γαμέω

γαμέω, fut. γαμέω Il. 9.388,391, contr. γαμῶ A. Pr. 764, S. OT 1500, Ant. 750, E. Or. 1655, X. Cyr. 5.2.12, etc.; later γαμήσω Plu. 2.386c, Luc. Rh.Pr. 8 (for γαμήσεις Tim. 52 leg. γαμησείεις): aor. 1 ἔγημα Il. 14.121, etc.; later ἐγάμησα LXXEs. 10.3, Ev.Marc. 6.17, Luc. D Deor. 5.4, etc. (cf. infr. II.2): pf. γεγάμηκα Ar. Lys. 595, Pl. Lg. 877e: plpf. ἐγεγαμήκει Th. 1.126:—Med., fut. Ep. γαμέσσεται Il. 9.394 codd., Att. γαμοῦμαι E. Ph. 1673, Ar. Th. 900, later γαμήσομαι Plu. Art. 26, etc.: aor. ἐγημάμην Od. 16.392, Anacr. 86, Is. 5.5, etc.:—Pass., fut. γαμηθήσομαι J. AJ 6.13.8, Ant.Lib. 1.2, D.C. 58.3, Hld. 5.30, etc.: aor. ἐγαμήθην D.H. 11.34, Str. 10.4.20, etc.: poet. shortd. γαμεθεῖσα v.l. in Theoc. 8.91, cf. Eust. 758.52: pf. γεγάμημαι X. An. 4.5.24, D. 36.32: plpf. ἐγεγάμητο App. BC 4.23: (γάμος):—Α. marry, i.e. take to wife, of the man, Ἀδρήστοιο δʼ ἔγημε θυγατρῶν one of his daughters, Il. 14.121; ἔνθα δʼ ἔγημε γυναῖκα Od. 15.241; γ. γυναῖκα ἐς οἰκία, like ἄγεσθαι, Hdt. 4.78: c. acc. cogn., γάμον γαμεῖν A. Pr. 764,909; τὸν Ἑλένης γάμον . . γήμας E. IA 467; γῆμαι γέκτρα βασιλέως the kingʼs daughter, Id. Med. 594: rarely c. dupl. acc., γάμους τοὺς πρώτους ἐγάμεε Κύρου δύο θυγατέρας (for πρῶτον ἐγάμεε . . θυγατέρας) Hdt. 3.88, cf. E. Tr. 357; also γάμῳ γ. marry in lawful wedlock, D. 39.26; ἐκ κακοῦ, ἐξ ἀγαθοῦ γῆμαι, marry a wife of mean or noble stock, Thgn. 189, 190; ἐκ μειόνων X. Hier. 1.28; ἐκ γενναίων E. Andr. 1279; παρά τινος ib.975, Pl. Plt. 310c; ἐπὶ θυγατρὶ γ. ἄλλην γυναῖκα set a stepmother over oneʼs daughter, Hdt. 4.154, cf. E. Alc. 372; ἐπὶ δέκα ταλάντοις τινὰ γαμεῖν marry a wife with a dowry of ten talents, And. 4.13. 2. of mere sexual intercourse, take for a paramour, Od. 1.36, Luc. Asin. 32; γ. βιαίως σκότιον λέχος E. Tr. 44. 3. later of the woman, ἐὰν γαμήσῃ ἄλλον Ev.Marc. 10.12: abs., 1 Ep.Cor. 7.28. II. Med., give oneself or oneʼs child in marriage: 1. of the woman, give herself in marriage, i.e. wed, c. dat., γαμέεσθαι τῷ ὅτεῴ τε πατὴρ κέλεται Od. 2.113; γημαμένη ᾧ υἷϊ· ὁ δʼ ὃν πατέρʼ ἐξεναρίξας γῆμεν 11.273: abs., Hdt. 4.117; σοὶ μὲν γαμεῖσθαι μόρσιμον, γαμεῖν δʼ ἐμοί A. Fr. 13; εἰς τύραννʼ ἐγημάμην I married into a royal house, E. Tr. 474; γήματο δʼ εἰς Μαραθῶνα, i. e. she married Herodes of Marathon, IG 14.1389 i 5 (ἥν τʼ ἐγήματο is f.l. for ἥ τʼ ἐγ. in E. Med. 262): ironically of a henpecked husband, κεῖνος οὐκ ἔγημεν ἀλλʼ ἐγήματο Anacr. 86; so Medea to Jason, μῶν γαμοῦσα . . σέ; did I marry you? E. Med. 606; ἐγημάμην, of a man marrying a rich wife, Antiph. 46; γαμεῖται ἕκαστος (sens. obsc.) Luc. VH 1.22; ὁ γαμηθεὶς ὡς παρθένος κἄπειτα γενόμενος ἀνήρ Phld. Sign. 2; incorrectly, in later writers, γημάμενος Apollod. 3.12.6, cf. Q.S. 1.728. 2. of parents, get their children married, betroth them, get a wife for the son, Πηλεύς θήν μοι ἔπειτα γυναῖκα γαμέσσεται αὐτός (where Aristarch. γε μάσσεται will seek or make suit for) Il. 9.394:—Act. aor. 1 ἐγάμησα in this sense, Men. 885. III. Pass., to be taken to wife: hence, marry a husband, Il.cc. ad init., PGrenf. 2.76.11 (iv A. D.), etc.; rarely in correct authors, Poll. 3.45.