ἀνύω
anyo
effect, accomplish
Appears 17 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀνύω (ᾰνῠ), Il. 4.56, Ra. 606, Att. ἀνύτω or ἁνύτω 2.75, R. 486c, al.: impf. ἤνυον 9.66, Hec. 1167: fut. ἀνύσω [ῠ], Aj. 607, Ra. 649, Ep. ἐξ-ανύω 11.11.365: aor. ἤνῠσα Od. 24.71, Pers. 726, etc.; poet. ἥνυσσα (Dor. ᾱν-) P. 12.11, 4.413, Ep. ἄνυσσα [ᾰ] Th. 954, 57 (ὑπ-): pf. ἤνῠκα Plt. 264b:—Pass., pf. ἤνυσμαι 8.29.1, etc., δι-ήνυσμαι Cyr. 1.4.28: aor. ἠνύσθην 32.3.17, 3.127: fut. ἀνυσθήσομαι AJ 1.19.1, VH 1.21:—Med., ἀνύομαι P. 2.49, Fr. 4.6: impf. ἠνυτόμην Ag. 1159: fut. ἀνύσομαι (v. infr.): aor. ἠνυσάμην Pr. 700, Tr. 995(lyr.), inf. ἀνύσασθαι An. 7.7.24 (Valck.)—Non-thematic forms are found in poets: impf. Act. ἄνῠμες, Dor. for ἤνυμεν, 7.10: pres. Pass. ἄνυται H. 3.427, Al. 599: impf. Pass. ἤνῠτο Od. 5.243 (nisi leg.ἤνετο); Dor. ἄνῠτο 2.92. [ῠ in all parts: hence ἀνῦσαι in 126, ἀνῡσάμενοι in AP 10.12 should be written with σσ: ἀνύ_ων is corrupt in D. 21.16]:—Α. effect, accomplish, ἤνυτο δʼ ἔργον Od. 5.243 (v. supr.), cf. Pers. 726, etc.; πρὸς θανάτῳ θάνατον ἀνύσασα Tr. 886; ἀρωγάν Ph. 1145 (lyr.); τοὔπος ὡς ἄρʼ ὀρθὸν ἤνυσας Ant. 1178, cf. OC 454: abs., οὐδὲν ἤνυε he did no good, 9.66; εἴ τι ἔμελλεν ἀνύτειν whatever was likely to forward the work, 2.75; σμικρὸν ἀνύτειν Sph. 230a, al.; ἧσσον ἁνύτειν 2.76; οὐδὲν ἤνυε τούτοις 21.104; ἀ. εἴς τι to conduce towards . ., Ax. 369d: c. acc. et inf., Ἀπόλλων . . ἐκεῖνον ἤνυσε φονέα γενέσθαι brought it to pass that . ., OT 720:—Med., accomplish for oneʼs own advantage, ἀνύσσεσθαι τάδε ἔργα (if not in pass. sense, will be accomplished) Od. 16.373, cf. Ep. 27; θεός . . τέκμαρ ἀνύεται P. 2.49, cf. Pl. 196, dub. in Phd. 69d. 2. make an end of, destroy, φλόξ σε ἤνυσεν Od. 24.71; kill, P. 12.11. 3. c. dupl. acc., make, cause to be, ἠνύσατʼ ἐκτοπίαν φλόγα OT 166 (lyr.), Al. 400. 4. make, εἰκόνα AP 12.56 (). 5. finish a journey, ὅσσον τε πανημερίη γλαφυρὴ νηῦς ἤνυσεν (sc. ὁδοῦ) as much as a ship gets over in a day, Od. 4.357; so πολλὴν κέλευθον ἤνυδεν Pers. 748; πορείαν 6.1: c. acc. loci, ὄφρα τάχιστα νηῦς ἀνύσειε θαλάσσης . . ὕδωρ Od. 15.294, cf. 511, Ant. 231. 6. in Trag. freq. abs. (sc. ὁδόν or κέλευθον), make oneʼs way, win, πρὸς πόλιν Tr. 657 (lyr.); ἐπὶ ἀκτάν Hipp. 743; also θάλαμον ἀνύτειν (i.e. εἰς θάλαμον) reach the bridal chamber, Ant. 805 (lyr.); ἀ. Ἅιδαν Aj. 607 (lyr.), Supp. 1142 (lyr.): metaph., ζυγὰ ἤνυσε δούλια Τροία (s.v.l.) Tr. 599 (Τροίᾳ Sch.): rarely with inf. instead of acc., στρατὸς ἤνυσε περᾶν succeeded in crossing, Pers. 721: with Adj., come to be, εὐδαίμων ἀνύσει καὶ μέγας Ph. 720 (lyr.). 7. in Pass. of Time, come to an end, χρόνος ἄνυτο 2.92, cf. 63. 8. in Pass. of persons, grow up, ἠνυτόμαν τροφαῖς (lyr.) Ag. 1159. 9. get, obtain, γαστρὶ φορβάν Ph. 711 (lyr.), cf. 5.144; τίνος χρείας ἀνύσαι; i.e. τίνος χρείας προσπίτνετε, ὥστε ἀνύσαι αὐτήν; OC 1755:—Med., χρείαν ἠνύσασθε ye obtained it, Pr. 700, cf. Ch. 858, Tr. 995 (lyr.); τοῦτο ἐκ Μοιρέων ἠνύσατο AP 7.506 (). II. c. part., οὐκ ἀνύω φθονέουσα I gain nothing by grudging, Il. 4.56. 2. in Com., do quickly, make haste, οὐ μέλλειν . ., ἀλλʼ ἀνύειν Pl. 607, cf. Ra. 606; οὐκ ἀνύσεις τι; make haste! ib.649; ἀλλʼ ἄνυσον, οὐ μέλλειν ἐχρῆν Fr. 102: c. part., ἄνυε πράττων make haste about it, Pl. 413; ἄνυσον ὑποδησάμενος make haste and get your shoes on, V. 1168, cf. Av. 241; ἄνυσόν ποτʼ ἐξελθών 40: more freq. in part. ἀνύσας, or ἀνύσας τι with a Verb, ἄνοιγʼ, ἄνοιγʼ ἀνύσας make haste and open the door, Nu. 181; ἀνάβαινʼ ἀνύσας V. 398; σὺ δʼ ἔγχεον πιεῖν ἀνύσας τι Eq. 119, cf. V. 202,847, 1158, Pl. 648,974; βοηθησάτω τις ἀνύσας Ach. 571; νῦν οὖν ἀνύσαντε φροντίσωμεν Eq. 71; ἀκολουθήσεις ἐμοὶ ἀνύσας τι Nu. 506, cf. 1253; ἀπόδωμεν ἀνύσαντε Pax 872. (The distinction of meaning ἀνύτω accomplish, make way, ἀνύω hasten, is doubtful, cf. AB 411.—Att. ἁνύω acc. to Hdn.Gr.1.541, PSp.23B., cf. καθανύσαι HG 7.1.15 (); but κατανύειν (q.v.) occurs in Trag., cf. ταῦτʼ ἀνύσηται Pl. 196.) (I.-E. sen-, pres. stem sṇneu-, cf. Skt. sanoti ‘wins’.)
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