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πέμπω, Ep.
inf. -έμεναι, -έμεν, Od. 13.48 , 10.18 : Ion.
impf.
A.
πέμπεσκε
Hdt. 7.106
:fut.
πέμψω
Od. 5.167
, etc.; Dor.
πεμψῶ
Theoc. 5.141
; Ep.
inf.
πεμψέμεναι
Od. 10.484
:aor. ἔπεμψα, Ep.
πέμψα
Il. 1.442
Close Browse lexicon entries , X. Cyr. 6.2.10 , D. 4.48 :plpf. ἐπεμπόμφει, Ion.
-εε, X. Cyr. 6.2.9 , Hdt. 1.85 :— Med. (not in early Prose, exc. in compds.ἀπο-, μετα-, προ-πέμπομαι),fut. πέμψομαιonlyf.l. in
, S. El. 1163 , etc.:3 sg. pf.
, Luc. Alex. 32 , D.C. 50.13 :plpf.
, (προὐπ-) Th. 8.79 (cj.) :—send, freq. of persons, as messengers, spies, etc., Il. 3.116 , A. Th. 37 , Hdt. 7.15 , etc.; of troops, A. Pers. 34 (anap.), Th. 470 : c. dupl. acc.,ὁδὸν π. τινά sendoneona journey, S. Aj. 739 , cf. El. 1163 ( Pass. ); also of things, πέμψω δέ τοι οὖρον ὄπισθεν
, etc.;π. γράμματα, ἐπιστολήν, Pl. Ep. 310d , 323b ; in letters, in the epistolary aorist, Th. 1.129 , X. An. 1.9.25 , LXX 2 Es. 4.14 ;π. κακόν τινι sendone evil, Il. 15.109 ; π. παραβᾶσιν Ἐρινύν
(anap.);ποινάς, ζημίαν, Id. Eu. 203 (dub.), E. Fr. 506 ; ψόφον π. ἔσω
;ὕπνον, ὀνείρατα, S. Ph. 19 , El. 460 ; freq. of omens,π.οἰωνόν, τέρατα, Il. 24.310 , X. Mem. 1.4.15 , cf. Smp. 4.48 ; μαντείας
;π. ἀρωγάς, ἀλκάν, A. Eu. 598 , S. OT 189 (lyr.) :—Constr.:
1. c. acc. of place to which,π. τινὰ Θήβας, ἀγρούς, Id. OC 1770 (anap.), OT 761 : also c. dat., Ἀί̈δᾳ
(anap.): but usu. with Preps.,ἐς Τροίην, φίλην ἐς πατρίδα γαῖαν, etc., Il. 6.207 , Od. 5.37 , etc.; π. εἰς Ἀί̈δαο
;π. εἰς διδασκάλων sendto school, Pl. Prt. 325d (soπέμπεινalone, Ar. Fr. 216 );π. ἐπ' εὐρέα νῶτα θαλάσσης over.. , Od. 4.560 , etc. ;π.ἐπὶ Θρῃκῶν ἵππους tothem, Il. 10.464 ; butπέμπειν ἐπί τι send fora purpose, ἐπ' ὕδωρ
(π. εἰς κ. S. Ph. 45 ); π. ἀρωγὴν ἐπὶ νίκην
codd. (anap.);π. ἐπί τινι send tohim, Il. 2.6 ;against.. , A. Ag. 61 (anap.), etc.;fora purpose, ἐπὶ πολέμῳ
;περί τινοςabout something, Th. 1.91 , X. Cyr. 6.2.10 ;ὑπέρ τινοςEpist. Philipp. ap. D. 12.12 ;παράorπρός τινα tosome one, Th. 2.81 , X. An. 5.2.6 ; ὥς τινα
2. folld. by Advbs.,οἴκαδε, οἶκόνδε, Od. 19.281 , 24.418 ; ὅνδε δόμονδε
, etc.;ἕταρον γὰρ . . πέμπ' Ἄϊδόσδε was conductingorconvoyingPatroclus to Hades, 23.137 .
3. folld. byinf.of purpose, τὴν . . ἅρμασι π. νέεσθαι
;φέρεσθαιib. 681 ; μήτηρ με πέμπει πατρὶ τυμβεῦσαι χοάς
;send word, πέμπεις . . σῇ δάμαρτι, παῖδα σὴν δεῦρ' ἀποστέλλειν
;πέμπουσιν οἱ ἔφοροι . . στρατεύεσθαι sent him ordersto march, X. HG 3.1.7 : also c.part., κήρυκας π. ἀγγέλλοντας
: the place from which is expressed byἀπόorἐκ, Il. 16.447 , Od. 11.635 , etc.
4. abs., ἐπέμψαμεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς περὶ ἀποστάσεως
, 2.81 ; ἐκέλευε . . πέμπων
; ἔπεμπε πρὸς Κῦρον δεόμενος
5. send forward, nominatea person for a post,ὀνόματαWilcken Chr. 28.20
(ii A.D.):— Pass. , ib. 392.7
II. send forthoraway, dismiss, send home, τὸν ξεῖνον
, al.: less freq. in Il. , as 24.780 ;χρὴ ξεῖνον παρεόντα φιλεῖν, ἐθέλοντα δὲ πέμπειν'welcome the coming,speedthe parting guest', Od. 15.74 ; ὑπέδεκτο καὶ πέμπε
; of the father who sends off his daughter to go to her husband, c. dat., 4.5 ; π. τινὰ ἄποικον
2. of missiles,discharge, shoot, πέτρας
: metaph., ὄμματος . . τόξευμα
: abs., οἱ πολλάκις πέμποντες ἔστιν ὅτε τυγχάνουσι τοῦ σκοποῦ
3. of words,send forth, utter, A. Th. 443 , S. Ph. 846 (lyr.), 1445 (anap.).
III. conduct, escort, Il. 1.390 , Od. 14.336 , S. Tr. 571 , etc.; freq. of Hermes and other gods, Od. 11.626 , A. Eu. 12 , Supp. 219 ;ὁ πέμπωνabs., of Hermes, S. Ph. 133 (cf.πομπός, πομπαῖος, etc.); of a ship,convey, carry, Od. 8.556 , cf. A. Supp. 136 (lyr.); κραιπνοφόροι δέ μ' ἔπεμψαν αὖραι
(lyr.), cf. Pi. P. 4.203 ( Pass. ).
2. πομπὴν π.conduct, ortake part in, a procession, Hdt. 5.56 , Ar. Ec. 757 , Th. 6.56 , Lys. 13.80 , D. 4.26 , etc.;π. χορούς move indancingprocession, E. El. 434 (lyr.);Παναθήναια π. Men. 494 , Philostr. VA 4.22 :— Pass. ,φαλλὸς Διονύσῳ πεμπόμενος carried in processionin his honour, Hdt. 2.49 , cf. Plu. Aem. 32 , Demetr. 12 ; τῆς πομπῆς ὅπως ἂν ὡς κάλλισταπεμφθῇ
; χορὸς ὁ εἰς Δῆλον πεμπόμενος
IV. sendas a present,εἵματα, σῖτον, Od. 16.83 , 4.623 ;π. δῶρα, σκῦλα, ξένια, Hdt. 7.106 ( Act. and Pass. ), S. Ph. 1429 , X. Cyr. 3.1.42 .
V. send up, produce, ὅσα πέμπει βιόδωρος αἶα
Med. ,πέμπεσθαί τινα send forone, S. OC 602 , ubiv. Sch.;τί χρῆμ' ἐπέμψω τὸν ἐμὸν ἐκ δόμων πόδα; E. Hec. 977 .
II. send in one's own serviceorcause to be sent, S. OT 556 , Luc. Tox. 14 .
References Hdt. 7.106 Od. 5.167 Theoc. 5.141 Od. 10.484 Il. 1.442 21.43 Th. 7.12 X. Cyr. 6.2.10 D. 4.48 X. Cyr. 6.2.9 Hdt. 1.85 E. Or. 111 Id. Hec. 977 Str. 1.1.4 Plu. Demetr. 27 Pi. N. 3.59 S. El. 1163 A. Th. 473 Th. 7.77 D. 23.159 Luc. Alex. 32 D.C. 50.13 Id. 36.18 Th. 8.79 Il. 3.116 A. Th. 37 Hdt. 7.15 A. Pers. 34 Th. 470 S. Aj. 739 Id. OC 1770 OT 761 E. IT 159 Il. 6.207 Od. 5.37 Il. 21.48 Od. 9.524 Pl. Prt. 325d Ar. Fr. 216 Od. 4.560 Il. 10.464 Hdt. 5.12 S. Ph. 45 A. Ch. 477 Il. 2.6 A. Ag. 61 X. HG 4.8.17 Th. 1.91 D. 12.12 Th. 2.81 X. An. 5.2.6 Th. 8.50 Od. 19.281 24.418 Il. 16.445 Od. 9.461 Il. 18.452 23.137 Od. 4.8 Il. 16.575 Od. 14.396 4.29 24.419 Il. 16.454 681 S. El. 406 E. IA 360 X. HG 3.1.7 IG 12.76.22 Il. 16.447 Od. 11.635 Th. 3.13 2.81 X. An. 2.3.1 Id. Cyr. 1.5.4 Id. An. 6.6.4 Chr. 28.20 392.7 Od. 7.227 Il. 24.780 Od. 15.74 23.315 4.5 S. OT 1518 Hes. Th. 716 A. Supp. 1005 Eun. VS p.495 B. A. Th. 443 S. Ph. 846 1445 Il. 1.390 Od. 14.336 S. Tr. 571 Od. 11.626 A. Eu. 12 Supp. 219 S. Ph. 133 Od. 8.556 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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