, alsoἐληλέδατ', ἐληλέατ', ἐληλάδατ'vv.ll. in Od. 7.86 .— Thepres. ἐλάωis rare and mainly Poet., imper. ἔλα
Pi. I. 5(4).38
, A. Fr. 332 , E. HF 819 , Fr. 779.1 (also non-thematic3 pl.
ἐλάντω
SIG 1025.8
(Cos)):inf.
ἐλᾶν
Canthar. 4
, X. HG 2.4.32 :inf. ἐλάανas Ep.
inf. pres.is freq. in Hom. (v. infr. 1.2 ):part.
ἐλάουσα
Emp. 4.5
:impf. 3 pl.
ἔλων
Od. 4.2
,3 sg.
ἔλαεν
A.R. 3.872
; ἀπ-έλα
X. Cyr. 8.3.32
; butἀπ-ήλαονin Ar. Lys. 1001 is prob. an error for-ήλα'αν, Dor. for-ήλασαν:—radic. sense,drive, set in motion, of driving flocks, εἰς εὐρὺ σπέος ἤλασε μῆλα
b. with acc. omitted, intr.,go in a chariot, drive,μάστιξεν δ' ἐλάαν(sc.ἵππους) he whipped themon, Il. 5.366 , al., cf. S. El. 734 , 739 ;βῆ δ' ἐλάαν ἐπὶ κύματαhedrove onover the waves, Il. 13.27 ;διὰ νύκτα ἐλάαν travelthe night through, Od. 15.50 ;ἐς τὸ ἄστυ ἐ.driveinto the city, Hdt. 1.60 ;ἐπὶ ζευγέων ἐ. ib. 199 ;ride, Id. 7.88 , X. Eq.Mag. 3.9 , etc.;ἐλῶν ἐς Θρηί̈κην marching. ., Hdt. 9.89 , etc.;row, μάλα σφοδρῶς ἐλάαν
Od. 12.124
;ἐλαύνοντες rowers, 13.22 , etc.
c. in this intr. sense, it sts. took an acc. loci,γαλήνην ἐλαύνειν to sailthe calm sea, i.e. over it, 7.319 ; soτὰ ἕσπερα νῶτ' ἐ. E. El. 731 (lyr.); alsoἐλαύνειν δρόμον runa course, Ar. Nu. 28 ; ὁδόν
);τὰ κατάντη ἐλαύνεσθαι, of horses,to be riddenon steep ground, X. Eq.Mag. 8.3 .
2. drive away, carry off, in Hom. of stolen cattle or horses, βοῶν ἀρίστας
Od. 12.353
; ἵππους
Il. 5.236
; ἐ. ὅ τι δύναιντο
X. HG 4.8.18
:— Med. , Od. 4.637 , 20.51 ; ῥύσι' ἐλαυνόμενος
Il. 11.674
, etc.
3. drive away, expel, ἐ. [τινὰ] ἐκ δήμου
6.158
; ἄνδρας ἀπ' Οἰνώνας
Pi. N. 5.16
: freq. in Trag., ἐ. τινὰ γῆς
E. Med. 70
;μύσος, μίασμα ἐ., A. Ch. 967 codd., Eu. 283 ( Pass. ), cf. S. OT 98 ;ἄγος ἐ.,=ἀγηλατέω, Th. 1.126 ; ἐ. λῃστάς
Ar. Ach. 1188
, etc.:— Pass. , γῆν πρὸ γῆς ἐλαύνομαι
A. Pr. 682
.
4. drive(to extremities),persecute, plague,οἵ μιν ἄδην ἐλόωσι . . πολέμοιοwho willharasshim till he has had enough of war, Il. 13.315 ;ἔτι μέν μίν φημι ἄδην λάαν κακότητοςI think Ishall persecutehim till he has had enough, Od. 5.290 ; θεὸς ἐλαύνει πόλιν
S. OT 28
; Ἰωνίαν ἤλασεν βίᾳ
A. Pers. 771
; μή τι δαιμόνιον τὰ πράγματα ἐλαύνῃ
D. 9.54
; σὺ δ' ἀπειλεῖς πᾶσιν, ἐλαύνεις πάντας
Id. 21.135
, cf. 173 :— Pass. , ἐλαυνομένων καὶ ὑβριζομένων
Id. 18.48
; λύπῃ πᾶς ἐλήλαται κακῇ
S. Aj. 275
; κακοῖς πρός τινος
E. Andr. 31
; ὑπ' ἀνάγκης καὶ οἴστρου
Pl. Phdr. 240d
; τὴν ψυχὴν ἐρωτικῇ μανίᾳ
Ael. NA 14.18
;ἐλαύνεσθαι τὴν γνώμην to be out of one'smind, Philostr. VS 2.27.5 .
5.
= βινέω , Ar. Ec. 39 , Pl. Com. 3.4 .
6. intr. in expressions like ἐς τοσοῦτον ἤλασαν theydrove itso far (whereπρᾶγμαmust be supplied), Hdt. 5.50 ; ἐς πᾶσαν κακότητα
Id. 2.124
;εἰς κόρον ἐλαύνειν push matterstill disgust ensued, Tyrt. 11.10 ;εἰς ἴσον(sc.τισί) Onos. Praef. 4 : hence,push on, go on, ἐγγὺς μανιῶν
E. Heracl. 904
(lyr.);ἔξω τοῦ φρονεῖνId.*ba.
853 ;πόρρω ἐ. σοφίας gofar in . ., Pl. Euthphr. 4b , cf. Grg. 486a , X. Cyr. 1.6.39 .
II. strike, ἐλάτῃσιν πόντον ἐλαύνοντες
Il. 7.6
; κιθάραν πλήκτρῳ
E. HF 351
(lyr.).
2. strikewith a weapon, but never with a missile, τὸν σκήπτρῳ ἐλάσασκεν
Il. 2.199
; ξίφει ἤλασε κόρσην
5.584
; κόρυθος φάλον ἤλασεν
13.614
;ὀδόντας ἐ.knock out, A.R. 2.785 : c. dupl. acc.,τὸν μὲν . . μεταδρομάδην ἔλας' ὦμονhim hestruckon . ., Il. 5.80 ;χθόνα δ' ἤλασε παντὶ μετώπῳ struckearth with his forehead, of a falling man, Od. 22.94 : c. acc. cogn.,inflicta wound, οὐλὴν τήν ποτέ με σῦς ἤλασε
21.219
:— Pass. , c. acc. νῶτον ὄπισθ' αἰχμῇ δουρὸς ἐληλαμένος
Tyrt. 11.20
; ἐλαύνεται εἰς τὸν μηρόν
Luc. Tox. 61
.
3. strikeone thing against another, πρὸς γῆν ἐ. κάρη
Od. 17.237
; of weapons,drive through, διαπρὸ χαλκὸν ἔλασσε
22.295
; [ δόρυ] διὰ στήθεσφιν ἔλασσε
Il. 5.57
, cf. 20.269 ; ἤλασε Λυγκέος ἐν πλευραῖσι χαλκόν
Pi. N. 10.70
:— Pass. ,go through, Il. 4.135 , 13.595 ;to be fixed in, ὀϊστὸς ὤμῳ ἐνὶ στιβαρῷ ἠλήλατο
