ἐρύω
eryo
drag, draw
Appears 156 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐρύω (A), Il. 4.467, al., Ion. εἰρύω, Dor. ϝερύω (v. infr.): Ep. inf. εἰρύμεναι [ῠ] Op. 818 : impf. εἴρυον 2.14, ἔρυον Il. 12.258, ἐρύεσκον D. 43.50 : fut. ἐρύω Il. 11.454, al., ἐρύσω H. 5.375 ; Ep. ἐρύσσω L. 35, D. 17.183 : aor. εἴρῠσα Od. 2.389, 2.136 (in εἴρυσα takes the place of εἵλκυσα), ἔρῠσα Il. 5.573 ; εἴρυσσα 3.373, Od. 8.85 ; lengthd. ἐρύσασκε (ἐξ-) Il. 10.490; imper. εἴρυσον Tr. 1033 (hex.), Dor. ϝερυσάτω (dub. sens.) BCH 50.15 (Delphi, iv B.C.); subj. ἐρύσω Il. 17.230, εἰρύσω Morb. 2.8, etc.; 2sg. ἐρύσσῃς Il. 5.110 ; Ep. 1pl. ἐρύσσομεν (for -ωμεν) 14.76, 17.635 ; opt. ἐρύσαιμι 8.21, εἰρύσαιμι Timo 59 ; inf. ἐρύσαι, ἐρύσσαι, Il. 17.419, 8.23, εἰρύσαι Morb. 1.29, (δι-, ἐξ-) 7.24, 1.141 ; part. ἐρύσας Il. 23.21, ἐρύσαις N. 7.67, εἰρύσας 4.10, ἐρύσσας 3.913.—Ion., Dor., and poet. Verb:—drag, draw, implying force or violence, νῆα..εἰς ἅλα, ἅλαδε, ἤπειρόνδε, Il. 1.141, Od. 2.389, 10.423 ; ἐπʼ ἠπείροιο on land, 16.325, 359 ; [δόρυ] ἐ. ἐπʼ ἄκρης, of the Trojan horse, 8.508 ; freq. of the dead, νεκρόν, νεκροὺς ἐ., of the friends, drag them away, rescue them, Il. 5.573, 16.781 ; of the enemy, drag them off for plunder, ransom, etc., 4.467, al.; τρὶς ἐρύσας περὶ σῆμα (sc. Ἕκτορα) 24.16 ; of dogs and birds of prey, drag and tear, οἰωνοὶ ὠμησταὶ ἐρύουσι 11.454, etc.; drag away, carry off violently, Od. 9.99: c. gen. partit., διὰ δώματʼ ἐ...ἢ ποδὸς ἢ καὶ χειρός 17.479 ; ἐ. τινὰ κουρίξ by the hair, 22.187 ; also, pull down, tear away, κρόσσας μὲν πύργων ἔρυον Il. 12.258, cf. 14.35. 2. simply, draw, pull, δόρυ ἐξ ὠτειλῆς 16.863 ; φάρμακον ἐκ γαίης Od. 10.303 ; ἐξ οὐρανόθεν πεδίονδε Ζῆνʼ Il. 8.21 ; κίονʼ ἀνʼ ὑψηλὴν ἐρύσαι Od. 22.176 ; φᾶρος..κὰκ κεφαλῆς εἴρυσσε drew it over his head, 8.85 ; ἄλλον μὲν χλαίνης ἐρύων, ἄλλον δὲ χιτῶνος pulling or plucking him by.., Il. 22.493 ; νευρὴν ἐπὶ τῷ ἐ. drawing the bowstring at him, 15.464 ; ἐ. τόξον 3.30,4.10; εἴρυσον ἔγχος draw thy sword, Tr. 1033 (hex.); attract, absorb, [ὑγρόν] Loc.Hom. 14 : c. gen. partit., τῆς χολῆς Morb. 1.29 ; ἐπί τινι κλῆρον ἐ. draw lots for.., Jov. 62 ; ἐκ ποδὸς ἐ. to put aside, N. 7.67 ; ὅππῃ ἐμὸν νόον εἰρύσαιμι Timol.c.; also πλίνθους εἰρύσαι make bricks, 2.136.B. Med. ἐρύομαι, Ion. εἰρύομαι [ῠ], fut. inf. ἐρύεσθαι Il. 14.422, al., ἐρύσσεσθαι v.l. in Od. 21.125, Il. 21.176 : aor. 1 εἰρύσσατο 22.306, ἐρύσαντο 1.466, etc.; subj. ἐρύσωμαι 1.1204; opt. ἐρύσαιο, -αίατο, Il. 5.456,298 ; inf.ἐρύσασθαι 22.351 ; part.ἐρυσσάμενος 1.190, εἰρυσάμενος (ἐπ-) 4.8:—draw for oneself, ἐρυσαίμεθα νῆας launch us ships, Il. 14.79 ; [ἵππον] ἐς ἀκρόπολιν ἐ. Od. 8.504 ; ξίφος, ἄορ, μάχαιραν ἐρύεσθαι, draw oneʼs sword, Il. 4.530, 21.173, 3.271 ; ἄορ ἐκ κολεοῖο 22.191 ; δόρυ ἐξ ὠτειλῆς εἰρυσάμην Od. 10.165 ; of meat on the spit, ἐρύσαντό τε πάντα they drew all off, Il. 1.466, etc.; ἐρύσσασθαι μενεαίνων in his anxiety to draw [the bow], Od. 21.125 ; βύρσαν θηρὸς ἀπὸ μελέων 25.273 ; simply, wrench, ὅταν ἱστὸν ἀνέμοιο κατάϊξ..ὑπὲκ προτόνων ἐρύσηται 1.1204. 2. of captives, χρυσῷ ἐρύσασθαι weigh against gold (cf. ἕλκω): hence, ransom, Il. 22.351 (cf. ἀντερύομαι). 3. draw towards oneself, ἕθεν ἆσσον ἐρύσσατο Od. 19.481. b. assimilate, retain, γονήν, τροφήν, Mul. 2.166,171. II. draw out of the press, ἐρύσασθαί τινα μάχης Il. 5.456 ; esp. of friends dragging away the body of a slain hero, οὐδέ κε..ἐκ βελέων ἐρύσαντο νέκυν 18.152 ; of enemies, 14.422, 17.161 : c. dat., in spite of, from, 5.298, 17.104.C. Pass., pf. εἴρῡμαι, plpf. 3pl. εἰρύατο [ῡ Il. 14.30, al., ῠ 4.248], εἴρυντο (v. infr.): aor. ἐρύσθην or εἰρ-, Epid. 5.47, Mul. 1.36:—to be drawn ashore, drawn up in line, of ships, εἴρυντο νέες ταχὺν ἀμφʼ Ἀχιλῆα Il. 18.69 ; εἰρύατο νῆες θῖνʼ ἔφʼ ἁλὸς πολιῆς 14.30, cf.4.248. 2. to be drawn, attracted, of moisture, Hp.l.c.; to be contracted, ἐς τοὔπισθεν ἐρυσθείς, of tetanic convulsions, Epid. 5.47 ; τὴν γνάθον ἐρυσθεῖσα ib.4.36. (ϝερῠ-, ϝρῡ-, cf. ῥῡ-τήρ (βρύτηρ), ῥῦ-μα, ῥῡ-μός.)
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