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ἐρέσσω

eresso

row

Appears 22 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐρέσσω, Plu. 2.1128c, Pomp. 73, Cic. 47, rarely ἐρέττω, Luc. Cont.I, al. (earlier ἐλαύνω): Ep. impf. ἔρεσσον Od. 11.78 : aor. ἤρεσα A.R. 1.1110, (δι-) Od. 12.444, ἤρεσσα (δι-) 14.351 : (ἐρέτης):—Α. row, ἄνδρας ἐρεσσέμεναι μεμαῶτας Il. 9.361 ; οἱ δὲ προπεσόντες ἔρεσσον Od. 9.490, 12.194 ; ἐρετμόν, τῷ καὶ ζωὸς ἔρεσσον 11.78 ; πομπίμοις κώπαις ἐ. S. Tr. 561 ; ἤρεσαν ἐς λιμένα A.R. 1.1110 ; of birds flying, πτεροῖς ἐ. E. IT 289 : abs., Id. Ion 161 (lyr.); [ναυτίλος] οὖλος ἐρέσσων ποσσίν Call. Epigr. 6.5. II. trans., speed by rowing : metaph., γόων..ἐρέσσετʼ.. πόμπιμον χεροῖν πίτυλον ply with your hands the measured stroke of lamentation, A. Th. 855 (cf. ἔρεσσʼ ἔρεσσε καὶ στέναζʼ Id. Pers. 1046):—Pass., ναῦς ἠρέσσετο ib.422, cf. Supp. 723, A.R. 1.633 ; of birds, πτερύγων ἐρετμοῖσιν ἐρεσσόμενοι A. Ag. 52. 2. generally, put in quick motion, ply, τὸν πόδα E. IA 138(anap.), AP 10.22 (Bianor); γεωτόμον ὅπλον ib.101 (Id.) : metaph., τοίας ἐρέσσουσιν ἀπειλὰς.. καθʼ ἡμῶν S. Aj. 251 (lyr.); ἐ. μῆτιν Id. Ant. 158 (anap.):—Pass., of a bow, to be plied, handled, Id. Ph. 1135 (lyr.); of Io, οἴστρῳ ἐρεσσομένα driven onward, A. Supp. 541 (lyr.). III. row through, traverse, in Pass., νήεσσιν ἐρέσσεται..ὕδωρ AP 4.3b.30 (Agath.).
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