εἴρομαι

εἴρομαι, Ion. for ἔρομαι,

• ask; v. εἴρω (C).

εἴρομαι, ep. u. ion. = ἔρομαι, s. ΕΡ.

εἴρομαι

Fut. εἰρήσομαι Od. 7.237, Od. 19.104, 509.

3 sing. -εται Od. 19.46.

1 pl. -όμεθα Od. 4.61. From aor. ἠρόμην

1 pl. subj. ἐρώμεθα Od. 8.133.

3 sing. opt. ἔροιτο Od. 1.135, Od. 3.77.

Infin. ἐρέσθαι Od. 1.405, Od. 3.69, 243, Od. 14.378, Od. 15.362, Od. 16.465. From ἐρέω pres. opt. ἐρέοιμι Od. 11.229.

1 pl. -οιμεν Od. 4.192.

Pple. ἐρέων Il. 7.128: Od. 21.31.

In mid. form.

Subj. ἐρέωμαι Od. 17.509.

3 pl. impf. ἐρέοντο Il. 1.332, Il. 8.445, Il. 9.671: Od. 10.63, 109.

Imp. ἔρειο (app. for ἐρέεο) Il. 11.611.

Infin. ἐρέεσθαι Od. 6.298, Od. 23.106. From ἔρημι

1 pl. subj. ἐρείομεν Il. 1.62.

(ἀν-, δι-, διεξερέομαι, ἐξ-.)

• • 1

    To ask, inquire, make inquiry, ask questions: εἴρετο δεύτερον αὖτις Il. 1.513. Cf. Il. 9.671: Od. 10.63, Od. 14.378, Od. 15.263, 362, Od. 23.106, Od. 24.114, 474.

    With indirect question: ὁππόθεν εἰμέν Od. 3.80. Cf. Od. 4.423, Od. 9.402, Od. 10.109, Od. 17.120.

  • 2

    To ask or inquire about: εἰρόμεναι παῖδας Il. 6.239. Cf. Il. 7.128, Il. 10.416, Il. 24.390: δώματα πατρὸς ἐμοῦ Od. 6.298. Cf. Od. 9.13, 503, Od. 11.542, Od. 16.402, 465.

    With indirect question: νόστον, ὡς . . . Od. 4.423.

  • 3

    To question (a person): μάντιν τινά Il. 1.62. Cf. Il. 1.332, 553, Il. 7.127, Il. 8.445, Il. 15.247: Od. 1.135, 188, 284, Od. 3.77, Od. 4.192, Od. 9.251, Od. 11.229, Od. 19.46, 95, Od. 20.137.

    With indirect question: Νέστορʼ ἔρειο ὅν τινα . . . Il. 11.611. Cf. Od. 3.69, Od. 4.61, Od. 8.133, Od. 17.368, 509.

    So ἐθέλω σε περὶ ξείνοιο ἐρέσθαι, ὁππόθεν . . . Od. 1.405.

    With cognate acc.: ἔπος ἄλλο ἐρέσθαι Νέστορα Od. 3.243.

  • 4

    With double acc. of person questioned and of what is inquired about: τό σε πρῶτον εἰρήσομαι Od. 7.237 = Od. 19.104. Cf. Od. 8.549, Od. 11.570 (see under δίκη 4), Od. 17.571, Od. 19.509.

  • 5

    To ask about, look for, seek: ἵππους Od. 21.31.

εἴρομαι , εἴρεαι, subj. εἴρωμαι, -ηαι, -ηται, -ώμεθα, imp. εἴρεο, εἰρέσθω, inf. εἴρεσθαι, part. εἰρόμενος, ipf. εἴρετο, -οντο, fut. εἰρήσομαι: ask, inquire, often τινά τι, also ἀμφί τινι, περί τινος, etc.; and w. acc. of thing inquired about or for, φυλακᾱς δʼ ἃς εἴρεαι, Il. 10.416, Il. 6.239, Od. 11.542.