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ἀπόμνυμι

apomnymi

take an oath away from

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπόμνυμι or ἀπομνύω (Pi. N. 7.70), fut. -ομοῦμαι: 3 impf. ἀπώμνυ Od. 2.377:—Α. 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 ἀπόμνυib.2.377; ἀπώμοσα καρτερὸν ὅρκον ib.10.381. 2. deny on oath, Hdt. 2.179,6.63; ἀ. Ζηνὸς σέβας S. Ph. 1289; ταῦτʼ ἀ. μοι τοὺς θεούς Ar.Nu,1232, cf.Eq. 424; also ἀ. τἀναντία κατὰ τῆς θυγατρός swear to the contrary by . ., D. 29.52: freq. c. μή et inf., ἀ. μὴ ὄρσαι Pi. l.c., cf. E. Cyc. 266; τοὺς θεοὺς ἀ. ἦ μὴν μὴ εἰδέναι . . Pl. Lg. 936e, cf. X. Cyr. 6.1.3; ἀ μηδὲ ὀβολόν (sc. ἔχειν) Id. Smp. 3.8; ἀ. ὡς οὐκ εἴρηκε D. 21.120. 3. c.acc., ἀ. υἱόν deny, disown a son on oath, And. 1.127:— Med., ἀπωμόσατο τὴν ἀρχήν, = Lat. eieravit, solemnly laid it down, Plu. Cic. 19. II. strengthd. for ὄμνυμι, take a solemn oath, ἦ μήν . . Th. 5.50 codd.
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