ἰθύνω
ἰθύνω
εὐθύνω
Ionic for εὐθύνω, to make straight, straighten, ἐπὶ στάθμην ἴθυνεν by the rule, Od.:—Pass. to run evenly, of horses yoked abreast, Il.
to guide in a straight line, ἵππους ἰθύνομεν (Epic for -ωμεν) let us drive them straight, Il.; νῆα ἰθύνει the pilot] keeps it straight, Il.; βέλος ἴθυνεν she sped it straight, Il.:—Mid. to guide or steer for oneself, ἰθύνετο ὀϊστόν aimed his arrow straight, Od.; πηδαλίωι ἰθύνετο (sc. νῆα) Od.; c. gen., ἀλλήλων ἰθυνομένων δοῦρα as they drove their spears straight at each other, Il.:—Pass., of a boat, to be guided, steered, Hdt.
to guide, direct, rule, Il., Aesch.: of a judge, μύθους ἰθύνειν to rectify unjust judgments, Hes.; ἰθ. τὸ πλέον τινί to adjudge the greater part to him, Theocr.:—Pass., ἰθύνεσθαι θανάτωι to be punished with death, Hdt.