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στέργω,
[[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 911, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 769, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect ἔστεργον [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.117, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 817 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future στέρξω [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 458, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.112, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἔστερξα [[ 7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 7.45, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1023, etc.] Refs 7th c.BC+]: perfect ἔστοργα [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.104 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, aorist ἐστέρχθην [[ 3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 1190, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Antonius” 31, etc.] Refs 3rd c.BC+]: perfect ἔστεργμαι [[ 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 22.5, “Anthologia Graeca” 6.120 (1st c.AD: Leonidas Alexandrinus Epigrammaticus)] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—love, feel affection, frequently of the mutual love of parents and children, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1023, “OC” 1529, 2nd c.BC: Demetrius Lacon Philosophus “Herc.” 1012.46, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; παῖς στέργει τε καὶ στέργεται ὑπὸ τῶν γεννησάντων [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 754b; σ. τὰ νεογνὰ βρέφη 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 7.24 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; πατέρα, τοὺς γονέας, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 1102, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 25.65, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1161b18 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the love of the ruled people for a ruler, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.113, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 292 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the love of a tutelary god for the people, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 911; so ἐμὲ γὰρ ἔστερξαν.. Μοῦσαι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 229 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a wheedling demagogue, ὦ Δῆμ᾽, εἰ μή σε.. στέργω [[ [prev. author] “Eq.” 769 ] Refs]; of a city and her colonies, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.38 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the love of dogs for their master, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 7.12. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 less frequently of the love of husband and wife, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.181, 7.69, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 577, “Aj.” 212 (_anapaest meter_); ἄλλην τιν᾽ εὐνήν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 907, compare 468 (Lyric poetry); πόσιν στέργοντ᾽ ἔχειν [prev. author] “fragment” 1062 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of brothers and sisters, [[ [prev. author] “IA” 502 ] Refs]; of friends, [[ LXX.Sir.27.17, etc. ] LXX]
__3 seldom of sexual love, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 8.14, 21, Sosicrates Comicus 4 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a horse and mare, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.85 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρόβατα ἄρνα εἰ μὴ σ. [[ 2nd-1st c.BC: Crateuas Botanicus cited in Scholia 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Theriaca” 681 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—middle, with genitive, δυοῖν γυναικοῖν εἷς ἀνὴρ οὐ στέργεται [[ “Comica Adespota” 284. ] Refs]
__II generally, to be fond of, show affection for, μή μ᾽ ἔπεσιν μὲν στέργε [[ 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 87; λόγοις ἐγὼ φιλοῦσαν οὐ στέργω φίλην 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 543 ] Refs 6th c.BC+]; στέργει γὰρ οὐδεὶς ἄγγελον κακῶν ἐπῶν[[ [prev. work] 277, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1054, etc.: also of things, οὐκ οἰκός ἐστι.. εὐνοίην.. διωθέεσθαι, ἀλλὰ σ] Refs 5th c.BC+]. accept it gladly, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.104; μακράν γε.. ῥῆσιν οὐ σ. πόλις 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 273, compare “Th.” 717; ὕβριν γὰρ οὐ σ. οὐδὲ δαίμονες 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 280; ἔστερξε τὴν ἁπλῶς δίκην [prev. author] “fragment” 770; τὴν ἀλήθειαν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 485c, etc.: reversely, στέργοι με σωφροσύνα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 635 (Lyric poetry). ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III to be content or satisfied, acquiesce [[compare (ἀγαπάω 111), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 11 ] Refs 5th c.BC+] (unless, having desired, compare below iv), [[ “OC” 7; στεργέτω 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 849e; στέρξω καὶ σιωπήσομαι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.112 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; στέρξον oblige me, do me the favour, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 518 (Lyric poetry). ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 with accusative, ἔστεργον τὰ παρεόντα were content with, acquiesced in them, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.117 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν Διὸς τυραννίδα bear with it, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 11; ἐθέλω τάδε μὲν σ. δύστλητά περ ὄντα [prev. author] “Ag.” 1570 (_anapaest meter_), compare “Eu.” 673; ἀνάγκῃ προὔμαθον σ. κακά 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 538, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1685, “PGrenf.” 1.53.21 (4th c.AD)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. τὴν γυναῖκα [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 486, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 180; τὴν τύχην 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 55.22. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.3 with dative, σ. τοῖσι σοῖς [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 257; τοῖς παροῦσιν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator “Epistulae” 2.23; τῇ ἐμῇ τύχῃ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Hp.Ma.” 295b; ταῖς ὑμετέραις γνώσεσι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 26.5; στέρξαι καὶ ἐμμεῖναι τῇ δίκῃ “Sammelb.” 5681.32 (5th c.AD)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; also σ. ἐπὶ τούτῳ [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 39.6; ἐν μικροῖς 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 407. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.4 with participle, οὐ γὰρ ἔχω πῶς ἂν στέρξαιμι κακὸν τόδε λεύσσων [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 992 (_anapaest meter_); σ. ξυμφορᾷ νικώμενοι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 458 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ζεὺς εἴτ᾽ Ἀΐδης ὀνομαζόμενος στέργεις whether thou likest to be named Zeus or Hades, [[ [prev. author] “fragment” 912 (_anapaest meter_). ] Refs]
__III.5 rarely with infinitive, οὐκ ἔστεργέ σοι ὅμοιος εἶναι [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 817. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV desire, entreat, with accusative et infinitive, Ἀπόλλω καὶ κασιγνήταν.. στέργω μολεῖν [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1094 (Lyric poetry); μειλιχίοις στέρξοι τε παραιφάμενος ἐπέεσσιν 5th-6th c.AD: Orphica “Argonautica” 771 (assuming variant); for 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 11 see above 111.1. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
