useless, unprofitable, ἀχρεῖος( Att. ἄχρειοςacc. to Hdn.Gr. 1.136 ),ον, alsoα,ον IG 7.303.10 (Oropus), Dsc. 4.5 , Polem.Phgn. 69 : Ion. ἀχρήϊος:— A. useless, unprofitable, ἀχρήϊος ἀνήρ Hes. Op.
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useless, unprofitable, ἀχρεῖος( Att. ἄχρειοςacc. to Hdn.Gr. 1.136 ),ον, alsoα,ον IG 7.303.10 (Oropus), Dsc. 4.5 , Polem.Phgn. 69 : Ion. ἀχρήϊος:— A. useless, unprofitable, ἀχρήϊος ἀνήρ Hes. Op.
worthless ἀχρεῖος (Attic dialect ἄχρειος accusative to Hdn.Gr. 1.136), ον, also α, ον [[ “IG” 7.303.10 (from Oropus), 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 4.5, Polemo Physiognomonicus 69] Refs
speak, say, βάζω, poet. Verb, used chiefly inpres.andimpf.:aor. A. ἔβαξα Hsch. :pf. Pass. (v. infr.):—speak, say, ἄρτια βάζειν Il. 14.92 , al.; ἀνεμώλια β. Od. 4.837 ; πεπνυμένα βάζεις Il.
depth βάθος[ᾰ],εος,τό,(βαθύς) A. depthorheight,acc. as measured up or down, Ταρτάρου βάθη A. Pr. 1029 ; αἰθέρος βάθος E. Med. 1297 , cf. Ar. Av. 1715 ;βάθους μετέχεινto be a solid, possessingdept
depth βάθος [ᾰ], εος, τό, (βαθύς) depth or height, accusative as measured up or down, Ταρτάρου βάθη [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1029; αἰθέρος βάθος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tr
weigh down, oppress, depress, βαρύν-ω, Pi. P. 1.84 , Pl. Phdr. 247b :impf., Od. 5.321 :fut. A. -ῠνῶ X. Ap. 9 :aor. ἐβάρῡνα Plu. 2.127c , etc.:— Pass. ,pres., Il. 19.165 , etc.:fut. βαρυνθήσομα
to weigh down βαρύν-ω, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 1.84, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 247b ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.321 ] Ref
heavy in weight, βᾰρύς,εῖα,ύ, poet. gen. pl. fem.βαρεῶνdub. in A. Eu. 932 (anap.): Comp. βαρύτερος, Sup. βαρύτατος:— A. heavy in weight, β. ἀείρεσθαι,opp.κοῦφος, Hdt. 4.150 , cf. Pl. Tht. 152d ,
touchstone, βᾰ́σᾰν-ος,ἡ, A. touchstone,on which pure gold leaves a yellow streak, ἐς βάσανον δ' ἐλθὼν παρατρίβομαι ὥστε μολύβδῳ χρυσός Thgn. 417 ; χρυσὸν τριβόμενον βασάνῳ Id. 450 , cf. 1105 ; πα
torment βᾰσᾰν-ος, ἡ, touchstone, on which pure gold leaves a yellow streak, ἐς βάσανον δ᾽ ἐλθὼν παρατρίβομαι ὥστε μολύβδῳ χρυσός [[ 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 417; χρυσὸν τριβόμενον βασάνῳ [prev. a
bewitch βασκ-αίνω,fut. A. -ᾰνῶ LXX De. 28.56 :aor. ἐβάσκηνα Philostr. (v. infr.), -ᾱνα Arist. Pr. 926b24 :— Pass. ,aor. ἐβασκάνθην(v. infr.):—bewitchby the evil eye, etc., Arist. l.c., LXX De
to bewitch βασκ-αίνω, future -ᾰνῶ[[ LXX.Deu.28.56 ] LXX]: aorist ἐβάσκηνα [[ 2nd-3rd c.AD:] Refs 2nd c.AD+] Philostratus Sophista (see. below), -ᾱνα [[4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 9
confirm, establish, make good βεβαι-όω, A. confirm, establish, make good, τοῖς δικασταῖς τὴν δόξαν Pl. Cri. 53b ; δωρεὰν Is. 1.18 ; εἴτε δεξιὰς δοῖεν ἐβεβαίουν X. Cyr. 8.8.2 , etc.;ἔργῳ βεβαιού
to confirm βεβαι-όω, confirm, establish, make good, τοῖς δικασταῖς τὴν δόξαν [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Crito” 53b; δωρεὰν 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 1.18; εἴτε δεξιὰς δοῖεν ἐβεβαίουν 5th-6th c
to force βῐάζω, constrain, active once in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, ἦ μάλα δή με βιάζετε 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.297; ἐβίασε τὴν γυναῖκά μου 5th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Comicus 29:
constrain βῐάζω, A. constrain, Act. once in Hom. , ἦ μάλα δή με βιάζετε Od. 12.297 ; ἐβίασε τὴν γυναῖκά μου Alc.Com. 29 : abs.,εἰ πάνυ ἐβίαζονifthey used force, Hp. Epid. 2.24 ; cf. infr. 1.2 :—
disable, hinder βλάπτω,fut. A. -ψω E. Heracl. 704 , etc.:aor. ἔβλαψα, Ep. βλάψε Il. 23.774 :aor. 2 ἔβλᾰβον Q.S. 5.509 :pf. βέβλᾰφα D. 19.180 , Plb. 12.26.2 ,ἔβλαφα(κατ-) IG 7.303.51 (Orop
to hurt βλάπτω, future -ψω[[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 704, etc.: ] Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἔβλαψα, Epic dialect βλάψε [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.774 ] Refs 8th c.BC+
come to aid, succour, assist, aid βοηθ-έω(sts. writtenβοιηθέω, IG 22.237 (iv B. C.), BGU 1007.12 (iii B. C.)), Ion. βωθέω, only Hsch. βωθέοντες, not in Hdt. (but cf. Eust. 812.59 ) or Hp. , cf. βο
to help βοηθ-έω (sometimes written βοιηθέω, [[ “IG” 22.237 (4th c.BC), “BGU” 1007.12 (3rd c.BC))] Refs 4th c.BC+], Ionic dialect βωθέω, only [[ 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus βωθέοντες, not
speak Boeotian βοιωτ-ιάζω,τῇ φωνῇ A. speak Boeotian, X. An. 3.1.26 , Com.Adesp. 677 . II. side with the Boeotians, in politics, etc., X. HG 5.4.34 , Aeschin. 3.139 :—alsoβοιωτ-ίζω, Plu. 2.575d codd.
βόλομαι , Ep. , Ion. ( IG 12(9).189.31 (Eretria, iv B. C. )), Arc. (ib. 5 ( 2 ). 3.9 (Tegea, iv B. C. )), = βούλομαι, Τρωσὶν δὴ βόλεται δοῦναι κράτος Il. 11.319 ; εἰ . . βόλεσθε αὐτόν τε ζώειν κτλ . O
βόσκω , impf. ἔβοσκον , Ep. βόσκε Il. 15.548 : fut. -ήσω Od. 17.559 , Ar. Ec. 590 : aor. ἐβόσκησα Gp. 18.7 : pf. βεβόσκηκα PMag. 6.13 (iii B. C.) :— Pass. and Med. (v. infr. 11 ); Ion. impf. βοσκέσκον
to feed βόσκω, imperfect ἔβοσκον, Epic dialect βόσκε [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.548 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: future -ήσω[[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.559, 5th-6th c.BC