σκεδάννυμι

σκεδάννυμι, Thphr. CP 3.6.4, etc.:—also σκεδάω, Nic. Al. 583: fut. σκεδάσω [ᾰ] Thgn. 883 (ἀπο-), J. BJ 4.9.6, Plu. Cor. 12, etc.; Att. σκεδῶ A. Pr. 25, 925, (ἀπο-) S. OT 138, (δια-) Ar. V. 229, Av. 1053 (also in Hdt. 8.68.βʹ), (συσκ-) Ar. Ra. 903: aor. ἐσκέδασα, Ep. σκέδασα, the only tense used by Hom. (v. infr.):—Med., aor. ἐσκεδασάμην (συγκατ-) X. An. 7.3.32, (ἀπ-) Pl. Ax. 365e:—Pass., fut. σκεδασθήσομαι M.Ant. 6.4, Gal. 6.6: aor. ἐσκεδάσθην, pf. ἐσκέδασμαι (v. infr.):—A. scatter, disperse, ἀπὸ πυρκαϊῆς σκέδασον [λαόν] Il. 23.158, cf. 19.171; λαὸν σκέδασεν κατὰ νῆας 23.162; also of things, σκέδασον δʼ ἀπὸ κήδεα θυμοῦ Od. 8.149; ἠέρα μὲν σκέδασεν Il. 17.649, cf. Od. 13.352; τῶν νῦν αἷμα . . ἐσκέδασʼ ὀξὺς Ἄρης shed the blood all round, Il. 7.330; πάχνην . . ἥλιος σκεδᾷ πάλιν A. Pr. 25; ὄσα φαίνολις ἐσκέδασʼ αὔως Sapph. 95; τρίαιναν . . σκεδᾷ will shiver it, A. Pr. 925; μὴ σκεδάσαι τῷδʼ ἀπὸ κρατὸς βλεφάρων θʼ ὕπνον (sleep being conceived of as a cloud over the eyes) S. Tr. 989 (anap.); scatter abroad, of Pandora opening the fatal casket, Hes. Op. 95. II. Pass., to be scattered, disperse, σκεδασθῆναι ἀνὰ τὰς πόλιας Hdt. 5.102; of a routed army, Th. 4.56,112, 6.52; σ. καθʼ ἁρπαγήν, of plundering parties, X. An. 3.5.2; ἐπὶ τὰ ἐπιτήδεια Id. Eq. Mag. 7.9; of the rays of the sun, πρὶν σκεδασθῆναι θεοῦ ἀκτῖνας to be shed abroad, A. Pers. 502; of a rumour, to be spread abroad, ἐσκεδασμένου τοῦ λόγου ἀνὰ τὴν πόλιν Hdt. 4.14; also ὄψις ἐσκεδασμένη vision not confined to one object, X. Cyn. 5.26.