ἐρεείνω
ereeino
ask, inquire
Appears 18 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐρεείνω, (ἐρέω A)
‹ All lexicon entries ask, inquire : c. acc. pers., ask of one, question him, Od. 7.31, 5.85, h.Merc. 487, etc. : c. acc. rei, ask about a thing, Il. 6.145, etc. : c. dupl.acc., ἐ. τινά τι Od. 1.220, 4.137 ; ἐ. ἀμφὶ ξείνῳ ask about one, 24.262:—Med., ἐρεείνετο μύθῳ 17.305 ; search after, ἐρεείνειν τινά 52.
2. visit a place, 713.
3. ask for, τι h.Merc. 533.
II. say, speak, ib. 313. —Ep. word, used in hex. by 30 ; ἐὰν μὴ μεῖζον ἅτερος θατέρου ἐρεείνῃ, Spartan saying in Apophth. Lac. 2.228e codd. (ἐρατέημεν Lyc. 19 codd. : leg. μέσδων..ἐρᾶτε ἦμεν.)