εὐχετάομαι
euchetaomai
pray
Appears 18 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
εὐχετάομαι, Ep. for εὔχομαι, only in pres. and impf. (without augm.):—A. pray, θεοῖσι . . μεγάλʼ εὐχετόωντο ἕκαστος Il. 8.347, 15.369; Κρονίωνι . . εὐχετάασθαι 6.268; πάντες δʼ εὐχετόωντο θεῶν Δῒ Νέστορί τʼ ἀνδρῶν 11.761, cf. Od. 8.467. II. boast, profess, c. inf., τίνες ἔμμεναι εὐχετόωντο; Od. 1.172, etc.; with inf. omitted, 1.189, A. 289; brag, ἵνα μή τις . . εὐχετόῳτʼ ἐπέεσσι Il. 12.391; οὐ μὲν καλὸν ὑπέρβιον εὐχετάασθαι 17.19; μὰψ αὔτως εὐχετάασθαι 20.348; κταμένοισιν ἐπʼ ἀνδράσιν εὐχετάασθαι to glory over them, Od. 22.412.
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