ἐπεύχομαι

ἐπεύχ-ομαι,

• pray or make a vow to a deity, c. dat., θεοῖς, Διΐ, Od. 11.46, Il. 6.475, etc.; but in S. OC 1024, ἐ. θεοῖς give thanks to them: c. dat. et inf., pray to one that . ., ἐπεύχετο πᾶσι θεοῖσι νοστῆσαι Ὀδυσῆα Od. 14.423, 20.238, cf. S. Ph. 1470, Ar. Pax 1320 (anap.), etc.: without a dat., κατθανεῖν ἐπηυχόμην S. Tr. 16; ἐ. εὐορκοῦντι εἶναι ἀγαθά Lex ap. And. 1.98, cf. Aeschin. 3.111: c. acc. rei, pray for, θανάτου μοῖραν A. Ag. 1462 (lyr.): c. acc. cogn., ἐ. λιτάς S. OC 484; τοιαῦτα θεοῖς A. Th. 280: later, c. acc. pers., ἐ. θεούς Aristaenet. 2.2.
• • II vow, c. fut. inf., ἐ. θήσειν τροπαῖα A. Th. 276.
  • III imprecate upon, μόρον . . Πελοπίδαις Id. Ag. 1600, cf. 501, Ch. 112; ἀρὰς τοῖς ἀπειθοῦσιν Pl. Criti. 119e: c. inf. ἐπεύχομαι [αὐτῷ] παθεῖν S. OT 249: abs., utter imprecations, μὴ ʼπεύξῃ πέρα Id. Ph. 1286, cf. Tr. 809: rarely in good sense, ἐ. εὐτυχίαν τινί Plu. Galb. 18; ἐ. τινὶ εὐτυχεῖν A. Th. 481.
  • IV exult over, δοιοῖσιν ἐπεύξεαι Ἱππασίδῃσι Il. 11.431: abs., 5.119.
  • • 2 c. inf., boast that . ., c. aor. inf., μιγῆναι h.Ven. 287; fut., A. Ag. 1262; pres., Id. Eu. 58, etc.; Ἄργος πατρίδʼ ἐμὴν ἐ. (sc. εἶναι) E. IT 508: c. part., ἐ. ἐκφυγόν boast that it has escaped, Pl. Sph. 235c, cf. E. Rh. 693 (reading θρασύς).

ἐπεύχομαι, 1) beten zu einer Gottheit, ihr Gelübde machen, θεοῖς, νοστῆσαι Ὀδυσῆα, zu den Göttern flehen, daß Odysseus zurückkehre, Od. 14.423, wie Διΐ, Ἀρτέμιδι ; so ματρί Pind. P. 3.77 ; τοιαῦτʼ ἐπεύχου μὴ φιλοστόνως θεοῖς Aesch. Spt. 261 ; Ἡλίῳ – ἐχθροὺς τίνειν Ag. 1296 ; Νύμφαις ἐπευξάμενοι νόστου σωτῆρας ἱκέσθαι Soph. Phil. 1456 ; τοῖσι θεοῖσιν διδόναι πλοῦτον τοῖς Ἕλλησιν Ar. Pax 1285 ; τῷ θεῷ τὸ κεχαρισμένον αὐτῷ θῦμα ἑλεῖν Plat. Critia. 119d ; Folgde, wie πᾶσι θεοῖς, εὐτυχίαν μοι δοῦναι Dem. 18.141 ; oft absolut, wie τάσδʼ ἐπεύχεσθαι λιτάς Soph. O.C. 485 ; dazu, dabei flehen, Eur. Hec. 542. Erst Sp. auch mit dem acc. der Person, anflehen, θεούς Aristaen. 2.2 ; Xen. Cyn. 1.12. – Geloben, ἐπεύχομαι θήσειν τρόπαια Aesch. Spt. 258 ; – anwünschen, bes. etwas Böses, μόρον ἄφερτον Πελοπίδαις Aesch. Ag. 1582 ; ὅρκος μεγάλας ἀρὰς ἐπευχόμενος τοῖς ἀπειθοῦσι Plat. Critia. 119e, vgl. Legg. XI.931b ; καὶ ἐπεύχεται αὐτοῖς μήτε γῆν καρποὺς φέρειν Aesch. 3.111, bei Sp. auch Gutes, wie εὐτυχίαν τινί Plut. Galb. 18.
2) sich damit rühmen, prahlen, Il. 5.119 u. öfter, δοιοῖσιν, Ἱππασίδῃσιν 11.431 ; c. inf. Aesch. Ag. 1235 ; c. partic., Eum. 58 ; Ἄργος πατρίδʼ ἐμήν. I.T. 508, μέγα θράσος Rhes. 693 ; ἣν οὔποτε ἐπεύξεταί τις ῥαστώνῃ παραλαβεῖν Plat. Epin. 991c.

ἐπεύχομαι

[ἐπ-, ἐπι- 5.]

2 sing. fut. ἐπεύξεαι Il. 11.431.

3 sing. aor. ἐπεύξατο Il. 11.449, Il. 13.373, 413, 445, Il. 14.453, 478, Il. 20.388, Il. 22.330: Od. 20.60, 238.

Pple. -άμενος Il. 3.350, Il. 6.475, Il. 10.368, Il. 17.46: Od. 14.436.

Infin. -ασθαι Od. 10.533, Od. 11.46.

• • 1

    To utter words of exultation, triumph, vaunting, derision: ἐπεύχεται αὔτως Il. 17.450. Cf. Il. 17.35: Od. 23.59.

    With complementary infin.: ἐπευξάμενος βαλέειν Il. 10.368.

    To utter such words over a smitten foe: ὅς μʼ ἔβαλε καὶ ἐπεύχεται Il. 5.119. Cf. Il. 11.449, Il. 13.373, 413, 445, Il. 14.453, Il. 20.388, Il. 21.427, Il. 22.330: Od. 22.286.

    To utter them over him.

    With dat.: τῷ ἐπεύξατο Il. 14.478. Cf. Il. 11.431, Il. 16.829, Il. 21.121, 409.

  • 2

    To pray.

    With dat.: Διί Il. 3.350 = Il. 17.46, Il. 6.475. Cf. Od. 10.533 = Od. 11.46, Od. 20.60.

    With dat. and complementary infin.: πᾶσι θεοῖσι νοστῆσαι Ὀδυσῆα Od. 14.423, Od. 20.238, Od. 21.203.

    Absol. Od. 14.436.

ἐπεύχομαι

• 1offer a prayer ἀλλʼ ἐπεύξασθαι μὲν ἐγὼν ἐθέλω Ματρί P. 3.77 c. inf. ἐ]πεύχο[μαι] δʼ Οὐρανοῦ τʼ εὐπέπλῳ θυγατρὶ Μναμοσύνᾳ κόραισί τʼ εὐμαχανίαν διδόμεν Πα. 7B. 15.

ἐπεύχομαι , fut. 2 sing. ἐπεύξεαι, aor. ἐπεύξατο: (1) pray (at some juncture), add a prayer, Od. 10.533, Od. 14.436.—(2) boast over, exult (at), Il. 11.431, Il. 5.119.— In both senses abs., or w. dat., and w. foll. inf.

ἐπεύχομαι fut. ξομαι

• Dep.
• • Ito pray or make a vow to a deity, c. dat., Hom., Hdt., etc.:—c. inf. to pray to one that . ., Od., etc.:—c. acc. rei, to pray for, Aesch.: also, c. acc. cogn., ἐπ. λιτάς Soph.
  • IIto imprecate a curse upon, τί τινι Aesch.; c. inf., ἐπεύχομαι αὐτῷ παθεῖν Soph.: absol. to utter imprecations, Soph.
  • IIIto glory over, τινι Il.
  • IVto boast that, c. inf., Hhymn., Aesch., etc.