μετάφημι
μετάφημι, to speak among
μετάφημι,
- speak among persons, whether in addressing one or more of them, or as their spokesman, Hom. (only 3 sg. impf. μετέφη), c. dat. pl., τῇσιν (sc. δμῳαῖς) μ. Od. 18.312; πάντεσσι θεοῖσι Il. 19.100: elsewh. Hom. always joins it with τοῖς or τοῖσι, whether a single person is addressed, as in Il. 2.411, 4.153, 19.55, or more than one, as in Od. 8.132:—μετέφη c. acc. pers. is f. l. in Il. 2.795.
μετά·φημι (seul. impf. 3 sg. μετέφη)
1 parler au milieu de, dat. Od. 18, 312, etc., ou en gén. s’adresser à, Il. 2, 411, etc. ||
2 adresser la parole à, Il. 2, 795.
μετάφημι, (φημί), wie μεταυδάω, unter, d.i. zu Mehreren sprechen, τοῖσι δʼ εὐχόμενος μετέφη, Il. 2.411, τῇσι, sc. δμωῇσιν, Od. 18.311, vgl. Il. 4.153, 19.55 ; – Il. 2.795 steht es ohne Casus.
†μετάφημι
[μετα- 3.]
3 sing. impf. μετέφη.
To speak among, address.
With dat. : τοῖσιν Il. 1.58 = Il. 19.55. Cf. Il. 19.100 : τοῖσιν Od. 4.660. Cf. Od. 8.132, Od. 18.51, 312, etc.
To speak among a company in address to one of them.
With dat. : τοῖς μετέφη . . . "φίλε κασίγνητε . . ." Il. 4.153.
To speak among, be spokesman of (in prayer to a god).
With dat. : τοῖσιν εὐχόμενος μετέφη Il. 2.411.
μετάφημι , ipf. μετέφη: speak among or to, τισί, also w. acc., Il. 2.795. See φημί.
μετάφημι
imperf. μετ-έφην
cf. μετεῖπον
- 1to speak among others, to address them, c. dat. pl., Hom.
- 2c. acc. pers. to accost, Il.