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οἰκίζω

οἰκίζω, to found as a colony

οἰκ-ίζω, fut. -ιῶ Th. 1.100, 6.23: aor. ᾤκισα; Ion. οἴκισα Hdt. 5.42; poet. ᾤκισσα Pi. I. 8(7).22: pf. ᾤκικα (συν-) Str. 12.3.10: plpf. ᾠκίκειν App. Hisp. 100, BC 2.26:—Med., fut. οἰκιοῦμαι E. Heracl. 46 (corrupt in X. HG 1.6.32): aor. ᾠκισάμην (κατ-) Th. 2.102, Isoc. 19.23:—Pass., fut. οἰκισθήσομαι D. 5.10, App. BC 2.139: aor. ᾠκίσθην Th. 6.5, Pl. Ti. 72d: pf. ᾤκισμαι E. Hec. 2; Ion. οἴ. Hdt. 4.12 (as v.l.):
    • I c. acc.rei, found as a colony or new settlement, Ar. Av. 172, Th. 6.4, etc.; ἀπʼ ἄλλης πόλεος οἰ. πόλιν E. Fr. 360.11 codd. (leg. -ήσῃ):—Pass., Pl. R. 403b, X. An. 5.3.7; πόλις οἴκισται ἐν . . v.l. in Hdt. 4.12, cf. 2.44.
      • 2 people with new settlers, colonize, χῶρον, χώρην, Id. 5.42, 7.143; νήσους v.l. in Th. 1.8: c. gen. pers., τὴν πόλιν . . ξυμμείκτων ἀνθρώπων οἰκίσας having colonized it with . . . Id. 6.4:—Med., ὅπου γῆς πύργον οἰκιούμεθα we shall make ourselves a fenced home, E. Heracl. 46, cf. Tr. 435.
    • II c. acc. pers., settle, plant as a colonist or inhabitant, Pi. l.c.; remove, transplant, ἐς ἄλλα δώματα, εἰς τήνδε χθόνα, E. IA 670, IT 30: metaph., τὸν μὲν ἀφʼ ὑψηλῶν βραχὺν ᾤκισε brought him from high to low estate, Id. Heracl. 613 (lyr.):— Pass., settle as a colonist, fix oneʼs habitation in a place, Τυδεὺς . . ἐν Ἄργει ξεῖνος ὢν οἰκίζεται S. Fr. 799.4, cf. E. Hec. 2, Pl. Phd. 114c, etc.
    • III intr., = οἰκέω, Herod. 3.12, Hsch.; οἰκίδδειν· καθῆσθαι, Id. (οἰκιδεῖν cod.).

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