τιτύσκομαι
tityskomai
make, make ready, prepare
Appears 17 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
τιτύσκομαι, Ep. Verb, used only in pres. and impf., combining the senses of the kindred Verbs τεύχω, τυγχάνω. I. like τεύχω, make, make ready, prepare, τιτύσκετο πῦρ Il. 21.342; ὑπʼ ὄχεσφι τιτύσκετο ἵππω he put two horses to the chariot, 8.41, 13.23:—later in Act. τιτύσκω, νίκαν Ἱέρωνι τιτύσκων 5.49, cf. Fr. 44, 418, 1403, 279, H. 2.99:—Pass., τιτύσκεται 25. II. more freq., try to hit (τυχεῖν), aim, shoot, τινος at a person, τινι with a thing, Μηριόνης δʼ αὐτοῖο τιτύσκετο δουρί Il. 13.159; ἐγχείῃ δʼ αὐτοῖο τιτύσκετο 21.582, cf. 3.80, 11.350, etc.: abs., βάλλε τιτυσκόμενος Od. 22.118; τιτύσκεσθαι καθʼ ὅμιλον Il. 13.498,560; ἄντα τιτύσκεσθαι aim straight before one, at a mark right opposite, Od. 21.421, 22.266; of one unlocking a door, ἄντα τιτυσκομένη 21.48; χερσὶ τιτυσκόμενος, of a boxer, 22.88: c. acc. cogn., φώριον ἀλλήλων βλέμμα τιτυσκόμεθα cast stolen glances at each other, AP 5.220 (Paul. Sil.). 2. metaph., φρεσὶ τιτύσκεσθαι aim at a thing in mind, i.e. purpose, design, c. inf., Il. 13.558; of the Phaeacian ships, ὄφρα σε τῇ πέμπωσι τιτυσκόμεναι φρεσὶ νῆες Od. 8.556. (From τι-τυχ-σκ- or τι-τυκ-σκ-.)
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