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κονίω

κονίω, to make dusty, cover with clouds of dust

κονίω [ῑ], fut. κονίσω [ῑ]: aor. ἐκόνῑσα Il. (v. infr.):—Med., Ph. 2.173, fut. κονιοῦμαι v.l. in Ph. l.c. (as if from κονίζω, cf. Hsch. s.v. κονίζεσθαι): aor. ἐκονῑσάμην Ar. Ec. 1177, Luc. Anach. 31, etc.:—Pass., pf. κεκόνῑμαι Il. 21.541, Hes. Op. 481, Ar. Ec. 291: plpf. κεκόνῑτο Il. 22.405 (in Mss. sts. incorrectly ἐκόνισσα, κεκόνισμαι, κεκόνιστο, Il. 21.407, Theoc. 1.30, AP 9.128):—
  • make dusty, cover with clouds of dust, εὐρὺ κονίσουσιν πεδίον, of persons in hasty flight, Il. 14.145.
      • 2 cover with dust, ἐκόνισε δὲ χαίτας 21.407:—Pass., κεκονιμένοι φεῦγον all dusty fled they, ib. 541; κεκόνιτο κάρη 22.405; κεκονιμένος all dusty, i.e. in haste, Ar. Ec. 291, cf. 1177, Luc. DDeor. 4[24].1, Tim. 45, etc.
      • 3 Pass., to be sprinkled as with dust, κισσὸς ἑλιχρύσῳ κεκονιμένος Theoc. 1.30.
      • 4 Med., roll in the dust, like birds, horses, etc., Arist. HA 633b4, 557a12 (leg. κονίωνται), Polem.Hist. 59; but, of wrestlers, sprinkle themselves with dust, Diocl. Fr. 141, Gal. 6.162, Luc. Anach. l.c.: hence, prepare for combat, Ph. l.c., Eust. 1113.63; αὐτὸς ἐφʼ ἑαυτοῦ κονισάμενος Max.Tyr. 5.8.
    • II intr., κονίοντες πεδίοιο galloping oʼer the dusty plain, in Il. always of horses, 13.820, 23.372, 449; of men racing, Od. 8.122; of an advancing army, A. Th. 60, cf. Pers. 163 (troch.).

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