ἀνίημι

ἀνίημι, ης (ἀνιεῖς, as if from ἀνιέω, dub. in Il. 5.880), ησι: impf. ἀνίην, Hom. and Att. 2 and 3sg. εις, ει, Ion. 3sg. ἀνίη SIG 1 (Abu Simbel, vi B. C., Iterat. ἀνίεσκε Hes. Th. 157; also ἠνίει Hp. Epid. 7.46; 1sg. ἀνίειν Luc. Cat. 4: fut. ἀνήσω: pf. ἀνεῖκα: aor. 1 ἀνῆκα; Ion. ἀνέηκα.:—the Homeric forms ἀνέσει Od. 18.265, aor. opt. ἀνέσαιμι 14.209, part. ἀνέσαντες 13.657 should be referred to ἀνέζω, but ἄνεσαν Il. 21.537 is from ἀνίημι: aor. 2, 3pl. ἀνεῖσαν Th. 5.32, imper. ἄνες A. Ch. 489, S. Ant. 1101, E. Hel. 442, subj. ἀνῇς A. Eu. 183, Ep. 3sg. subj. ἀνήη Il. 2.34, opt. ἀνείη, inf. ἀνεῖναι, part. ἀνείς:—Pass., ἀνίεμαι: pf. ἀνεῖμαι Hdt. 2.65, A. Th. 413, 3pl. pf. ἀνέωνται Hdt. 2.165 (v.l. ἀνέονται), inf. ἀνἑῶσθαι (sic) Tab.Heracl. 1.153: aor. part. ἀνεθείς Pl. R. 41ce: fut. ἀνεθήσομαι Th. 8.63. [ἀνῐ- Ep., ἀνῑ- Att.: but even Hom. has ἀνῑει, ἀνῑέμενος, and we find ἀνῐησιν in Pl.Com. 153 (anap.).]: —A. send up or forth, Ζεφύροιο . . ἀήτας Ὠκεανὸς ἀνίησιν Od. 4.568; of Charybdis, τρὶς μὲν γάρ τʼ ἀνίησιν . . τρὶς δʼ ἀναροιβδεῖ 12.105; ἀφρὸν ἀ. spew up, vomit, A. Eu. 183; σταγόνας [αἵματος] ἀ. S. OT 1277; of the earth, καρπὸν ἀ. make corn or fruit spring up, h.Cer. 333; κνώδαλα A. Supp. 266; also of the gods, ἀ. ἄροτον γῆς S. OT 270, etc.; so of females, produce, ib.1405:—in Pass., σπαρτῶν ἀπʼ ἀνδρῶν ῥίζωμʼ ἀνεῖται A. Th. 413: then in various relations, συὸς χρῆμα ἀ. S. Fr. 401; κρήνην E. Ba. 766; of a forest, πῦρ καὶ φλόγα Th. 2.77; πνεῦμʼ ἀνεὶς ἐκ πνευμόνων E. Or. 277:—send up from the grave or nether world, A. Pers. 650, Ar. Ra. 1462, Phryn.Com. 1 D., Pl. Cra. 403e, etc.:— Pass., ἐκ γῆς κάτωθεν ἀνίεται ὁ πλοῦτος ibid.; of fruit, Thphr. CP 5.1.5. 2. let come up, give access to, τινά X. HG 2.4.11; εἰς τὸ πεδίον ib. 7.2.12. II. let go, from Hom. downwds. a very common sense, ἐμὲ δὲ γλυκὺς ὕπνος ἀνῆκεν, i.e. left me, Il. 2.71, etc., cf. Pl. Prt. 310d: —Pass., ἀνίεσθαι wake up, D.S. 17.56; set free, ἐκ στέγης ἀ. S. Ant. 1101; let go unpunished, ἄνδρα τὴν ὀλιγαρχίαν λυμαινόμενον X. HG 2.3.51, cf. Lys. 13.93; ἄνετέ μʼ ἄνετε leave me alone, forbear, S. El. 229 (lyr.); of a state of mind, ἐμὲ δʼ οὐδʼ ὣς θυμὸν ἀνίει . . ὀδύνη Il. 15.24; ὅταν μʼ ἀνῇ νόσος μανίας E. Or. 227; ὥς μιν ὁ οἶνος ἀνῆκε Hdt. 1.213, etc.; ἀ. ἵππον to let him go (by slackening the rein), S. El. 721; ἵππους εἰς τάχος ἀ. X. Eq.Mag. 3.2; τῷ δήμῳ τὰς ἡνίας ἀ. Plu. Per. 11. b. loosen, unfasten, δεσμόν Od. 8.359 (v.l. δεσμῶν) ; δεσμά τʼ ἀνεῖσαι Call. Hec. 1.2.13: hence, open, πύλας ἄνεσαν Il. 21.537; ἀ. θύρετρα E. Ba. 448; ἀ. σήμαντρα break the seal, Id. IA 325:—Pass., πύλαι ἀνειμέναι D.H. 10.14. 2. ἀ. τινί let loose at one, slip at, ἀ. τὰς κύνας X. Cyn. 7.7: hence ἄφρονα τοῦτον ἀνέντες Il. 5.761, cf. 880: c. acc. et inf., Διομήδεα μαργαίνειν ἀνέηκεν ib.882: generally, set on or urge to do a thing, c. inf., Μοῦσʼ ἄρʼ ἀοιδὸν ἀνῆκεν ἀειδέμεναι Od. 8.73, cf. 17.425, Il. 2.276, 5.422: freq. c. acc. pers. only, let loose, excite, as οὐδέ κε Τηλέμαχον . . ῷδʼ ἀνιείης Od. 2.185; μέγας δέ σε θυμὸς ἀνῆκεν Il. 7.25; τοῖσιν μὲν Θρασυμήδεα δῖον ἀνῆκεν urged Thrasymedes to their aid, 17.705:—so in Pass., ἅπας κίνδυνος ἀνεῖται σοφίας Ar. Nu. 955. 3. ἀ. τινὰ πρός τι to let go for any purpose, τὸν λεὼν . . ἀνεῖναι πρὸς ἔργα τε καὶ θυσίας Hdt. 2.129; ἐς παιγνίην ἑωυτὸν ἀ. ib. 173; τὰ μικρὰ εἰς τύχην ἀνείς E. Fr. 974 (v.l. ἀφείς) ; τὰ σώματα ἐπὶ ῥᾳδιουργίαν X. Cyr. 7.5.75; ἐὰν δʼ ἀνῇς, ὕβριστον χρῆμα κἀκόλαστον [γυνή] if you leave her free, Pl.Com. 98. 4. let, allow, c. acc. et inf., ἀνεῖναι αὐτοὺς ὅ τι βούλονται ποιεῖν Pl. La. 179a; ἀ. τρίχας αὔξεσθαι Hdt. 2.36, cf. 4.175: with inf. omitted, ἀνεῖσα πένθει κόμαν E. Ph. 323; ἀ. στολίδος κροκόεσσαν τρυφάν ib.1491; κόμας Plu. Lys. 1: c. dat. pers. et inf., ἀνεὶς αὐτῷ θηρᾶν having given him leave to hunt, X. Cyr. 4.6.3. 5. Med., loosen, undo, c. acc., κόλπον ἀνιεμένη baring her breast, Il. 22.80; αἶγας ἀνιέμενοι stripping or flaying goats, Od. 2.300; so ἀνεῖτο λαγόνας E. El. 826; so in Act., ἀνιέναι· δέρειν, Hsch. 6. let go free, leave untilled, of ground dedicated to a god, τέμενος ἀνῆκεν ἅπαν Th. 4.116; ἀργὸν παντάπασι τὸ χωρίον ἀνιέντες τῷ θεῷ Plu. Publ. 8; generally, τὴν χώραν ἀ. μηλόβοτον Isoc. 14.31; ἀρούρας ἀσπόρους ἀ. Thphr. HP 8.11.9; στέλεχος ἀνειμένον allowed to run wild, LXX Ge. 49.21:—but this sense mostly in Pass., devote oneself, give oneself up, ἐς τὸ ἐλεύθερον Hdt. 7.103; esp. of animals dedicated to a god, which are let range at large (cf. ἄνετος) , ἀνεῖται τὰ θηρία Id. 2.65; of a person devoted to the gods, νῦν δʼ οὗτος ἀνεῖται στυγερῷ δαίμονι S. Aj. 1214; of places, etc., θεοῖσιν ἀ. δένδρεα Call. Cer. 47; ἄλσος ἀνειμένον a consecrated grove, cj. in Pl. Lg. 761c; of land, ἀ. εἰς νομάς PTeb. 60.8,72.36 (ii B.C.): hence metaph., ἀνειμένος εἴς τι devoted to a thing, wholly engaged in it, e.g. ἐς τὸν πόλεμον Hdt. 2.167; ἀνέωνται ἐς τὸ μάχιμον they are given up to military service, ib.165; ἐς τὸ κέρδος λῆμʼ ἀνειμένον given up to . ., E. Heracl. 3: hence pf. part. Pass. ἀνειμένος as Adj., going free, left to oneʼs own will and pleasure, at large, S. Ant. 579, El. 516; ἀ. τι χρῆμα πρεσβυτῶν γένος καὶ δυσφύλακτον E. Andr. 727; πέπλοι ἀνειμένοι let hang loose, ib.598; τὸ εἰς ἀδικίαν καὶ πλεονεξίαν -μένον unrestrained propensity to . ., Plu. Num. 16; σώματα πρὸς πᾶσαν ἐπιθυμίαν ἀνειμένα Id. Lyc. 10. 7. slacken, relax, opp. ἐπιτείνω or ἐντείνω, of a bow or stringed instrument, unstring, as Hdt. 3.22, cf. Pl. R. 442a, Ly. 209b, X. Mem. 3.10.7, etc.; esp. of musical scales, ἁρμονίαι ἀνειμέναι, opp. σύντονοι, Arist. Pol. 1342b22, al.; ἀνειμένα Ἰαστὶ μοῦσα Pratin.Lyr.5: metaph., ὀργῆς ὀλίγον τὸν κόλλοπʼ ἀ. Ar. V. 574, cf. Pherecr. 145.4, Pl. R. 410e; πολιτεῖαι ἀνειμέναι καὶ μαλακαί Arist. Pol. 1290a28; τοῖς γηράσκουσι ἀνίεται ἡ συντονία GA 787b13; ἀνειμένη τάσις the grave accent, Sch.D.T.p.130H.; οἱ πάγοι τὰς φλόγας ἀ. temper, Arist. Mu. 397b2: hence, b. remit, neglect, give up, στέρνων ἀραγμούς S. OC 1608; φυλακὰς ἀνῆκα E. Supp. 1042; φυλακήν, ἄσκησιν, etc., Th. 4.27, X. Cyr. 7.5.70, etc.; ἀ. θάνατόν τινι to remit sentence of death to one, let one live, E. Andr. 531; ἔχθρας, κολάσεις τισί Plu. 2.536a; ἀ. τὰ χρέα, τὰς καταδίκας, Id. Sol. 15, D.C. 64.8, cf. 72.2; ἄνες λόγον speak more mildly, E. Hel. 442; so ἀ. τινὸς ἔχθραν Th. 3.10; ἀ. ἀρχήν, πόλεμον, etc., Id. 1.76, 7.18, etc.:—Pass., to be treated remissly, ἀνεθήσεται τὰ πράγματα Id. 8.63; ὁ νόμος ἀνεῖται has become effete, powerless, E. Or. 941: freq. in pf. part. ἀνειμένος as an Adj., ἐν τῷ ἀνειμένῳ τῆς γνώμης when their minds are not strung up for action, Th. 5.9; ἀνειμένῃ τῇ διαίτῃ relaxed, unconstrained, of the Athenians, Id. 1.6; δίαιτα λίαν ἀ., of the Ephors, Arist. Pol. 1270b32; ἀ. ἡδοναί dissolute, Pl. R. 573a; ἄνανδρος καὶ λίαν ἀ. ib.549d; ἀ. χείλεα parched, Theoc. 22.63; of climate, ἀ. καὶ μαλακός Thphr. CP 5.4.4; ὀσμὴ μαλακὴ καὶ ἀ. 5.7.1: Comp. ἀνειμενώτερος Iamb. VP 15.67:—but, 8. the sense of relaxation occurs also as an intr. usage of the Act., slacken, abate, of the wind, ἐπειδὰν πνεῦμʼ ἀνῇ S. Ph. 639, cf. Hdt. 2.113, 4.152; ἕως ἀνῇ τὸ πῆμα S. Ph. 764, cf. Hdt. 1.94; ἐμφῦσα οὐκ ἀνίει, of a viper, having fastened on him she does not let go, Id. 3.109: esp. in phrase οὐδὲν ἀνιέναι not to give way at all, X. HG 2.3.46, cf. Cyr. 1.4.22; τὰς τιμὰς ἀνεικέναι ἤκουον that prices had fallen, D. 56.25, cf. Arist. Rh. 1390a15; σιδήρια ἀ. ἐν τοῖς μαλακοῖς lose their edge, Thphr. HP 5.5.1. b. c. part., give up or cease doing, ὕων οὐκ ἀνίει [ὁ θεός] Hdt. 4.28, cf. 125, 2.121.βʹ, E. IT 318, etc. c. c. gen., cease from a thing, μωρίας Id. Med. 457; τῆς ὀργῆς Ar. Ra. 700, D. 21.186; φιλονικίας Th. 5.32; ἀνῆκε τοῦ ἐξελθεῖν forbore to come forth, LXX 1 Ki. 23.13. 9. dilute, dissolve, διά τινος or τινί, Gal. 13.520, al., Gp. 4.7.3, cf. Arr. An. 7.20.5 (Phryn. 19 says that διΐημι is more correct in this sense); διυγραινομένων καὶ ἀνιεμένων Thphr. Vent. 58.