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ἀμύνω

b defend, aid, succour, ἀ. ὤρεσσι, σοῖσιν ἔτῃσι, Il. 5.486, 6.262, cf. Od. 11.500, Hdt. 8.87, 9.6, etc.; τοιαῦτʼ ἀμύνεθʼ Ἡρακλεῖ such aid ye give to H., E. HF 219; ἀ. τῇ πόλει, τῷ δήμῳ, Ar. Eq. 577, 790; τῷ νόμῳ E. Or. 523, Th. 3.67:—with inf. added, τοῖς μὲν οὐκ ἠμύνατε σωθῆναι so that they might be saved, Th. 6.80.

Ἀργεῖος

Ἀργεῖος 1 Of Argos-1 (apparently in sense (4)), Argive. Of Helen Il. 2.161 , 177, Il. 3.458, Il. 4.19, 174, Il. 6.323, Il. 7.350, Il. 9.140, 282: Od. 4.184, 296, Od. 17.118, Od. 23.218. Of Hera Il. 4.8, Il. 5.908. 2 In pl., the Argives a The people of Argos-1 (1) Il. 19.122, 124: Od. 3.309, Od. 15.240. b The people of Proetus (his seat being Tiryns in Argos-1 (1)) Il. 6.159. c The Greeks on their way to Troy Od. 1.211, Od. 2.173, Od. 18.253, Od. 19.126. d The Greeks in the field at Troy (= Ἀχαιός 2.b.γ, Δαναοί 2) (αἰχμηταί, θωρηκταί , ἰόμωροι, φιλοπτόλεμοι , χαλκοχίτωνες) Il. 1.79 , Il. 3.19, Il. 5.3, Il. 7.18, Il. 8.36, Il. 11.16, Il. 12.3, Il. 15.8, Il. 19.84, Il. 21.429, Il. 24.168, etc.: Od. 1.61, Od. 3.129 , 379, Od. 4.172, 200, 258, 273, 279, Od. 8.513, 578, Od. 10.15, Od. 11.369, 485, 500, 518, 524, 555, Od. 12.190, Od. 17.119, Od. 24.54, 62, 81. e The Greeks preparing for or on their return (Ἀχαιός 2.b (d)) Od. 3.133, Od. 8.502.

ἀμύνω

ἀμύνω 3 sing. impf. ἄμυνε Il. 13.678, Il. 14.71, Il. 15.731. 3 sing. aor. ἤμυνε Il. 9.599, Il. 13.783. ἄμυνε Il. 4.129, Il. 5.662, Il. 12.402, Il. 17.615. 3 sing. opt. ἀμύναι Il. 12.334, Il. 15.736. Imp. ἄμυνον Il. 1.456, Il. 15.375: Od. 22.208. Infin. ἀμῦναι Il. 1.67, Il. 9.576, Il. 16.75, Il. 24.489, etc.: Od. 2.59, Od. 17.538. Aor. opt. mid. ἀμυναίμην Od. 2.62, Od. 12.114. (ἀπ-, ἐπ-, προσ-.) 1 To ward off, keep off, avert: λοιγόν Il. 5.603, 662, Il. 18.450, Il. 20.98. Il. 24.489. Cf. Il. 6.463, Il. 9.599, Il. 13.783, Il. 15.375, Il. 17.615: ἀρήν Od. 2.59 = Od. 17.538, Od. 22.208, μνηστῆρας Od. 24.380. To defend oneself against, fight with: δήϊον ἄνδρα Il. 22.84. With dat. of person or thing protected: ἡμῖν λοιγόν Il. 1.67. Cf. Il. 1.341, 398, 456, Il. 4.129, Il. 9.435, 495, Il. 11.277, 588, Il. 12.334, Il. 13.426, Il. 15.736, Il. 16.32, 512, 835, Il. 17.511, Il. 18.129, Il. 20.124: ἄστεϊ νηλεὲς ἦμαρ Od. 8.525. With genit. : κῆρας παιδός Il. 12.402. Cf. Il. 4.11, Il. 15.731, Il. 16.75, 80. 2 To defend, protect, succour, fight for, come to the rescue of. With dat.: ὤρεσσιν Il. 5.486, σοῖσιν ἔτῃσιν Il. 6.262. Cf. Il. 9.518, 602, Il. 11.674, Il. 13.464, 481, Il. 14.71, 362, 369, Il. 15.73, 255, 492 (supplying αὐτοῖς), 688, Il. 16.265, Il. 17.273, 563, 703, Il. 21.215, 231, 414: Ἀργείοισιν Od. 11.500, 518. Cf. Od. 16.257, Od. 21.195, 197, Od. 22.214. With genit.: οὗ παιδός Il. 16.522. Cf. Il. 13.109. 3 Absol. to play the defender, fight, show fight: ἐξελθεῖν καὶ ἀμῦναι Il. 9.576. Cf. Il. 13.312, 678, 814, Il. 17.182: οὐ τοῖοι ἀμυνέμεν Od. 2.60. 4 In mid. a To ward or keep off from oneself: ἀμύνετο νηλεὲς ἦμαρ Il. 11.484, Il. 13.514. Cf. Il. 17.510. Sim. ἄνδρας θηρητῆρας ἀμύνονται πεπρὶ τέκνων Il. 12.170. To defend oneself against, fight with: σκύλλην Od. 12.114. b To defend, protect, fight for. With genit.: Καλυδῶνος Il. 9.531. Cf. Il. 12.155, 179, Il. 16.561. With ablative: ναῦφιν Il. 13.700. c Absol., to play the defender, fight: περὶ νηῶν Il. 12.142. Cf. Il. 12.227, 243, Il. 15.496, Il. 16.556, 622, Il. 18.173, Il. 24.500: ἧός μοι ἀμύνεσθαι πάρʼ ὀϊστοί Od. 22.106. Cf. Od. 2.62, Od. 22.116.

ἄριστος

ἄριστος -η, -ον [superl. fr. ἀρ-, ἀρετή. Cf. ἀρείων.] Crasis with ὁ gives ὤριστος Il. 11.288, Il. 13.154, 433, Il. 16.521, Il. 17.689, Il. 19.413, Il. 23.536, Il. 24.384: Od. 17.416. 1 The most warlike or soldierly Il. 2.577, 817, Il. 6.188, Il. 8.229: Od. 4.530, Od. 11.500. Absol. Od. 24.507. 2 The best, the best fitted to take the lead in war or peace, pre-eminent: ἀ. Ἀχαιῶν Il. 1.91. Cf. Il. 2.768, Il. 5.541, Il. 7.50, Il. 11.328 (in their local community), Il. 18.230, Il. 24.255, etc.: Od. 2.51, Od. 3.108, Od. 4.629 = Od. 21.187, Od. 6.257, Od. 15.521, Od. 16.251, Od. 22.29, 244, Od. 23.121, Od. 24.38, 108. Absol. (in pl., pre-eminent or leading men, chiefs): ἄριστον Ἀχαιῶν Il. 1.244, πάντας ἀρίστους Il. 3.19. Cf. Il. 3.250, Il. 4.260, Il. 5.103, Il. 13.836, etc.: Od. 1.211, 245 = Od. 16.122 = Od. 19.130, Od. 4.272, 278, Od. 8.78, 91, 108, 127, 512, Od. 11.524, Od. 17.416, Od. 24.429. 3 The strongest or most powerful: κάρτεΐ τε σθένεΐ τε ἀ. Il. 15.108. Cf. Il. 12.447, Il. 23.891: Od. 3.370. 4 The highest in rank, dignity or power. Absol.: θεῶν ὤριστος Il. 13.154. Cf. Il. 14.213, Il. 18.364, Il. 19.258, 413, Il. 20.122, Il. 23.43: Od. 13.142, Od. 19.303. 5 In reference to mental powers, excelling all Il. 19.95. Excelling in person or accomplishments: κούρας Il. 9.638. In reference to one's person, best, excelling: εἶδος ἀρίστη (in . . .) Il. 2.715. Cf. Il. 3.39 = Il. 13.769, Il. 3.124, Il. 6.252, Il. 13.365, 378, Il. 17.142: Od. 7.57, Od. 8.116, Od. 11.469 = Od. 24.17. 6 Likely to prove the most suitable husband, the best match Od. 11.179, Od. 16.76, Od. 18.289, Od. 20.335, etc. 7 The most suitable for some purpose: φῶτας Od. 4.778, χῶρος Od. 5.442, Od. 7.281. Cf. Od. 4.409, Od. 8.36, Od. 9.195, Od. 15.25. Absol. Od. 4.666. 8 The most skilful, versed or efficient: τέκτονες Il. 6.314, βουλῇ (in . . . .) Il. 9.54. Cf. Il. 9.575, Il. 13.313, Il. 22.254, Il. 23.357, 536, 659 = 802, Il. 23.669: νηυσίν (in the management of . . .) Od. 8.247. Cf. Od. 4.211, Od. 8.250, 383, Od. 13.297, Od. 15.253, Od. 16.419. Absol. Il. 1.69, Il. 6.76, Il. 7.221, Il. 23.483, Il. 24.261. With complementary infin.: μάχεσθαί τε φρονέειν τε Il. 6.78. Cf. Od. 7.327, Od. 8.123. 9 Of things or abstractions, the best of their kind, the most excellent, useful or helpful: βουλή Il. 2.5 = Il. 10.17 = Il. 14.161, Il. 7.325 = Il. 9.94. Cf. Il. 2.274, Il. 9.74, Il. 12.243, 344 = 357, Il. 14.371, Il. 15.616, Il. 17.634, 712: νηῦς Od. 1.280, Od. 2.294, Od. 16.348. Cf. Od. 7.327, Od. 8.424, Od. 9.318 = 424 = Od. 11.230, Od. 23.124, Od. 24.52. 10 Of animals, the best, the finest, swiftest, etc. Il. 2.763, Il. 10.306, Il. 17.62: Od. 10.522 = Od. 11.30, Od. 14.106, Od. 18.371, Od. 20.163, Od. 24.215. Absol. Il. 5.266: Od. 9.432, Od. 12.343, 353, 398, Od. 14.19, 108, 414. 11 In neut. ἄριστον as adv., best, the best: δοκέει μοι εἶναι ἀ. Od. 5.360. So in neut. pl. ἄριστα: ὥς μοι δοκεῖ εἶναι ἀ. Il. 9.103 = 314 = Il. 13.735, Il. 12.215: Od. 23.130. Cf. Od. 13.154. 12 In neut. pl., the best results or consequences: ὅπως ἀ. γένηται Il. 3.110. Cf. Od. 3.129, Od. 9.420, Od. 13.365, Od. 23.117. The most seemly or decent things Il. 6.56.

λαός

λαός -οῦ, ὁ (λαϝός). 1 The folk or people of a king or chief : Πριάμοιο Il. 4.47 = 165 = Il. 6.449. Cf. Il. 8.246, Il. 24.28 : Od. 7.60. In pl. : ἄτερ λαῶν πόλιν ἑξέμεν ἠδʼ ἐπικούρων (without either your own folk or strangers) Il. 5.473, πολλῶν λαῶν ἄναξ Il. 9.98. Cf. Il. 14.93, Il. 17.145, Il. 21.458, Il. 24.37 : Od. 2.234 = Od. 5.12, Od. 4.176, Od. 7.323, Od. 13.62, Od. 22.54. In pl., subjects, folk : λαοὶ Ἀγαμέμνονος εὐχόμεθʼ εἶναι Od. 9.263. 2 A band or following, followers, folk : πολὺν λαὸν ἀγείρας Il. 2.664. Cf. Il. 2.675, Il. 9.483, Il. 18.452 : Od. 6.164, Od. 14.248. Sim. : ἄλλος λ. Μυρμιδόνων Il. 11.796. In pl. : ἅμα τῷ γε πολὺ πλεῖστοι καὶ ἄριστοι λαοὶ ἕποντο Il. 2.578. Cf. Il. 2.580, 708, 773, 818, Il. 3.186, Il. 4.91, 202, Il. 5.643, Il. 10.170, Il. 13.710, Il. 16.551, Il. 20.383. In pl., one's men or people, one's servants : ὡς ὅτʼ ἀνὴρ βοὸς βοείην λαοῖσιν δώῃ τανύειν Il. 17.390. 3 The general body of a community, the people in general : κήρυκες λαὸν ἐρήτυον Il. 18.503. Cf. Il. 24.665, 789: Od. 2.41, 81, Od. 3.305, Od. 24.530. In pl. : κατατρύχω λαούς Il. 17.226. Cf. Il. 18.301, 497, 502, Il. 22.408, Il. 24.611, 715, 740, 777 : τὸν πάντες λαοὶ θηεῦντο Od. 2.13 = Od. 17.64. Cf. Od. 2.252, Od. 3.214, Od. 6.194, Od. 7.71, Od. 11.136, Od. 13.156, Od. 16.375, Od. 22.133, etc. 4 In gen., folk, people : ἐπεἰ πολὺν ὤλεσα λαόν Il. 2.115 = Il. 9.22. Cf. Il. 5.758 : Od. 11.500, 518. In pl. : λαοὶ περίτρεσαν ἀγροιῶται Il. 11.676. Cf. Od. 9.265, Od. 24.428. 5 In pl., the bystanders, the crowd : λαοὶ γέροντα μόγις ἔχον Il. 22.412. Cf. Od. 8.125. 6 In the most gen. sense, men. In pl. : πάντων ἀριδείκετε λαῶν Od. 8.382 = 401 = Od. 9.2 = Od. 11.355 = 378 = Od. 13.38. Cf. Il. 9.117. 7 The general body of a host, the host in general : ἅμα λαῷ θωρηχθῆναι Il. 1.226. Cf. Il. 1.54, Il. 2.99, Il. 4.287, Il. 5.465, Il. 13.349, Il. 23.258, etc. : Od. 3.140, 144. In pl. : ὀλέκοντο λαοί Il. 1.10. Cf. Il. 1.16, 263, Il. 3.318, Il. 9.420, Il. 12.229, Il. 18.523, Il. 23.53, etc. : Od. 3.156, Od. 4.156, Od. 18.152, etc. Distinguished in terms from the leaders : ἡγήσατο . . . ἐπὶ δʼ ἴαχε λαὸς ὄπισθεν Il. 13.834. Cf. Il. 15.695, 723, Il. 24.658. In pl. : ὅς θʼ ἡγεμόνων κακὸς ὅς τε λαῶν Il. 2.365. Cf. Il. 13.108, 492, Il. 15.15, Il. 18.519. Including the leaders : ἐπιπροέηκεν ἀρίστους κρινάμενος κατὰ κατὰ λαὸν Ἀχαιϊκόν Il. 9.521. 8 In gen., a host or army : ὅτʼ ἐν θήβῃσιν ἀπώλετο λαὸς Ἀχαιῶν Il. 6.223. Cf. Il. 2.120, 799, Il. 4.28, 377, 407, 430, Il. 9.338, Il. 11.716, 770. Of a part or section of a host : ᾗ πλεῖστον ὀρινόμενον ἴδε λαόν (where he perceived the greatest confusion) Il. 16.377. 9 In pl., fighters, fighting men, warriors : στρατῷ εὐρέϊ λαῶν Il. 4.76, λαοῖσιν καθύπερθε πεποιθότες Il. 12.153. Cf. Il. 18.509. Foot-soldiers as distinguished from fighters using chariots : ἵππονκαὶ λαόν Il. 7.342. Cf. Il. 9.708, Il. 18.153. A body detailed for some purpose : κριτὸς λαὸς Ἀχαιῶν Il. 7.434.

†*φένω

†*φένω Aor. ἔπεφνον Il. 21.55. πέφνον Od. 11.500. 2 sing. ἔπεφνες Il. 17.35, 204, Il. 24.756 : Od. 22.229. 3 sing. ἔπεφνε (πέφνε) Il. 4.397, Il. 6.12, Il. 7.142, Il. 13.363, Il. 15.329, Il. 17.80, Il. 21.96, Il. 23.776, etc.: Od. 4.91, Od. 11.453, 516, 518, Od. 21.29, 36, Od. 22.268, 359, Od. 23.84. 1 pl. ἐπέφνομεν Il. 10.478, Il. 16.547, Il. 22.393. 2 pl. ἐπέφνετε Il. 21.135. 2 sing. subj. πέφνῃς Od. 22.346. 3 sing. πέφνῃ Il. 20.172 : Od. 11.135, Od. 23.282. Acc. sing. masc. pple. πεφνόντα Il. 16.827. Infin. πεφνέμεν Il. 6.180. From φα- 2 sing. fut. pass. πεφήσεαι Il. 13.829 : Od. 22.217. 3 sing. πεφήσεται Il. 15.140. 3 sing. pf. πέφαται Il. 15.140, Il. 17.164, 689, Il. 19.27 : Od. 22.54. 3 pl. πέφανται Il. 5.531, Il. 15.563. Infin. πεφάσθαι Il. 13.447, Il. 14.471, Il. 24.254. (κατα-) To kill, slay : πήδαιον ἔπεφνεν Il. 5.69. Cf. Il. 4.397, Il. 5.531, Il. 6.12, Il. 13.447, Il. 15.140, etc. : ἐν μοίρῃ πέφαται Od. 22.54. Cf. Od. 4.91, Od. 11.135, Od. 21.29, Od. 22.217, 268, Od. 23.84, etc.