στεῦμαι
στεῦμαι, to make as if one would, to promise
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Στεῦνος Proper-name noun: neuter accusative singular of Στεῦνος
- In Il. always with inf. fut., make as if one would . ., promise or threaten that one will . ., στεῦται γάρ τι ἔπος ἐρέειν Il. 3.83; στεῦτο γὰρ εὐχόμενος νικησέμεν 2.597; στεῦται γὰρ νηῶν ἀποκόψειν ἄκρα κόρυμβα 9.241; στεῦτο γὰρ . . οἰσέμεν ἔντεα καλά 18.191; στεῦτο . . ἀπολεψέμεν οὔατα χαλκῷ 21.455; ἐμοί τε καὶ Ἥρῃ στεῦτʼ ἀγορεύων Τρωσὶ μαχήσεσθαι 5.832; once with inf. aor., στεῦται δʼ Ὀδυσῆος ἀκοῦσαι declares he has heard of O., Od. 17.525; στεῦται . . ζυγὸν ἀμφιβαλεῖν δούλιον Ἑλλάδι A. Pers. 49 (anap.); with inf. pres., στεῦται δʼ Ἠελίου γόνος ἔμμεναι boasts that he is . ., A.R. 2.1204; with acc. and inf. pres., στεῦντο θεοπλήγεσσιν ἐοικότας εἰδώλοισιν ἔμμεναι ἢ λάεσσιν declared that they were . ., Maiist. l.c.: abs. once in Od., στεῦτο δὲ διψάων, πιέειν δʼ οὐκ εἶχεν ἑλέσθαι he made eager efforts in his thirst, 11.584. (Aristarch. seems to have connected it with ἵστημι: τὸ στεῦτο κατὰ διάνοιαν ὡρίζετο, οὐκ ἐπὶ τῆς τῶν ποδῶν στάσεως, Sch. Il. 2.597, cf. Apollon. Lex., Hsch.: but more prob. στεῦτο (from *στεῦστο with dissimilation) corresponds to Ved. astoṣṭa ‘solemnly proclaimed concerning himself’, 3 sg. sigmatic aor. middle of stu-.)
- 1
To press forward, essay eagerly : στεῦτο διψάων (in his thirst) Od. 11.584.
- 2
To put oneself forward to do something, make as though one would do it.
With infin. : στεῦταί τι ἔπος ἐρέειν Il. 3.83.
- 3
To hold oneself out as willing or able to do something, promise to do it.
With infin. : στεῦτο Τρωσὶ μαχήσεσθαι Il. 5.832. Cf. Il. 18.191.
- 4
To declare boastingly, boast, vaunt.
With infin. : στεῦτο νικησέμεν Il. 2.597. Cf. Il. 9.241.
- 5
To declare threateningly, threaten.
With infin. : στεῦτʼ ἀπολεψέμεν οὔατα Il. 21.455.
- 6
To declare positively, assert with confidence, insist.
With infin. : στεῦται Ὀδυσῆος ἀκοῦσαι Od. 17.525.
- 1
- Dep., to make as if one would, to promise or threaten that one will, Il.; also with aor. inf., στεῦται ἀκοῦσαι Od.; so, στεῦται ἀμφιβαλεῖν Aesch.: —absol., στεῦτο he made eager efforts, Od. deriv. uncertain