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ἀμύνω [ῡ], Ep.
impf.
A.
ἄμῡνον
Il. 15.731
:fut. ἀμῠνῶ,
Ion.
-ῠνέω
Hdt. 9.60
,3 pl. -εῦσιib. 6 :aor. 1 ἤμῡνα,
Ep.
ἄμυνα[ᾰμ]
Il. 17.615 :aor. 2, v. ἀμυνάθω :— Med. , Ep.
impf. ἀμυνόμηνib. 13.514 :fut. ἀμυνοῦμαι:aor. 1 ἠμυνάμην:aor. 2, v. ἀμυνάθω :— Pass. rare (v. infr. c):—keep off, ward off,
Hom. , mostly in Il. —Construction:
1. c.acc. of the person or thingto be kept off,c. dat. pers.fororfrom whomdanger averted,Δαναοῖσιν λοιγὸν ἄμυνον ward offruinfromthe Danai, Il. 1.456 , cf. 341 , Od. 8.525 :—dat. freq. omitted, ὃς λοιγὸν ἀμύνει
Close Browse lexicon entries , cf. AB 79 . b. c. dat. only,defend, aid, succour, ἀ. ὤρεσσι, σοῖσιν ἔτῃσι,
Il. 5.486 , 6.262 , cf. Od. 11.500 , Hdt. 8.87 , 9.6 , etc.;τοιαῦτ' ἀμύνεθ' Ἡρακλεῖsuchaid ye giveto H., E. HF 219 ;ἀ. τῇ πόλει, τῷ δήμῳ,
Ar. Eq. 577 , 790 ; τῷ νόμῳ
, Th. 3.67 :—withinf.added,τοῖς μὲν οὐκ ἠμύνατε σωθῆναιso that they might be saved, Th. 6.80 .
2. c. acc. et gen.,Τρῶας ἄμυνε νεῶν he keptthe Trojansoff fromthe ships, Il. 15.731 , cf. 4.11 , 12.402 . b. c. gen. only,ἀ. νηῶν defendthe ships, ib. 13.109 .
3. abs.,succour, χεῖρες ἀμύνεινhandsto aid,ib. 814 ;ἀμύνειν εἰσὶ καὶ ἄλλοιib. 312 ; ὦ ξυνδικασταί . . ἀμύνατε help!
; τὰ ἀμυνεῦντα means of defence,
: c. dat. modi,δθένει ἀ. defendwith might, Il. 13.678 .
4. with Preps., once in Hom. withπερί, ἀμυνέμεναι περὶ Πατρόκλοιο(cf. B. 1.3 ) ib. 17.182 ; in Prose, ἀ. ὑπὲρ τῆς Ἑλλάδος
; ἀμύνειν . . τοῖσδε τοῖς λόγοις τάδε
Med. ,keeporward off from oneself, guardordefend oneself against,freq. with collat. notion ofrequital, revenge:
1. c. acc. rei, ἀμύνετο νηλεὲς ἦμαρ
; τὸ δυστυχὲς γὰρ ηὑγένει' ἀμύνεται
, cf. S. Fr. 1004 . b. c.acc. pers., ἀ. τὴν Δαρείου στρατιήν
2. that from which danger is warded off in gen., as in Act.
1.2 , ἀμυνόμενοι σφῶν αὐτῶν
3. with Preps.,ἀμύνεσθαι περὶ πάτρηςib. 243 ; περὶ τῶν οἰκείων
4. abs.,defend oneself, act in self-defence,
; ἢν συλλαμβανόμενος ἀμύνηται
, cf. 4.174 ,al.; ἀλλ' ἀμύνου
; τοῦ ἄρξαντος καὶ οὐ τοῦ ἀμυνομένου
; οὐδ' ἀμυνόμενος ἀλλ' ὑπάρχων
, cf. Pl. Grg. 456e ; κακῶς πάσχοντα ἀ. ἀντιδρῶντα κακῶς
; ἂν ᾖ χαρίεις, ἀ. εὖ δρῶν
II. after Hom. ,ἀ. τινά avenge oneself onan enemy: hence,requite, repay,
Ar. Nu. 1428 , etc.: freq. c. dat. instr., ἔργοις πεπονθὼς ῥήμασίν ς' ἀμύνομαι
Th. 1.42 , 4.63 ; ὠμότητα ὠμότητι
;ἀ. τινὰς ὑπέρ τινοςto punishfora thing, Th. 5.69 ; good sense, Simon. 229 ; ἀ. ὁμοίως εὖ παθόντα, ὥσπερ κακῶς
ap. Arist. Rh. 1398a25 : abs.,retaliate,c. dat. instr., ταῖς ναυσίν
C. very rarely Pass. , ἀμύνονται ἆται are warded off,
; ἀμυνέσθω let him be driven away,
References Il. 15.731 Hdt. 9.60 6 Il. 17.615 13.514 Hom. Il. Il. 1.456 341 Od. 8.525 Il. 5.603 Pl. Lg. 692e AB 79 Il. 5.486 6.262 Od. 11.500 Hdt. 8.87 9.6 E. HF 219 Ar. Eq. 577 790 E. Or. 523 Th. 3.67 Th. 6.80 4.11 12.402 13.109 814 312 Ar. V. 197 Hdt. 3.155 Il. 13.678 B. 1.3 17.182 Pl. Lg. 692d Plb. 6.6.8 B. 11 S. Ph. 602 Id. OC 1128 Il. 13.514 A. Ag. 1381 E. Heracl. 303 S. Fr. 1004 Hdt. 3.158 S. Fr. 589 1.2 Il. 12.155 179 243 Th. 2.39 X. Cyn. 9.9 Il. 16.556 Hdt. 1.80 4.174 Ar. Eq. 244 Antipho 44.8 Isoc. 16.44 Pl. Grg. 456e Pl. Cri. 49d Arist. EN 1162b10 Ar. Nu. 1428 S. OC 873 Antipho 4.2.2 Th. 1.42 4.63 D.S. 14.53 Th. 5.69 Simon. 229 Socr. Arist. Rh. 1398a25 Th. 1.142 1.96 Pi. P. 11.54 Pl. Lg. 845c Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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