ἐρητύω
ἐρητύω, to keep back, restrain, check
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ἐρήτυε Verb: present active imperative 2nd singular, Verb: imperfect active indicative 3rd singular of ἐρητύω
- Ep. Verb (used twice in Trag.), restrain, check, κήρυκες δʼ ἄρα λαὸν ἐρήτυον Il. 18.503; ἐρητύσασκε φάλαγγας 11.567; ἐπέεσσιν ἐρήτυε φῶτα ἕκαστον 2.164, cf. Od. 9.493; ἐρητύσειέ τε θυμόν Il. 1.192; πολλὰ κέλευθος ἐρατύει a long road parts us, S. OC l.c. (ἐρατύοι Musgr.):—Med., ἐρητύοντό τε λαόν Il. 15.723: —Pass., παρὰ νηυσὶν ἐρητύοντο μένοντες 8.345; ἐρητύετʼ ἐν φρεσὶ θυμός 9.462; ἐρήτυθεν (3 pl.) δὲ καθʼ ἕδρας 2.99, 211.
- 2 later c. gen., to keep away from, τέκνα δεινῆς ἁμίλλης E. Ph. 1260; [κύνας] ὑλαγμοῦ Theoc. 25.75; τινὰ κακότητος A.R. 1.296:—Pass., c. inf., ναυτιλίης ..ἐρητύοντο μέλεσθαι Id. 2.835.
- 3 c. inf., prevent, ἐ. τινὰ μίμνειν Nonn. D. 14.63.
1. act. en med. in bedwang houden, tegenhouden;
2. med. refl. zich inhouden, zich beheersen:
Med. = act., Hom. ἐρητύοντό τε λαόν Il. 15.723.
[υ, im praes. u. impf. kurz, wird des Verses wegen in ἐρητύειν u. ἐρητύοντο lang.]
3 sing. pa. iterative ἐρητύσασκε Il. 2.189, Il. 11.567.
3 sing. aor. opt. ἐρητύσειε Il. 1.192.
3 pl. aor. pass. ἐρήτυθεν Il. 2.99, 211. (κατ-.)
- 1
To hold back, hold in check, check, restrain, curb: φῶτα ἕκαστον Il. 2.164, 180. Cf. Il. 1.192, Il. 2.75, 189, Il. 9.462, 635, Il. 11.567, Il. 13.280, Il. 18.503: Od. 9.493 = Od. 10.442, Od. 16.43.
In mid.: ἐρητὑοντο λαόν Il. 15.723.
- 2
To get under control, bring back to discipline: κήρυκές σφεας Il. 2.97, ἐρήτυθεν καθʼ ἕδρας
(settled themselves) 99, 211. - 3
In mid.
- a
To check oneself, come to a stand, stop: παρὰ νηυσὶν ἐρητύοντο Il. 8.345, Il. 15.367. Cf. Il. 15.3.
- b
To hold back from going, remain in a specified place: ἐρητύοντο αὖθι Od. 3.155.
- a
- 1
- 1to keep back, restrain, check, Hom.; πολλὰ κέλευθος ἐρατύοι let a long distance bar thy approach, Soph.
- 2c. gen. to keep away from, Eur.