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ἐπινεύω

ἐπινεύω, to nod

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ἐπινεύσῃ aorist middle subjunctive 2nd singular, future middle indicative 2nd singular, aorist active subjunctive 3rd singular of ἐπινεύω

ἐπινεύσῃ future middle indicative 2nd singular, aorist active subjunctive 3rd singular of ἐπινέω3

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ἐπι-νεύω, fut. -νεύσω Luc. Sat. 4, -νεύσομαι Aristaenet. 2.1:—
  • nod to, in token of command or approval, nod assent, opp. ἀνανεύω, ἐμῷ δʼ ἐπένευσα κάρητι Il. 15.75; ἐπʼ ὀφρύσι νεῦσε Κρονίων 1.528, etc.; ἐπὶ γλεφάροις νεῦσαν Pi. I. 8(7).49; σὺ . . ἐπένευσας τάδε didʼst approve, sanction these acts, E. Or. 284, cf. D. 18.324; ἐπένευσεν ἀληθὲς εἶναι he nodded in sign that it was true, Aeschin. 3.59; σιγῇ δὲ τὰ ψευδῆ . . ἐπινεύουσι they indicate falsehoods without speaking, D. 21.139: abs., Antipho 2.2.7; Ἑλληνικὸν ἐ. give a Greek nod, Ar. Ach. 115: c. acc., grant or promise, τινά τινι E. Hel. 681 (lyr.); τι Id. Ba. 1349; ὑπέρ τινος Plb. 21.5.3: c. dat., ἐ. τῇ δεήσει τινός PGiss. 1.41 ii 9 (ii A.D.): c. dat. pers., ἐ. τισὶ δεομένοις SIG 888.13 (Macedonia, iii A.D.): c. dat. pers. et inf., permit, κῴδια ἐ. ἡμῖν ἐργάζεσθαι PPetr. 2 p.108 (iii B.C.).
      • 2 make a sign to another to do a thing, order him to do, c. inf., ἐπʼ ὀφρύσι νεῦσε σιωπῇ . . στορέσαι λέχος Il. 9.620:abs., Od. 16.164 (tm.), h.Cer. 169, 466, X. Cyr. 5.5.37.
      • 3 nod forwards, κόρυθι ἐπένευε φαεινῇ he nodded with his helmet, i.e. it nodded, Il. 22.314; λόφων ἐπένευον ἔθειραι Theoc. 22.186; ἐ. ἐς τὸ κάταντες Luc. DDeor. 24[25].2; πέτραι ἐπινενευκυῖαι overhanging, Id. Prom. 1.
      • 4 incline towards, εἴς τινα Ar. Eq. 657.
      • 5 roll down an inclined plane, Hero Aut. 2.1.
      • 6 trans., elevate, point upwards, Id. Bel. 78.8, 89.14:—Pass., to be inclined downwards, opp. ἐξυπτιάζεσθαι, S.E. P. 1.120.
        • b tilt, [κεράμιον] Gp. 7.9.
      • 7 ἐπινενευκὼς σφυγμός, name coined by Archigenes, Gal. 8.479.

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