ὀλολύζω

ὀλολύζω, Od. 22.411, etc. : fut. -ύξομαι E. El. 691, later -ύξω LXX Is. 16.7, Am. 8.3 : aor. ὠλόλυξα, Ep. ὀ. (v. infr.) :—A. cry with a loud voice, in Hom. esp. of women crying aloud to the gods in prayer or thanksgiving, ὣς εἰποῦσʼ ὀλόλυξε· θεὰ δέ οἱ ἔκλυεν ἀρῆς Od. 4.767, cf. h.Ap. 445 ; αἱ δʼ ὀλόλυξαν, at a sacrifice, Od. 3.450 ; of a cry of exultation, ἴθυσέν ῥʼ ὀλολύξαι 22.408, cf. 411 ; also of the cries of goddesses, h.Ap. 119 ; so later, mostly of women crying to the gods, ὀλολύξατε νῦν ἐπὶ μολπαῖς A. Eu. 1043 (lyr.) ; ὠλόλυξεν ἐν μέσαις σταθεῖσα Βάκχαις E. Ba. 689 ; mostly in sign of joy (cf. ὀλολυγή), ἢν μὲν ἔλθῃ πύστις εὐτυχὴς σέθεν, ὀλολύξεται πᾶν δῶμα Id. El. 691, cf. Ar. Eq. 1327, Theoc. 17.64 ; μὴ φλαῦρον μηδὲν γρύζειν, ἀλλʼ ὀ. Ar. Pax 97 ; ἐπὶ τῷ μηδένα πώποτε τηλικοῦτʼ ὀλολύξαι σεμνυνόμενος D. 18.259 ; ὠλόλυξαν μὲν αἱ γυναῖκες, ἠλάλαξαν δὲ οἱ ἄνδρες Hld. 3.5 ; of nymphs crying aloud to Hecate, A.R. 3.1218.