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Gloss g[uglide]iē-, g[uglide]iō-
ζῶ( contr. fr.ζώω:ζάωonly in Gramm., EM 410.38 ),ζῇς( Choerob. in Theod. 2.28 ),ζῇ, ζῆτε(butζῆς, ζῆacc. to Anon. ap. EM 410.48 , Sophronius ap. Choerob. in Theod. 2.416 ); imper.
A.
ζῆ
S. Fr. 167
, E. IT 699 ,ζῆθι(as if fromζῆμι, cf.EMl.c.) Pherecr. 11
D. , Men. Mon. 191 , AP 10.43 , σύ-ζηθι
Philem.
ap.Et.Gen.
s.v. ζῆ ; opt.ζῴην;inf. ζῆν:impf.
ἔζων
S. El. 323
, Ar. Ra. 1072 ;ἔζηνin most codd. of D. 24.7 is a form suggested byἔζης, ἔζη;3 pl.
ἔζων
Ar. V. 709
, Pl. Lg. 679c :fut.
ζήσω
Close Browse lexicon entries , Pl. R. 465d , Men. Mon. 186 , [ Epich. ] 267 , ζήσομαι
, D. 25.82 , Arist. Pol. 1327b5 :aor. 1
, AP 7.470 ( Mel. ), Plu. 2.786a , etc.:pf.
, D.H. 5.68 , etc.: but in Att.
aor.andpf.are mostly supplied fromβιόω.-Exc.part. ζῶντος, Il. 1.88 , Hom. always uses the Ep.
Ion. Lyr.pres. ζώω(also in Pi. O. 2.25 , Hdt. 7.46 , al., Diog.Apoll. 4 , Herod. 2.29 , IG 12(8).600.9 (Thasos), and Trag. (in lyr.), S. El. 157 , OC 1213 , cf. BCH 47.95 (Cavalla), Bull.Soc.Arch.Bulg. 7.13 (Macedonia);subj.
(Thasos,v B.C.), cf. Schwyzer 339 , al. (Delph.), contr.
Leg.Gort. 4.21 , al.);inf. ζωέμεναι, -έμεν, Od. 7.140 , 24.436 :impf.
, Hes. Op. 112 , Hdt. 4.112 ; Ion.
, Bion 1.30 :aor. 1 ἔζωσα(ἐπ-) Hdt. 1.120 ;inf.
( Theodorid. ). (Rootg[uglide]iē-, g[uglide]iō-also inβίοςandὑγιής(q.v.).)
I. prop. of animal life,live, Hom. (v. infr.), etc.; also of plants, τὸ ζῆν κοινὸν εἶναι φαίνεται καὶ τοῖς φυτοῖς
;ἐλέγχιστε ζωόντωνvilestof living men, Od. 10.72 ; ζώειν καὶ ὁρᾶν φάος ἠελίοιο
; ζῶντος καὶ ἐπὶ χθονὶ δερκομένοιο
, cf. Od. 16.439 ; ζῶν καὶ βλέπων
; τοῦ εἶναί τε καὶ ζῆν ἕνεκα
; ζῶσα πόλις καὶ ἐγρηγορυῖα
;ῥεῖα ζώοντες livingat ease, of the gods, Il. 6.138 , al.;ζῶν κατακαυθῆναιto be burntalive, Hdt. 1.86 : c. acc. temp., ζ. ἤματα πάντα
: c. dat. modi,δμῶες . . ἄλλα τε πολλὰ οἷσίν τ' εὖ ζώουσιwhereby menlivein comfort, Od. 17.423 , cf. D. 60.5 ; κοράκων πονηρίᾳ
;ἐπὶ τοῖς αἰσχίστοις ἔργοις, ἐπὶ τοῖς παροῦσιν ἀγαθοῖς, And. 1.100 , Isoc. 10.18 ; alsoζῆν ἀπό τινος to live ona thing, Thgn. 1156 , Hdt. 1.216 , 2.36 , 4.22 , Ar. Pax 850 , etc.; ἔκ τινος
, D. 57.36 , 1 Ep.Cor. 9.14 : c.part., ζῆν συκοφαντῶν
: c. dat. commodi,ζῆν ἑαυτῷ foroneself, dub. l. in E. Ion 646 , cf. Ar. Pl. 470 , Men. 507 ;τὸ ζῆν,=ζωή, A. Pr. 681 , Pl. Phd. 77d (without Art. εἰς ἕτερον ζ.
; also,a living, τὸ ζ. οὐκ ἔχομεν
(Mylasa,iii A.D.);ζήτω ὁ βασιλεύς long livethe king, LXX 1 Ki. 10.24 ;βασιλεῦ, εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ζῆθιib. Da. 3.9 ; asseverations,ζῶ ἐγώ, καὶ ζῶν τὸ ὄνομά μου, καί . .ib. Nu. 14.21 ;ζῇ κύριος, εἰ . . , ὅτι . ., ib. 1 Ki. 19.6 , 29.6 ;ζῇ ἡ ψυχή σου, εἰ οἶδαib. 17.55 .
= βιόω ,live, pass one's life, c. acc. cogn., ζώεις δ' ἀγαθὸν βίον
, cf. E. Med. 249 , Ar. V. 506 , etc.; ζόην τὴν αὐτήν
, cf. Pl. R. 344e ; τὸν βίον ἀσφαλῶς
;ἐκ τῶν ἄλλων ὧν ἔζηςfrom the otheracts of your life, D. 21.134 ;ποιεῖσθαι φθόνον ἐξ ὧν ζῇςib. 196 .
3. aor. 1 ἔζησα, causal,quicken, ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ σου ζῆσόν με
II. livein the fullest sense, δι' ὧν ζῆν ἐπιστάμεθα
, etc.; βιοὺς μὲν ἔτη τόσα, ζήσας δὲ ἔτη ἑπτά
; in religious or mystical sense, Ep.Rom. 7.9 , al., cf. RamsayCilies and Bishoprics
2p.565 (Phryg.); θεὸς ζῶν
, etc.: freq. metaph. of things,to be in full vigour, ὄλβος ζώει μάσσων
; [ μαντεῖα] αἰεὶ ζῶντα περιποτᾶται
;ἀεὶ ζῇ ταῦτα [νόμιμα] Id. Ant. 457 ;τὰς ξυμφορὰς τῶν βουλευμάτων ζώσας μάλιστα havemostliving power, Id. OT 45 ; λόγια ζῶντα
; χρόνῳ τῷ ζῶντι καὶ παρόντι
;ζῶσα φλόξ livingfire, E. Ba. 8 ;ὕδωρ ζῶν springwater, LXX Nu. 5.17 (and metaph., Ev.Jo. 4.10 ); ζώσης φωνῆς
References S. Fr. 167 E. IT 699 Pherecr. 11 D. Men. Mon. 191 AP 10.43 Philem. S. El. 323 Ar. Ra. 1072 D. 24.7 Ar. V. 709 Pl. Lg. 679c Ar. Pl. 263 Pl. R. 465d Men. Mon. 186 Epich. 267 Hp. Nat.Puer. 30 D. 25.82 Arist. Pol. 1327b5 Hp. Prog. 1 AP 7.470 Mel. Plu. 2.786a Arist. Metaph. 1048b25 D.H. 5.68 Il. 1.88 Hom. Pi. O. 2.25 Hdt. 7.46 Arist. EN 1097b33 Od. 10.72 Il. 24.558 1.88 Od. 16.439 A. Ag. 677 Od. 24.263 D. 18.72 Pl. R. 369d Id. Lg. 809d Id. Phdr. 276a Il. 6.138 Hdt. 1.86 h.Ven. 221 Hdt. 3.22 Od. 17.423 D. 60.5 Ar. Th. 868 And. 1.100 Isoc. 10.18 Thgn. 1156 Hdt. 1.216 2.36 4.22 Ar. Pax 850 Id. Ec. 591 D. 57.36 1 Ep.Cor. 9.14 And. 1.99 Od. 15.491 S. El. 599 E. Med. 249 Ar. V. 506 Hdt. 4.112 Pl. R. 344e Philem. 213.5 S. Fr. 583.4 Ar. Av. 161 S. El. 650 Tr. 168 Id. Ph. 505 Id. OC 799 Id. OT 410 D. 21.134 196 LXX Ps. 118(119).37 X. Mem. 3.3.11 D.C. 69.19 Ep.Rom. 7.9 2p.565 LXX De. 5.26(23) Pi. I. 3.5 A. Ag. 819 S. Fr. 790 Id. OT 482 Id. Ant. 457 Id. OT 45 Act.Ap. 7.38 S. Tr. 1169 E. Ba. 8 LXX Nu. 5.17 Ev.Jo. 4.10 Cic. Att. 2.12.2 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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