δαίνυμι
dainymi
give a banquet
Appears 57 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
δαίνυμι, imper. δαίνῡ Il. 9.70, part. -ύντα Od. 4.3: Ep. impf. δαίνῡ Il. 23.29; δαίνυεν (from δαινύω) Cer. 84: fut. δαίσω Il. 19.299, Eu. 305: aor. ἔδαισα N. 9.24, 1.162, Or. 15:—Med., δαίνῠται Il. 15.99: 2sg. subj. δαινύῃ Od. 19.328; Ep. 3sg. opt. δαινῦτο Il. 24.665; 3pl. opt. δαινύατο Od. 18.248; part. -ύμενος 142; 2sg. impf. δαίνυʼ (i.e. -υο) Il. 24.63: fut. δαίσομαι 668, 4.93, etc., (μετα-) Od. 18.48: aor. ἐδαισάμην 99, P. 10.31, etc.; δαισάμενοι Od. 18.408; [δαινῠη Od. 19.328; but δαινῡῃ 8.243 (for wh. δαινύεαι shd. be read)]. (v. δαίω B.):—Α. poet. Verb (used by ), give a banquet or feast, δαίνυ δαῖτα γέρουσι Il. 9.70; ἔφασκες . . δαίσειν γάμον didst promise to give me a marriage-feast, 19.299, cf. Od. 4.3, h.Ven. 141, N. 1.72; ὁτοῖσι τάφον μενοεικέα δαίνυ Il. 23.29, cf. Od. 3.309; δ. ὑμεναίους, γάμους, IA 123 (lyr.), 707. 2. c. acc. pers., feast one on a thing, τὸν . . Ἀστυάγης ἀνόμῳ τραπέζῃ ἔδαισε 1.162, cf. Or. 15; ζῶν με δαίσεις thou shalt be my living feast, Eu. 305. II. Med., have a feast given one, feast, in more freq. than Act., Il. 15.99, al., cf. I. 6(5).36, 1.211; δαίσασθαι γάμον l.c. 2. c. acc., feast on, eat, δαῖτα, ἑκατόμβας, κρέα, Od. 3.66, Il. 9.535, Od. 12.30; κρέα δαίνυσθαι 3.18, 18.2 (but c. gen., 11.7); ἐδαίσατο παῖδα Fr. 771.5, cf. El. 543; μίαν δ. τράπεζαν eat at a common table, 13.38: of fire, consume, N. 9.24, Tr. 765; of poison, ib.1088.
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