δίω
dio
put to flight
Appears 13 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
δίω [ῐ], Ep. Verb (used also by in lyr. passages, v. sub fin.), only pres. and impf. Med. (of which has subj. δίωμαι, δίηται, δίωνται, opt. δίοιτο Od. 17.317, but mostly inf. δίεσθαι; for δίον v. δείδω):—Α. put to flight, δηΐους προτὶ ἄστυ δίεσθαι Il. 12.276; [μητέρα] ἀπὸ μεγάροιο δίεσθαι Od. 20.343; μή σε . . ἀγρόνδε δίωμαι βάλλων χερμαδίοισι 21.370; ὡς δʼ ὅτε νεβρὸν . . κύων . . δίηται Il. 22.189; ἐπεί κʼ ἀπὸ ναῦφι μάχην . . δίηται 16.246; rarely, drive, ὅς τʼ . . ἵππους . . προτὶ ἄστυ δίηται 15.681; also in , ἀτίετα διόμεναι λάχη pursuing a dishonoured office, Eu. 385 (lyr.); and intr. folld. by Prep., give chase, hunt, ἐπὶ τὸν ὦ διόμεναι ib.357 codd. (ὧδʼ ἱέμεναι Ahrens); μετά με δρόμοισι διόμενοι Supp. 819; f. l. for δίεμαι, Pers. 700.
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