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εἶμι(
A. ibo),2 sg.
εἶ
S. Tr. 83
, Ar. Av. 990 , Ep. and Ion.
εἶς
Hes. Op. 208
, εἶσθα
Il. 10.450
, Od. 19.69 ;3 sg. εἶσι; pl.ἴμεν, ἴτε, ἴᾱσι: imper.ἴθι(alsoεἶin the compd. ἔξει
Ar. Nu. 633
acc. to Sch., but prob.indic.),3 pl.
ἴτωσαν
E. IT 1480
, Pl. Lg. 765a , also ἴτων
A. Eu. 32
, ἰόντων
Th. 4.118
Close Browse lexicon entries ; Ep. pl.ἴομεν(for -ωμεν) 2.440 : opt.ἴοιμι,οις,οι , 14.21 , etc.; ἰοίην
, IG 4.760 (Troezen), X. Smp. 4.16 , (διεξ-) Isoc. 5.98 ; Ep.
ἴμεναι(ιin Il. 20.365 ) orἴμεν, also ἰέμεν
ap. Stob. 3.1.106 (dub. l.),ἴναι[ῐ] Orac. ap. Str. 9.2.23 , (ἐξ-) Machoap. Ath. 13.580c , cf. EM 467.18 (προσ-εῖναιdub. in Hes. Op. 353 ):part. ἰών, ἰοῦσα, ἰόν:impf. ᾔειν, ᾔεις( δι-ῄεισθα
Id. Ti. 38c , Criti. 117e ; Ep. and Ion.
ἤϊα,3 sg. ἤϊε(-εν), contr.
; 1 and2 pl.,ᾖμεν, ᾖτε;3 pl., Ep. and Ion.
ἤϊσαν, Ep. alsoἴσαν, Att.
ᾖσαν(μετ-) Ar. Eq. 605 , cf. Fr. 161 , (ἐπ-) Od. 19.445 , laterᾔεσαν(εἰσ-) Arist. Ath. 32.1 , etc.; also3 sg.
pres.andimpf. ἴεμαι, ἰέμηνare mere mistakes forἵεμαι, ἱέμην(fromἵημι), cf. S. OT 1242 , E. Supp. 698 :—forfut. εἴσομαιandaor.
εἰσάμην, in3 sg. εἴσατο, ἐείσατο,3 dual ἐεισάσθην, v. εἴσομαι
11 .—The ind.εἶμιusu. haspres.sense in Hom. (fut., Il. 1.426 , 18.280 ), but in Ion. Prose and Att. it serves asfut.toἔρχομαι(q. v.), Ishall go, shall come: thepres.sense is sts. found in Poetry, prov.αὐτόματοι δ' ἀγαθοὶ ἀγαθῶν ἐπὶ δαῖτας ἴασι(cf. Pl. Smp. 174b ), cf. Theoc. 25.90 , also in compds. (προς-) A. Eu. 242 , (ἐπ-) Th. 4.61 , (συν-) Str. 3.2.2 . [ῐ- in all tenses, exc. in Ep. Subj.ἴομενforἴωμενat the beginning of a verse]:—comeorgo, the special senses being given by the context,οἴκαδ' ἴμεν gohome, Il. 17.155 ; τάχ' εἶσθα θύραζε
, etc.;come, οὐδέ μιν οἴω νῦν ἰέναι
, etc.;go, depart, Od. 2.367 ; ὑπὸ τεῖχος ἰόντας
1. c. acc. loci,go toorinto, Od. 1.176 , 18.194 , S. OT 637 .
2. c. acc. cogn.,ὁδὸν ἰέναι goa road, Od. 10.103 ; soτὴν ὀρεινήν(sc.ὁδόν) X. Cyr. 2.4.22 : metaph., ἄδικον ὁδὸν ἰέναι
3. go throughorover,τὸ μέσον τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, of the sun, Hdt. 2.25 , cf. 26 : in Hom. , freq. c. gen.,ἰὼν πεδίοιο going acrossthe plain, Il. 5.597 .
III. c.inf. aor., ἀλλά τις εἴη εἰπεῖν Ἀτρεί̈δῃ
.—On the Homericβῆ δ' ἴμεν, etc., v. βαίνω .
2. c.part. fut.,Ἑλένην καλέους' ἴε wentto call her, Il. 3.383 , cf. 14.200 , Od. 15.213 ;ἤϊα λέξωνIwas goingto tell, Hdt. 4.82 ; ἴτω θύσων
; εἴ τις ἱστορίαν γράψων ἴῃ
IV. also of other motions besides walking or running, as ofgoing in a ship, esp. ἐπὶ νηὸς ἰέναι
, etc.; of theflightof bees, Il. 2.87 .
2. of themotionof things, [πέλεκυς] εἶσιν διὰ δουρόςthe axegoesthrough the beam, 3.61 ; of clouds or vapour, 4.278 ; of the stars, 22.317 ; of time,ἔτος εἶσιthe yearwill pass, Od. 2.89 ;φάτις εἶσιthe reportgoes, 23.362 ; χρόνος . . ἰὼν πόρσω
( 11 ). 55 ;ἴτω κλαγγά, βοά, S. Tr. 208 (lyr.), Ar. Av. 857 (lyr.); ἡ μοῖρ' ὅποιπερ εἶς' ἴτω
V. metaph. usages,ἰέναι ἐς λόγους τινί to enteron a conference with . . , Th. 3.80 , etc.;ἰέναι ἐς τοὺς πολέμους, ἐς τὴν ξυμμαχίαν, Id. 1.78 , 5.30 ;ἰέναι ἐς χεῖρας to cometo blows, Id. 2.3 , 81 ;ἰέναι ἐς τὰ παραγγελλόμενα to obeyorders, Id. 1.121 ; διὰ δίκης ἰὼν πατρί
;ἰέναι διὰ μάχης, διὰ φιλίας, etc., v. διά A.IV.b.
VI. imper.ἴθι(with or withoutδή)come now! mostly folld. by2 sg.imper., ἴ. ἐξήγεο
;ἴθ' ἐγκόνει, ἴθ' ἐκκάλυψον, S. Aj. 988 , 1003 ; ἴ. πέραινε
; in full,ἴ. καὶ πειρῶ goand try, Hdt. 8.57 : with1 pl., ἴ. οὖν ἐπισκεψώμεθα
, cf. Pl. Prt. 332d ; ἴτε δὴ ἀκούσωμεν
:2 dual, ἴθι δὴ παρίστασθον
2. ἴτω let it pass, well then, Id. Ph. 120 , E. Med. 798 .
VII. part.added to Verbs,φρονείτω μεῖζον ἢ κατ' ἄνδρ' ἰώνlet himgo andthink . . , S. Ant. 768 , cf. OC 1393 , Aj. 304 ; βακχεύσεις ἰών
References S. Tr. 83 Ar. Av. 990 Hes. Op. 208 Il. 10.450 Od. 19.69 Ar. Nu. 633 E. IT 1480 Pl. Lg. 765a A. Eu. 32 Th. 4.118 Sophr. 48 Il. 10.67 9.701 2.440 14.21 Sapph. 159 IG 4.760 X. Smp. 4.16 Isoc. 5.98 Il. 19.209 IG 22.1126.18 Il. 24.139 Od. 14.496 GDI 4986.7 Il. 20.365 Archyt. Stob. 3.1.106 Str. 9.2.23 Ath. 13.580c EM 467.18 Od. 1.176 18.194 S. OT 637 Od. 10.103 X. Cyr. 2.4.22 Th. 3.64 Hdt. 2.25 26 Hom. Il. 5.597 Il. 3.383 14.200 Od. 15.213 Hdt. 4.82 Pl. Lg. 909d Luc. Hist.Conscr. 39 Od. 2.332 Il. 2.87 3.61 4.278 22.317 Od. 2.89 23.362 Pi. O. 10 11 55 S. Tr. 208 Ar. Av. 857 S. OT 1458 Pl. Ap. 19a Th. 3.80 Id. 1.78 5.30 Id. 2.3 81 Id. 1.121 S. Ant. 742 Hdt. 3.72 S. Aj. 988 1003 Ar. Ra. 1170 Hdt. 8.57 X. Mem. 1.6.4 Pl. Prt. 332d Id. Lg. 797d Ar. Ra. 1378 S. OC 248 OT 1413 Id. Ph. 120 E. Med. 798 S. Ant. 768 OC 1393 Aj. 304 E. Ba. 343 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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