αἴνυμαι

αἴνυμαι, poet. Verb, only in pres. and impf. without augm.:—

• take, αἴνυτο τεύχεʼ ἀπʼ ὤμων Il. 11.580, 13.550; ἀπὸ πασσάλου αἴνυτο τόξον Od. 21.53; χεῖρας αἰνύμεναι taking hold of, 22.500: c. gen. partit., τυρῶν αἰνυμένους 9.225: metaph., ἀλλά μʼ Ὀδυσσῆος πόθος αἴνυται a longing seizes me for him, 14.144, cf. Hes. Sc. 41; enjoy, feed on, καρπόν Simon. 5.17. (Root αἰ-, as in ἔξ-αι-τος.)

αἴνυμαι, nehmen, ep. = αἱρέω, Hom. nur αἴνυτο Il. 11.374, 580, 13.550, 15.459, 21.490, Od. 21.53, σύντρεις αἰνύμενος Od. 9.429, κύνεον ἀγαπαζόμεναι κεφαλήν τε καὶ ὤμους χεῖράς τʼ αἰνύμεναι 22.500, τυρῶν αἰνυμένους (-οι) 9.225, 232, ἀλλά μʼ Ὀδυσσῆος πόθος αἴνυται 14.144 ; Hes. Sc. 41 ; Theocr. 24.137.

αἴνυμαι

(ἀπο-, ἐξ-, συν-.)

• • 1

    To take hold of Od. 22.500.

    Of a feeling: πόθος μʼ αἴνυται Od. 14.144.

  • 2

    To take for one’s use, take into one’s hands: ὀϊστόν Il. 15.459: τυρῶν (partitive genit.) Od. 9.225, 232. Cf. Od. 9.249, Od. 21.53.

  • 3

    To take away, remove, deprive of Il. 4.531, Il. 11.374, 580, Il. 13.550, Il. 21.490.

  • 4

    To take, select, pick out: σύντρεις Od. 9.429.

αἴνυμαι , only pres., and ipf. αἴνυτο: take; met. πόθος αἴνυται, ‘I am seized with’ longing, Od. 14.144.

αἴνυμαι

• to take, take off, take hold of, Hom.; c. gen. partit., τυρῶν αἰνυμένους taking of the cheeses, Od.