ἠπύω

epyo

call to

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἠπύω, Dor. and Arc. ἀπύω [ᾱ], IG 5(2).6.3 (Tegea, iv B.C.), and Trag. (who use the Verb only in lyr., exc. aor. 1 ἤπῡσα E. Rh. 776): [ in pres., exc. in Mosch. (v. infr.); in fut. and aor.]:—A. call to, c. acc., ὅθι ποιμένα ποιμὴν ἠπύει Od. 10.83, cf. 9.399; ἀλλά με Πυθὼ . . ἀπύει Pi. P. 10.4; invoke, ἄπυεν Εὐτρίαιναν Id. O. 1.72, cf. P. 5.104; ἰαλέμῳ τοὺς θανόντας ἀπύεις E. Tr. 1304: c. dupl. acc., τί με τόδε χρέος ἀπύεις; why callest thou on me for this? Id. Or. 1253: c. dat. pers., ἤπυσα δʼ αὐτοῖς μὴ πελάζεσθαι called to them not . . , Id. Rh. 776. 2. abs., of the wind, roar, οὔτʼ ἄνεμος τόσσον περὶ δρυσὶν ὑψικόμοισι ἠπύει Il. 14.399; of the lyre, sound, ἐν δέ τε φόρμιγξ ἠπύει Od. 17.271; sing, Λυδίοις ἀπύων ἐν αὐλοῖς Pi. O. 5.19: c.acc. cogn., μέλος ἠπύοντες Mosch. 2.124. 3. utter, speak, πατρὸς ὄνομʼ ἀπύεις A. Pr. 593; τί ποτʼ ἀπύσω; E. Hec. 154; ἀπύσατʼ ἀντίφωνʼ ἐμῶν στεναγμάτων Id. Supp. 800; πρὸ σοῦ γὰρ ἀπύω (Com. for ὑλακτῶ) Ar. Eq. 1023. 4. folld. by an interrog., τίς ἂν ἀπύοι εἰ . . ; would tell whether . . ? S. Aj. 887; ἀπύσει τίς ὅδε . . ; E. Ba. 984 (nisi leg. ἀπύσει· τίς . . ;). II. Med., summon, prosecute, ἀπυέσθω ὁ ἀδικήμενος τὸν ἀδικέντα IGl.c.
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