ὀπηδέω

• follow, accompany, attend, τινι Il. 2.184, 24.368, Pi. P. 4.287; also ἅμα τινί Od. 7.165, Hes. Th. 80, h.Ap. l.c.; μετά τινι, v. infr. II.
• • II of things (cf. ἕπομαι II), ἀνεμώλια γάρ μοι ὀπηδεῖ [τόξα] useless do they go with me, Il. 5.216; ἀρετὴν σὴν . ., ἥ τοι ὀπηδεῖ Od. 8.237; ἐκ δὲ Διὸς τιμὴ καὶ κῦδος ὀπηδεῖ Il. 17.251, cf. Hes. Op. 142, 313, Thgn. 933, etc.; μετʼ ἀνδράσι λιμὸς ὀπηδεῖ Hes. Op. 230; μετʼ ἴχνια Κύρνος ὀ. Call. Del. 19.—Ep. Verb, rare in Trag., as ὀπαδεῖ A. Fr. 475; ὀπαδοῦσʼ prob. in Id. Ag. 426 (lyr.), and once in a late Pap., Sammelb. 4324.11 (Tab. Defix.): ὀπαδός however is used by Trag.

[cf. ὀπάζω.]

• • 1

    To be in attendance on a person, attend him as a follower, retainer or henchman Il. 2.184, Il. 24.368.

    Of an inanimate object, to be carried or borne by a person, accompany him: ἀνεμώλιά μοι ὀπηδεῖ [τόξα] Il. 5.216.

    Of a divinity, to cause his protecting or favouring power to go with or attend on a person, act as his protector or guardian: Διί, ὅς θʼ ἱκέτῃσιν ἅμʼ αἰδοίοισιν ὀπηδεῖ Od. 7.165= 181. Cf. Od. 9.271, Od. 19.398.

  • 2

    Of abstractions, to attend upon a person, be attached to him, be given, granted, bestowed on him: ἀρετὴν σήν, ἥ τοι ὀπηδεῖ Od. 8.237. Cf. Il. 17.251.

• • Ito follow, accompany, attend, τινί Il., Pind.
  • IIof things, ἀνεμώλια γάρ μοι ὀπηδεῖ τόξα useless do they go with me, Il.; ἀρετὴν σήν, ἥ σοι ὀπηδεῖ Od., etc. from ὀπᾱδός