Ἰλιάς (23.804)

προπάροιθε

before, in front of, ὑμείων π. μαχοίατο Il. 4.348; πάντων δὲ π. 16.218; Ἰλίου π. 15.66; Αἰγύπτου π. Od. 4.355; π. ὁμίλου before the assembly, Il. 23.804; π. ποδῶν at oneʼs feet, 13.205; ποδῶν π. Od. 17.357; π. ἀνδρός at a manʼs feet, A. l.c. (lyr.); π. θυράων before the door, i.e. outside, Od. 1.107; Σκαιῶν π. πυλάων Il. 6.307; π. πόλιος, πόληος, 2.811, Hes. Sc. 285; πύργων π. B. 5.148; ἠϊόνος π. before, i.e. along, Il. 2.92; π. νεός in front of, i.e. beyond the ship, Od. 9.482 (opp. μετόπισθε νεός ib. 539): metaph., τῆς ἀρετῆς ἱδρῶτα θεοὶ π. ἔθηκαν Hes. Op. 289.

ὅμιλος

ὅμιλος -ου, ὁ. 1 An assembly, concourse, company: πολλὸς χορὸν περιίσταθʼ ὁ. Il. 18.603. Cf. Il. 7.183, 186, Il. 22.462, Il. 23.651, 804, 813, Il. 24.712: Od. 1.225, Od. 8.109, Od. 15.328, Od. 16.29, Od. 17.67, 564, 590, Od. 23.303. In dat. ὁμίλῳ, in a body: ἦλθον ὁμίλῳ προτὶ ἄστυ Il. 21.606. Cf. Il. 13.50, 87. In reference to inanimate objects: οὔ τι μεμιγμένον ἐστὶν ὁμίλῳ [σημάτων] (the mass of . . .) Od. 8.196. 2 A throng gathered for or engaged in battle, the battle-throng: ἐρχόμενον προπάροιθεν ὁμίλου Il. 3.22. Cf. Il. 4.86, Il. 5.334, Il. 11.546 (in the direction of his friends), Il. 12.191, Il. 17.149 (to his friends), 471, Il. 19.402, Il. 20.178 (so far forth from the . . .). etc.: Od. 8.216, Od. 11.514. Sim.: μνηστήρων ἐς ὅμιλον ἀκοντίσαι (ἀκόντισαν) Od. 22.263, 282. So of a host in bivouac Il. 10.231, 338, 433, 499, 517, 545. Of a body of men gathered to attack or attacking a beast: λέων ἀνδρῶν ἐν ὁμίλῳ Od. 4.791. Cf. Il. 15.588, Il. 20.173.

πειράω

πειράω Also in mid. and pass. as deponent. 1 To make a trial or test : αἰγανέης, ἣν ἀνὴρ ἀφέῃ πειρώμενος (for practice) Il. 16.590. To make trial of, try, test. With genit. : πειρήθη ἕο αὐτοῦ Il. 19.384. Cf. Il. 15.359, Il. 23.432 : Od. 21.282, 410. With acc.: τροχόν Il. 18.601. 2 In hostile sense, to make an attempt upon a person or place, try one's fortune, try conclusions : πρίν γε νὼ σὺν ἔντεσι πειρηθῆναι Il. 5.220, τρὶς τῇ γʼ ἐλθόντες ἐπειρήσαντο (delivered an assault) Il. 6.435. Cf. Il. 5.129, 279, Il. 11.386, Il. 13.457, 806, Il. 22.381 (make a demonstration), Il. 23.553. With dependent clause. With ἢ ... ἦ ...φ 225. Of trying one's fortune in a contest Od. 8.205, 213. With genit., to make an attempt upon, try conclusions with : μήλων Il. 12.301, Ἀχιλῆος Il. 21.580. Cf. Il. 19.70, Il. 20.349, 352, Il. 23.804 : Od. 6.134. 3 To make trial of a person, tempt him, lead him on Il. 2.73, 193. With genit. : πειρᾷ ἐμεῖο Il. 24.390, 433. Cf. Il. 9.345. 4 To try, test, put to the proof, in regard to veracity, knowledge, fidelity, ability, or the like. With genit. : ἀέθλους, τοὺς (cognate acc., in which) Φαίηκες ἐπειρήσαντʼ Ὀδυσῆος Od. 8.23, νῦν σευ ὀΐω πειρήσεσθαι Od. 19.215. Cf. Il. 10.444 : Od. 13.336, Od. 16.305, Od. 23.181, Od. 24.216. Absol. Od. 4.119 = Od. 24.238, Od. 24.240. 5 To try to find out about something, go in quest of information : πειρήσομαι ἠδὲ ἴδωμαι Od. 6.126. With genit. : τῶνδʼ ἀνδρῶν πειρήσομαι, οἵ τινές εἰσιν Od. 9.174. So, to examine : τόξον ἐνώμα, πειρώμενος [αὐτοῦ] Od. 21.394. 6 To find out about to one's cost, experience. With genit. : τῶν ἔμελλον Ἀχαιοὶ πειρήσεσθαι Od. 21.418. 7 To make trial, try what one can do, make an attempt, try one's skill : εἰ δʼ ἄγε μὴν πείρησαι (try it) Il. 1.302. Cf. Il. 8.18 : ἐπειρήσαντο πόδεσσιν Od. 8.120. Cf. Od. 3.23 (am not practised in ...), Od. 4.417 (will try to escape), Od. 8.149, 377, Od. 21.184. To attempt, try one's hand at or on, set one's hand to. With genit. : ἵνα πειρησαίμεθα ἔργου Od. 18.369. Cf. Il. 23.707, 753 = 831 : Od. 8.100, 126, 145, 184, Od. 21.113, 135, 159, 180 = 268. 8 To endeavour, do one's endeavours, try, attempt, set oneself, to do something. With infin. : τῷ πειρήσω ἀλαλκεῖν ἄγρια φῦλα Il. 19.30. Cf. Il. 4.5, Il. 8.8, Il. 12.341. With dependent clause. With ὡς: πειρᾶν ὡς πεπίθοιεν Πηλεΐωνα Il. 9.181. Cf. Il. 4.66 = 71, Il. 21.459 : Od. 2.316. With ὅπως Od. 4.545.