λήγω

λήγω, Ep. aor. ἔλληξα A.R. 2.84:—

• stay, abate, Ἰδομενεὺς δʼ οὐ λῆγε μένος μέγα Il. 13.424, cf. 21.305; λ. γόον AP 7.549 (Leon.Alex., s.v.l.): c. gen., οὐδέ κεν ὣς ἔτι χεῖρας ἐμὰς λήξαιμι φόνοιο would stay my hands from slaughter, Od. 22.63.
• • II more freq. intr., leave off, cease, of speaking, etc., οὐ λήξω, πρὶν . . Il. 19.423; οὐδέ τʼ ἔληγε θεὸς μέγας 21.248; ἐν σοὶ μὲν λήξω, σέο δʼ ἄρξομαι 9.97, cf. Hes. Op. 368; λ. [ἡ ἀτραπὸς] κατὰ Ἀλπηνὸν πόλιν comes to an end at . ., Hdt. 7.216, cf. Th. 7.6; ἡ ἡμέρη ἔληγε Hdt. 9.52, cf. X. An. 7.6.6; of heat, wind, rain, etc., λ. μένος ἠελίοιο Hes. Op. 414; λήξαντος οὔρου Pi. P. 4.292; ψακὰς λ., νότος λ., A. Ag. 1534 (lyr.), S. Aj. 258 (anap.); ἅμα τῷ τοῦ σώματος ἄνθει λήγοντι Pl. Smp. 183e.
  • • 2 c. gen., stop, cease from a thing, ἔριδος, χόλοιο, φόνοιο, ἀπατάων, πόνου, χοροῖο, Il. 1.319, 224, 6.107, Od. 13.294, Il. 10.164, 3.394; ἀοιδῆς Hes. Th. 48 (dub. l.); κλαυμάτων A. Pers. 705 (troch.); θρήνων, γόων, S. El. 104 (anap.), 353; ὀδύνης Pl. Phdr. 255d; λ. τοῦ βίου, i.e. to die, X. Ap. 8; φύλλα πτόρθοιο λ. Hes. Op. 421; also λ. ἀπʼ ἔργων A.R. 4.928: c. dat., λ. τῇ αὐθαδίᾳ PTeb. 16.9 (ii B.C.).
    • 3 c. part., ὁπότε λήξειεν ἀείδων Il. 9.191, cf. Od. 8.87; οὐ πρὶν λήξω . . ἐναρίζων Il. 21.224; εὖτʼ ἂν φλέγων . . ἥλιος χθόνα λήξῃ A. Pers. 365, cf. 831; τὸ σκέλος ῥίψαντες λήγομεν Ar. Pax 332; λήγει κινούμενον Pl. Phdr. 245c, etc.
    • 4 with Preps., λ. ἔς τι Hdt. 4.39, Plot. 3.2.2; ἐπὶ τῶν ὀνειδῶν App. Hisp. 75 (73).
    • 5 Gramm., terminate, of a word, εἰς ε̄ λ. A.D. Pron. 11.9, cf. D.T. 639.20; also λήγεσθαι c. dat., μακρᾷ, βραχείᾳ, An.Ox. 2. 313.
    • 6 follow logically, Them. in Ph. 115.5; τὸ λῆγον, opp. τὸ ἡγούμενον, the consequent, opp. antecedent, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.70, S.E. P. 2.111, 112.
    • 7 of months, = φθίνω, IG 12(3).325.20 (Thera); also περὶ λήγοντα τὸν ἐνιαυτόν D. 24.98; τοῦ χειμῶνος -οντος Th. 5.81; so perh. εἰς τὸ λῆγον is to be read for εἰς τὸ λῆγος in Gp. 12.1.4.

λήγω [IE *slēg-; cf. Lat. langueo, Ir. lacc] impf. ἔληγον ‖ fut. λήξω ‖ aor. ἔληξα
🄰 usu. intrans. to stop, finish, leave off Il. 19.423 Soph. Ai. 258 Plat. Symp. 183e etc.; ἐν σοὶ μὲν λήξω, σέο δ’ ἄρξομαι I will end with you, and from you I will begin Il. 9.97; ὡς δὲ ἥ τε ἡμέρη ἔληγε καὶ οἱ ἱππέες ἐπέπαυντο at dayʼs end, when the cavalrymen had ceased their assault Hdt. 9.52; λήξαντος οὔρου when the wind had dropped Pind. P. 4.292; ψακὰς δὲ λήγει the rain stops Aeschl. Ag. 1534 | analog. περὶ λήγοντα τὸν ἐνιαυτόν toward the end of the year Demosth. 24.98; ἔαρος λήγοντος at the end of spring Theocr. 22.43 | with prep. ἔς τι in sthg. Hdt. 4.39.1 etc. = ἐπί τινος App. 6.73 = πρός τι Pol. 6.29.7; ἀπό τινος from sthg. Ap. 4.928; ἐν τούτοις ἔληξεν with these words he finished speaking VT 2Macc. 15.24 | with gen. to cease, put an end to: τινος sthg. Il. 1.224, al. Od. 13.294 Aeschl. Pers. 705 Theocr. 1.127 etc.; οὐ μὲν δὴ λήξω θρήνων στυγερῶν τε γόων I will not cease to lament or to weep dismally Soph. El. 104; ἀντὶ τοῦ ἤδη λῆξαι τοῦ βίου instead of suddenly ceasing to live Xen. Ap. 8 | with ptc. pred. of subj. to stop Il. 21.224 Aristoph. Pax 332 etc.; δέγμενος Αἰακίδην ὁπότε λήξειεν ἀείδων waiting for the son of Aiakos to stop singing Il. 9.191; εὖτ’ ἂν φλέγων ἥλιος once the sun stops blazing Aeschl. Pers. 365; οὔ ποτε λήγει κινούμενος it never stops moving Plat. Phaedr. 245c ‖ log. to be final, consequent, conclusive Sext. P. 2.111, al. etc. ‖ gramm. to end, of words and sim. Ap.⁷ Pron. 31.6, al. etc.

🄱 trans. to make finish, put an end to, stop with acc. Il. 13.424 (the onslaught) etc.; οὐδέ κεν ὣς ἔτι χεῖρας ἐμὰς λήξαιμι φόνοιο not even thus would I make my hands cease from slaughter Od. 22.63

● epic aor. 3. pl. ἔλληξαν Ap. 2.84.

λήγω, (vgl. λέγω, legen), aufhören lassen, besänftigen, beruhigen ; μένος, den Zorn stillen, Il. 13.424 ; οὐδὲ Σκάμανδρος ἔληγε τὸ ὃν μένος, ἀλλʼ ἔτι μᾶλλον χώετο, 21.305 ; auch τινά τινος, οὐδέ κεν ἃς ἔτι χεῖρας ἐμὰς λήξαιμι φόνοιο, die Hände vom Morden aufhören lassen, Od. 22.63. – Gew. intr., aufhören, Ggstz von ἄρχομαι, Il. 9.97 ; ἀρχομένου δὲ πίθου καὶ λήγοντος κορέσασθαι, Hes. O. 366, wie Theocr. 17.1 u. in Prosa, ἕωθεν ἀρξάμενοι ἀκούειν τῶν προσιόντων οὐκ ἐλήξαμεν πρόσθεν ἑσπέρας, Xen. Cyr. 7.5.42 ; sich legen, nachlassen, abstehen von Etwas, oft absolut, Il. 21.248, λήξαντος οὔρου Pind. P. 4.292, ψεκὰς δὲ λήγει Aesch. Ag. 1516, ὀξὺς νότος ἃς λήγει Soph. Aj. 251, πόνου λήξαντος Phil. 634, öfter, ἅμα τῷ τοῦ σώματος ἄνθει λήγοντι Plat. Symp. 183e ; ἡ ἡμέρα οὕτως ἔληξε Xen. An. 7.6.6, u. sonst ; εἴς τι, Her. 4.39. – Häufiger c. gen., οὐδʼ Ἀγαμέμνων λῆγʼ ἔριδος, Il. 1.319, er ließ nicht ab vom Streite, hörte nicht auf zu streiten, öfter χόλοιο, φόνοιο u. ä.; κλαυμάτων λήξασα τῶνδε, Aesch. Pers. 691 ; ἐξ ὅτου νέας τροφῆς ἔληξε, Soph. O.C. 340 ; ὕπνου, μόχθου, Eur. Rhes. 71, El. 340 ; in Prosa sehr geläufig, τῆς ὀδύνης, ἔρωτος, Plat. Phaedr. 240e, 255d ; τῶν πόνων, Isocr. 1.14 ; Sp., wie Pol. τῆς ἐπιβολῆς, 4.82.2. – Auch c. partic., Τρῶας δʼ οὐ πρὶν λήξω ὑπερφιάλους ἐναρίζων, Il. 21.224, ich werde nicht eher aufhören zu töten, vgl. 9.191, Od. 8.87 ; εὖτʼ ἂν φλέγων ἀκτῖσιν ἥλιος χθόνα λήξῃ, Aesch. Pers. 357 ; οὐ λήξω τοὺς βόσκοντας θεραπεύων, Eur. Ion 182 ; οὔποτε λήγει κινούμενον, Plat. Phaedr. 245c ; Xen. Ages. 11.2 u. Sp.

λήγω

Fut. λήξω Il. 9.97, Il. 19.423, Il. 21.224.

Infin. λήξειν Od. 13.294.

3 pl. aor. λῆξαν Il. 6.107.

Opt. λήξαιμι Od. 22.63.

3 sing. λήξειε Il. 9.191 : Od. 8.87. (ἀπο-, μεταλλήγω).

• • 1

    To cease, give over, desist, stop : οὐδʼ ἔληγε θεός Il. 21.248. Cf. Il. 9.97, Il. 19.423.

  • 2

    To cease or desist from.

    With genit. : ἔριδος Il. 1.210, 319, Il. 9.257, Il. 21.359, χοροῖο νέον λήγοντα (pple. of the impf., having just ...) Il. 3.394. Cf. Il. 1.224, Il. 6.107, Il. 10.164: Od. 13.294.

    With complementary pple. : ὁπότε λήξειεν ἀείδων Il. 9.191. Cf. Il. 21.224 : Od. 8.87.

  • 3

    To cause to cease from something, put restraint upon : οὐ λῆγε μένος μέγα Il. 13.424. Cf. Il. 21.305.

    With genit. indicating that from which one restrains : φόνοιο Od. 22.63.

λήγω

• 1come to an end δείπνου δὲ λήγοντος γλυκὺ τρωγάλιον fr. 124c. λήξαντος οὔρου having slackened P. 4.292

λήγω , inf. ληγέμεναι, ipf. λῆγ, fut. λήξω, aor. 3 pl. λῆξαν: leave off, cease, w. gen. or w. part., Il. 6.107, Il. 21.224; trans., abate, μένος, Il. 13.424; χεῖρας φόνοιο, ‘stay’ my hands from slaughter, Od. 22.63.

λήγω

• • Ito stay, abate, like παύω, Il.:—c. gen., χεῖρας λήγειν φόνοιο to stay hands from murder, Od.
  • IIintr. to leave off, cease, come to an end, Il., Hdt., Attic: c. gen. to stop or cease from a thing, χόλοιο, φόνοιο, etc., Il., Attic: c. part to cease doing, λήγειν ἀείδων Il., etc.