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ἀείρω, Ep. , Ion. , and poet.;αἴρω(once in Hom. ,v.infr.), Att. and Trag. (exc. A. Th. 759 , Pers. 660 , both lyr.); Aeol.
ἀέρρω, Alc. 78 :impf. ἤειρον(συν-) Il. 10.499 , Hdt. 2.125 , Ep.
A.
ἄειρον
Il. 19.386
, Att. and Trag.ᾖρον:fut. ἀρῶ [ᾱ], contr. forἀερῶ(which is not found), A. Pers. 795 , E. Heracl. 322 , Tr. 1148 , prob. in Luc. Hist.Conscr. 14 :aor. 1 ἤειρα(συν-) Il. 24.590 , (παρ-) Archil. 94 , Herod. 9.13 , Ep.
ἄειρα
Il. 23.730
; Aeol. imper. ἀέρρατε
Sapph. 91
;subj.
ἀέρσῃ
Panyas. 13.13
;part.
ἀείρας
S. Ant. 418
Close Browse lexicon entries , A. Ag. 47 , Th. 6.18 , etc.,3 pl.
(Gort.) [ᾱ-in all moods]:pf.
, (ἀπ-) Th. 8.100 ,plpf. ἤρκεσαν(ἀπ-) D. 19.150 :— Med.
ἀείρομαι(ἀπ-) Il. 21.563 , S. Tr. 216 (lyr.);αἴρομαι
E. El. 360 , Th. 4.60 : futἀροῦμαι[ᾱ]
E. Hel. 1597 :aor. 1imper. ἀείραο
,inf. ἀείρασθαι(ἀντ-) Hdt. 7.212 ,part.
, IG 4.952.112 (Epid.); alsoἠράμην [ᾱ-in all moods] Il. 14.510 , Od. 4.107 , E. Heracl. 986 , Ar. Ra. 525 , Pl. R. 374e , etc., Dor.
:— Pass. , E. Alc. 450 (lyr.), Hp. Mul. 2.174 :fut.
, (παρ-) Il. 16.341 , Ep.
, Pi. N. 7.75 , A. Ag. 1525 (lyr.), Hp. Mul. 1.1 , etc.; also ἤρθην
, A. Th. 214 (lyr.), Th. 4.42 , etc.,part.
, (ἐπ-) Hdt. 1.90 , etc.:pf.
plpf. 3 sg. ἄωρτο(forἤορτο) Il. 3.272 , Theoc. 24.43 , ἔωρτο
[ἀείρωhasᾰ, exc. in late poetry, as Opp. C. 1.347 .] (ἀείρω
= ἀ-ϝερ- yω, cf. αὐειρομέναι
;αἴρω(oncein Hom. , Il. 17.724 inpart. αἴροντας) may = ϝαρ-ψω forϝγ[νυλλ ]-ψωfrom the reduced form of the root, but is more probably an analogical formation arising from the contracted forms. Fut.ἀροῦμαι[ᾰ] andaor. ἀρόμην, ἤρετο, etc.,inf. ἀρέσθαι[ᾰ] , belong toἄρνυμαι, q.v.;ἤρᾰτοmay have displacedἤρετοin Hom, cf. Eust. ad Il. 3.373 . The senseattachfound in compds.συν-, παρ-αείρωis prob. derived from the use v. 1 .)
Act. ,lift, raise up, νέκυν
;ὑψός' ἀείρας [κυνέην] 10.465 ; πίνακας παρέθηκεν ἀείρας
; Εὐμάστας με ἄηρεν ἀπὸ χθονός
, inscr. on a stone (Thera);ἀπὸ γῆς αἴ. Pl. Ti. 90a ;ἱστία στεῖλαν ἀείραντεςfurled bybrailing them up, Od. 3.11 ; butἀ. ἱστία hoistsail, A.R. 2.1229 ; αἴ. κεραίας
;κοῦφον αἴ. βῆμα walk lightly, trip, E. Tr. 342 ;αἴ. σκέλη, of a horse, X. Eq. 10.15 , cf. Arist. IA 710b20 ; ὀρθὸν αἴ. τὸ κάρα
;ἄρασα μύξας, of a deer, Id. Fr. 89 ; ὀφρῦς αἴροντα
;αἴ. σημεῖον makea signal, X. Cyr. 7.1.23 ;αἴ. μηχανήν, in the theatre, Antiph. 191.15 ; so ἐπὶ τὰς μηχανὰς καταφεύγουσι θεοὺς αἴροντες
;τεῖχος ἱκανὸν αἴ. Th. 1.90 , cf. 2.75 :—freq. inpart.,ἄρας ἔπαισεheraised[them] and struck, S. OT 1270 ; ἡ βουλὴ ἄρασα τὴν ἀφ' ἱερᾶς ἀφῆκεν
, cf. 1 Ep.Cor. 6.15 :— Pass. , ἐς αἰθέρα δῖαν ἀέρθη
, cf. Il. 8.74 ; ὑψός' ἀερθείς
, cf. Aen. Tact. 26.14 ;mount up, X. HG 5.2.5 ;ἄνω ἀρθῆναι, of the sun,to be highin heaven, Hp.
6 ;to be seized, snatched up, Ar. Ach. 565 .
2. take up, in various uses:drawwater, Ar. Ra. 1339 ;gatherfood, S. Ph. 707 ;pluckherbs, PMag.Par. 1.287 , al.
3. take up and carryorbring, ἐκ βελέων Σαρπηδόνα δῖον ἀείρας
;ἄχθος ἀ. convey, of ships, Od. 3.312 ;μῆλα ἐξ' Ιθάκης ἄειραν νηυσί carriedthemoff, 21.18 ;μή μοι οἶνον ἄειρε bringme not wine, Il. 6.264 .
4. take up and bear, as a burden, μόρον
b. wearclothes, LXX 1 Ki. 2.28 , al.
5. of armies or fleets,τὰς ναῦς αἴ.getthe shipsunder sail, Th. 1.52 ; esp. intr.,get under way, set out, ἆραι τῷ στρατῷ
: abs., ib. 23 :— Pass. , ἀερθῆναι
(lyr.); butἀερθείς carried too far, Pi. N. 7.75 .
6. raise, levy, λεκτὸν ἀροῦμεν στόλον
7. reara child, τοῖς τοκεῦσί ς' ἤειρα
II. raise up, exalt, ἀπὸ σμικροῦ δ' ἂν ἄρειας μέγαν
, cf. 791 ;ὄλβον <>ν Δαρεῖος ἦρεν
Id. Pers. 164 :—esp. of pride and passion,exalt, excite,ὑψοῦ αἴ. θυμόν grow excited, S. OT 914 ;αἴ. θάρσος pluck upcourage, E. IA 1598 :— Pass. ,to be raised, increased, ἡ δύναμις ᾔρετο
; ᾔρετο τὸ ὕψος τοῦ τείχους μέγα
;ἤρθη μέγας roseto greatness, D. 2.8 ; οὐκ ἤρθη νοῦν ἐς ἀτασθαλίην
;ἀρθῆναι φόβῳ, δείμασι, A. Th. 214 , E. Hec. 69 : abs., ἀείρομαι
(lyr.), cf. Ar. Ec. 1180 .
2. raise by words, hence,praise, extol, E. Heracl. 322 , etc.;αἴ. λόγῳ to exaggerate, D. 21.71 .
III. lift and take away, remove, ἀπό με τιμᾶν ἦραν
; generally,take away, put an end to, κακά
;τραπέζας αἴ.clear awaydinner, Men. 273 ; ἀρθέντος τοῦ αἰτίου
;deny(opp.τίθημι posit), S.E. P. 1.10 ; Delph. and Locr.
part. ἀρμένος cancelled, null and void, ὠνὰ ἀ. καὶ ἄκυρος
2. make away with, destroy,
Ev.Matt. 24.39 ; ἆρον, ἆρον away with him!
;ἐκ τῶν ζώντων αἴ. Tab.Defix.Aud. 1.18 .
Med. ,lift, take up for oneselforwhat is one's own, [ πέπλων] ἕν' ἀειραμένη
; hence,carry off, win, πάντας ἀειράμενος πελέκεας
2. ὄγκον ἄρασθαι to be puffed up, S. Aj. 129 ; θαυμαστὸν ὄγκον ἀράμενοι τοῦ μύθου
3. raise, lift, τύπωμα ἠρμένοι χεροῖν
;κανοῦν αἴ. Ar. Av. 850 ; βοῦς
, cf. Thphr. Char. 27.5 ;ῥόθιον raisea surging cheer, Ar. Eq. 546 ; Σαμόσατα ἀράμενος μετέθηκεν
;ἀείρεσθαι τὰ ἱστία hoistsail, Hdt. 8.56 , cf. 94 .
4. raise, stir up, νεῖκος ἀειράμενος
, cf. E. Heracl. 986 , 991 ;begin, undertake, πόλεμον
342 , Hdt. 7.132 , Th. 4.60 , D. 5.5 ( Pass. , πόλεμος αἴρεται
;φυγὴν αἴρεσθαι take toflight, A. Pers. 481 , E. Rh. 54 .
5. take upon oneself, undergo, πόνον
6. abs.,βαρὺς ἀ.slow toundertake anything, Hdt. 4.150 .
7. take away, remove, E. IT 1201 ; hence,killordestroy, D.H. 4.4 , J. AJ 19.1.3 ; πόλιν
Pass. ,to be suspended, hang, [ μάχαιρα] πὰρ ξίφεος μέγα κουλεὸν αἰὲν ἄωρτο
2. Medic.,to be swollen, [ σπλὴν] ἀερθείς
;μαζοὶ ἀείρονταιib. 2.174 .
References Il. 19.386 A. Pers. 795 E. Heracl. 322 Tr. 1148 Luc. Hist.Conscr. 14 Il. 24.590 Archil. 94 Herod. 9.13 Il. 23.730 Sapph. 91 Panyas. 13.13 S. Ant. 418 IG 12(3).449 Hdt. 9.59 A. Ag. 47 Th. 6.18 LXX Jo. 3.14 Herod. 5.71 Call. Cer. 35 Th. 2.12 GDI 5015 D. 25.52 Th. 8.100 D. 19.150 Il. 21.563 S. Tr. 216 E. El. 360 Th. 4.60 E. Hel. 1597 A.R. 4.746 Il. 17.724 10.465 Od. 1.141 Pl. Ti. 90a Od. 3.11 A.R. 2.1229 D.S. 13.12 A. Pers. 660 E. Tr. 342 X. Eq. 10.15 Arist. IA 710b20 A. Ch. 496 S. Tr. 795 Id. Fr. 89 Diph. 85 X. Cyr. 7.1.23 Antiph. 191.15 Pl. Cra. 425d Th. 1.90 2.75 S. OT 1270 Plu. Cor. 32 1 Ep.Cor. 6.15 Od. 19.540 Il. 8.74 Od. 12.432 Antipho 2.1.9 Th. 2.94 26.14 Ar. Ra. 1339 S. Ph. 707 PMag.Par. 1.287 Il. 16.678 24.583 Od. 3.312 21.18 Il. 6.264 A. Pers. 547 S. Tr. 80 A.R. 4.65 LXX 1 Ki. 2.28 Th. 1.52 Id. 2.12 23 Hdt. 9.52 1.165 1.170 S. Ant. 111 Pi. N. 7.75 A. Ch. 262 791 Id. Pers. 164 S. OT 914 E. IA 1598 Th. 1.118 Id. 2.75 D. 2.8 Simon. 111 A. Th. 214 E. Hec. 69 Ar. Ec. 1180 D. 21.71 A. Eu. 847 Pl. R. 578e E. El. 942 Men. 273 Arist. Pr. 920b11 S.E. P. 1.10 GDI 1746 IG 9(1).374 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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