στενάχω [ᾰ], poet. lengthd. form ofστένω, onlypres.andimpf., Ep.
A.
στενάχεσκον
Il. 19.132
, Q.S. 3.549 (aor.isἐστονάχησα, v. στοναχέω ), and mostly inpres. part.:—groan, sigh, wail, freq. in Hom. ,ἁδινὰ ς. Il. 24.123 , al.;βαρέα ς. 8.334 , al.;βαρὺ ς. Od. 8.95 , 534 ;μεγάλα(as v.l. for βαρέα ) 4.516 , 23.317 ;πυκνὰ μάλα ς. Il. 18.318 , 21.417 ; also in Trag. (lyr.), as S. El. 141 ;πατρός(dub. l.) ib. 1076 : metaph. of the roar of torrents, Il. 16.391 ( Med. of the loud breathing of horses galloping, ib. 393 ); θὴρ . . στενάχων βρέμει
A.R. 1.1247
;στοᾶς στεναχούσης groaningfrom being overcrowded, Ar. Ach. 548 .
2.
Med. in act. sense, Ep.
impf.
στενάχοντο
Il. 19.301
, 23.1 , al.
II. trans.,bewail, lament, τὴν αἰεὶ στενάχεσκε