Ἰλιάς (24.723)

Ἀνδρομάχη

Ἀνδρομάχη (λευκώλενος, πολύδωρος ). Daughter of Eetion-1, wife of Hector and mother of Astyanax. Absent when Hector visited his house Il. 6.371, 377 , her meeting and conversation with him 395, 405; her care of his horses Il. 8.187; Il. 17.208; sees his corpse being dragged to the ships Il. 22.460, her lament for him and Astyanax 477; her lament over his ransomed corpse Il. 24.723.

ἄρχω

ἄρχω 3 sing. fut. ἄρξει Od. 4.667. Aor. ἄρξα Od. 14.230. 3 pl. subj. -ωσι Il. 4.67, 72. 3 sing. opt. -ειε Od. 3.106. 3 pl. -ειαν Il. 4.335. Genit. pl. masc. pple. ἀρξάντων Il. 21.437. Fut. mid. ἄρξομαι Il. 9.97. 3 sing. aor. ἄρξατο Od. 23.310. Pple. ἀρξάμενος, -ου Il. 19.254: Od. 21.142. (ἀπ-, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, κατ-, ὑπ-,.) 1 In act. and mid. a To make a beginning or start, give a lead, set an example. With complementary infin.: ἀγορεύειν (began speech, opened debate) Il. 1.571, Il. 7.347, Il. 18.249, νέεσθαι (lead the way) Il. 2.84, δηλήσασθαι (take the initiative in . . ., be the first to . . .) Il. 4.67 = 72, ὑφαίνειν μῆτιν Il. 7.324 = Il. 9.93, ἴμεν Il. 13.329: ἀγορεύειν Od. 2.15, Od. 16.345 = Od. 18.349 = Od. 20.359, Od. 22.461, νέκυας φορέειν Od. 22.437. So ἄρξει καὶ προτέρω κακὸν ἔμμεναι (will get the start of us and do us yet further mischief) Od. 4.667. With pple.: χαλεπαίνων Il. 2.378. Sim. with genit.: μύθων (cf. ἀγορεύειν above) Il. 2.433, Il. 5.420, Il. 7.445, etc.: Od. 1.28, Od. 3.68, Od. 5.202, etc. πολέμοιο Il. 4.335, Il. 20.154. μάχης Il. 7.232, Il. 20.138. μύθοιο Il. 11.781. φόβοιο (set the example of flight) Il. 17.597. γόοιο Il. 24.723. μολπῆς (led the dance) Od. 6.101. To make preparations for, get ready: θεοῖσι δαιτός Il. 15.95. With cognate acc.: ὅττι κεν ἄρχῃ Il. 9.102. Absol.: ἀρχέτω Il. 7.286, σέο ἄρξομαι (with thee) Il. 9.97. Cf. Il. 9.69, Il. 21.437, 439, Il. 23.12: τοῦχώρου (from the place) Od. 21.142, ἄρξατο ὡς . . . (by telling how . . .) Od. 23.310. Cf. Od. 8.90, 499, Od. 23.199. b As a word of ritual, to cut off (hairs of the victim) as the first-fruits of the sacrifice (cf. ἀπάρχω, κατάρχω): κάπρου ἀπὸ τρίχας ἀρξάμενος Il. 19.254. Sim.: ἀρχόμενος μελέων (cutting off pieces from the limbs as first-fruits) Od. 14.428. 2 In act. a To be the leader, commander, or chief of. With genit.: βοιωτῶν Il. 2.494. Cf. Il. 2.517, Il. 12.93, Il. 16.173, etc.: Od. 10.205, Od. 13.266. With dat.: οἷσί περ ἄρχει Il. 2.805. Cf. Od. 14.230. Absol., to be ruler, hold sway Od. 6.12. b To lead the way, act as leader, take the lead Il. 1.495, Il. 3.420, 447, Il. 5.592, Il. 9.657, Il. 11.472 = Il. 15.559 = Il. 16.632, Il. 13.136 = Il. 15.306 = Il. 17.262, Il. 13.690, 784, Il. 14.134, 384, Il. 16.65, 552, Il. 17.107, Il. 18.516, Il. 19.248, Il. 21.391: Od. 2.416, Od. 3.12, 106, Od. 5.237 (local genit.), Od. 14.471, Od. 23.370, Od. 24.9, 501. With cognate acc.: αὐτὴν ὁδόν Od. 8.107.

γόος

γόος -ου, ὁ. 1 Weeping, wailing, lamentation, mourning Il. 5.156, Il. 6.499, Il. 17.37, Il. 18.51, Il. 23.10, 14, etc.: Od. 4.102, 113, Od. 8.540, Od. 16.144, Od. 19.268, Od. 21.228, etc. In pl.: ὀδύνας τε γόους τε Od. 1.242. 2 Inclination to weep: πᾶσιν ὑπέδυ γ. Od. 10.398. 3 Mourning rites, formal mourning or lamentation: ἦρχε γόοιο Il. 24.723. Cf. Il. 24.747, 761.

λευκώλενος

λευκώλενος -ον [λευκός + ὠλένη, the lower arm.] White-armed. Epithet of Here and of women. Of Here Il. 1.55, 195, 208, 572, 595, Il. 5.711, Il. 8.350, Il. 15.92, Il. 21.377, Il. 24.55, etc. Of Helen Il. 3.121 : Od. 22.227. Of Andromache Il. 6.371, 377, Il. 24.723. Of Nausicaa Od. 6.101, 186, 251, Od. 7.12. Of Arete Od. 7.233, 335, Od. 11.335.– ἀμφίπολοι Od. 6.239, Od. 18.198.– δμῳαί Od. 19.60.