δέω
δέω
to bind, tie, fetter, δεσμῶι τινα δῆσαι Il., etc.:—c. acc. only, to bind, put in bonds, Od., Attic
metaph. to bind, enchain, γλῶσσα δέ οἱ δέδεται Theogn.; ψυχὰ δέδεται λύπηι Eur.
c. gen. to let or stop one from a thing, ἔδησε κελεύθου Od.
Mid. to bind, tie, put on oneself (cf. ὑποδέω) , ποσσὶ δʼ ὑπαὶ ἐδήσατο πέδιλα tied them on his feet, Il.; and in Pass., περὶ κνήμηισι κνημῖδας δέδετο he had greaves bound round his legs, Od.