λανθάνω , Pi. Fr. 75.13 , etc.:—also λήθω (which is the form of the Act. generally used in compds., δια-λανθάνω being the sole exception), Il. 23.323 , S. OT 1325 (lyr.), X. Smp. 4.48 ; Dor. λάθω [ᾱ]
λανθάνω, Pi. Fr. 75.13 , etc.:—alsoλήθω(which is the form of the Act. generally used in compds.,δια-λανθάνωbeing the sole exception), Il. 23.323 , S. OT 1325 (lyr.), X. Smp. 4.48 ; Dor.
2. most freq. with apart.added, in which case we usually translate thepart.by a Verb, and expressλανθάνωby anAdv.,unawares, without being observed; either,
a. c. acc. pers.,ἄλλον τινὰ λήθω μαρνάμενοςIam unseen byothers while fighting, i.e. 1 fightunseenby them, Il. 13.273 ; πάντας ἐλάνθανε δάκρυα λείβων
Od. 8.93
, cf. 12.17 , 220 , 19.88 , al., Pi. O. 1.64 , 6.36 , Hdt. 8.25 : freq. in Trag. and Att. ,μὴ λάθῃ με προσπεσώνlest he come onunseenby me, S. Ph. 46 , cf. 156 (lyr.);ὅπως μὴ λήσουσιν αὐτοὺς αἱ νῆες . . ἀφορμηθεῖσαιshould put to seawithout their observingthem, Th. 8.10 ; or,
b. without an acc.,φονέα ἐλάνθανε βόσκωνhe maintained the murdererunawares, Hdt. 1.44 ; λέληθας ἐχθρὸς ὤν
S. OT 415
; δουλεύων λέληθας
Ar. V. 517
; συνέβη δὲ ὑπερημέρῳ γενομένῳ λαθεῖν
D. 21.89
: the reflex. Pron. may be supplied and is sts. added, λέληθεν αὑτὸν τοῖς ξυνοῦσιν ὢν βαρύς
S. Fr. 103
; ἕως σαυτὸν λάθοις διαρραγείς
Ar. Pax 32
, cf. Nu. 242 , X. An. 6.3.22 : sts., however, a different object must be supplied from the context,βάλλοντες ἐλάνθανον(notἑαυτούς, butΤρῶας) Il. 13.721 ; ἐλάνθανε [πάντας] ἔχων
(lyr.), cf. Th. 4.133 , etc.—In a few examples this constr. is reversed, andλαθώνis put in thepart., as in our idiom,ἀπὸ τείχεος ἆλτο λαθών(forἔλαθεν ἁλόμενος) Il. 12.390 ; ἣ . . λήθουσά μ' ἐξέπινες
S. Ant. 532
.
3. rarely c. acc. etinf.,μή σε λαθέτω ὑπερτιθέμεν let itnotescapethee to . . , i.e.forgetnot to . . , Pi. P. 5.23 ; ἔλαθεν αὐτὸν σύνθημα δοῦναι
Plu. Arist. 17
;σφᾶς λέληθε Θεόδωρον εἶναι it has been unnoticedthat it was . . , Paus. 9.41.1 .
4. folld. by a relat. clause,οὐδέ με λήθεις, ὅττι θεῶν τίς ς' ἦγεthouescapestme not,it isnotunknownto me, that some god led thee, Il. 24.563 ;οὐδέ ἑ λήθει, ὅππως. . 23.323 ;ἐδόκεες θεοὺς λήσειν οἷα ἐμηχανῶthou thought'st toescapethe gods'noticein . . , Hdt. 8.106 ; οὔκουν με . . οἷα πράττεις λανθάνει
5. abs.,escape noticeordetection, S. Tr. 455 , Th. 1.37 , 69 , al.; λάθε βιώσας
Epicur. Fr. 551
; λανθάνει τὸ οὖρον προσπῖπτον
Hp. Coac. 464
.
B. causal,make one forgeta thing, c. gen. rei, in compds.ἐκληθάνω, ἐπι-λήθω; the simple Verb only in Ep. redupl.aor. 2,ὄφρα . . λελάθῃ ὀδυνάωνthat . . hemay causehimto forgethis pains, Il. 15.60 ; πόλιν λελάθοιτε συντυχιᾶν