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ὄρνῡμιorὀρνῑθ-ύω, poet. Verb: from the former come imper.ὄρνῠθι, ὄρνῠτε,
Il. 6.363 , Od. 10.457 , al. ;inf.
A.
ὀρνύμεναι
Il. 17.546
, ὀρνύμεν
9.353
, al.; and from the latter,pres.
ὀρνύει
Pi. O. 13.12
, cf. Orph. L. 222 :3 sg.and pl.impf. ὤρνυε, -υον,
Od. 21.100 , Il. 12.142 :fut.
ὄρσω
21.335
, Pi. N. 9.8 , S. Ant. 1060 :aor.
ὦρσα
Il. 5.629
Close Browse lexicon entries , al., Hes. Th. 523 , A. Pers. 496 ; Ion.
, Od. 4.712 , etc. (butὤρορεstands forὄρωρε,
Il. 13.78 , Od. 8.539 ):— Med.
ὄρνῠμαι,used by Hom. in3 sg.
, al., imper.ὄρνυσθεib. 102 , al.,part.
, al.:impf. ὠρνύμην,used by Hom. in3 sg.and pl., ὤρνῠτο
, 14.397 , also very freq.ὦρτο,
5.590 , al.;3 pl.without augm. ὄροντο
(but v. ὄρομαι ), ὀρέοντο
, 23.212 (unless this isimpf.); imper.ὄρσοorὄρσεο,
5.109 , al., 3.250 , al.; Ion.
, 115 (both lyr.), ὄρμενος
, al., and in lyr. passages of Trag., A. Ag. 1408 (cf. 429 ), Supp. 422 , S. OT 177 : to the Med. also belongs thepf. ὄρωρα,used by Hom. only in3 sg. ὄρωρε(v. supr.),subj.
, al. (cf.ὄρομαι), also ὠρώρει
, A. Ag. 653 , S. OC 1622 :— Pass. ,perf. ὀρώρεται,
= ὄρωρε , Od. 19.377 ;subj.
. (Cf. Skt.ṛṇóti'rush',aor. 3 sg. ārta
= ὦρτο , Lat.orior; cf. alsoἔρσεο, ἔρσῃ,andἔρετοin Hsch. ) :—stir, stir up; esp.
1. of bodily movement,urge on, incite,
, 12.293 ;οἱ ἐπ' αἰετὸν ὦρσε let loosehis eagle upon him, Hes. Th. 523 ; τινὰ ἀντία τινός
; rarely, τινὰ εἰς ἀυάταν
: c.inf.,Ζεὺς ὦρσε μάχεσθαι urgedthemonto fight, Il. 13.794 , cf. 17.273 ; τὴν . . ῥέξαι θεὸς ὤρορεν ἔργον
; τόλμα μοι γλῶσσαν ὀρνύει λέγειν
, cf. P. 4.170 , S. Ant. 1060 :— Med. , withpf. ὄρωρα, move, stir oneself, εἰς ὅ κε . . μοι φίλα γούνατ' ὀρώρῃwhile my limbshave power to move,
Il. 9.610 , cf. Od. 18.133 , etc.: used by Hom. in imper.ὄρσεο, up! arise! (likeἄγεandἴθι) in exhorting, Il. 3.250 , al.; ὄρσο
, 24.88 ; ἀλλ' ὄρσευ πόλεμόνδε
, 19.139 : in hostile sense,rush on, rush furiously,
ὦρτο δ' ἐπ' αὐτοὺς [ἕκτωρ]
, 11.343 ; ὦρτο δ' ἐπ' αὐτῷ
(lyr.), cf. 419 (lyr.), S. OC 1320 .
2. make to arise, call forth,
ἀπ' Ὠκεανοῦ . . Ἠριγένειαν ὦρσεν
, cf. 7.169 ;awaken, arousefrom sleep, ὦρσεν . . Ἱπποκόωντα
; of animals,start, chase,
ὦρσαν δὲ Νύμφαι . . αἶγας ὀρεσκῴους
; ὡς δ' ὅτε νεβρὸν ὄρεσφι κύων . . ὄρσας ἐξ εὐνῆς
:— Med. ,arise, start up,esp. from bed, Ἠὼς ἐκ λεχέων . . ὤρνυθ'
, etc.; ἀπὸ θρόνου ὦρτο φαεινοῦ
;ἀπὸ χθονὸς ὤρνυτο attackedfrom . . , 5.13 : abs., ὀρνυμένοιο ἄνακτος
: c.inf.,rise to doa thing,set aboutit, οἱ δ' εὕδειν ὤρνυντο
(so c.part.,ὄρσο κέων get theeto bed, 7.342 ); ὦρτο . . ἴμεν
, cf. Hes. Sc. 40 ; ὦρτο πέτεσθαι
, etc.;ὤρετο . . Ζεὺς νειφέμεν startedorbegan to. . , 12.279 ; withoutinf., ὤρορε θεῖος ἀοιδός
3. freq. used of things as well as persons,call forth, excite,of storms and thelike, which the gods call forth, ὄρσας . . ἀνέμων . . ἀϋτμήν
, cf. Il. 14.254 , 21.335 ; νοῦσον ἀνὰ στρατὸν ὦρσε
, etc.; θεὸς χειμῶν' ἄωρον ὦρσε
; ὅτε τις χειμὼν . . ὄροιτο
; ὦρτο δὲ κῦμα πνοιῇ ὕπο λιγυρῇ
b. of human actions, passions, and thelike, ὄρσαι πόλεμον
; ἐν δὲ κυδοιμὸν ὦρσε κακόν
, al. ; μή μοι γόον ὄρνυθι
, cf. 10.457 ; ἐν φόβον ὦρσε
:—and in Med. , φευγόντων δ' οὔτ' ἂρ κλέος ὄρνυται οὔτε τις ἀλκή
; ἔριδος μέγα νεῖκος ὀρώρει
; τῶν δὲ στόνος ὤρνυτ' ἀεικής
, al.;δοῦρα ὄρμενα πρόσσωthe dartsflyingon wards, 11.572 ; ὀρνυμένων πολέμων
;ἀφρὸς ἀπὸ χροὸς ὤρνυτο startedfrom the skin, Hes. Th. 191 ; ὠς λόγος ἐκ πατέρων ὄρωρεν
A.R. usesὄρωρεnearly as = ἐστί , 1.713 , al. ;ὀρώρει
= ἦν , 2.473 , 3.457 .—The Verb is mainly used in Ep. and Lyr. poetry; seldom found in Trag. trim., ὄρσω
;ὠρώρειib. 1622 , A. Ag. 653 ; prob. never in Com. ( Ar. Ra. 1529 is mock-Epic) or correct Prose.
References Il. 17.546 9.353 Pi. O. 13.12 Orph. L. 222 Od. 21.100 Il. 12.142 21.335 Pi. N. 9.8 S. Ant. 1060 Il. 5.629 Hes. Th. 523 A. Pers. 496 Il. 17.423 2.146 Od. 4.712 Il. 13.78 Od. 8.539 Hom. Il. 5.532 102 20.158 Il. 3.267 Od. 2.397 Il. 20.140 12.279 14.397 5.590 Od. 3.471 Il. 2.398 12.293 Il. 20.79 Pi. P. 2.29 Il. 13.794 17.273 Od. 23.222 P. 4.170 Il. 9.610 Od. 18.133 Il. 3.250 5.109 24.88 4.264 19.139 11.343 21.248 5.17 A. Th. 89 419 S. OC 1320 Od. 23.348 7.169 Il. 10.518 Od. 9.154 Il. 22.190 11.2 Od. 2.2 Il. 11.645 5.13 Hes. Th. 843 7.342 7.14 Hes. Sc. 40 Il. 13.62 11.407 Il. 14.254 1.10 Od. 5.294 Il. 8.135 Od. 14.522 Il. 23.214 17.738 S. OT 177 Il. 4.16 Od. 3.161 Il. 11.53 23.108 Od. 17.46 10.457 Il. 13.362 8.335 5.532 13.78 Od. 1.347 Il. 17.384 10.483 11.572 Pi. O. 8.34 Hes. Th. 191 Alc. 71 A.R. 1.713 2.473 3.457 1622 A. Ag. 653 Ar. Ra. 1529 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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