ἀραρίσκω
ararisko
join, fit together
Appears 67 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀραρίσκω (redupl. form of [root ] αρ, A. join, fit together), only impf. ἀράρισκε Od. 14.23, 25.103: the tenses in use (from *ἄρω) are mostly poet., v. infr. A. trans.:—Ion. aor. 1 ἦρσα Il. 14.167 (ἐπ-), Ep. ἄρσα Od. 21.45, imper. ἄρσον 2.289, pl. ἄρσετε 2.1062, part. ἄρσας Il. 1.136 (also inf. ἀράραι· ἁρμόσαι, πλέξαι, ): aor. 2 ἤρᾰρον, Ion. ἄρᾰρον, inf. ἀρᾰρεῖν, part. ἀρᾰρών (but ἄρᾰρον is used intr. in Il. 16.214, Od. 4.777, 41; while for ἄρηρεν, in trans. sense (Od. 5.248), ἄρασσεν is the true reading; ἐς οὐρανὸν ἤραρεν ὄσσε A. 984 is by confusion with αἴρω:—Med., fut. ἄρσομαι 995 acc. to Sch. (possibly fr. αἴρω): aor. I ἠρσάμην, part. ἀρσάμενος Sc. 320: 3pl. aor. 2 opt. (in pass. sense) ἀραροίατο 1.369: pf. subj. ἀρήρεται Op. 431 (προσ-):—Pass., pf. part. ἀρηρεμένος or -έμενος 3.833, al.; later incorrectly written ἀρηράμενος 2.265, C. 2.384, etc.: aor. I ἤρθην, only 3pl. ἄρθεν, for ἤρθησαν, Il. 16.211:—join together, fasten, οἱ δʼ ἐπεὶ ἀλλήλους ἄραρον βόεσσι when they had knitted themselves one to another with their shields, Il. 12.105 (in Pass., μᾶλλον δὲ στίχες ἄρθεν 16.211); ἄγγεσιν ἄρσον ἅπαντα pack up, Od. 2.289. II. fit together, construct, ὅτε τοῖχον ἀνὴρ ἀράρῃ πυκινοῖσι λίθοισιν Il. 16.212:—Med., ἀρσάμενος παλάμῃσι Sc. 320. 2. μνηστῆρσιν θάνατον καὶ Κῆρʼ ἀραρόντες having prepared, contrived, Od. 16.169. III. fit, equip, furnish with a thing, νῆʼ ἄρσας ἐρέτῃσιν 1.280; καὶ πώμασιν ἄρσον ἅπαντας fit all [the jars] with covers, 2.353, cf. 2.1062; καὶ ἤραρε θυμὸν ἐδωδῇ furnished, i.e. satisfied, his heart with food, Od. 5.95:—in Pass., esp. pf. part., fitted, furnished with, πύλας ἀρηρεμένας σανίδεσσι 1.787. 2. please, gratify, ἐμέ γʼ ἁ στονόεσσʼ ἄρᾰρεν φρένας El. 147 (lyr.); ἁ Νεμέα ἄρᾱρε Nemea smiled on [him], N. 5.44. IV. make fitting or pleasing, ἄρσαντες κατὰ θυμόν (sc. τὸ γέρας), Il. 1.136. B. intr.:— pf. ἄρᾱρα with pres. sense, Ion. and Ep. ἄρηρα, part. ἀρᾱρώς, ἀρηρώς, , Trag., and late Prose (except that has προσαραρέναι HG 4.7.6), Ep. fem. part. ἀρηρυῖα Th. 608, and metri gr. ἀρᾰρυῖα , εὖ ἀρᾰρός H. 3.367: Ion. and Ep. plpf. ἀρήρειν or ἠρήρειν, with impf. sense, Il. 10.265, 12.56, etc.:— Med. only aor. 2 part. sync. ἄρμενος, η, ον, also ος, ον Op. 786 (cf. however ἀρηρεμένος): on aor. 2 used intr. v. supr. A. I:—to be joined closely together, ἀρηρότες in close order, Il. 13.800; ἄραρον κόρυθές τε καὶ ἀσπίδες 16.214; ἑξείης ποτὶ τοῖχον ἀρηρότες [πίθοι] piled close against the wall, Od. 2.342: c. dat. instr., κόλλῃσιν ἀρηρότα 96.4; in Tactics, ἀραρός, τό, = ὀμφαλός (q. v.), Tact. 2.6, etc. 2. abs., to be fixed, φρεσὶν ᾗσιν ἀρηρώς Il. 10.553; θυμὸς ἀρηρώς 25.113; ἄρᾱρε φέγγος shines for ever, N. 3.64; ἄραρεν ἥδε γʼ ὠλένη is fixed, Pr. 60: or metaph., θεῶν . . οὐκέτι πίστις ἄραρε Med. 414(lyr.); ὡς ταῦτʼ ἄραρε ib.322; τὸ σόν τʼ ἄραρε is fixed, ib.745: abs., ἄραρε it is fixed, my mind is made up, Or. 1330, Epit. 185; τὸ ἀραρὸς ἦθος steadfastness, AJ 14.12.3; δόγματα ἀραρότα 12.56; also of persons, ἀραρὼς τὴν γνώμην steadfast, Dio 32; [θεοὶ] ἀραρότες τοῖς κρίμασιν Hierocl.p.48 A.; τοῖς λογισμοῖς ἀ. p.51 A. II. fit well or closely, ζωστὴρ ἀρηρώς a close-fitting belt, Il. 4.134; πύλαι εὖ, στιβαρῶς ἀραρυῖαι, 7.339, 12.454; σανίδες πυκινῶς ἀ. 21.535; fit or be fitted to a thing, ἔγχος παλάμηφιν ἀρήρει fitted the hands, Od. 17.4; κόρυθα κροτάφοις ἀραρυῖαν, κνημῖδες ἐπισφυρίοις ἀραρυῖαι, Il. 13.188, 19.370; κυνέη ἑκατὸν πολίων πρυλέεσσʼ ἀραρυῖα fitting a hundred champions, i.e.large enough for them, 5.744; also with Preps., κυνέη ἐπὶ κροτάφοις ἀραρυῖα Od. 18.378, Sc. 137; ὄφρʼ ἂν . . δούρατʼ ἐν ἁρμονίῃσιν ἀρήρῃ Od. 5.361; κεραυνὸς ἐν κράτει ἀ. fit emblem in victory, O. 10(11).83; ἀνθρώποισιν ἀρηρότα μυθίζεσθαι befitting men, A. 191. III. to be fitted, furnished with a thing, [τάφρος] σκολόπεσσιν ὀξέσιν ἠρήρει Il. 12.56; πόλις πύργοις ἀραρυῖα 15.737; ζώνη θυσάνοις ἀραρυῖα 14.181: hence, furnished, endowed with, χαρίτεσσιν ἀραρώς I. 2.19; ἔθνεα θνητῶν παντοίαις ἰδέῃσιν ἀρηρότα 35.17; κάλλει ἀραρώς El. 948; πολλῇσιν ἐπωνυμίῃσιν ἀρηρώς 28. IV. to be fitting, agreeable, pleasing, (cf. ἀρέσκω) once in , ἐνὶ φρεσὶν ἤραρεν ἡμῖν it fitted our temper well, Od. 4.777; ἄκοιτιν ἀρηρυῖαν πραπίδεσσι Th. 608. V. syncop. aor. 2 part. Med. ἄρμενος, η, ον (ος, ον Op. 786), fitting, fitted or suited to (cf. ἀρμένως), c. dat., ἱστὸν . . καὶ ἐπίκριον ἄρμενον αὐτῷ fitted or fastened to the mast, Od. 5.254 (cf. ἄρμενα, τά); τροχὸν ἄρμενον ἐν παλάμῃσιν Il. 18.600; πέλεκυν . . ἄ. ἐν π. Od. 5.234. 2. fit, meet, μάλα γάρ νύ οἱ ἄρμενα εἶπεν Sc. 116: rarely c. inf., ἡμέρα κούρῃσι γενέσθαι ἄρμενος a day meet for girls to be born, Op. 786. 3. prepared, ready, χρήματα δʼ εἰν οἴκῳ πάντʼ ἄ. ποιήσασθαι ib.407; ἄ. πάντα παρεῖχον Sc. 84, cf. 275; ἄ. ἐς τόδε ἔργον 4.1461; ἄ. ἐς πόλεμόν τε καὶ ἐν νήεσσι μάχεσθαι 1.3, cf. 8. 4. agreeable, welcome, ἄρμενα πράξαις, = εὖ πράξας, O. 8.73; ἐν ἀρμένοις θυμὸν αὔξων N. 3.58; so of men, ἄ. ξείνοισιν Epigr. 6. (Cf. Lat. arma, armus, artus, Goth. arms, etc.)
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