στένω
στένω, only pres. and impf.: Ep. impf.
A). στένον Hom. (v. infr.):— Poet. Verb,
moan, sigh, groan,
μέγα δ’ ἔστενε κυδάλιμον κῆρ Il. 10.16 ,
Od. 21.247 , cf.
Il. 18.33 ;
ἐν δέ τέ οἱ κραδίῃ ς. ἄλκιμον ἦτορ 20.169 ; of the sea,
ὁ δ’ ἔστενεν οἴδματι θύων 23.230 ;
στένει βυθός A. Pr. 432 (lyr.);
ἐκοίμισε στένοντα πόντον S. Aj. 675 ; of the turtledove,
Theoc. 7.141 ; in Trag. of persons
groaning aloud,
A. Pers. 285 ,
Ag. 445 (lyr.);
δμωαῖς προθήσειν πένθος .. στένειν S. Ant. 1249 :— Med.,
κλαίω, στένομαι A. Th. 873 (anap.);
στενομένα πόλις E. Ion 721 (lyr.).
3). c. acc.,
bewail, lament, in Trag.,
A. Pr. 435 (lyr.),
S. OT 64 ,
Ph. 338 , al.;
παλαιὰ καινοῖς δακρύοις οὐ χρὴ στένειν E. Fr. 43 : rarely in Com., abs.,
Ar. Ec. 462 ,
Men. Her. 5 ,
Kith.Fr. 1.2 : c. acc. et gen.,
κακῶν σῶν, Οἰδίπου, ς) ὅσον στένω E. Ph. 1425 ;
στένω σε τᾶς τύχας I
pity thee
for thy ill fortune,
A. Pr. 399 (lyr.):— Med.,
στένεσθαί τινα E. Ba. 1372 (anap.). (Cf. Skt.
stánati 'thunder, roar', Lith.
stenēti 'groan'.)
ShortDef
to moan, sigh, groan
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
στένω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
στενω
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-96519
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">στένω</span>, only pres. and impf.: Ep. impf. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">στένον</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> (v. infr.):— Poet. Verb, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">moan, sigh, groan</span>, <span class="quote greek">μέγα δ’ ἔστενε κυδάλιμον κῆρ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.16 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:21:247" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:21.247/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 21.247 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.33/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 18.33 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐν δέ τέ οἱ κραδίῃ ς. ἄλκιμον ἦτορ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:169" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.169/canonical-url/"> 20.169 </a> ; of the sea, <span class="quote greek">ὁ δ’ ἔστενεν οἴδματι θύων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:230" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.230/canonical-url/"> 23.230 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">στένει βυθός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:432" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:432/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 432 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">ἐκοίμισε στένοντα πόντον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:675" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:675/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 675 </a> ; of the turtledove, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:141" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.141/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 7.141 </a>; in Trag. of persons <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">groaning aloud</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:285" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:285/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 285 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:445" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:445/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 445 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">δμωαῖς προθήσειν πένθος .. στένειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1249" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1249/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 1249 </a> :— Med., <span class="quote greek">κλαίω, στένομαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:873" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:873/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 873 </a> (anap.); <span class="quote greek">στενομένα πόλις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:721" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:721/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ion</span> 721 </a> (lyr.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> after <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, c. gen., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">moan</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sigh for ..</span>, <span class="quote greek">Ἑλλάδος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-grc1:370" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-grc1:370/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IA</span> 370 </a> (troch.); also <span class="quote greek">ὑπέρ τινων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:68" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:68/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 68 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">κακοῖς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:295" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:295/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 295 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐπί τινι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:903" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:903/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hipp.</span> 903 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀμφ’ ἐμοί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1180" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1180/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 1180 </a> :— Med., <span class="quote greek">περί τινας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:62" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:62/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 62 </a> (anap.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> c. acc., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bewail, lament</span>, in Trag., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:435" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:435/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 435 </a> (lyr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:64" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:64/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 64 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:338" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:338/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 338 </a>, al.; <span class="quote greek">παλαιὰ καινοῖς δακρύοις οὐ χρὴ στένειν</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 43 </span> : rarely in Com., abs., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:462" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:462/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ec.</span> 462 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg010:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg010:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Her.</span> 5 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg018:1:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg018:1.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Kith.Fr.</span> 1.2 </a>: c. acc. et gen., <span class="quote greek">κακῶν σῶν, Οἰδίπου, ς) ὅσον στένω</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1425" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1425/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1425 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">στένω σε τᾶς τύχας</span> I <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pity</span> thee <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">for</span> thy ill fortune, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:399" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:399/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 399 </a> (lyr.):— Med., <span class="quote greek">στένεσθαί τινα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:1372" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:1372/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 1372 </a> (anap.). (Cf. Skt. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">stánati</span> \'thunder, roar\', Lith. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">stenēti</span> \'groan\'.)</div> </div><br><br>'}