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παύω

παύω, παύω, παύσω, ἔπαυσα, πέπαυκα, πέπαυμαι, ἐπαύθην, make stop, stop

παύω, Il. 19.67, etc.: Ion. impf.
  • παύεσκον Od. 22.315, S. Ant. 963 (lyr.): fut. παύσω Il. 1.207, etc.; Ep. inf. παυσέμεν (κατα-) 7.36: aor. ἔπαυσα 15.15, etc., Ep. παῦσα 17.602: pf. πέπαυκα D. 20.70, Antisth. Od. 10:—Med. and Pass., Ion. impf. παυέσκετο Il. 24.17: fut. παύσομαι Od. 2.198, Hdt. 1.56, S. OC 1040, Ph. 1424, E. Med. 93, etc.; πεπαύσομαι only S. Ant. 91, Tr. 587 (though held to be the true Att. form by Moer. p.293P.); παυσθήσομαι (v.l. παυθ-) Th. 1.81; later παήσομαι (ἀνα-) Apoc. 14.13: aor. ἐπαυσάμην Il. 14.260; ἐπαύθην, Ep. παύθην, Hes. Th. 533, Th. 5.91 (v.l. παυσθῇ), etc.; ἐπαύσθην Hdt. 5.94, etc.; later ἐπάην Choerob. in Theod. 2.141 H.: pf. πέπαυμαι Il. 18.125, A. Pr. 615, Hdt. 1.84, Ar. Pax 29, etc. (πεπάσθαι is f.l. in Vett.Val. 359.31):
    • I causal, make to end,
      • 1 c. acc. only, bring to an end, check, sts. of persons, ἵνα παύσομεν ἄγριον ἄνδρα Il. 21.314, cf. S. Ant. 963 (lyr.), Ar. Eq. 330; stop or silence by death, Od. 20.274, S. OT 397:—Pass. and Med., take oneʼs rest, ἐνὶ κλισίῃ Il. 24.17, cf. Hdt. 9.52, etc.; cease, have done, Il. 8.295, Od. 4.103, etc.; of one singing or speaking, 17.359, Hdt. 7.8.δʹ: generally, Med. denotes willing, Pass. forced, cessation.
        • b mostly of things, make an end of, stop, abate, χόλον, μένος, νεῖκος πολέμοιο, ῥόον, ὀδύνας, etc., Il. 19.67, 1.282, Od. 24.543, 5.451, Il. 16.528, etc.; μέριμναν Pi. I. 8(7).13 (s. v.l.); λύπας ᾠδαῖς π. E. Med. 197 (anap.), etc.; π. τόξον let the bow rest, Od. 21.279; π. τοὺς γάμους S. Ant. 575; πόντου σάλον E. El. 1242; π. τὸν νόμον annul it, Id. Or. 571; π. τὸν λόγον close it, X. Cyr. 8.6.7; τυραννίδα καταλύσαντα πεπαυκέναι D. 20.70; π. τείχη raze them, D.C. 69.9:—Pass., Th. 5.91, etc.
      • 2 c. acc. pers. et gen. rei, hinder, keep back, or give one rest, from a thing, π. Ἕκτορα μάχης, πόνοιο Ἀχιλῆα, Θάμυριν ἀοιδῆς, Πηνελόπειαν κλαυθμοῖο, Il. 15.15, 21.137, 2.595, Od. 4.801; π. τινὰ ἀλκῆς, ἄλης, καμάτοιο, ὀδυνάων, Il. 15.250, Od. 15.342, 5.492, Il. 4.191; so π. χεῖρας πολέμοιο 21.294; ὀρχηθμοῖο πόδας Od. 23.298; π. τινὰ τῆς βοῆς S. El. 798; τῆς ὕβρεως Ar. Av. 1259; τῆς λυγγός Pl. Smp. 185d; τῆς ἁμαρτίας καὶ ἀμα θίας Id. Lg. 784c; τῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν X. Mem. 1.2.5; [τῆς νόσου] IG 42(1).121.71 (Epid., iv B. C.); π. τινὰ τῆς βασιληΐης depose one from being king, Hdt. 1.123; τινὰ τῆς ἀρχῆς, τῆς στρατηγίας, X. Cyr. 8.6.3, HG 6.2.13; τῆς ἔξω ξυμμαχίας τινάς Th. 3.65; also π. τινὰ ἐκ κακῶν S. El. 987; τινὰ ἀπὸ παιδαγωγῶν X. Lac. 3.1; with acc. unexpressed, αἴ κέ ποθι Ζεὺς . . παύσῃ ὀϊζύος Od. 4.35; φάρμαχʼ ἅ κεν παύσῃσι . . ὀδυνάων Il. 4.191:—Pass. and Med., rest or cease from a thing, πολέμοιο, μάχης, ἔργων, πόνου, γόοιο, κλαυθμοῦ, ὀδυνάων, κλαγγῆς, etc., 21.432, 467, Od. 4.683, 24.384, 9.540, 17.7, 4.812, Il. 2.100, etc.; τῆς μάχης, τοῦ δρόμου, Hdt. 1.74, 4.124; γόων E. Med. 1211; τῆς ὀργῆς Lys. 19.6; φιλανθρώπου τρόπου A. Pr. 11; παύεσθαι ἀρχῆς to be deposed from, or reach the term of, office, Hdt. 1.56, cf. 6.66, IG 1(2).114.46; ἐκ μεγάλων ἀχέων παυσαίμεθʼ ἄν Ar. Ra. 1531 (lyr.); ἐκ τρόχων πεπαυμένοι E. Med. 46, cf. El. 1108.
      • 3 c. pres. part., stop a person from . ., π. τινὰ ἀριστεύοντα stop him from doing bravely, Il. 11.506; τὸν ἄνδρα παῦσον ταῦτα ποιεῦντα Hdt. 5.23; γελῶντας ἐχθροὺς π. S. El. 1295; παύσω δέ σʼ ὄντʼ ἄπαιδα E. Med. 717:—Pass. and Med., leave off doing . ., ὅθʼ ὕπνος ἕλοι, παύσαιτό τε νηπιαχεύων when he stopped playing, Il. 22.502, cf. A. Pr. 615, Ag. 1047, Hdt. 1.133, etc.; of things, ἄνεμος μὲν ἐπαύσατο . . θύων Od. 12.400: the part. is freq. to be supplied, αἷμα, φλόξ, ἄνεμος ἐπαύσατο, the blood stopped [flowing], the fire [burning], the wind [blowing], Il. 11.267, 23.228, Od. 12.168, etc.; so Ῥοδώπιος πέρι πέπαυμαι (sc. λέγων) Hdt. 2.135, cf. 7.10.
      • 4 less freq. c. inf., stop a person from . ., ἔμʼ ἔπαυσας ἐπὶ Τρώεσσι μάχεσθαι Il. 11.442; ῥαψῳδοὺς ἔπαυσε ἀγωνίζεσθαι Hdt. 5.67, cf. 7.54: sts. with μή inserted, θνητούς γʼ ἔπαυσα μὴ προδέρκεσθαι μόρον A. Pr. 250; παύσας ὑμᾶς μὴ λίαν ἐξαπατᾶσθαι Ar. Ach. 634; also π. τὸ μὴ προσελθεῖν . . τὴν ὁλκάδα Th. 7.53; π. τοῦ . . εἶναι Pl. R. 416c.
        • b Med. c. inf., Batr. 193, AP 6.21.8, and later Prose, as Plu. Apophth. Lac. 2.216d.
      • 5 Med., yield, give, of timber, opp. ἵστασθαι, Thphr. HP 5.6.3.
    • II intr. in imper. παῦε, cease, leave off (παύου is rare, S. Ichn. 359, Ephipp. 5.20, Luc. Im. 2), παῦε μάχης Hes. Sc. 449 codd., cf. h.Cer. 351; παῦε γόοιο Epigr.Gr. 320.5 (Thyatira): mostly abs., παῦε stop! have done! be quiet! παῦε, μὴ λέξῃς πέρα S. Ph. 1275, cf. Ar. V. 1208, Ra. 122, 269, Pl. Phdr. 228e; παῦε, παῦε, μὴ βόα Ar. Av. 1504, cf. V. 1194; also παῦε, παῦε τοῦ λόγου Id. Ra. 580; παῦε, παῦʼ ὀρχούμενος Id. Pax 326; παῦʼ ἐς κόρακας Id. Ach. 864, where the other Verbs are pl.; παῦ, apoc. for παῦε, παῦ, μηδὲν ὄμνυʼ Men. Sam. 96, cf. Ael.Dion. Fr. 275, etc.: also imper. Med., παῦσαι λέγουσα E. Hipp. 706; παῦσαι φαρμακοπωλῶν Ar. Fr. 28; π. μελῳδοῦσʼ Com.Adesp. 601; π. δυσωνῶν Pl.Com. 224, cf. Theopomp.Com. 62, Philetaer. 6, Philem. 213.1; παύσασθε νοῦν ἔχοντες (leg. λέγοντες) Men. 482.1.

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