urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:20.149 (line)
urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:20.149
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REF: 20.149
ἀγρεῖθʼ, αἱ μὲν δῶμα κορήσατε ποιπνύσασαι,
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| Value | Word Value | Subref Value | Position | Index | VE Ref | Space After | Alignments |
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| ἀγρεῖθʼ, | ἀγρεῖθʼ | ἀγρεῖθʼ[1] | 1 | 72182 | 20.149.t1 | True | Odyssey Sentence Alignment (Crane) |
| αἱ | αἱ | αἱ[1] | 2 | 72183 | 20.149.t2 | True | |
| μὲν | μὲν | μὲν[1] | 3 | 72184 | 20.149.t3 | True | |
| δῶμα | δῶμα | δῶμα[1] | 4 | 72185 | 20.149.t4 | True | |
| κορήσατε | κορήσατε | κορήσατε[1] | 5 | 72186 | 20.149.t5 | True | |
| ποιπνύσασαι, | ποιπνύσασαι | ποιπνύσασαι[1] | 6 | 72187 | 20.149.t6 | True |
Dictionary Citations
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Hom. only in imper. ἄγρει, prop. take it!, hence, come on! ἄγρει μάν οἱ ἔπορσον Ἀθηναίην Il. 5.765, cf. A.R. 1.487; pl., ἀγρεῖτε ( ἄγρειτε An.Ox. 1.71) Od. 20.149. Cf. ἄργειτε.
sweep out, δῶμα κορήσατε ποιπνύσασαι Od. 20.149; τὴν αὐλὴν κόρει Eup. 157; κ. τὸ παιδαγωγεῖον D. 18.258.
Ep. Verb (perh. formed by redupl. from πνῡ-, cf. πέπνυμαι), bustle about, of attendants, ὡς ἴδον Ἥφαιστον διὰ δώματα ποιπνύοντα Il. 1.600; αἱ μὲν ὕπαιθα ἄνακτος ἐποίπνυον 18.421; ποίπνυον παρεόντε 24.475; ὣς ἔφαθʼ· οἱ δʼ ἄρα πάντες ἐποίπνυον Od. 3.430; ποιπνύοντα μάχην ἀνὰ κυδιάνειραν Il. 14.155; δῶμα κορήσατε ποιπνύσασαι make haste and sweep the house, Od. 20.149; ἐπὶ φρεσὶ θῆκʼ Ἀγαμέμνονι πότνια Ἥρη αὐτῷ ποιπνύσαντι . . ὀτρῦναι Il. 8.219; once in Pi., ἐμὰν ποιπνύων χάριν labouring for the sake of me, P. 10.64.
cunliffe_lex
†ἀγρέω To take. Only in imp. ἄγρει followed by an imp. Come!: ἀ. ἔπορσον Il. 5.765, ἀ. καταχεῦαι Il. 7.459. Cf. Il. 11.512, Il. 14.271: Od. 21.176. So in pl.: ἀγρεῖτε κορήσατε Od. 20.149.
δῶμα -ατος, τό [cf. δόμος.] 1 A house or abode: ὑψερεφὲς μέγα δ. Il. 5.213, θάλαμον καὶ δ. καὶ αὐλήν Il. 6.316 (app. the house in gen., a particular part, the θ., being specially mentioned; cf. Od. 22.494). Cf. Il. 1.18, Il. 2.854, Il. 14.121, Il. 15.143, Il. 21.44, etc.: πρὸς δ. (home) Od. 2.298, Ἀλκινόοιο δ. Od. 8.13. Cf. Od. 3.368, Od. 5.208, Od. 16.276, Od. 20.192, Od. 23.50, etc. In pl. in the same sense: ἐν δώμασʼ ἐμοῖσιν Il. 6.221. Cf. Il. 1.222, Il. 11.77, Il. 16.190, Il. 23.89, etc.: Od. 1.116, Od. 3.355, Od. 17.479, Od. 19.194, etc. 2 Of the house or realm of Hades: δ. Ἀΐδαο Il. 15.251: Od. 12.21. 3 Applied to particular parts of a house. a To Penelope's quarters. In pl. Od. 18.314. b To the μέγαρον (sometimes difficult to say whether the word should be taken in this restricted sense. In Od. 22.494 μέγαρον and δ. are app. distinguished): βῆ διὰ δ. Od. 7.139. Cf. Il. 4.386, Il. 15.101: Od. 1.228, Od. 2.247, Od. 4.15, 44, 46, Od. 7.85, Od. 17.329, 501, 541, 566, Od. 18.153, 341, Od. 20.149, 178, Od. 21.378, Od. 22.23, 307, 360, Od. 23.146. So in pl.: φαίνοντες κατὰ δώματα δαιτυμόνεσσιν Od. 7.102. Cf. Il. 1.600: Od. 4.72, Od. 9.7, Od. 17.531, Od. 20.159, Od. 21.234, Od. 22.22, Od. 24.183.
κορέω To cleanse by sweeping, sweep, sweep out : δῶμα κορήσατε Od. 20.149.
ποιπνύω [prob. fr. πνυ-. See πέπνυμαι.] To show activity, exert oneself, be busy : διὰ δώματα ποιπνύοντα (bustling about) Il. 1.600. Cf. Il. 8.219 (to bestir himself and . . .), Il. 14.155 (showing himself everywhere), Il. 18.421 (nimbly played their part), Il. 24.475 (were doing busy service) : Od. 3.430 (busied themselves), Od. 20.149 (bestir yourselves and . . .).