urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.492 (line)

μῦθος

II tale, story, narrative, Od. 3.94, 4.324, S. Ant. 11, etc.: in Hom. like the later λόγος, without distinction of true or false, μ. παιδός of or about him, Od. 11.492: so in Trag., ἀκούσει μῦθον ἐν βραχεῖ λόγῳ ( χρόνῳ cod. M.) A. Pers. 713; μύθων τῶν Λιβυστικῶν Id. Fr. 139.1: in Prose, τὸν εἰκότα μ. the likely story, likelihood, Pl. Ti. 29d: prov., μ. ἀπώλετο, either of a story which never comes to an end, or of one told to those who do not listen, Cratin. 59, Crates Com. 21, Pl. Tht. 164d, cf. R. 621b, Lg. 645b, Phlb. 14a; μ. ἐσώθη ‘thatʼs the end of the story’, Phot.

†ἐννέπω

†ἐννέπω (ἐνσέπω) [ἐν- 6 + σ(ε)π-.] 3 sing. impf. ἔννεπε Il. 8.412. Imp. ἔννεπε Il. 2.761: Od. 1.1. Also ἐνέπω (Il. 11.643: Od. 17.549, 556, 561, Od. 23.301, Od. 24.414). Fut. ἐνισπήσω (ἐνι-, ἐν-) Od. 5.98. ἐνίψω Od. 2.137. 3 sing. -ει Il. 7.447: Od. 11.148. 2 sing. aor. ἔνισπες (ἐνι-) Il. 24.388. 3 sing. -ε Il. 2.80, Il. 6.438. Subj. ἐνίσπω Il. 11.839: Od. 9.37. 3 sing. -ῃ Il. 20.327, Od. 8.101, 251, Od. 17.529. 2 sing. opt. ἐνίσποις Od. 4.317. 3 sing. -οι Il. 14.107. Imp. ἔνισπε Od. 4.642. ἐνίσπες Il. 11.186, Il. 14.470: Od. 3.101, 247, Od. 4.314, 331, Od. 11.492, Od. 12.112, Od. 14.185, Od. 22.166, Od. 23.35. Imp. pl. ἔσπετε (prob. for ἔνσπετε) Il. 2.484, Il. 11.218, Il. 14.508, Il. 16.112. Infin. ἐνισπεῖν Od. 3.93, Od. 4.323. 1 To say, tell, tell of or about, communicate, make known: τὸν ὄνειρον Il. 2.80. Cf. Il. 7.447, Il. 8.412, Il. 11.186, 839, Il. 14.107, Il. 24.388: κείνου ὄλεθρον Od. 3.93 = Od. 4.323. Cf. Od. 2.137, Od. 4.314, 317, Od. 5.98, Od. 9.37, Od. 11.492, Od. 12.112, Od. 14.185, Od. 17.549, 556, 561, Od. 24.414. To tell about, tell the tale of (a person) Od. 1.1. 2 With dependent clause, to say, tell: οἵ τινες . . . Il. 2.484, ὅππως . . . Il. 16.112. Cf. Il. 2.761, Il. 11.218, Il. 14.508: Od. 8.101, 251, Od. 22.166, Od. 23.35. 3 Absol. a To say, tell, speak: νημερτὲς ἐνίσπες Il. 14.470. Cf. Il. 6.438: Od. 3.101 = Od. 4.331, Od. 3.247, 327, Od. 4.642, Od. 11.148, Od. 17.529. b To talk, hold converse: πρὸς ἀλλήλους Il. 11.643: Od. 23.301 (exchanging tales).

†ἐννέπω

†ἐννέπω (ἐνσέπω) [ἐν- 6 + σ(ε)π-.] 3 sing. impf. ἔννεπε Il. 8.412. Imp. ἔννεπε Il. 2.761: Od. 1.1. Also ἐνέπω (Il. 11.643: Od. 17.549, 556, 561, Od. 23.301, Od. 24.414). Fut. ἐνισπήσω (ἐνι-, ἐν-) Od. 5.98. ἐνίψω Od. 2.137. 3 sing. -ει Il. 7.447: Od. 11.148. 2 sing. aor. ἔνισπες (ἐνι-) Il. 24.388. 3 sing. -ε Il. 2.80, Il. 6.438. Subj. ἐνίσπω Il. 11.839: Od. 9.37. 3 sing. -ῃ Il. 20.327, Od. 8.101, 251, Od. 17.529. 2 sing. opt. ἐνίσποις Od. 4.317. 3 sing. -οι Il. 14.107. Imp. ἔνισπε Od. 4.642. ἐνίσπες Il. 11.186, Il. 14.470: Od. 3.101, 247, Od. 4.314, 331, Od. 11.492, Od. 12.112, Od. 14.185, Od. 22.166, Od. 23.35. Imp. pl. ἔσπετε (prob. for ἔνσπετε) Il. 2.484, Il. 11.218, Il. 14.508, Il. 16.112. Infin. ἐνισπεῖν Od. 3.93, Od. 4.323. 1 To say, tell, tell of or about, communicate, make known: τὸν ὄνειρον Il. 2.80. Cf. Il. 7.447, Il. 8.412, Il. 11.186, 839, Il. 14.107, Il. 24.388: κείνου ὄλεθρον Od. 3.93 = Od. 4.323. Cf. Od. 2.137, Od. 4.314, 317, Od. 5.98, Od. 9.37, Od. 11.492, Od. 12.112, Od. 14.185, Od. 17.549, 556, 561, Od. 24.414. To tell about, tell the tale of (a person) Od. 1.1. 2 With dependent clause, to say, tell: οἵ τινες . . . Il. 2.484, ὅππως . . . Il. 16.112. Cf. Il. 2.761, Il. 11.218, Il. 14.508: Od. 8.101, 251, Od. 22.166, Od. 23.35. 3 Absol. a To say, tell, speak: νημερτὲς ἐνίσπες Il. 14.470. Cf. Il. 6.438: Od. 3.101 = Od. 4.331, Od. 3.247, 327, Od. 4.642, Od. 11.148, Od. 17.529. b To talk, hold converse: πρὸς ἀλλήλους Il. 11.643: Od. 23.301 (exchanging tales).

μῦθος

μῦθος -ου, ὁ. 1 Something said, an utterance or speech : μῦθον ἀκούσας Il. 3.76. Cf. Il. 2.335, Il. 4.357, Il. 7.404, Il. 8.492, etc. : Od. 8.185, 272, Od. 13.254, Od. 20.271, etc. 2 What one has to say, speech, discourse, words : ἄλλων μῦθον ἄκουε Il. 2.200. Cf. Il. 2.199, 282, Il. 10.61, 190, Il. 11.781, Il. 16.631, etc. : ἵνα μῦθον ἀκούσῃς ἡμέτερον Od. 11.561. Cf. Od. 1.273, Od. 2.77, Od. 3.94, Od. 14.379, Od. 17.57, etc. Contrasted in terms with ἔργον Il. 19.242 : Od. 1.358. 3 In pl., speech, discourse, words : μύθων ἦρχεν Il. 2.433. Cf. Il. 2.796, Il. 3.171, 212, Il. 6.343, Il. 11.643, Il. 15.284, Il. 18.252, Il. 22.281, etc. : μύθοις τέρπεσθε Od. 4.239. Cf. Od. 1.28, Od. 2.83, Od. 3.23, 124, Od. 4.214, 774, Od. 7.157, Od. 10.189, Od. 15.53, Od. 21.291, etc. Contrasted in terms with ἔργα Il. 9.443. 4 The sense of the word coloured by the context Il. 1.25 = 379, Il. 1.33= Il. 24.571, Il. 1.221, 326, Il. 16.199 (a charge or injunction), Il. 1.273 (counsel), 388 (a threat), 545 (counsels, intentions), 565 (my charge), Il. 2.16 (the charge or commission), Il. 3.87 (the proposal), Il. 4.323 (counsel), 412 (my injunction), Il. 5.715 (our promise), Il. 7.358= Il. 12.232 (counsel), Il. 7.374 = 388 (what he is prepared to agree to), Il. 7.406 (their answer), Il. 8.412 (his message), 524 (the order), Il. 9.62 (my counsel), 309 (my mind), 522 (their mission), 625 (our charge), 627 (the answer), Il. 10.288 (a message or communication), 337 (word, information), Il. 11.186 (this injunction), 839 (the exhortation), Il. 12.80= Il. 13.748 (his recommendation), Il. 14.127 (my counsel), Il. 15.202 (this reply), Il. 16.83 (of my charge), Il. 19.85 (this reproach), 107 (thy boast), 220 (my counsel), Il. 20.295 (his counsel), 369 (his vaunts), Il. 23.157 (thy counsel) : Od. 1.271, 305 (my counsel), 361 = Od. 21.355 (his injunction), Od. 1.373 (an order or command), Od. 2.137 (injunction), Od. 2.412 (my purpose), Od. 4.676 (the plots), Od. 4.744 (the matter), Od. 4.777 (the purpose), Od. 5.98 (the matter), Od. 7.161 (the word from thee), Od. 8.302 (the matter), Od. 11.368 (thy story), 442 (give her all thy confidence), 492 (his story, how it is with him), Od. 13.16, Od. 16.406= Od. 20.247, Od. 18.50 = 290= Od. 21.143 = 269 (the proposal or suggestion), Od. 13.298, Od. 16.420 (counsel), Od. 15.196 (my request), 445 (the matter), Il. 16.387 (what I propose), Od. 17.177 (the proposal or suggestion), 399 = Od. 20.344 (a command or order), Od. 19.502 (what I say), Od. 21.71 (of a plea or defence), Od. 22.289 (the thing that you would say, the matter), Od. 23.62 (this story of yours), 349 (a charge), Od. 24.465 (the counsel or recommendation).