Ἰλιάς (2.859)

ἐρύω

3 keep off, ward off, ἀλλʼ οὐκ οἰωνοῖσιν ἐρύσσατο κῆρα μέλαιναν by no augury could he ward off black death, Il. 2.859 ; ἡ δʼ (sc. ἀσπὶς) οὐκ ἔγχος ἔρυτο 5.538, 17.518, Od. 24.524 ; ἀλλὰ πάροιθεν εἰρύσατο ζωστήρ Il. 4.186.

μέλας

III black, dark, θάνατος Il. 2.834, etc.; κήρ ib. 859, etc.; ὀδύναι 4.117, etc. (the origin of the metaphor is seen in the phrases θανάτου μ. νέφος, ἄχεος νεφέλη μ., 16.350, 18.22); μ. τύχα, ἀρά, A. Supp. 89 (lyr.), Th. 832 (lyr.); Ἐρινύς ib. 993 (lyr.), cf. Eu. 52; ἄτα Id. Ag. 769 (lyr.); Ἄρης ib. 1511 (lyr.); Ἅιδης S. OT 29; Ἅιδου μ. ἀνάγκα E. Hipp. 1388 (lyr.), etc.; ἡμέραι μέλαιναι, = Lat. dies atri, Plu. Luc. 27.

οἰωνός

III omen, token, presage, drawn from these birds, Il. 2.859, al., cf. E. Hipp. 873 ; εἷς οἰ. ἄριστος ἀμύνεσθαι περὶ πάτρης the one best omen is to fight for fatherland, Il. 12.243 ; οἰ. ἀγαθοί good omens, Hes. Fr. 134.11 ; δέκομαι τὸν οἰ. I accept the omen, hail it as auspicious, Hdt. 9.91 ; οὗτος οἰ. μέγας E. Or. 788 ; δέδοικα . . τὸν οἰ. Ar. Eq. 28 ; τοῦ ἔκπλου οἰ. ἐδόκει εἶναι Th. 6.27 ; οἰωνὸν θέσθαι or τίθεσθαι take as an omen, E. Ph. 858, Pl. Alc. 2.151b ; εἰς οἰ. τίθεσθαι χρηστόν Plu. Luc. 36 ; πρὸς οἰωνοῦ τ. Ath. 1.13e ; οἰωνόν τινα ποιεῖσθαι Pl. Lg. 702c ; διʼ οἰωνοῦ λαμβάνειν, πρὸς οἰωνοῦ λαβεῖν, D.H. 2.67, 3.13 ; οἰωνοῦ χάριν Pl. Mx. 249b.

†ἐρύω2

†ἐρύω2 (σερύω. Cf. L. servo). [(σ)ερῦ-, (σ)ρυ-, fr. which the forms come with varying quantity due to the mutual influence of the stems.] Only in mid. Pres. ῥύομαι Il. 15.257. ῥύ̆ομαι Od. 14.107. 3 sing. ῥύ̆εται Il. 10.259, 417: Od. 15.35. 1 pl. εἰρῦόμεσθα Il. 21.588 (app. due to the analogy of the pf.). 3 pl. ῥύ̆ονται Il. 9.396. 3 sing. impf. ἐρύετο Il. 6.403. ῥύετο Il. 16.799. 3 sing. opt. ῥύοιτο Il. 12.8. 2 pl. ῥύοισθε Il. 17.224. 2 sing. non-thematic impf. ἔρυσο Il. 22.507. 3 sing. ἔρυτο Il. 4.138, Il. 5.23, 538, Il. 13.555, Il. 17.518, Il. 23.819: Od. 24.524. 3 pl. ῥύατο Il. 18.515: Od. 17.201. Infin. ἔρυσθαι Od. 5.484, Od. 9.194, Od. 10.444, Od. 14.260, Od. 17.429. ῥῦσθαι Il. 15.141. 2 sing. pa. iterative ῥύσκευ Il. 24.730. 3 sing. fut. ἐρύσσεται Il. 10.44. 3 pl. εἰρύσσονται Il. 18.276 (app. due to the analogy of the pf.). Infin. ἐρύεσθαι Il. 9.248, Il. 20.195. Aor. ῥῠσάμην Il. 15.29. 2 sing. εἰρύ̆σαο (ἐσερυ-) Il. 21.230. 3 sing. εἰρύ̆σατο Il. 4.186, Il. 15.274, Il. 20.93. ἐρύσατο Il. 2.859, Il. 5.344, Il. 11.363, Il. 20.450: Od. 14.279, Od. 22.372. ἐρρύσατο Il. 15.290, Il. 20.194: Od. 1.6. ῥύσατο Od. 23.244. 3 dual ῥυσάσθην Il. 14.406. 2 sing. subj. ἐρύσσεαι Il. 20.311. 3 sing. opt. ἐρῦσαιτο Il. 24.584. ῥύσαιτο Od. 6.129, Od. 12.107. εἰρύσσαιτο Il. 8.143: Od. 16.459 (app. due to the analogy of the pf.). 2 pl. εἰρύσσαισθε Il. 17.327. Imp. ῥῦσαι Il. 17.645, Il. 24.430. Infin. εἰρύσσασθαι Il. 1.216. 3 pl. pf. εἰρύ̆αται (σεσρυ-) Il. 1.239. εἰρύαται Od. 16.463. 3 sing. plupf. εἴρυτο Il. 16.542, Il. 24.499: Od. 23.229. 3 pl. εἰρύ̆ατο Il. 22.303. εἴρυντο Il. 12.454. Infin. εἴρυσθαι Od. 3.268, Od. 23.82, 151. 1 To keep from harm, keep safe, guard, protect: ὄφρα νῆας ῥύοιτο Il. 12.8, σανίδων, αἳ πύλας εἴρυντο (gave it its strength) 454. Cf. Il. 10.44, 259, Il. 13.555, Il. 14.406, Il. 15.257, Il. 16.799, Il. 17.224, 327, Il. 18.276, Il. 21.588, Il. 22.303, Il. 23.819, Il. 24.430: Od. 3.268, Od. 15.35. With dat.: μίτρης, ἥ οἱ πλεῖστον ἔρυτο Il. 4.138. 2 To tend (a herd) Od. 14.107. To keep, tend, see to (a house) Od. 23.151. 3 To protect from inclemency of weather Od. 5.484. To cover (one's nakedness): μήδεα Od. 6.129. 4 To keep back, detain: Ἠῶ ἐπʼ Ὠκεανῷ Od. 23.244. 5 In sinister sense, of foes, to lie in wait for: οἴκαδέ μʼ ἰόντα Od. 16.463. 6 To keep watch and ward over, guard: τεῖχος Il. 18.515. Cf. Il. 10.417: Od. 9.194 = Od. 10.444, Od. 14.260, Od. 17.201, 429, Od. 23.229. 7 To be the guardian, defender or protector of (a city, etc.): οἵ τε πτολίεθρα ῥύονται Il. 9.396. Cf. Il. 6.403, Il. 16.542, Il. 22.507, Il. 24.499, 730. 8 To bring out of danger or trouble, save, rescue: ἐρύσατό σʼ Ἀπόλλων Il. 11.363 = Il. 20.450. Cf. Il. 5.23, 344, Il. 9.248, Il. 15.274, 290, Il. 17.645, Il. 20.93, 194, 195, 311: Od. 1.6, Od. 12.107, Od. 14.279, Od. 22.372. To rescue from troubles: Ἡρακλῆα Il. 15.29. 9 In reference to immaterial things a To have in one's keeping, be the depositary of: θέμιστας Il. 1.239. b In reference to wrath, to keep (it within the breast), not to allow (it) to break out: μὴ κραδίῃ χόλον οὐκ ἐρύσαιτο Il. 24.584. In reference to something known, to keep it (in the mind), refrain from uttering it: μηδὲ φρεσὶν εἰρύσσαιτο Od. 16.459. c To be in possession of, comprehend: θεῶν δήνεα Od. 23.82. d To observe, not to run counter to, obey: σφωΐτερον ἔπος Il. 1.216. To carry out (another's will, something resolved upon): βουλὰς Κρονίωνος Il. 21.230. e App., to pay constant attention to, keep always in mind: πάντων ἀνθρώπων γενεήν Il. 15.141. 10 To ward off: κῆρα Il. 2.859, ἔγχος Il. 5.538 = Il. 17.518: = Od. 24.524. To arrest (a missile weapon) in its course: βέλος εἰρύσατο ζωστήρ Il. 4.186. App., sim., in reference to something immaterial: ἀνήρ κεν οὔ τι Διὸς νόον εἰρύσσαιτο Il. 8.143.

†ἐρύω2

†ἐρύω2 (σερύω. Cf. L. servo). [(σ)ερῦ-, (σ)ρυ-, fr. which the forms come with varying quantity due to the mutual influence of the stems.] Only in mid. Pres. ῥύομαι Il. 15.257. ῥύ̆ομαι Od. 14.107. 3 sing. ῥύ̆εται Il. 10.259, 417: Od. 15.35. 1 pl. εἰρῦόμεσθα Il. 21.588 (app. due to the analogy of the pf.). 3 pl. ῥύ̆ονται Il. 9.396. 3 sing. impf. ἐρύετο Il. 6.403. ῥύετο Il. 16.799. 3 sing. opt. ῥύοιτο Il. 12.8. 2 pl. ῥύοισθε Il. 17.224. 2 sing. non-thematic impf. ἔρυσο Il. 22.507. 3 sing. ἔρυτο Il. 4.138, Il. 5.23, 538, Il. 13.555, Il. 17.518, Il. 23.819: Od. 24.524. 3 pl. ῥύατο Il. 18.515: Od. 17.201. Infin. ἔρυσθαι Od. 5.484, Od. 9.194, Od. 10.444, Od. 14.260, Od. 17.429. ῥῦσθαι Il. 15.141. 2 sing. pa. iterative ῥύσκευ Il. 24.730. 3 sing. fut. ἐρύσσεται Il. 10.44. 3 pl. εἰρύσσονται Il. 18.276 (app. due to the analogy of the pf.). Infin. ἐρύεσθαι Il. 9.248, Il. 20.195. Aor. ῥῠσάμην Il. 15.29. 2 sing. εἰρύ̆σαο (ἐσερυ-) Il. 21.230. 3 sing. εἰρύ̆σατο Il. 4.186, Il. 15.274, Il. 20.93. ἐρύσατο Il. 2.859, Il. 5.344, Il. 11.363, Il. 20.450: Od. 14.279, Od. 22.372. ἐρρύσατο Il. 15.290, Il. 20.194: Od. 1.6. ῥύσατο Od. 23.244. 3 dual ῥυσάσθην Il. 14.406. 2 sing. subj. ἐρύσσεαι Il. 20.311. 3 sing. opt. ἐρῦσαιτο Il. 24.584. ῥύσαιτο Od. 6.129, Od. 12.107. εἰρύσσαιτο Il. 8.143: Od. 16.459 (app. due to the analogy of the pf.). 2 pl. εἰρύσσαισθε Il. 17.327. Imp. ῥῦσαι Il. 17.645, Il. 24.430. Infin. εἰρύσσασθαι Il. 1.216. 3 pl. pf. εἰρύ̆αται (σεσρυ-) Il. 1.239. εἰρύαται Od. 16.463. 3 sing. plupf. εἴρυτο Il. 16.542, Il. 24.499: Od. 23.229. 3 pl. εἰρύ̆ατο Il. 22.303. εἴρυντο Il. 12.454. Infin. εἴρυσθαι Od. 3.268, Od. 23.82, 151. 1 To keep from harm, keep safe, guard, protect: ὄφρα νῆας ῥύοιτο Il. 12.8, σανίδων, αἳ πύλας εἴρυντο (gave it its strength) 454. Cf. Il. 10.44, 259, Il. 13.555, Il. 14.406, Il. 15.257, Il. 16.799, Il. 17.224, 327, Il. 18.276, Il. 21.588, Il. 22.303, Il. 23.819, Il. 24.430: Od. 3.268, Od. 15.35. With dat.: μίτρης, ἥ οἱ πλεῖστον ἔρυτο Il. 4.138. 2 To tend (a herd) Od. 14.107. To keep, tend, see to (a house) Od. 23.151. 3 To protect from inclemency of weather Od. 5.484. To cover (one's nakedness): μήδεα Od. 6.129. 4 To keep back, detain: Ἠῶ ἐπʼ Ὠκεανῷ Od. 23.244. 5 In sinister sense, of foes, to lie in wait for: οἴκαδέ μʼ ἰόντα Od. 16.463. 6 To keep watch and ward over, guard: τεῖχος Il. 18.515. Cf. Il. 10.417: Od. 9.194 = Od. 10.444, Od. 14.260, Od. 17.201, 429, Od. 23.229. 7 To be the guardian, defender or protector of (a city, etc.): οἵ τε πτολίεθρα ῥύονται Il. 9.396. Cf. Il. 6.403, Il. 16.542, Il. 22.507, Il. 24.499, 730. 8 To bring out of danger or trouble, save, rescue: ἐρύσατό σʼ Ἀπόλλων Il. 11.363 = Il. 20.450. Cf. Il. 5.23, 344, Il. 9.248, Il. 15.274, 290, Il. 17.645, Il. 20.93, 194, 195, 311: Od. 1.6, Od. 12.107, Od. 14.279, Od. 22.372. To rescue from troubles: Ἡρακλῆα Il. 15.29. 9 In reference to immaterial things a To have in one's keeping, be the depositary of: θέμιστας Il. 1.239. b In reference to wrath, to keep (it within the breast), not to allow (it) to break out: μὴ κραδίῃ χόλον οὐκ ἐρύσαιτο Il. 24.584. In reference to something known, to keep it (in the mind), refrain from uttering it: μηδὲ φρεσὶν εἰρύσσαιτο Od. 16.459. c To be in possession of, comprehend: θεῶν δήνεα Od. 23.82. d To observe, not to run counter to, obey: σφωΐτερον ἔπος Il. 1.216. To carry out (another's will, something resolved upon): βουλὰς Κρονίωνος Il. 21.230. e App., to pay constant attention to, keep always in mind: πάντων ἀνθρώπων γενεήν Il. 15.141. 10 To ward off: κῆρα Il. 2.859, ἔγχος Il. 5.538 = Il. 17.518: = Od. 24.524. To arrest (a missile weapon) in its course: βέλος εἰρύσατο ζωστήρ Il. 4.186. App., sim., in reference to something immaterial: ἀνήρ κεν οὔ τι Διὸς νόον εἰρύσσαιτο Il. 8.143.

κήρ

κήρ κηρός, ἡ. 1 Bane, death : τό τοι κὴρ εἴδεται εἶναι Il. 1.228, κῆρʼ ἀλεείνων Il. 3.32. Cf. Il. 2.352, 859, Il. 3.360, 454, Il. 5.22, Il. 13.665, Il. 16.47, Il. 18.115, Il. 24.82, etc. : κηρὶ δαμείς Od. 3.410. Cf. Od. 2.165, 283, Od. 4.502, Od. 17.500, Od. 18.155, Od. 22.330, etc. So κὴρ θανάτοιο (consisting in . . . ) Il. 16.687. 2 One's destined fate : ἐμὲ κὴρ ἀμφέχανε, ἥ περ λάχε γιγνόμενόν περ Il. 23.78. 3 Figured as a weight put in the balance and typifying death or one's fate : ἐν δὲ τίθει δύο κῆρε θανάτοιο Od. 8.70 =Il. 22.210. Cf. Od. 8.73. 4 More or less distinctly personified as agent of death : τίς νύ σε κὴρ ἐδάμασσε θανάτοιο; Od. 11.171 = 398. In pl. : οὓς κῆρες φορέουσιν Od. 8.528. Cf. Il. 4.11, Il. 12.113, 402, Il. 13.283, Il. 15.287, Il. 21.565 : Od. 2.316, 352 = Od. 5.387, Od. 4.512, Od. 17.547 = Od. 19.558, Od. 22.66, Od. 23.332. So κῆρες θανάτοιο Il. 2.302, 834 = Il. 11.332, Il. 9.411, Il. 12.326, Il. 21.548, Il. 22.202 : Od. 14.207. 5 Fully personified : ἐν δʼ Ἔρις ἐν δὲ κυδοιμὸς ὁμίλεον, ἐν δʼ ὀλοὴ κήρ Il. 18.535.

μέλας

μέλας μέλαινα, μέλᾶν. Dat. sing. masc. μείλανι Il. 24.79. Comp. μελάντερος. 1 Dark in hue, dark (not necessarily implying the absence of colour, but sometimes to be translated black) , [ἄρνα] μέλαιναν Il. 3.103, κυάνοιο Il. 11.24, 35, τέφρη Il. 18.25, αἰετοῦ Il. 21.252. Cf. Il. 7.265= Il. 21.404, Il. 10.215, Il. 18.562 : οἴνοιο Od. 5.265, Od. 9.196, 346, ὄϊν Od. 10.527, 572. Cf. Od. 5.488, Od. 10.304. In comp. : μελάντερον ἠΰτε πίσσα Il. 4.277. Cf. Il. 24.94. Applied to the φρένες thought of as darkened by deep emotion : μένεος φρένες ἀμφὶ μέλαιναι πίμπλαντο Il. 1.103 := Od. 4.661 (i.e. the double organ (see ἀμφί I.1.b) was filled with fury (so as to be) black in both parts). Cf. Il. 16.83, 499, 573. (In all these cases also written, with sim. sense, ἀμφιμέλαιναι.)–Absol.: τὸ μέλαν δρυός (the dark heart) Od. 14.12. 2 Epithet a Of ships Il. 1.141, 300, Il. 2.524, Il. 5.550, etc. : Od. 2.430, Od. 3.61, Od. 4.781, Od. 6.268, etc. b Of the earth : γαῖα μέλαινα Il. 2.699, Il. 15.715, Il. 16.416, Il. 20.494 : Od. 11.365, 587, Od. 19.111. So ἠπείροιο μελαίνης Od. 14.97, Od. 21.109. c Of blood Il. 4.149, Il. 7.262, Il. 13.655, etc. : Od. 3.455, Od. 24.189. d Of water (app. referring to the dark hue of water as seen by transmitted light with little or no reflection from the surface) : μέλαν ὕδωρ Il. 2.825, Il. 16.161, Il. 21.202 : Od. 4.359, Od. 6.91, Od. 12.104, Od. 13.409. So of the sea : μείλανι πόντῳ Il. 24.79. And of waves Il. 23.693 : Od. 5.353. Of the surface of the sea rippled by a breeze : μέλαιναν φρῖκα Il. 21.126. Cf. Od. 4.402. e Of night Il. 8.486, 502, Il. 14.439, etc. : Od. 7.253= Od. 14.314, Od. 12.291. Of evening: μέλας ἕσπερος Od. 1.423= Od. 18.306. Sim.: θανάτου μέλαν νέφος Il. 16.350. Cf. Il. 16.591= Il. 18.22 := Od. 24.315, Od. 4.180. f Of κήρ Il. 2.859, Il. 3.360, 454, etc.: Od. 2.283, Od. 3.242, Od. 17.500, Od. 24.127, etc. Of death Il. 2.834= Il. 11.332, Il. 16.687 : Od. 12.92, Od. 17.326.– g Applied also to pain : μελαινέων ὀδυνάων Il. 4.117. Cf. Il. 4.191, Il. 15.394.

οἰωνός

οἰωνός -οῦ, ὁ. 1 A bird : πέλαγος, ὅθεν τέ περ οὐδʼ οἰωνοὶ αὐτόετες οἰχνεῦσιν Od. 3.321. Cf. Od. 11.605, Od. 16.216. 2 Distinguished as a A bird of prey : ἑλώρια κύνεσσιν οἰωνοῖσί τε πᾶσιν Il. 1.5. Cf. Il. 2.393, Il. 8.379, Il. 11.395, 453, Il. 13.831, Il. 17.241, Il. 22.335, 354, Il. 24.411 : Od. 3.259, 271, Od. 14.133, Od. 24.292. b A bird of omen : οἰωνοῖσι πείθεσθαι Il. 12.237. Cf. Il. 24.292, 293 = 311, Il. 24.310 : Od. 15.532, Od. 17.160. Applied to an omen drawn from such a bird : οὐκ οἰωνοῖσιν ἐρύσατο κῆρα Il. 2.859. Cf. Il. 12.243, Il. 13.823 : Od. 1.202.