λίσσομαι
λίσσομαι,
Hom., Lyr., Trag.; Ep. Iterat.
A). 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):—
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 λίσσεσθ’ 20.469 ); also in Trag.,
πρὸ .. τέκνων σε λ. E. Tr. 1045 (v. infr.): an inf. is freq. added, as
οὐδέ σ’ ἔγωγε λίσσομαι εἵνεκ’ 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 ἅμ’ 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 σ’, αὔδα τάδε S. Aj. 368 , cf.
OT 650 (lyr.),
Ar. Pax 382 .
2). c. acc. rei,
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 .
ShortDef
to beg, pray, entreat, beseech
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
λίσσομαι
Headword (normalized/stripped):
λισσομαι
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">λίσσομαι</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, Lyr., Trag.; Ep. Iterat. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">λισσέσκετο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:451" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.451/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 9.451 </a> : aor. 1 <span class="foreign greek">ἐλῐσάμην</span>, Ep. <span class="quote greek">ἐλλ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:35" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.35/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 11.35 </a> ; imper. <span class="quote greek">λίσαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:394" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.394/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 1.394 </a> ; subj. 2 sg. <span class="quote greek">λίσῃ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:526" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.526/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 10.526 </a> : aor. 2 inf. <span class="quote greek">λῐτέσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:47" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.47/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 16.47 </a> ; opt. <span class="quote greek">λῐτοίμην</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:14:406" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:14.406/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 14.406 </a> . (For pres. <span class="orth greek">λίτομαι</span>, v. sub voce):—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">beg, pray</span>, either abs. or c. acc. pers., <span class="quote greek">λισσομένη προσέειπε Δία</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:502" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.502/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 1.502 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">εὐχωλῇσι λιτῇσί τε ἔθνεα νεκρῶν ἐλλισάμην</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:35" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.35/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 11.35 </a> , etc.; the thing by which one prays is found with <span class="foreign greek">ὑπέρ, λ. ὑπὲρ τοκέων, ὑπὲρ ψυχῆς καὶ γούνων</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:660" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.660/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 15.660 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:338" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:22.338/canonical-url/"> 22.338 </a>; <span class="quote greek">λ. τινὰ ὑπὲρ πατρὸς καὶ μητέρος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:24:467" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:24.467/canonical-url/"> 24.467 </a> : or simply in gen., <span class="quote greek">λ. Ζηνὸς ἠδὲ Θέμιστος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:68" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:2.68/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 2.68 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">λ. τινὰ γούνων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:451" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.451/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 9.451 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:22:337" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:22.337/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 22.337 </a> (for which in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:6.45/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 6.45 </a> we have <span class="foreign greek">λαβὼν ἐλλίσσετο γούνων</span>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:6:142" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:6.142/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 6.142 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τῆ ἑτέρῃ μὲν ἑλὼν ἐλλίσσετο γούνων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:71" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.71/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 21.71 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἥπτετο χείρεσι γούνων ἱέμενος λίσσεσθ’</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:469" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.469/canonical-url/"> 20.469 </a> ); also in Trag., <span class="quote greek">πρὸ .. τέκνων σε λ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg011.perseus-grc1:1045" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg011.perseus-grc1:1045/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 1045 </a> (v. infr.): an inf. is freq. added, as <span class="foreign greek">οὐδέ σ’ ἔγωγε λίσσομαι εἵνεκ’ ἐμεῖο μένειν</span> I do not <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pray</span> thee to remain, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:174" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.174/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 1.174 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:283" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:283/canonical-url/"> 283 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:10:69" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:10.69/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> 10.69 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:207" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4.207/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 4.207 </a>; <span class="quote greek">πρός νυν θεῶν σε λ. ἐμοὶ πιθέσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:428" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:428/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 428 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">καὶ μὴ προδοῦναι λ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">prays</span> her not to abandon him, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:202" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:202/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alc.</span> 202 </a>: more rarely with an acc. and inf. added, <span class="foreign greek">λίσσονται Δία .. Ἄτην ἅμ’ ἕπεσθαι</span> they <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pray</span> Zeus <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">that</span> Ate may follow, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:511" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.511/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 9.511 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:8.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 8.30 </a>: sts. folld. by <span class="foreign greek">ὅπως, λίσσεσθαί μιν, ὅπως νημερτέα εἴπῃ</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">entreat</span> him to say the truth, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:3.19/canonical-url/"> 3.19 </a>; or by <span class="foreign greek">ἵνα</span>, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:327" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:327/canonical-url/"> 327 </a>: in Trag. parenth., <span class="quote greek">μὴ πρόλειπε, λ., πάτερ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:748" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:748/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 748 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">μή, λίσσομαί σ’, αὔδα τάδε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:368" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:368/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 368 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:650" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:650/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 650 </a> (lyr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:382" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:382/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pax</span> 382 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> c. acc. rei, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">beg</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pray for</span>, <span class="quote greek">οἷ αὐτῷ θάνατον καὶ κῆρα λιτέσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:47" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.47/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 16.47 </a> : c. dupl. acc. pers. et rei, <span class="foreign greek">ταῦτα μὲν οὐχ ὑμέας ἔτι λίσσομαι</span> this <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">I beg</span> of you no more, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:210" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:2.210/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 2.210 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:347" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.347/canonical-url/"> 4.347 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> freq. c. dat. modi, <span class="quote greek">ἐπέεσσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:98" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.98/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 21.98 </a> , al.; <span class="quote greek">εὐχῇσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:526" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.526/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 10.526 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">εὐχωλῆσι λιτῆσί τε ἐλλισάμην</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:35" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.35/canonical-url/"> 11.35 </a> .—Rare in Prose, as <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.24 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg032:17:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg032:17.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Jb.</span> 17.2 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg041:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg041:18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Syr.D.</span> 18 </a>; in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:366a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:366a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 366a </a> there is a ref. to <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:501" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.501/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 9.501 </a>. [The <span class="itype greek">λ</span>- freq. makes position in Ep., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:394" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.394/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 1.394 </a>, al.; written <span class="itype greek">λλ</span> after the augm., v. supr.]</div> </div><br><br>'}