στενάζω,
[[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 696, etc.] Refs 4th c.BC+]: future -άξω[[ 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.259, 3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 973, (ἀνα-) 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 656 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐστέναξα [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 33.6, etc.] Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, perfect ἐστέναγμαι [[ 3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 412:] Refs 3rd c.BC+] —properly _frequentative verb_ of στένω, sigh deeply: generally, sigh, groan, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus [same place], “Pers.” 1046 (Lyric poetry), “Eu.” 788 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 917; ἐπ᾽ ἄτῃ [prev. author] “El.” 1299; σ. κακοῖς 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 199 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἴκοις in the house, [[ [prev. author] “Ph.” 1035 (Lyric poetry)] Refs]; frequently with a neuter adjective, οἰκτρόν, δεινὸν σ., [[ [prev. author] “Supp.” 104, “Med.” 1184 ] Refs]; μέγα σ. [[ [prev. author] “IT” 957, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.69 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; τί ἐστέναξας τοῦτ; why utteredst thou this moan? [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 550: with _accusative_ _cognate_, παιᾶνα σ. [prev. author] “Tr.” 578 (Lyric poetry), compare “HF” 753 (Lyric poetry); ἀρὰς τέκνοις [prev. author] “Ph.” 334 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; πηλίκον τί ποτ᾽ ἂν στενάξεια; [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 23.210. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 transitive, bemoan, bewail, πότμον [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 882 (Lyric poetry), compare “OC” 1672 (Lyric poetry), etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινα [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1640, “Ba.” 1027. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]