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αἰπύς

high and steep, in Hom. mostly of cities on rocky heights, esp. of Troy, Od. 3.485, al.; of hills, Il. 2.603; later of the sky, αἰθήρ B. 3.36; οὐρανός S. Aj. 845; on high, ποδῶν αἰ. ἰωή Hes. Th. 682; ἁψαμένη βρόχον αἰπύν hanging high, Od. 11.278.

ἀπό

4 ἐκ) , ἀνὰ δʼ ἐβόασεν . . ἀ. πέτρας σταθείς E. Tr. 523; ἀ.τῆς ἐμῆς κεφαλῆς τὴν [ἐκείνου] κεφαλὴν ἀναδήσω, i. e. taking the chaplet off my head, and placing it on his, Pl. Smp. 212e: with Verbs of hanging, where ἐκ is more common, ἁψαμένη βρόχον ἀ. μελάθρου Od. 11.278.

ἅπτω

fasten or bind to, used by Hom., once in Act., ἅψας ἀμφοτέρωθεν . . ἔντερον οἰός (of a lyre-string) Od. 21.408; once in Med., ἁψαμένη βρόχον . . ἀφʼ ὑψηλοῖο μελάθρου having fastened the noose to the beam (to hang herself), 11.278; so later ἅψεται ἀμφὶ βρόχον . . δείρᾳ E. Hipp. 770; ἁψαμένη βρόχον αὐχένι A.R. 1.1065:— Act., βρόχους ἅ. κρεμαστούς E. Or. 1036; but βρόχῳ ἅ. δέρην Id. Hel. 136, cf. AP 7.493 ( Antip. Thess.).

βρόχος

noose, slip-knot, Od. 11.278, 22.472, Hdt. 4.60, Democr. 134, S. Ant. 1222, etc.; snare for birds, Ar. Av. 527; θηρῶν β. E. Hel. 1169; ἁλοὺς βρόχων πλεκταῖς ἀνάγκαις Xenarch. 1.8; mesh of a net, X. Cyn. 2.5, etc.: metaph., β. ἀρκύων ξιφηφόροι E. HF 729; ὡς ἂν ληφθῶσιν ἐν ταὐτῷ βρόχῳ A. Ch. 557; ἐν βρόχῳ τὸν τράχηλον ἔχων νομοθετεῖν ‘with a halter round oneʼs neck’, D. 24.139. ( βρόκχον shd. be written in Thgn. 1099.)

μέλαθρον

roof-tree, ridgepole, μελαθρόφιν ἐξεκέχυντο l.c., cf. 11.278, h.Ven. 173, IG ΙΙ(2).161 A 105 ( Delos, iii B. C.), 199 A 113 (ibid., pl.); ἐπὶ προὔχοντι μελάθρῳ Od. 19.544: generally, beam, LXX 3 Ki. 7.9(20); τὰ μ. τῶν θυρίδων PRyl. 233.5 (ii A. D.).

αἰπύς

αἰπύς -εῖα, -ύ. 1 Steep, sheer: ὄρος Il. 2.603. Cf. Il. 2.811, 829, Il. 5.367, 868, Il. 11.711, Il. 15.84: αἰπεῖα εἰς ἅλα πέτρη (running sheer down into the sea) Od. 3.293. Cf. Od. 3.287, Od. 4.514, Od. 19.431. Applied to walls Il. 6.327, Il. 11.181: Od. 14.472. Of a noose, hung from on high Od. 11.278. 2 Of cities, set on a steep Il. 2.538, Il. 9.668, Il. 15.71: Od. 3.485, Od. 10.81, Od. 15.193. 3 Fig., difficult, hard. In impers. construction : αἰπύ οἱ ἐσσεῖται Il. 13.317. Of ὄλεθρος (thought of as a precipice or gulf), sheer, utter Il. 6.57, Il. 10.371, Il. 11.174, 441, Il. 12.345, 358, Il. 13.773, Il. 14.99, 507=Il. 16.283, Il. 16.859, Il. 17.155, 244, Il. 18.129: Od. 1.11, 37, Od. 5.305, Od. 9.286, 303, Od. 12.287, 446, Od. 17.47, Od. 22.28, 43, 67. Sim. of φόνος Il. 17.365: Od. 4.843, Od. 16.379. Of the toil and moil of war, hard, daunting Il. 11.601, Il. 16.651. Of wrath, towering Il. 15.223.

ἀπό

ἀπό (Commonly with anastrophe when immediately following the vb. or case-form.) I Adv. 1 From or away from something, away, off: ἀπὸ χλαῖναν βάλεν Il. 2.183, νίζοντες ἄπο βρότον Il. 7.425. Cf. Il. 2.261, Il. 5.308, Il. 12.83, Il. 14.7, Il. 21.51, etc.: Od. 2.133, Od. 3.392, Od. 10.163, Od. 12.199, Od. 19.61, etc. In reference to severing or cutting, away, off, through: ἀπὸ στομάχους τάμεν Il. 3.292. Cf. Il. 5.81, Il. 11.146, Il. 16.587, Il. 23.867, etc.: ἀπὸ πείσματʼ ἔκοψα Od. 10.127. Cf. Od. 4.507, Od. 21.300, Od. 22.475, etc. 2 Away, at a distance: ἀπὸ λοιγὸν ἀμῦναι Il. 1.67. Cf. Il. 16.75, Il. 24.156, etc.: ἀπὸ κεῖνος ἔρυκεν Od. 14.283. 3 Restoration, back: ἀπὸ πατρὶ δόμεναι κούρην Il. 1.98. Cf. Il. 24.76, etc. 4 Requital, making up or giving compensation for something: πρίν γʼ ἀπὸ πᾶσαν ἐμοὶ δόμεναι λώβην Il. 9.387. Cf. Od. 2.78. 5 Intensive, in some cases not appreciably affecting the sense: ἀπό κε θυμὸν ὄλεσσεν Il. 8.90. Cf. Il. 10.186, Il. 12.52, 459, Il. 17.609, Il. 22.505, etc.: ἀπό κε ῥινοὺς δρύφθη Od. 5.426. Cf. Od. 2.49, Od. 12.2, Od. 13.340, Od. 19.81, Od. 23.331, etc. II Prep. with genit. 1 From. a Indicating motion or transference: ἆλτʼ ἀπʼ Ὀλύμπου Il. 1.532, ἀχλὺν ἀπʼ ὀφθαλμῶν ἕλον Il. 5.127. Cf. Il. 1.591, Il. 2.91, Il. 7.25, Il. 13.640, Il. 17.383, etc.: Od. 1.75, Od. 3.307, Od. 5.323, Od. 8.88, Od. 14.129, etc. So with ablative: στήθεσφιν Il. 11.374. Cf. Il. 8.300, Il. 10.347, Il. 13.585, Il. 16.246. etc.: ἰκριόφιν Od. 12.414. Cf. Od. 7.169, Od. 14.134, etc. So also with forms in -θεν 1: Τροίηθεν Il. 24.492: Od. 9.38. οὐρανόθεν Il. 8.365: Od. 11.18, Od. 12.381. ὅθεν Od. 4.358. In reference to severing or cutting: ἀπʼ αὐχένος ὦμον ἐέργαθεν Il. 5.147. Cf. Il. 13.202, etc. b Indicating a point from which action takes place: ὣς φάτʼ ἀπὸ πτόλιος Il. 4.514, εἰσεῖδεν ἀπὸ ῥίου Il. 14.154 (cf. under ἐκ II.8). Cf. Il. 4.275, 306, Il. 16.386, Il. 20.5, Il. 24.605, etc.: ἀφʼ ἵππων μάρνασθαι Od. 9.49. Cf. Od. 4.524, Od. 10.121, Od. 20.103, etc. So with a form in -θεν 1: οὐρανόθεν Il. 21.199. In reference to a starting-point: ἀπὸ νύσσης Il. 23.758: Od. 8.121. c In reference to a vessel, source or stock from which something is taken or drawn: νέκταρ ἀπὸ κρητῆρος ἀφύσσων Il. 1.598. Cf. Il. 10.578, Il. 16.160, 226: λαχὼν ἀπὸ ληΐδος αἶσαν Od. 5.40 = Od. 13.138. Sim.: ἓξ ἀφʼ ἑκάστης νηός (out of . . .) Od. 9.60. In reference to birth: ἀπʼ ἀλσέων Od. 10.350. Cf. Od. 19.163. To that from which something proceeds or is derived: τοῖον πῦρ δαῖεν ἀπὸ κρατός Il. 5.7. Cf. Il. 12.431, Il. 16.635, Il. 18.420, etc.: χαρίτων ἄπο κάλλος ἔχουσαι Od. 6.18. Cf. Od. 6.12, Od. 12.187, etc. With abl. Il. 11.44. To a motive or condition of action: ἀπὸ σπουδῆς Il. 7.359 = Il. 12.233 (see σπουδή 1). d In reference to that to which something is fastened: ἁψαμένη βρόχον ἀπὸ μελάθρου Od. 11.278. 2 a In reference to position, away from, far from, at a distance from, apart from: ἀπὸ πατρίδος αἴης Il. 2.162. Cf. Il. 5.322, Il. 9.437, Il. 13.696, Il. 15.33 (apart from . . .), Il. 17.301, Il. 18.272, Il. 20.261, etc.: φίλων ἄπο Od. 1.49. Cf. Od. 1.203, Od. 3.313, Od. 6.40, Od. 9.192 (apart from . . .), Od. 11.503, Od. 15.10, etc. b In reference to warding or keeping off from: ἀπὸ χροὸς ὄλεθρον Il. 13.440. Cf. Il. 4.130, Il. 15.534: Od. 2.59 = Od. 17.538. c In reference to lack or want: δηρὸν ἀπὸ χροός ἐστιν ἀλοιφή Od. 6.220. d To concealment or secrecy: κεκρυμμένʼ ἀπʼ ἄλλων Od. 23.110. e Fig.: ἀπὸ θυμοῦ (out of favour) Il. 1.562 (cf. ἀποθύμιος), ἀπὸ δόξης (see δόξα) Il. 10.324: Od. 11.344, ἀπὸ σκοποῦ (see σκοπός (4)) Od. 11.344. 3 In temporal sense, immediately after: ἀπὸ δείπνου θωρήσσοντο Il. 8.54.

ἅπτω

ἅπτω Aor. pple. ἅψας Od. 21.408. 3 sing. fut. mid. ἅψεται Od. 19.344. Infin. ἅψεσθαι Od. 9.379. 3 sing. aor. ἥψατο Il. 1.512, Il. 5.799, Il. 15.76, 704. ἅψατο Il. 23.666. 3 dual ἁψάσθην Il. 10.377. Pple. ἁψάμενος, -ου Il. 10.455, Il. 23.584, Il. 24.357, 508: Od. 9.386. Fem. -η Od. 11.278, Od. 19.473. Infin. ἅψασθαι Il. 21.65: Od. 6.169, Od. 19.348, Od. 22.339. (ἀν-, ἐξ-, ἐφ-, καθ-, προτι-.) 1 To fasten Od. 21.408. In mid. Od. 11.278. 2 In mid. a To fasten oneself to; hence, to lay hold of, seize, clasp, touch. With genit.: ἥψατο γούνων Il. 1.512. Cf. Il. 2.152, 171, 358, Il. 5.799, Il. 8.339, Il. 10.377, 455, Il. 15.76, 704, Il. 16.9, 577, Il. 20.468, Il. 21.65, Il. 23.584, 666, Il. 24.357, 508, 712: σίτου Od. 4.60. Cf. Od. 2.423, Od. 6.169, Od. 10.379, Od. 15.288, Od. 19.28, 344, 348, 473, Od. 22.339. Without construction: κύνει ἁπτόμενος ἥν πατρίδα Od. 4.522. Cf. Od. 9.386. b Of missile weapons (as if personified), to seize their object, work mischief: βέλεʼ ἥπτετο Il. 8.67 = Il. 11.85 = Il. 15.319 = Il. 16.778. Cf. Il. 17.631. c To catch fire Od. 9.379.

ἅπτω

ἅπτω Aor. pple. ἅψας Od. 21.408. 3 sing. fut. mid. ἅψεται Od. 19.344. Infin. ἅψεσθαι Od. 9.379. 3 sing. aor. ἥψατο Il. 1.512, Il. 5.799, Il. 15.76, 704. ἅψατο Il. 23.666. 3 dual ἁψάσθην Il. 10.377. Pple. ἁψάμενος, -ου Il. 10.455, Il. 23.584, Il. 24.357, 508: Od. 9.386. Fem. -η Od. 11.278, Od. 19.473. Infin. ἅψασθαι Il. 21.65: Od. 6.169, Od. 19.348, Od. 22.339. (ἀν-, ἐξ-, ἐφ-, καθ-, προτι-.) 1 To fasten Od. 21.408. In mid. Od. 11.278. 2 In mid. a To fasten oneself to; hence, to lay hold of, seize, clasp, touch. With genit.: ἥψατο γούνων Il. 1.512. Cf. Il. 2.152, 171, 358, Il. 5.799, Il. 8.339, Il. 10.377, 455, Il. 15.76, 704, Il. 16.9, 577, Il. 20.468, Il. 21.65, Il. 23.584, 666, Il. 24.357, 508, 712: σίτου Od. 4.60. Cf. Od. 2.423, Od. 6.169, Od. 10.379, Od. 15.288, Od. 19.28, 344, 348, 473, Od. 22.339. Without construction: κύνει ἁπτόμενος ἥν πατρίδα Od. 4.522. Cf. Od. 9.386. b Of missile weapons (as if personified), to seize their object, work mischief: βέλεʼ ἥπτετο Il. 8.67 = Il. 11.85 = Il. 15.319 = Il. 16.778. Cf. Il. 17.631. c To catch fire Od. 9.379.

βρόχος

βρόχος ὁ. A noose Od. 11.278, Od. 22.472.

μέλαθρον

μέλαθρον -ου, τό. Ablative μελαθρόφιν Od. 8.279. 1 A roof-beam or rafter Od. 8.279, Od. 11.278, Od. 22.239. App., a free end of such a beam projecting outside : κατʼ ἄρʼ ἕζετʼ ἐπὶ προὔχοντι μελάθρῳ Od. 19.544. 2 Such a beam as typifying the house, one's roof : κατὰ πρηνὲς βαλέειν Πριάμοιο μέλαθρον Il. 2.414. Cf. Il. 9.204, 640 (the obligations of hospitality) : Od. 18.150.

ὑψηλός

ὑψηλός -ή, -όν [ὕψι.] 1 Of great upward extent, high, lofty, tall : ἀκτῇ Il. 2.395, φηγῷ Il. 7.60. Cf. Il. 3.384, Il. 5.560, Il. 12.131, 282, 388, Il. 16.429, Il. 21.171, Il. 23.247, etc. : Od. 1.126, 330, Od. 6.58, Od. 8.422, Od. 9.183, Od. 16.285, Od. 21.51, Od. 22.176, etc. 2 Having a lofty position, high : ἀφʼ ὑψηλῆς κορυφῆς ὄρεος Il. 16.297 : μελάθρον Od. 11.278. Cf. Il. 2.855.