ἰσχανάω
ischanao
hold back, stay
Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἰσχανάω, Ep. lengthd. form of ἰσχάνω (cf. sq.): Ion. impf. ἰσχανάασκον Il. 15.723:—A. hold back, stay, 5.89; νῦν δʼ ἐπεὶ ἰσχανάᾳς (sc. με) Od. 15.346:—Pass., hold back, wait, νηυσὶν ἔπι . . ἐελμένοι ἰσχανόωντο Il. 12.38; σὸν μῦθον ποτιδέγμενοι ἰσχανόωνται Od. 7.161, cf. Il. 19.234; to be stayed, 2.864. II. intr., c. gen., cling to, and so, long after, desire eagerly, μέγα δρόμου ἰσχανόωσαν Il. 23.300; ἰσχανόων φιλότητος Od. 8.288: c. inf., [μυῖα] . . ἰσχανάᾳ δακέειν Il. 17.572; ἰσχανόωσιν ἰδεῖν h.Ven. 2.6. (ἰχαν- is v. l. in Il. 23.300, Od. 8.288, and shd. prob. be preferred; cf. ἰχανάω.)
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