About Report a problem

Menu

εἰσδύω

εἰσδύω, enter into

εἰσδύω, εἰσδύνω and Med. εἰσδύομαι (v. δύω): fut. -δύσομαι, with aor. 2 -έδῡν: pf. -δέδῡκα:—
  • get or crawl into, ἐς τὸν θησαυρόν Hdt. 2.121.βʹ; ψυχὴ ἐς ἄλλο ζῷον ἐσδύεται ib. 123; εἰσεδύοντο εἰς τοὺς πόδας οἱ ἱμάντες the thongs entered into their feet, X. An. 4.5.14; εἰς τὴν Ἀμφικτυονίαν εἰσδεδυκώς having wormed his way into the League, D. 11.4.
      • 2 c. acc., go into, enter, ἀκοντιστὺν ἐσδύσεαι Il. 23.622; ὁ ψὴν τὴν βάλανον ἐσδύνων Hdt. 1.193; ἄκακον..τρόπον εἰσδύς having put on.., Anaxil. 33.3.
      • 3 folld. by relat., οὐκ εἶδεν οὗ γῆς εἰσέδυ saw not into what part of the earth she entered, E. IA 1583.
    • II of feelings, δεινόν τι ἐσέδυνέ σφι great fear came upon them, Hdt. 6.138; εἰσέδυ με..οἴστρημα καὶ μνήμη κακῶν S. OT 1317; [ἡ ἀλήθεια] εἰς τὰς ψυχὰς εἰσδύεται Plb. 13.5.5; λύπη εἰσδύνουσα Andronic. Rhod. P. 571M.

Saved

Recent