ἀπόμνυμι
apomnymi
take an oath away from
Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀπόμνυμι or ἀπομνύω ( N. 7.70), fut. -ομοῦμαι: 3 impf. ἀπώμνυ Od. 2.377:—
‹ All lexicon entries take an oath away from, i.e. swear that one will not do a thing, ἡ δʼ αὐτίκʼ ἀπώμνυεν ib. 10.345, cf. 12.303, 18.58; μέγαν ὅρκον ἀπόμνυ ib. 2.377; ἀπώμοσα καρτερὸν ὅρκον ib. 10.381.
2. deny on oath, 2.179, 6.63; ἀ. Ζηνὸς σέβας Ph. 1289; ταῦτʼ ἀ. μοι τοὺς θεούς Nu. 1232, cf. Eq. 424; also ἀ. τἀναντία κατὰ τῆς θυγατρός swear to the contrary by . ., 29.52: freq. c. μή et inf., ἀ. μὴ ὄρσαι l.c., cf. Cyc. 266; τοὺς θεοὺς ἀ. ἦ μὴν μὴ εἰδέναι . . Lg. 936e, cf. Cyr. 6.1.3; ἀ. μηδὲ ὀβολόν (sc. ἔχειν) Smp. 3.8; ἀ. ὡς οὐκ εἴρηκε 21.120.
3. c.acc., ἀ. υἱόν deny, disown a son on oath, 1.127:— Med., ἀπωμόσατο τὴν ἀρχήν, = Lat. eieravit, solemnly laid it down, Cic. 19.
II. strengthd. for ὄμνυμι, take a solemn oath, ἦ μήν . . 5.50 codd.