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μεθέπω

methepo

pursue, follow after

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

μεθέπω, Ep. impf. μέθεπον; Aeol. 1pl. πεδήπομεν Sapph. Supp. 23.8: fut. μεθέψω Hsch.: poet. aor. part. μετασπών, Med. μετασπόμενος: —A. pursue, follow after, ποσὶ κραιπνοῖσι μετασπών Il. 17.190, Od. 14.33; ψεῦδος, of Ixion pursuing the phantom, Pi. P. 2.37, cf. A.R. 4.1339, Epic. ap. Ath. 9.399a, Euph. 9.12:—Med., ἀπιόντα μετασπόμενος βάλε δουρί Il. 13.567: and c. dat., οὔ σοι μὴ μεθέψομαι S. El. 1052. 2. c. acc., go in search of, ἡνίοχον μέθεπε θρασύν drove in search of a charioteer, Il. 8.126; [ἔλαφον] μ. Pi. O. 3.31. 3. visit, νέον μεθέπεις; dost thou come but now to visit us? Od. 1.175. II. cherish, τινα Sapph. l.c. 2. ply a business, γεηπονίην Ps.-Phoc. 161; αἶσαν Pi. N. 6.13; νώτῳ μεθέπων ἄχθος wielding, i. e. carrying, a burden on his back, ib.57; μοῦσαν μ. IG 3.399.3. III. causal, c. dupl. acc., Τυδεΐδην μέθεπε κρατερώνυχας ἵππους he turned the horses in pursuit of Tydeides, Il. 5.329.—Only poet., mostly Ep. and Lyr.
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