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ὀπυίω

ὀπυίω, to marry, wed, take to wife

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ὀπυίῃ Verb: present middle-passive subjunctive 2nd singular, Verb: present middle-passive indicative 2nd singular, Verb: present active subjunctive 3rd singular of ὀπυίω

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ὀπυίω, Att. ὀπύω Arist. EN 1148b32, Moer. p.278 P., also Cerc. 17.41 (Hsch. gives ὀπυόλαι· γεγαμηκότες), used by Hom. only in pres., and in impf. with or without augm.: fut. ὀπύσω [ῡ] Ar. Ach. 255.—Ep. Verb, used also in Cret. (v. infr.) and later Att. Prose:
    • I Act., of the man, marry, take to wife (= τὸ κατὰ νόμον μίγνυσθαι, Hsch. s.v. βεινεῖν), τὴν Εὔμηλος ὄπυιε Od. 4.798, cf. 2.207, Il. 16.178; πρεσβυτάτην δʼ ὤπυιε 13.429, cf. 18.383; τοῦ γὰρ ὀπυίεις παῖδα Hes. Sc. 356; δῶκεν ὀπυίειν θυγατέρα ἥν Id. Th. 819, cf. Pi. I. 4(3).59, Ar. l.c.; αἰ δέ κα . . ὁ ἐπιβάλλων ἡβίονσαν λείονσαν ὀπυίεθθαι μὴ λῇ ὀπυίεν if . . the man whose right it is does not wish to marry her, though she is of marriageable age and willing to marry, Leg.Gort. 7.42: abs., πέντε δέ τοι φίλοι υἷες . ., οἱ δύʼ ὀπυίοντες, τρεῖς δʼ ἠΐθεοι θαλέθοντες two wedded. etc., Od. 6.63.
      • 2 Pass., of the woman, to be married, τόν ῥʼ ἐξ Αἰσύμηθεν ὀπυιομένη τέκε μήτηρ Il. 8.304, cf. Solon ap. Plu. Sol. 20; αἰ κύσαιτο καὶ τέκοι ϝοικέα μὴ ὀπυιομένα Leg.Gort. 4.19: c. dat., αἰ δὲ τῷ αὐτῷ αὖτιν ὀπυίοιτο πρὸ τῶ ἐνιαυτῶ ib. 4.
    • II later, in Act., merely to have connexion with a woman, Cerc. l.c., Luc. Eun. 12, Merc.Cond. 41, etc.:—Pass., of the woman, οὐκ ὀπύουσιν ἀλλʼ ὀπύονται [γυναῖκες] Arist. l.c., cf. AP 10.56.7 (Pall.); ἔνθʼ ἂν εὕρῃ τὸν ἄρρενα ὑπὸ τῆς θηλείας ὀπυιόμενον D.H. 19.2. (ὀπύ(σ)yω, cf. ὀπυσ-τύς and perh. Skt. pusyati ‘nourish’, ‘maintain’.)

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