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Gloss
cause to sink, sink, plunge in
δύω(v. infr.),δῡ́νω:
A. causal Tenses,cause to sink, sink, plunge in;pres.only in Thphr. HP 5.4.8
οὐκ ἐν ἴσῳ βάθει πάντα δύοντες τῆς θαλάσσης:aor. 1 ἔδῡσα(ἐξ-) Od. 14.341 ; cf. the compds.ἀπο-, ἐκ-, ἐν-, κατα-δύω.
B. non-causal,getorgo into, c. acc.:pres. δύω(v. 1.4 ); more freq. δύνω
Il. 17.202
, Hes. Op. 616 , S. Ph. 1331 , etc.; Ep.
impf.
δῦνον
Il. 11.268
:aor.
ἔδῡνα
Batr. 245
,part.
δύνας
Plb. 9.15.9
, Paus. 2.11.7 , Ael. VH 4.1 , but ἔδῡσα
Browse lexicon entries, E. Rh. 529 (lyr.), etc. (also in Att. Inscrr., as IG 22.1241 ):impf.
:fut. δύσομαι [ῡ] 7.298 , E. El. 1271 :aor.
, (ἀπό) Nic. Al. 302 ; Ep.
, opt.δυσαίατοprob. in 18.376 (Prose and Com. in Compds.); Hom. mostly uses the Ep. formsἐδύσεο, ἐδύσετο, imper. δύσεο
, Hes. Sc. 108 ,part. δυσόμενος(inpres.sense) Od. 1.24 , Hes. Op. 384 : more freq.aor. ἔδυν(as if fromΔῦμι) Il. 11.63 , etc.;3 dual ἐδύτην [ῡ] 10.254 ;1 pl.
; imper.δῦθι, δῦτε, 16.64 , 18.140 ;subj. δύω [ῡ] 6.340 , 22.99 , butδύῃ [ῠ] Hes. Op. 728 ; Ep. opt.δύη [ῡ] (forδυίη) Od. 18.348 ;inf.
δύμεναι [ῡ] 14.63 , ἐκ-δῦμεν
;part. δύς, δῦσα, Hdt. 8.8 :pf.
, Sapph. 52 , Pl. Phd. 116e ; Dor.
inf. δεδυκεῖν [ῡ] Theoc. 1.102 :— Pass. ,fut.andaor. δῠθήσομαι, ἐδύθην [ῠ], and apf. δέδῠμαιonly in compds., v. ἀπο-, ἐκ-, ἐν-δύω. [ῠ inδύωinpres.andimpf.
Act. and Med. , Hom. ; but A.R. hasδῡομαι
,part. δῡόμενοςib. 925 , Call. Epigr. 22 ; δῡ́εται
I. of Places or Countries,enter, make one's way into, in Hom. the most freq. use,εἰ . . κε πύλας καὶ τείχεα δύω(aor. 2) Il. 22.99 ; πόλιν δύσεσθαι
;ἔδυ νέφεα plunged intothe clouds, of a star, Il. 11.63 ;δῦτε θαλάσσης εὐρέα κόλπον plunge intothe lap of Ocean, 18.140 ;γαῖαν ἐδύτην went beneaththe earth, i.e. died, 6.19 , cf. 411 , etc.;πόλεμον δύμεναι plunge into. . , 14.63 ; θεῖον δύσονται ἀγῶνα
;δύσεο δὲ μνηστῆρας go in tothem, Od. 17.276 ; rarely in Trag., αἰθέρα δ.
(lyr.), cf. E. El. 1271 .
2. in Ep. less freq. with Preps., ἔδυν δόμον Ἄϊδος εἴσω
; ὑπὸ κῦμα θαλάσσης αὐτίκ' ἔδυσαν
;κατὰ σταθμοὺς δύεται slinksinto the fold, 5.140 ; καθ' ὅμιλον ἔδυ Τρώων
(rarely c. gen., κατὰ σπείους κοίλοιο δέδυκεν
);πάϊς Ω<>ς ὑπὸ μητέρα δύσκεν εἰς Αἴαντα he got himself untoAjax, i.e.got behindhis shield, Il. 8.271 ;βέλος δ' εἰς ἐγκέφαλον δῦib. 85 ; ἀκίδες δεδυκυῖαι διὰ φλεβῶν
; in Prose and Trag. mostly with a Prep. (butδυόμενοιabs.,diving, Th. 7.25 ), δῦναι ἐς θάλασσαν
; ἁρμὸν . . πρὸς αὐτὸ στόμιον
3. abs.,εἴσω ἔδυ ξίφοςthe swordentered his body, Il. 16.340 ;δύνει ἀλοιφή sinks in(where howeverβοείηνmay be supplied), 17.392 :— Med. , δύου πάλιν
4. of Sun and Stars,sink into[the sea],set, ἠέλιος μὲν ἔδυ
, cf. Od. 3.329 , etc.; ἔδυ φάος ἠελίοιο
, cf. Il. 7.465 , etc.; ἀελίω δύντος
; soΒοώτης ὀψὲ δύωνlate-settingBoötes, Od. 5.272 ; δείελος ὀψὲ δύων
;δυσόμενος Υπερίων(to mark the West) Od. 1.24 ;ἐδύετο εἰς τόπον [ὁ ἥλιος] Pl. Plt. 269a ;πρὸς δύνοντος ἡλίουtowards the West, A. Supp. 255 : metaph., βίου δύντος αὐγαί
(lyr.);ἔδυ πρόπας δόμοςib. 1011 (lyr.);δεδυκὸς ζῆνlivein retirement, Pl. Lg. 781c .
II. of clothes and armour,get into, Ἀρήϊα τεύχεα δ.
, etc.;κυνέην δ. put onone's helmet, 5.845 ; δῦ δὲ χιτῶν'
: metaph.,εἰ μὴ σύ γε δύσεαι ἀλκήνif thouwiltnotput onstrength, 9.231 ; so ἀνάγκας ἔδυ λέπαδνον
2. trans.,put on, ἀμφ' ὤμοισιν ἐδύσετο τεύχεα
, etc.; ὤμοιϊν . . τεύχεα δῦθι
; χιτῶνα περὶ χροί̈ . . δῦνεν
; χρυσὸν . . ἔδυνε περὶ χροί̈
3. rarely abs. with a Prep., ὅπλοισιν ἔνι δεινοῖσιν ἐδύτην
, cf. A.R. 1.638 ; ἐς τεύχεα δύντε
III. of sufferings, passions, and thelike,enter, come overorupon, κάματος . . γυῖα δέδυκεν
; ὄφρ' ἔτι μᾶλλον δύη ἄχος κραδίην
;κρατερὴ δέ ἑ λύσσα δέδυκεmadnessis come overhim, 9.239 ;δῦ μιν ἌρηςAres, i.e. the spirit of war,filledhim, 17.210 ; μιν ἔδυ χόλος
References
- Thphr. HP 5.4.8
- Od. 14.341
- 1.4
- Il. 17.202
- Hes. Op. 616
- S. Ph. 1331
- Il. 11.268
- Batr. 245
- Plb. 9.15.9
- Paus. 2.11.7
- Ael. VH 4.1
- Ev.Marc. 1.32
- Il. 5.140
- E. Rh. 529
- IG 22.1241
- Pl. Plt. 269a
- Il. 15.345
- 7.298
- E. El. 1271
- A.R. 4.865
- Nic. Al. 302
- Il. 23.739
- 18.376
- Hom.
- 19.36
- Hes. Sc. 108
- Od. 1.24
- Hes. Op. 384
- Il. 11.63
- 10.254
- S. Fr. 367
- Od. 24.106
- Il. 22.99
- Od. 7.18
- 18.140
- 6.19
- 411
- 14.63
- 20.379
- Od. 17.276
- S. Aj. 1192
- Il. 11.263
- Od. 12.383
- 5.352
- 11.579
- Il. 6.136
- 18.145
- 5.140
- 3.36
- Od. 12.93
- Il. 8.271
- 85
- Plu. Crass. 25
- Th. 7.25
- Hdt. 8.8
- A. Fr. 261
- S. Ant. 1217
- Pl. Lg. 905a
- Id. Phd. 113c
- Il. 16.340
- 17.392
- Ar. V. 148
- Il. 18.241
- Od. 3.329
- 13.35
- 2.388
- Il. 7.465
- Sapph. Supp. 25.8
- Od. 5.272
- Il. 21.232
- Bion Fr. 8.6
- Hdt. 7.149
- D. 15.22
- A. Supp. 255
- Id. Ag. 1123
- 1011
- Pl. Lg. 781c
- Il. 6.340
- 5.845
- 18.416
- 9.231
- A. Ag. 218
- Il. 3.328
- 16.64
- Od. 15.61
- Il. 8.43
- 10.272
- A.R. 1.638
- Od. 22.201
- Il. 5.811
- Od. 18.348
- Il. 19.367
- 11.272
- 9.239
- 17.210
- 19.16