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Gloss
reach, stretch, stretch out,
ὀρέγω, Od. 17.366 , E. Ph. 1710 (lyr.), etc.; Ion. and later Prose, Hdt. 2.2 , Arist. HA 497b27 , etc.:impf.
A.
ὤρεγον
Pi. P. 4.240
, App. BC 4.126 :fut.
ὀρέξω
Il. 13.327
, E. Med. 902 :aor.
ὤρεξα
Il. 23.406
, Trag. ( S. OC 846 , etc.), and sts. in Prose, Pl. Phd. 117b , X. An. 7.3.29 :— Med. and Pass. , Il. 24.506 , Th. 2.65 , etc.:fut.
ὀρέξομαι
E. Hel. 353
, Pl. R. 486a (ἐπ-):aor.
ὠρεξάμην
Il. 23.99
, E. HF 16 , etc.: rare in Prose, X. Mem. 1.2.15 ; alsoὠρέχθηνib. 16 , Ages. 1.4 , Smp. 8.35 , Hp. Ep. 17 , Epicur. Sent. 7 , Fr. 187 , as well as in E. ( Hel. 1238 ) (not in Hom. ):pf.
; redupl.3 pl. ὀρωρέχαται, plpf. -έχατο,
Il. 16.834 , 11.26 .—Cf.ὀρέγνυμι, ὀριγνάομαι:—reach, stretch, stretch out,
, Od. 9.527 ;χεῖρας ἐμοὶ ὀρέγοντας,in entreaty, 12.257 ,cf. Plu. Cam. 36 ; μοι . . λεχέων ἐκ χεῖρας ὄρεξας
, cf. S. OC 846 , etc. ;Ὅμηρον . . , ἐφ' ὃν πᾶσαι χεῖρ' ὀρέγουσι πόλεις,to claim him, APl. 4.294 .
2. reach out, hold out, hand, give,
; ὁπποτέροισι πατὴρ Ζεὺς κῦδος ὀρέξῃ
, cf. 17.453 , Hes. Th. 433 ; ἠέ τῳ εὖχος ὀρέξομεν, ἦέ τις ἡμῖν
, cf. S. Ph. 1203 (lyr.); ὀ. πλοῦτόν τινι
; ὤρεξε τὴν κύλικα τῷ Σωκράτει
; laterβοήθειαν ὀρέξαι τοῖς ἀδικουμένοις extendhelp, POxy. 902.11
1. abs.,stretch oneself out, stretch forth one's hand,
Od. 21.53 ; ἀνδρὸς . . ποτὶ στόμα χεῖρ' ὀρέγεσθαι
(but χεῖρας ὀρεξαμένου having lent a helping hand,
(Syria)); ὀρεξαμένη ἀπὸ δίφρου
;ὠρέξατο χερσὶ φίλῃσι, χειρὶ σκαιῇ,
Il. 23.99 , Hes. Th. 178 ;ἔγχει ὀρεξάσθω let him lunge withthe spear (from the chariot), Il. 4.307 ; πρόσθεν Ἄρης ὠρέξαθ' ὑπὲρ ζυγὸν . . ἔγχεϊ χαλκείῳ
;ποσσὶν ὀρωρέχαται πολεμίζειν,of horses,they gallopedto the fight, 16.834 ;ὀρέξατ' ἰών he stretched himselfas he went, i.e.made a stride,
13.20 ;ὀρωρέχατο προτὶ δειρήν were stretched outtowards the neck, 11.26 ; of fish,rise at the bait,
καί τις τῶν τραφερῶν ὠρέξατο
; for A. Ag. 1111 , v. ὄρεγμα
2. c. gen.,reach atortoa thing,grasp at, οὗ παιδὸς ὀρέξατοhereached out tohis child, Il. 6.466 , cf. Od. 11.392 ; in a hostile sense,aim at, assail, hit, τοῦ δ' ἀντίθεος Θρασυμήδης ἔφθη ὀρεξάμενος . . ὦμον hithim firstonthe shoulder, Il. 16.322 ; ib. 314 , a gen. pers. must be supplied,ἔφθη ὀρεξάμενος πρυμνὸν σκέλος; so in 23.805
ὁππότερός κε φθῇσιν ὀρεξάμενος χρόα καλόν; δηί̈ων ὀρέγοιτ' ἐγγύθεν ἱστάμενος
; also of a suppliant,τί χρῆμα θηρῶς' ἱκέτις ὠρέχθης ἐμοῦ; E. Hel. 1238 .
b. metaph.,reach after, grasp at, yearn for,
: freq. in Att. Prose, Antipho 2.2.12 , Th. 3.42 , Pl. R. 439b , 485d , etc.; ὀ. τοῦ πρῶτος ἕκαστος γίγνεσθαι
: so c.inf., πόλιν ὠρέξατ' οἰκεῖν
; οὐδέποτε ὠρέχθην τοῖς πολλοῖς ἀρέσκειν
: also, abs.,yearn, desire,
πάσῃσιν ὀρέξαιτο πραπίδεσσιν
; θυμὸς ὀρέξατο γηθοσύνῃσιν
; ὀρεγόμεθα κατὰ τὴν βούλευσιν
3. c. acc.,σῖτόν τ' ὄρεξαι takefood, E. Or. 303 ( v.l. σίτων );αἰώρημα διὰ δέρης ὀρέξομαιIwill putthe noose onmyneck, Id. Hel. 353 (lyr.).
References
- Pi. P. 4.240
- App. BC 4.126
- Il. 13.327
- E. Med. 902
- Il. 23.406
- S. OC 846
- Pl. Phd. 117b
- X. An. 7.3.29
- Il. 24.506
- Th. 2.65
- E. Hel. 353
- Pl. R. 486a
- Il. 23.99
- E. HF 16
- X. Mem. 1.2.15
- 16
- Ages. 1.4
- Smp. 8.35
- Hp. Ep. 17
- Epicur. Sent. 7
- Fr. 187
- E.
- Hel. 1238
- Hom.
- Hp. Oss. 18
- Il. 16.834
- 11.26
- Od. 17.366
- Il. 15.371
- Od. 9.527
- Od. 15.312
- Il. 24.102
- 5.33
- 17.453
- Hes. Th. 433
- Il. 12.328
- S. Ph. 1203
- Pi. P. 3.110
- Id. N. 7.58
- POxy. 902.11
- Od. 21.53
- Epigr.Gr. 448.4
- Hes. Sc. 456
- Hes. Th. 178
- Il. 4.307
- 5.851
- 16.834
- 13.20
- Theoc. 21.44
- A. Ag. 1111
- 1.1
- Il. 6.466
- Od. 11.392
- Il. 16.322
- 314
- 23.805
- Tyrt. 12.12
- E. Hel. 1238
- Id. Ion 842
- Id. Fr. 240
- Democr. 202
- Id. 205
- Antipho 2.2.12
- Th. 3.42
- Pl. R. 439b
- 485d
- Pl. Prt. 326a
- Epicur. Fr. 187
- Emp. 129.4
- A.R. 2.878
- Arist. EN 1113a12
- E. Or. 303
- Id. Hel. 353
