ἀράομαι

ἀράομαι, Aeol. inf. ἄρασθαι Sapph. Supp. 5.22: fut. ἀράσομαι [ᾱ], Ion. ἀρήσομαι: aor. ἠρησάμην, Aeol. 3pl. ἀράσαντο Sapph. 51: pf. ἤρᾱμαι (only in compds. ἐπήραμαι, κατήραμαι): (ἀρά): [ᾱρ Hom., ᾰρ Lyr., Trag.]:—Α. poet. Verb (v. infr.), pray to a god, Ἀπόλλωνι Il. 1.35; δαίμοσιν 6.115: once c. acc., invoke, στυγερὰς ἀρήσετʼ Ἐρινῦς Od. 2.135. 2. c. acc. et inf., pray that . . , ἀρᾶται δὲ τάχιστα φανήμεναι Ἠῶ 11.9.240; τὰ ἐναντία . . ἀρέομαι ὑμῖν γενέσθαι Hdt. 3.65 codd.; ἠρῶντο (sc. σφέας) ἐπικρατῆσαι prayed that they might prevail, 8.94; ἥ σε θεοῖς ἀρᾶται . . μολεῖν S. Aj. 509, cf. Ar. Th. 350. b. c. inf. only, πάντες κʼ ἀρησαίατʼ ἐλαφρότεροι πόδας εἶναι would pray to be, Od. 1.164. c. folld. by optat., ἀρώμενος εἷος ἵκοιο praying till thou shouldʼst come, ib.19.367. 3. pray for, ἔσλα τῷ γάμβρῳ Sapph. 51; ἀ. τινὶ ἀγαθά Hdt. 1.132: c. inf., σφᾦν . . θεοῖς ἀρῶμαι μή ποτʼ ἀντῆσαι κακῶν S. OC 1445; more freq. in bad sense, imprecate, τί τινι Id. OT 251; ἀρὰς ἀ. τινί Id. OC 952, And. 1.31, cf. A. Th. 633, Pr. 912; and without an acc., ἀρᾶσθαί τινι to curse one, E. Alc. 714, cf. S. OT 1291. 4. c. fut. inf., vow that . . , πατὴρ ἠρήσατο Πηλεὺς . . με . . σοί τε κόμην κερέειν ῥέξειν τε Il. 23.144. II. Act. only in Ep. aor. inf., ἀρήμεναι μέλλεις you are like to have prayed, Od. 22.322. III. the part. ἀρημένος (q. v.) does not belong to this Verb.