hipp. 748 S. Tr. 704 LXX Jb. 29.6 Il. 7.426 16.3 E. Tr. 38 Id. Cyc. 405 Pl. Ti. 83e Od. 4.523 Il. 23.385 A. Ch. 401 Eu. 263 LXX Ma. 3.3 SIG 3g Pl. Ti. 66c X. Oec. 16.12 Thphr. CP 3.4.4 Heph.Astr. 1.1 9.7 Od. 15.527 2.354 Il. 9.215 18.24 Od. 24.317 Il. 19.222 Pi. P. 4.42 S. Ph. 293 Id. Tr. 853 Il. 24.799 801 Od. 1.291 Il. 7.336 Od. 3.258 Il. 23.256 5.618 8.159 17.619 Od. 22.20 Il. 22.468 A. Ag. 239 Od. 11.588 E. Ba. 456 Od. 22.387 389 19.539 17.298 Il. 23.775 Hdt. 1.22 Il. 16.267 Od. 10.415 Il. 5.141 19.284 Od. 8.527 Il. 5.314 Od. 8.297 Pi. I. 1.4 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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