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ληΐζομαι

ληΐζομαι, seize, carry off as booty

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ληιζόμενον present middle participle masculine accusative singular, present middle participle neuter nominative singular, present middle participle neuter vocative singular, present middle participle neuter accusative singular of ληΐζομαι

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ληΐζομαι, Ep. and Ion., Hes. Op. 702, Hdt. 4.112; λῄζομαι, X. HG 5.1.1, AP 9.410 (Tull. Sab.), etc.: also λεΐζομαι, ib. 6.169; Att. impf. ἐλῃζόμην Th. 1.24, etc.: Ep. fut. ληΐσσομαι Od. 23.357: aor. ἐληϊσάμην Hdt. 3.47, And. 1.101; Ep. ληΐσσατο Il. 18.28; Att. ἐλῄσατο E. Tr. 866: pf. in pass. sense λέλῃσμαι, v. infr. II:—
  • seize, carry off as booty, either men or things, δμῳαὶ ἃς Ἀχιλεὺς ληΐσσατο Il. l.c., cf. Od. 1.398, 23.357, Hdt. 3.47, 4.110, al.: ἐκ δόμων δάμαρτα . . ἐλῄσατο E. l.c.; ἐκ τῆς Ἀττικῆς X. HG 5.1.1, etc.: generally, win, acquire, ὄλβον ἀπὸ γλώσσης ληΐσσεται Hes. Op. 322; οὐ γάρ τι γυναικὸς ἀνὴρ ληΐζετʼ ἄμεινον τῆς ἀγαθῆς ib. 702, cf. Semon. 6.
      • 2 plunder, despoil, esp. by raids or forays, ἀλλήλους Th. 1.5, cf. 3.85, 5.115, And. 1.101, etc.; τὴν Κολχίδα X. An. 4.8.23; τὴν θάλατταν D.S. 11.88, Jul. Or. 7.210a: metaph., λ. τὴν τῶν ζῴων φύσιν Pl. Epin. 976a.
      • 3 abs., plunder, SIG 38B 20 (Teos, v B.C.), Hdt. 4.112, Lys. 20.24 (prob.), etc.
    • II Act. ληΐζω occurs in several Mss. of Th. 3.85, and all Mss. of Id. 4.41:—so in Pass., to be carried off, ἐκ γῆς βαρβάρου λελῃσμένη E. Med. 256; γυναικὸς . . οὐ βίᾳ λελῃσμένης Id. Tr. 373; ληϊσθεῖσα A.R. 4.400; οὔ τί που λελῄσμεθʼ ἐξ ἄντρων λέχος; I have not surely had my wife carried off . ., E. Hel. 475; ληϊζόμενος robbed, Luc. Gall. 14.

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