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Gloss take care of, provide for
κομίζω,fut.
A.
κομιῶ
Od. 15.546
, Hdt. 2.121 .γ́, Ar. Ec. 800 , etc.;κομίσωonly late, as AP 6.41 ( Agath. ):aor. ἐκόμισα, Ep.
ἐκόμισσα
Il. 13.579
, κόμισσα
Od. 18.322
, κόμισα
Il. 13.196
; Dor.
ἐκόμιξα
Pi. P. 4.159
:pf.
κεκόμικα
Hdt. 9.115
, etc.:— Med. ,fut.
Close Browse lexicon entries , Th. 1.113 , etc.; Ion. -ιεῦμαι,v.infr. 11.4 ; late κομίσομαι
ἐκομισς- orκομισς-, Od. 14.316 , Il. 8.284 :— Pass. ,fut.-ισθήσομαι
Th. 1.52 , D. 18.301 :aor.
: but more freq. in med. sense,v.infr. 11.2 : (κομέω):—take care of, provide for, τόν γε γηράσκοντα κομίζω
; ἐμὲ κεῖνος ἐνδυκέως ἐκόμιζε
, etc.; κόμισσε δὲ Πηνελόπεια, παῖδα δὲ ὢς ἀτίταλλε
, cf. 20.68 : rare in Trag., A. Ch. 262 , 344 ;receive, treat, φιλίως, οὐ πολεμίως κ.
codd.:—more freq. in Med. , καί σε . . κομίσσατο ᾧ ἐνὶ οἴκῳ
, cf. Od. 14.316 ; Σίντιες . . ἄφαρ κομίσαντο πεσόντα
; κομίζεσθαί τινα ἐς τὴν οἰκίαν
, cf. Is. 1.15 :— Pass. ,οὔ τι κομιζόμενός γε θάμιζενnot often was heattended to, Od. 8.451 .
2. of things,attend, give heed to, τὰ ο' αὐτῆς ἔργα κόμιζε
, Od. 21.350 ; κτήματα μὲν . . κομιζέμεν ἐν μεγάροισι
;δῶμα κ., of the mistress of the house, 16.74 , etc.; τὸν χρυσόν
;ἔξω κ. πηλοῦ πόδα keepit out of the mud, A. Ch. 697 :— Med. , ἔργα κ. Δημήτερος
;Δημήτερος ἱερὸν ἀκτὴν μέτρῳ εὖ κομίσασθαι ἐν ἄγγεσιν store up. . , ib. 600 .
II. carry away so as to preserve,Ἀμφίμαχον . . κόμισαν μετὰ λαὸν Ἀχαιῶν they carried awayhis body, Il. 13.196 (so in Med. ,κόμισαί με carrymesafe away, 5.359 , cf. E. IT 774 ); of things,τὴν δὲ κόμισσε κῆρυξthe heraldtook upthe mantle, that it might not be lost, Il. 2.183 ; [ τρυφάλειαν] κόμισαν . . ἑταῖροι
, cf. 13.579 ; later, simply,save, rescue, ἄνδρ' ἐκ θανάτου
; ἄρουραν πατρίαν σφίσιν κόμισον
; of the dead,νεκρὸν κ. carry out to burial, E. Andr. 1264 , cf. S. Aj. 1397 :—in Med. , Is. 8.21 ; also, simply,carrythe bodyhome, opp.θάπτω, A. Ch. 683 , cf. Hdt. 4.71 .
2. carry off as a prizeorbooty, χρυσὸν δ' Ἀχιλεὺς ἐκόμισσε
; κόμισσα δὲ μώνυχας ἵππους
;τέσσαρας ἐξ ἀέθλων νίκας ἐκόμιξανfour victoriesthey won, Pi. N. 2.19 ; ἔπαινος, ὃν κομίζετον τοῦδ' ἀνδρός
:—in Med. , Orac. ap. Hdt. 1.67 :—later freq.,get for oneself, acquire, gain,δόξαν ἐσθλήν v.l. in
;τὰ ἆθλα αὐτῆςib. 621d ; κ. τί τινος
Pass. in med. sense,ὑμεῖς τοὺς καρποὺς κεκόμισθεyouhave reapedthe fruits, D. 18.231 ; κεκόμισται χάριν
; ὡμολόγει κεκομίσθαι τὴν προῖκα
, cf. Is. 5.22 ; simply,receive, ἐνηρόσιον
(Halic.,iv/iii B.C.); ἐπιστολήν
(Epid.,ii B.C.); ἀπ' ἀλλήλων χρείας
3. receivea missile in one's body,ἀλλά τις Ἀργείων κόμισε χροί̈(sc.τὸν ἄκοντα) Il. 14.456 , cf. 463 :— Med. ,ὡς δή μιν σῷ ἐν χροί̈ πᾶν κομίσαιο(sc.τὸ ἔγχος) 22.286 .
4. carry, convey, κόμισαν δέπας
, cf. Od. 13.68 , Hdt. 5.83 , etc.;κομίζοις ἂν σεαυτόν betakethyself, S. Ant. 444 :— Pass. ,to be conveyed, journey, travel, by land or sea, Hdt. 5.43 , etc.;εἴσω κομίζου get theein, A. Ag. 1035 , cf. Pr. 394 ;κ. παρά τινα betake oneselfto him, Hdt. 1.73 : in this sensefut.andaor.
Med. sts. occur, κομιεύμεθα ἐς Σῖριν
; οἳ ἂν κομίσωνται . . ἐς Βαβυλῶνα
5. bring toa place,bring in, introduce, κόμιζέ νύν μοι παῖδα
;import, Pl. R. 370e , etc.; ξενικοῦ κομισθέντος νομίσματος
; κ. τὴν φιλοσοφίαν εἰς τοὺς Ἕλληνας
; οἱ κομίσαντες τὴν δόξαν ταύτην
, cf. Metaph. 990b2 :—in Med. , [ τὸν ἀνδριάντα] ἐπὶ Δήλιον
6. conduct, escort,τί μέλλεις κομίζειν δόμων τόνδ' ἔσω; S. OT 678 (lyr.), cf. Ph. 841 (hex.), Th. 7.29 , Pl. Phd. 113d , etc.;κ. ἐξ ὀμμάτων γυναῖκα τήνδε takeher from my sight, E. Alc. 1064 ; κ. ναῦς
7. bring backfrom exile, Pi. P. 4.106 (dub.); τεὰν ψυχὰν κ.(from the world below), Id. N. 8.44 ; πάλιν κ.
8. get back, recover, Pi. O. 13.59 ; τέκνων . . κομίσαι δέμας
(hex.), cf. 495 :— Med. ,get back for oneself, τὸν παῖδα
, cf. IT 1362 ; τὴν βασιλείαν
, cf. 4.117 ; τοὺς νεκροὺς ὑποσπόνδους κ.
; ἃ νῦν ἀπολαβεῖν οὐ δυνάμεθα διὰ πολέμου, ταῦτα διὰ πρεσβείας ῥᾳδίως κομιούμεθα
; esp. of money,recoverdebts, etc., Lys. 32.14 , And. 1.38 , D. 4.7 , etc.; διπλάσια
, etc.; κ. τιμωρίαν παρά τινος
;κ. τὴν θυγατέρα take back one'sdaughter (on the death of her husband), Is. 8.8 .
9. metaph.,rescue from oblivion, ἀοιδοὶ καὶ λόγοι τὰ καλὰ ἔργ' ἐκόμισαν
10. bring, give, θράσος . . ἀνδράσι θνῄσκουσι κ.
(anap.):— Act. and Med. combined,χθὼν πάντα κομίζει καὶ πάλιν κομίζεται givesall things andgetsthembackagain, Men. Mon. 539 , cf. 89 , 668 .
II. citeas an authority, Θεμιστοκλέα
12. Medic.,extract, remove, Gal. 2.632 .
Pass. ,comeorgo back, return, Hdt. 4.76 ,al.; ἐκομίσθησαν ἐπ' οἴκου
, cf. 73 ; κομισθεὶς οἴκαδε
References Od. 15.546 Hdt. 2.121 Ar. Ec. 800 AP 6.41 Agath. Il. 13.579 Od. 18.322 Il. 13.196 Pi. P. 4.159 Hdt. 9.115 Ar. V. 690 Th. 1.113 11.4 Phalar. Ep. 135 Hdt. 6.118 Od. 14.316 Il. 8.284 Th. 1.52 D. 18.301 Hdt. 1.31 Th. 5.3 D. 18.241 11.2 Il. 24.541 17.113 18.322 20.68 A. Ch. 262 344 Il. 6.490 Od. 21.350 23.355 16.74 Hdt. 1.153 A. Ch. 697 Hes. Op. 393 600 5.359 E. IT 774 Il. 2.183 3.378 13.579 Pi. P. 3.56 Id. O. 2.14 E. Andr. 1264 S. Aj. 1397 Is. 8.21 A. Ch. 683 Hdt. 4.71 Il. 2.875 11.738 Pi. N. 2.19 S. OC 1411 Hdt. 1.67 E. Hipp. 432 Pl. R. 615c 621d S. OT 580 Th. 1.43 X. Cyr. 1.5.10 Hdt. 2.14 D. 18.231 Id. 21.171 Id. 27.14 Is. 5.22 SIG 1044.31 PCair.Zen. 186 IG 42(1).99.24 Phld. D. 3 Fr. 84 Il. 14.456 463 22.286 23.699 Od. 13.68 Hdt. 5.83 S. Ant. 444 Hdt. 5.43 A. Ag. 1035 Pr. 394 Hdt. 1.73 Id. 8.62 Id. 1.185 E. Tr. 167 S. Aj. 530 Pl. R. 370e Id. Lg. 742c Isoc. 11.28 Arist. EN 1096a17 Metaph. 990b2 S. Aj. 63 Ar. V. 833 S. OT 678 Ph. 841 Th. 7.29 Pl. Phd. 113d E. Alc. 1064 Th. 2.85 Id. 8.61 Pi. P. 4.106 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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