ἀγαπάζω

agapazo

treat with affection, receive with outward signs of love

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

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Odyssey 4
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Book 7 1
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733
Book 16 1
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1617
Book 17 1
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1735
Book 21 1
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21224
Iliad 1
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Book 24 1
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24464

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀγαπάζω, Ep. and Lyr. form of ἀγαπάω, Hom.; Dor.3pl.-οντι Pi. I. 4(5).54; Ep. impf. ἀγάπαζον A.R. 4.1291:—also in Med., Hom.; Dor. impf. ἀ_γαπάζοντο Pi. P. 4.241:—Pass., Diotog. ap. Stob. 4.7.62:— only in pres. and impf., exc. aor. act. ἀγαπάξαι Callicrat. ap. Stob. 4.28.18:—A. treat with affection, receive with outward signs of love, ὡς δὲ πατὴρ ὃν παῖδα . . ἀγαπάζει, ἐλθόντʼ ἐξ ἀπίης γαίης δεκάτῳ ἐνιαυτῷ Od. 16.17; νεμεσσητὸν δέ κεν εἴη ἀθάνατον θεὸν ὧδε βροτοὺς ἀγαπαζέμεν ἄντην Il. 24.464; νέκυν E. Ph. 1327:—Med. in abs. sense, show signs of love, caress, κύνεον ἀγαπαζόμενοι κεφαλήν τε καὶ ὤμους Od. 21.224: c. acc., like Act., Pi. P.l.c.; τινὰ δώροις A.R. 4.416. 2. welcome, receive gratefully, τιμαὶ καλλίνικον χάρμʼ ἀγαπάζοντι Pi. I. l.c.

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