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 Rh. 776): [ῠ in pres., exc. in (v. infr.); ῡ in fut. and aor.]:—A. call to, c. acc., ὅθι ποιμένα ποιμὴν ἠπύει Od. 10.83, cf. 9.399; ἀλλά με Πυθὼ . . ἀπύει P. 10.4; invoke, ἄπυεν Εὐτρίαιναν O. 1.72, cf. P. 5.104; ἰαλέμῳ τοὺς θανόντας ἀπύεις Tr. 1304: c. dupl. acc., τί με τόδε χρέος ἀπύεις; why callest thou on me for this? Or. 1253: c. dat. pers., ἤπυσα δʼ αὐτοῖς μὴ πελάζεσθαι called to them not . . , 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 O. 5.19: c.acc. cogn., μέλος ἠπύοντες 2.124. 3. utter, speak, πατρὸς ὄνομʼ ἀπύεις Pr. 593; τί ποτʼ ἀπύσω; Hec. 154; ἀπύσατʼ ἀντίφωνʼ ἐμῶν στεναγμάτων Supp. 800; πρὸ σοῦ γὰρ ἀπύω (Com. for ὑλακτῶ) Eq. 1023. 4. folld. by an interrog., τίς ἂν ἀπύοι εἰ . . ; would tell whether . . ? Aj. 887; ἀπύσει τίς ὅδε . . ; Ba. 984 (nisi leg. ἀπύσει· τίς . . ;). II. Med., summon, prosecute, ἀπυέσθω ὁ ἀδικήμενος τὸν ἀδικέντα IGl.c.
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