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δάω

dao

learn

Appears 26 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

*δάω [ᾰ], A. learn (also causal, teach, v. infr. II and cf. διδάσκω): I. intr., aor. ἐδάην Il. 3.208, Trag. (in lyr.), A. Ag. 123, S. El. 169; subj. δαῶμεν Il. 2.299, Ep. δαείω 16.423, Od. 9.280; opt. δαείην A.R. 2.415; inf. δαῆναι Od. 4.493, IG 4.760 (Troezen), Ep. δαήμεναι Il. 21.487; part. δαείς Sol. 13.50, A. Ch. 603, Pi. O. 7.91 (for aor. δέδαον, ἔδαον, v. infr. II): fut. δαήσομαι Od. 3.187: pf. δεδάηκα 8.134,146, part. δεδαώς 17.519; also δεδάημαι h.Merc. 483, Theoc. 8.4, etc.:—learn, and in pf., know, ll.cc.: c. gen. pers., ἐμεῦ δαήσεαι wilt learn from me, Od. 19.325: c. gen. rei, πολέμοιο δαήμεναι Il. 21.487; Ἄρεος εὖ δεδαῶτες D.P. 1004; σοφίης δεδαημένο Epic.Oxy. 1015.20: c. acc. rei, φάρμακα Theoc. 28.19; ἄξια Μοισᾶν IG 3.771; ἀλεξητήρια νούσων ib.9(1).881 (Corc.); ἄκεσμα νόσου ib.14.1750; ἔργα Ἀθηναίης ib.12(5).30 (Sicinus); perceive, ἐδά ψυχάς B. 5.64; δάεν ῥιπὰν μελιαδέος οἴνου felt the impulse of . ., Pi. Fr. 166: abs., δαέντι to one who knows, Id. O. 7.53.—Hom. has also inf. δεδάασθαι (perh. for δεδαέσθαι) search out, c. acc., Od. 16.316.—The pres. in this sense is supplied by διδάσκομαι. II. causal, teach, Hom. only in redupl. aor. 2 δέδαε he taught, c. dupl. acc., ὃν Ἥφαιστος δέδαεν . . παντοίην τέχνην Od. 6.233, cf. 8.448, 23.160; ἔργα δʼ Ἀθηναίη δέδαε κλυτὰ ἐργάζεσθαι 20.72, cf. Theoc. 24.129 (v.l. ἔδαεν); 3pl. δέδαον Hsch.; also δάε, ἔδαε, A.R. 1.724,4.989.—The pres. in this sense is supplied by διδάσκω.
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