ἔλδομαι
eldomai
wish, long
Appears 19 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἔλδομαι and ἐέλδομαι, poet. Verb, only pres. and impf., A. wish, long, c. inf., Il. 13.638, Od. 4.162, O. 1.4: c. gen., long for, σὴν ἄλοχον τῆς αἰὲν ἐέλδεαι Od. 5.210; ἐλδόμεναι πεδίοιο (of mules) eager to reach it, Il. 23.122: c.acc., desire, ἑὸν αὐτοῦ χρεῖος ἐελδόμενος Od. 1.409, cf. Il. 5.481: abs., νόστησας ἐελδομένοισι μάλʼ ἡμῖν Od. 24.400:—Pass. only once, νῦν τοι ἐελδέσθω πόλεμος be war now welcome to thee, Il. 16.494.
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