A). δαμάσω AP 6.329 ( Leon.); Ep. δαμάσσω Il. 22.176 , also δαμᾷ, δαμάᾳ, 1.61 , 22.271 ; 3 pl. δαμόωσι 6.368 (v. δαμάω): aor. 1 ἐδάμᾰσα Pi. N. 7.90 (part. δαμάσσαις O. 9.92 ), Ep. ἐδάμασσα, δάμασσα, Il. 5.191 , Od. 14.367 : pf. δεδάμακα Stob. Flor.Monac. 82 :— Med., fut. Ep. δαμάσσομαι Il. 21.226 : aor. ἐδαμάσσατο, δαμάσαντο, δαμασσάμενος, Od. 9.516 , Il. 10.210 , Od. 9.454 ; aor. 1 opt. δαμάσαιτο Leg.Gort. 2.11 : aor. 2 opt. δάμοιτο CIG 4000.18 (Iconium):— Pass., fut. 3 δεδμήσομαι h.Ap. 543 ; irreg. δαμοῦμαι PMag.Par. 1.2906 : aor. ἐδαμάσθην Od. 8.231 , Pi. O. 2.20 , A. Pers. 279 (lyr.), E. Ph. 563 ; Ep. δαμάσθην Il. 19.9 , cf. 16.816 ; ἐδμήθην, imper. δμηθήτω 9.158 , δμηθείς 4.99 , Hes. Th. 1000 , Dor. δμᾱθείς A. Pers. 907 (lyr.), E. (lyr., v. infr.), Cerc. 7.1 : ἐδάμην [ᾰ] Il. 13.812 , Parm. 7.1 , etc.; Ep. δάμην Od. 3.90 ; 3 pl. δάμεν Il. 8.344 ; Ep. subj. δαμείω Od. 18.54 , 2 and 3 sg. δαμήῃς -ήῃ Il. 3.436 , 22.246 , 2 pl. δαμήετε 7.72 ; opt. δαμείην Il. 3.301 , E. Med. 648 ; inf. δαμῆναι Il. 15.522 , A. Ch. 368 (lyr.), S. Ph. 200 , Ep. inf. δᾰμήμεναι Il. 20.312 ; part. δαμείς 22.40 , Sapph. 90 , etc. (only form of aor. used by S., and preferred by A. and E.): pf. δέδμημαι Il. 5.878 , etc., -ημένος 14.482 , etc.; later δεδαμασμένος Nic. Al. 29 , Epigr.Gr. 550.9 : plpf. δέδμητο Od. 3.305 ; 3 pl. -ήατο Il. 3.183 .—Poet. Verb, used by X. in pres. part. δαμάζων Mem. 4.3.10 : aor. Pass. δαμασθεῖεν ib. 4.1.3 ; also inf. δαμασθῆναι is f.l. in Isoc. 7.4 :—overpower:

I). of animals, tame, break in, twice in Hom., in Med., ἡμίονον .. ἥτ’ ἀλγίστη δαμάσασθαι Il. 23.655 ; τῶν κέν τιν’. . δαμασαίμην Od. 4.637 :—later in Act., X. Mem. 4.3.10 :— Pass., ib. 4.1.3 .

2). of metals, work, σίδαρον E. Alc. 980 (lyr.); of land, clear, PSI 4.316 (iv(?) A.D.).

II). of maidens, make subject to a husband, ἀνδρὶ δάμασσεν Il. 18.432 :— Med., force, seduce, Leg.Gort. l.c.:— Pass., Il. 3.301 , Od. 3.269 .

III). subdue, conquer, Od. 9.59 , al.; βίῃ καὶ χερσὶ δ. Hes. Th. 490 :— Pass., to be subject to another, σοί τ’ ἐπιπείθονται καὶ δεδμήμεσθα ἕκαστος Il. 5.878 ; δέδμητο δὲ λαὸς ὑπ’ αὐτῷ Od. 3.305 .

b). of the gods, bring low, Il. 9.118 , 16.845 , al.

c). subdue, gain the mastery over, ἐπιθυμίαν Stob.l.c.

2). lay low, kill, esp. in fight, εἴ χ’ ὑπ’ ἐμοί γε θεὸς δαμάσῃ μνηστῆρας Od. 21.213 :— Pass., ὑπ’ ἐμοὶ δμηθέντα Il. 5.646 ; ὑπὸ δουρὶ δαμέντα ib. 653 .

3). of the powers of nature, etc., overcome, overpower, ἔρος .. θυμὸν ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν .. . ἐδάμασσεν 14.316 :— Med., δαμασσάμενος φρένας οἴνῳ Od. 9.454 , cf. 516 :— Pass., to be overcome, αἴθρῳ καὶ καμάτῳ δεδμημένον 14.318 ; μαλακῷ δεδμημένοι ὕπνῳ Il. 10.2 ; ὕπνῳ καὶ φιλότητι δαμείς 14.353 ; ἁλὶ δέδμητο φίλον κῆρ Od. 5.454 , cf. 8.231 ; δμαθέντες dead, E. Alc. 127 (lyr.).

IV). ἀγῶνα δαμάσσαι ἔργῳ win it, Pi. P. 8.80 .

V). οὐ μήποτε τοῦτο δαμῇ, εἶναι μὴ ἐόντα it shall never be proved that .., Parm. 7.1 .(δᾰμᾰ-: δμη- underlies δάμνημι, ἐδάμἁς) is a post-Homeric form of pres.; cf. Skt. dā´myati 'to be tamed', damitar- 'tamer', etc.)