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λίσσομαι
λίσσομαι, Hom., Lyr., Trag.; Ep. Iterat. λισσέσκετο Il. 9.451: aor. 1 ἐλῐσάμην, Ep. ἐλλ. Od. 11.35; imper. λίσαι Il. 1.394; subj. 2 sg. λίσῃ Od. 10.526: aor. 2 inf. λῐτέσθαι Il. 16.47; opt. λῐτοίμην Od. 14.406. (For pres. λίτομαι, v. sub voce):—

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to beg, pray, entreat, beseech

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λίσσομαι, Hom., Lyr., Trag.; Ep. Iterat. λισσέσκετο Il. 9.451: aor. 1 ἐλῐσάμην, Ep. ἐλλ. Od. 11.35; imper. λίσαι Il. 1.394; subj. 2 sg. λίσῃ Od. 10.526: aor. 2 inf. λῐτέσθαι Il. 16.47; opt. λῐτοίμην Od. 14.406. (For pres. λίτομαι, v. sub voce):—
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beg, pray, either abs. or c. acc. pers., λισσομένη προσέειπε Δία Il. 1.502; εὐχωλῇσι λιτῇσί τε ἔθνεα νεκρῶν ἐλλισάμην Od. 11.35, etc.; the thing by which one prays is found with ὑπέρ, λ. ὑπὲρ τοκέων, ὑπὲρ ψυχῆς καὶ γούνων, Il. 15.660, 22.338; λ. τινὰ ὑπὲρ πατρὸς καὶ μητέρος 24.467: or simply in gen., λ. Ζηνὸς ἠδὲ Θέμιστος Od. 2.68; λ. τινὰ γούνων Il. 9.451, Od. 22.337 (for which in Il. 6.45 we have λαβὼν ἐλλίσσετο γούνων, cf. Od. 6.142; τῆ ἑτέρῃ μὲν ἑλὼν ἐλλίσσετο γούνων Il. 21.71; ἥπτετο χείρεσι γούνων ἱέμενος λίσσεσθʼ 20.469); also in Trag., πρὸ . . τέκνων σε λ. E. Tr. 1045 (v. infr.): an inf. is freq. added, as οὐδέ σʼ ἔγωγε λίσσομαι εἵνεκʼ ἐμεῖο μένειν I do not pray thee to remain, Il. 1.174, cf. 283, B. 10.69, Pi. P. 4.207; πρός νυν θεῶν σε λ. ἐμοὶ πιθέσθαι S. El. 428; καὶ μὴ προδοῦναι λ. prays her not to abandon him, E. Alc. 202: more rarely with an acc. and inf. added, λίσσονται Δία . . Ἄτην ἅμʼ ἕπεσθαι they pray Zeus that Ate may follow, Il. 9.511, cf. Od. 8.30: sts. folld. by ὅπως, λίσσεσθαί μιν, ὅπως νημερτέα εἴπῃ entreat him to say the truth, 3.19; or by ἵνα, ib. 327: in Trag. parenth., μὴ πρόλειπε, λ., πάτερ A. Supp. 748; μή, λίσσομαί σʼ, αὔδα τάδε S. Aj. 368, cf. OT 650 (lyr.), Ar. Pax 382.
Citations (11)
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Il. 1.502
λισσομένη προσέειπε Δία
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Od. 11.35
εὐχωλῇσι λιτῇσί τε ἔθνεα νεκρῶν ἐλλισάμην
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24.467
λ. τινὰ ὑπὲρ πατρὸς καὶ μητέρος
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Od. 2.68
λ. Ζηνὸς ἠδὲ Θέμιστος
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Il. 9.451
λ. τινὰ γούνων
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Il. 21.71
τῆ ἑτέρῃ μὲν ἑλὼν ἐλλίσσετο γούνων
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20.469
ἥπτετο χείρεσι γούνων ἱέμενος λίσσεσθʼ
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E. Tr. 1045
πρὸ . . τέκνων σε λ.
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S. El. 428
πρός νυν θεῶν σε λ. ἐμοὶ πιθέσθαι
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A. Supp. 748
μὴ πρόλειπε, λ., πάτερ
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S. Aj. 368
μή, λίσσομαί σʼ, αὔδα τάδε
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beg or pray for, οἷ αὐτῷ θάνατον καὶ κῆρα λιτέσθαι Il. 16.47: c. dupl. acc. pers. et rei, ταῦτα μὲν οὐχ ὑμέας ἔτι λίσσομαι this I beg of you no more, Od. 2.210, cf. 4.347.
Citations (1)
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Il. 16.47
οἷ αὐτῷ θάνατον καὶ κῆρα λιτέσθαι
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Hom. freq. c. dat. modi, ἐπέεσσι Il. 21.98, al.; εὐχῇσι Od. 10.526; εὐχωλῆσι λιτῆσί τε ἐλλισάμην 11.35.—Rare in Prose, as Hdt. 1.24, LXX Jb. 17.2, Luc. Syr.D. 18; in Pl. R. 366a there is a ref. to Il. 9.501. [The λ- freq. makes position in Ep., Il. 1.394, al.; written λλ after the augm., v. supr.]
Citations (3)
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Il. 21.98
ἐπέεσσι
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Od. 10.526
εὐχῇσι
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11.35
εὐχωλῆσι λιτῆσί τε ἐλλισάμην
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Citations (From Models)

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{'quote': 'ἐλλ.', 'ref': 'Od. 11.35', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.35'}
{'quote': 'λίσαι', 'ref': 'Il. 1.394', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.394'}
{'quote': 'λίσῃ', 'ref': 'Od. 10.526', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.526'}
{'quote': 'λῐτέσθαι', 'ref': 'Il. 16.47', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.47'}
{'quote': 'λῐτοίμην', 'ref': 'Od. 14.406', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:14.406'}
{'quote': 'λισσομένη προσέειπε Δία', 'ref': 'Il. 1.502', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.502'}
{'quote': 'εὐχωλῇσι λιτῇσί τε ἔθνεα νεκρῶν ἐλλισάμην', 'ref': 'Od. 11.35', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.35'}
{'quote': 'λ. τινὰ ὑπὲρ πατρὸς καὶ μητέρος', 'ref': '24.467', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:24.467'}
{'quote': 'λ. Ζηνὸς ἠδὲ Θέμιστος', 'ref': 'Od. 2.68', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:2.68'}
{'quote': 'λ. τινὰ γούνων', 'ref': 'Il. 9.451', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.451'}
{'quote': 'τῆ ἑτέρῃ μὲν ἑλὼν ἐλλίσσετο γούνων', 'ref': 'Il. 21.71', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.71'}
{'quote': 'ἥπτετο χείρεσι γούνων ἱέμενος λίσσεσθʼ', 'ref': '20.469', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.469'}
{'quote': 'πρὸ . . τέκνων σε λ.', 'ref': 'E. Tr. 1045', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg011.perseus-grc2:1045'}
{'quote': 'πρός νυν θεῶν σε λ. ἐμοὶ πιθέσθαι', 'ref': 'S. El. 428', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc2:428'}
{'quote': 'μὴ πρόλειπε, λ., πάτερ', 'ref': 'A. Supp. 748', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc2:748'}
{'quote': 'μή, λίσσομαί σʼ, αὔδα τάδε', 'ref': 'S. Aj. 368', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc2:368'}
{'quote': 'οἷ αὐτῷ θάνατον καὶ κῆρα λιτέσθαι', 'ref': 'Il. 16.47', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.47'}
{'quote': 'ἐπέεσσι', 'ref': 'Il. 21.98', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.98'}
{'quote': 'εὐχῇσι', 'ref': 'Od. 10.526', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.526'}
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