ἠμύω
ἠμύω, aor.
ἤμυσα (v. infr.): pf. part.
ἠμυκώς Sch.
Nic. Th. 626 ; cf.
ὑπ-εμνήμυκε:— Ep. Verb,
A). bow down, sink,
Hom., only in
Il.,
ἑτέρωσ’ ἤμυσε κάρη πήληκι βαρυνθέν 8.308 ;
ἤμυσε καρήατι, of a horse,
19.405 ; of a corn-field,
ἐπί τ’ ἠμύει ἀσταχύεσσιν 2.148 : metaph., of cities,
totter, fall,
τῶ κε τάχ’ ἠμύσειε πόλις Πριάμοιο ἄνακτος ib.
373 ; rare in Trag.,
χρόνῳ δ’. . ἤμυσε στέγος S. Fr. 864 ; later, simply,
fall, perish,
οὔνομα δ’ οὐκ ἤμυσε Λεωνίδου AP 7.715 (
Leon.).
II). trans.,
cause to fall, ruin,
πόλιν Musae. Fr. 22 . (In
Hom. ῠ in pres.,
ῡ in aor. 1; but
ῡ in pres.
κατ-ημύουσιν A.R. 3.1400 , cf.
Opp. H. 1.228 ,
Nic. Al. 453 ;
ῠ in aor.,
AP 9.262 (
Phil.), but
ῡ ib.
7.715 (v. supr.); cf.
ἀμύω, ἐπημύω.)
ShortDef
to bow down, sink, drop
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἠμύω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ημυω
URN:
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἠμύω</span>, aor. <span class="foreign greek">ἤμυσα</span> (v. infr.): pf. part. <span class="foreign greek">ἠμυκώς</span> Sch.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:626" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:626/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 626 </a>; cf. <span class="foreign greek">ὑπ-εμνήμυκε</span>:— Ep. Verb, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bow down, sink</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, only in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span></span>, <span class="quote greek">ἑτέρωσ’ ἤμυσε κάρη πήληκι βαρυνθέν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:308" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:8.308/canonical-url/"> 8.308 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἤμυσε καρήατι</span>, of a horse, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19:405" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:19.405/canonical-url/"> 19.405 </a>; of a corn-field, <span class="quote greek">ἐπί τ’ ἠμύει ἀσταχύεσσιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:148" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.148/canonical-url/"> 2.148 </a> : metaph., of cities, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">totter, fall</span>, <span class="foreign greek">τῶ κε τάχ’ ἠμύσειε πόλις Πριάμοιο ἄνακτος</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:373" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:373/canonical-url/"> 373 </a>; rare in Trag., <span class="quote greek">χρόνῳ δ’. . ἤμυσε στέγος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:864" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:864/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 864 </a> ; later, simply, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fall, perish</span>, <span class="quote greek">οὔνομα δ’ οὐκ ἤμυσε Λεωνίδου</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 7.715 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Leon.</span></span>). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> trans., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cause to fall, ruin</span>, <span class="quote greek">πόλιν</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Musae.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 22 </span> . (In <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> <span class="pron greek">ῠ</span> in pres., <span class="pron greek">ῡ</span> in aor. 1; but <span class="pron greek">ῡ</span> in pres. <span class="quote greek">κατ-ημύουσιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:1400" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.1400/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 3.1400 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:228" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.228/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Opp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">H.</span> 1.228 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg002:453" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg002:453/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Al.</span> 453 </a>; <span class="pron greek">ῠ</span> in aor., <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 9.262 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phil.</span></span>), but <span class="pron greek">ῡ</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1589.tlg001:7:715" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1589.tlg001:7.715/canonical-url/"> 7.715 </a> (v. supr.); cf. <span class="foreign greek">ἀμύω, ἐπημύω</span>.)</div> </div><br><br>'}