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νάω

νάω, to flow

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νᾶντα Verb: present active participle neuter nominative plural, Verb: present active participle neuter vocative plural, Verb: present active participle neuter accusative plural, Verb: present active participle masculine accusative singular of νάω

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νάω, only pres. and impf., Att. contr. νᾷ S. Fr. 5, part. νῶντας Phot.:—
  • flow, ἐν δὲ κρήνη νάει Od. 6.292; καὶ φρείατα μακρὰ νάουσιν Il. 21.197; ὄφρʼ ἂν ὕδωρ τε νάῃ Epigr. ap. Pl. Phdr. 264d; οἴνῳ Ἁχελῷος ἆρα νᾷ S. l.c.; ὕδατι νᾶε was running with . ., A.R. 1.1146; νᾶεν φόνῳ Call. Dian. 224:—Pass., to be watered, νᾱομένοισι τόποις Nic. Fr. 74.58. [ᾰ in Hom. and presupposed by νᾷ, νῶντας, cf. ἀέναος: ᾱ v.l. in Od. 9.222, always in late Ep. exc. Euph. 23; ναῖον (so Aristarch. and some codd.) δʼ ὀρῷ ἄγγεα πάντα is prob. correct in Od. l.c., cf. ἔναιεν ἐν ἅλμῃ (with pun on ναίω dwell) Matro Conv. 77, and ναιομένοισι (νεομ- codd.) shd. perh. be read in Nic. l.c.] (Cf. ἔννυθεν, ναύω, νόα, Skt. snaúti (pf. part. Pass. snutás) ‘drip’, MIr. snuadh ‘river’, etc.: νάω [ᾰ] from snǎw-w, ναίω and νάω [ᾱ] from snǎw-yw.)

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