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ὁμαρτέω

homarteo

act together, at the same moment

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ὁμαρτέω, Il. 24.438, E. Ba. 923 ; Aeol. imper. ὐμάρτη Theoc. 28.3: impf. ὡμάρτουν S. OC 1647 ; Ion. -ευν A.R. 1.579, Theoc. 2.73 ; Ep. 3dual ὁμαρτήτην, v. ὁμαρτήδην : fut. -ήσω Hes. Op. 196, E. Ph. 1616 : aor. ὡμάρτησα Coluth. 25 ; opt. ὁμαρτήσειεν, etc., Od. 13.87, al. : aor. 2 ὅμαρτεν Orph. A. 511 ; A. act together, at the same moment, τὸν δʼ Αἴας καὶ Τεῦκρος ὁμαρτήσανθʼ ὁ μὲν ἰῷ βεβλήκει, Αἴας δὲ . . νύξεν Il. 12.400 ; ἐξ οἴκου βῆσαν ὁμαρτήσαντες ἅμʼ ἄμφω Od. 21.188. 2. accompany, ἐν νηΐ θοῇ ἢ πεζὸς ὁμαρτέων Il. 24.438 ; οὐδέ κεν ἴρηξ κίρκος ὁμαρτήσειεν could not keep pace, keep up with the ship, Od. 13.87. 3. c. dat., walk beside, accompany, τινι Hes. Op. 196,676, Th. 201 ; ὁ. σύν τινι S. OC 1647 ; πρός τινα Call. Cer. 129 ; also, pursue, chase, A. Eu. 338(lyr.) : abs., Id. Pr. 678. 4. of things, attend, διθύραμβος ὁ. Διονύσῳ Id. Fr. 355 ; τῷ γήρᾳ φιλεῖ χὠ νοῦς ὁμαρτεῖν S. Fr. 260 : abs., supervene, Hp. Morb. 2.61, cf. A. Th. 1027.—Poet. Verb, used once by Hp. l. c. ; cf. ἁμαρτέω.
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