φύρω

φύρω [ῡ], Hes. Op. 61, Pl. Phd. 97b: impf. ἔφῡρον Il. 24.162, A. Pr. 450: fut. φύρσω Pi. Pae. 2.73, Hsch.: aor. subj. φύρσω Od. 18.21, inf. φύρσαι A.R. 2.59; later ἔφῡρα AP 7.476 (Mel.), Luc. Prom. 13:— Med., aor. part. φυρσάμενος Nic. Th. 507:—Pass., fut. πεφύρσομαι Pi. N. 1.68 codd.; later φῠρήσομαι (συμ-) Sch. ad loc.: aor. ἐφύρθην A. Ag. 732 (lyr.); later aor. 2 ἐφύρην [ῠ] (συναν-) Luc. Ep.Sat. 28: pf. πέφυρμαι (v. infr.):—A. mix something dry with something wet, mostly with a sense of mixing so as to spoil or defile, γαῖαν ὕδει φ. Hes. Op. 61; esp. of tears or blood, δάκρυσιν εἵματʼ ἔφυρον they wetted, sullied their garments with tears, Il. 24.162: c. gen. pro dat., μή σε . . στῆθος καὶ χείλεα φύρσω αἵματος Od. 18.21:—Pass., δάκρυσι πεφυρμένη 17.103, etc.; ὄμμα δακρύοις πεφυρμένοι E. Or. 1411 (lyr.); πεφυρμένος αἵματι Od. 9.397; γῆ αἵματι πεφ. X. Ages. 2.14; αἵματι δʼ οἶκος ἐφύρθη A. l.c. (lyr.); μητρὸς . . ἐν αἵμασι πεφυρμένοι E. El. 1173; πάντα βορβόρῳ πεφυρμένα Semon. 7.3; ἱστίον . . πεφυρμένον πρινὸς ἄνθεϊ stained, dyed, Simon. 54: dub. in signf. of φυράω, ἐλαίῳ ἄλφιτα πεφυρμένα, v.l. for πεφυραμένα in Th. 3.49; τέφρᾳ πεφυρμένῃ ὄξει, v.l. for πεφυραμένῃ in Gp. 5.39.2. 2. of dry things, κόνει φύρουσα . . κάρα E. Hec. 496; γαίᾳ πεφύρσεσθαι κόμαν to be doomed to have oneʼs hair defiled with earth, Pi. l.c.; ἄνθος ἔφυρε κόνις AP 7.476 (Mel.). II. metaph., jumble together, confound, confuse, ἔφυρον εἰκῇ πάντα they mingled all things up together, did all at random, A. Pr. 450, cf. Ar. Ra. 945, Pl. Phd. 97b; (Med., οὐκ ἂν φύροιο would not jumble your arguments, ib.101e); φύρουσι δʼ αὐτὰ θεοὶ πάλιν τε καὶ πρόσω ταραγμὸν ἐντιθέντες E. Hec. 958; ἐν ταῖς ὁμιλίαις φύρειν to speak confusedly among themselves, M.Ant. 8.51:—Pass., to be mixed up, ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ Pl. Grg. 465c, cf. d; βίοτον ἐκ πεφυρμένου καὶ θηριώδους διεσταθμήσατο from a confused and savage state, E. Supp. 201. 2. Med., mix with others, mingle in society, Pl. Lg. 950a; φύρεσθαι πρὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον associate, have dealings with him, Id. Hp. Ma. 291a; φυρομένοισιν ἀεὶ περὶ γαστέρος ὁρμήν wallowing in the lusts of the belly, Opp. H. 3.440, and cf. μείγνυμι B. 3. confound, Pi. Pae. 2.73 (expld. by Sch. as = ἀποκτενεῖ). 4. Pass., metaph., to be mutually befouled by abuse, Plu. 2.89d. (Prob. cogn. with πορφύρω.)