στεῦμαι
στεῦμαι, Epic Verb, used by
Hom. only in 3 sg. pres. and impf.,
στεῦται, στεῦτο, once by
A. in 3 sg.
στεῦται; 1 sg.
στεῦμαι cj. for
ὑπισχνοῦμαι in
Orph. L. 82 , 3 pl. impf.
A). στεῦντο Maiist. 60 :—In
Il. always with inf. fut.,
make as if one would .. , promise or
threaten that one will ..,
στεῦται γάρ τι ἔπος ἐρέειν Il. 3.83 ;
στεῦτο γὰρ εὐχόμενος νικησέμεν 2.597 ;
στεῦται γὰρ νηῶν ἀποκόψειν ἄκρα κόρυμβα 9.241 ;
στεῦτο γὰρ .. οἰσέμεν ἔντεα καλά 18.191 ;
στεῦτο .. ἀπολεψέμεν οὔατα χαλκῷ 21.455 ;
ἐμοί τε καὶ Ἥρῃ στεῦτ’ ἀγορεύων Τρωσὶ μαχήσεσθαι 5.832 ; once with inf. aor.,
στεῦται δ’ Ὀδυσῆος ἀκοῦσαι declares he has heard of O.,
Od. 17.525 ;
στεῦται .. ζυγὸν ἀμφιβαλεῖν δούλιον Ἑλλάδι A. Pers. 49 (anap.); with inf. pres.,
στεῦται δ’ Ἠελίου γόνος ἔμμεναι boasts that he is .. ,
A.R. 2.1204 ; with acc. and inf. pres.,
στεῦντο θεοπλήγεσσιν ἐοικότας εἰδώλοισιν ἔμμεναι ἢ λάεσσιν declared that they were .. ,
Maiist. l.c.: abs. once in
Od.,
στεῦτο δὲ διψάων, πιέειν δ’ οὐκ εἶχεν ἑλέσθαι he
made eager efforts in his thirst,
11.584 .(
Aristarch. seems to have connected it with
ἵστημι:
τὸ στεῦτο κατὰ διάνοιαν ὡρίζετο, οὐκ ἐπὶ τῆς τῶν ποδῶν στάσεως, Sch.
Il. 2.597 , cf.
Apollon. Lex.,
Hsch.: but more prob.
στεῦτο (from
Στεῦστο with dissimilation) corresponds to Ved.
asto[snull ][tnull ]a 'solemnly proclaimed concerning himself', 3 sg. sigmatic aor. middle of
stu-.)
ShortDef
to make as if one would, to promise
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
στεῦμαι
Headword (normalized/stripped):
στευμαι
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-96630
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">στεῦμαι</span>, Epic Verb, used by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> only in 3 sg. pres. and impf., <span class="foreign greek">στεῦται, στεῦτο</span>, once by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> </span> in 3 sg. <span class="foreign greek">στεῦται</span>; 1 sg. <span class="foreign greek">στεῦμαι</span> cj. for <span class="foreign greek">ὑπισχνοῦμαι</span> in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg003:82" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg003:82/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Orph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">L.</span> 82 </a>, 3 pl. impf. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">στεῦντο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1475.tlg001:60" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1475.tlg001:60/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Maiist.</span> 60 </a> :—In <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> </span> always with inf. fut., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">make as if one would .. , promise</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">threaten that one will ..</span>, <span class="quote greek">στεῦται γάρ τι ἔπος ἐρέειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:83" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:3.83/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 3.83 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">στεῦτο γὰρ εὐχόμενος νικησέμεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:597" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.597/canonical-url/"> 2.597 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">στεῦται γὰρ νηῶν ἀποκόψειν ἄκρα κόρυμβα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:241" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.241/canonical-url/"> 9.241 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">στεῦτο γὰρ .. οἰσέμεν ἔντεα καλά</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:191" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.191/canonical-url/"> 18.191 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">στεῦτο .. ἀπολεψέμεν οὔατα χαλκῷ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:455" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.455/canonical-url/"> 21.455 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐμοί τε καὶ Ἥρῃ στεῦτ’ ἀγορεύων Τρωσὶ μαχήσεσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:832" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:5.832/canonical-url/"> 5.832 </a> ; once with inf. aor., <span class="foreign greek">στεῦται δ’ Ὀδυσῆος ἀκοῦσαι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">declares</span> he has heard of O., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:17:525" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:17.525/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 17.525 </a>; <span class="quote greek">στεῦται .. ζυγὸν ἀμφιβαλεῖν δούλιον Ἑλλάδι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:49" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:49/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 49 </a> (anap.); with inf. pres., <span class="foreign greek">στεῦται δ’ Ἠελίου γόνος ἔμμεναι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">boasts</span> that he is .. , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:1204" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.1204/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 2.1204 </a>; with acc. and inf. pres., <span class="foreign greek">στεῦντο θεοπλήγεσσιν ἐοικότας εἰδώλοισιν ἔμμεναι ἢ λάεσσιν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">declared</span> that they were .. , <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Maiist.</span> </span> l.c.: abs. once in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span></span>, <span class="foreign greek">στεῦτο δὲ διψάων, πιέειν δ’ οὐκ εἶχεν ἑλέσθαι</span> he <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">made eager efforts</span> in his thirst, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:584" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.584/canonical-url/"> 11.584 </a>.(<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aristarch.</span> </span> seems to have connected it with <span class="foreign greek">ἵστημι</span>: <span class="foreign greek">τὸ στεῦτο κατὰ διάνοιαν ὡρίζετο, οὐκ ἐπὶ τῆς τῶν ποδῶν στάσεως</span>, Sch.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:597" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.597/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.597 </a>, cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Apollon.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lex.</span></span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span></span>: but more prob. <span class="foreign greek">στεῦτο</span> (from <span class="foreign greek">Στεῦστο</span> with dissimilation) corresponds to Ved. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">asto[snull ][tnull ]a</span> \'solemnly proclaimed concerning himself\', 3 sg. sigmatic aor. middle of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">stu-.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}