τρέω

τρέω, Hom. (v. infr.), A. Th. 790 (lyr.): Ep. impf. τρέον Hes. Sc. 213, 2 dual τρεέτην ib. 171: aor. ἔτρεσα Il. 11.745, Ep. τρέσσα 17.603: later Ep. pres. τρείω Opp. C. 1.417, (ὑπο-) Timo 58.4:—this Verb is never contracted, except when the contraction is into ει:—

• flee from fear, flee away (Aristarch. held this to be the usual meaning in Homer), τρεῖν μʼ οὐκ ἐᾷ Παλλάς Il. 5.256; μήτε . . τρέε μήτε τι τάρβει 21.288; τρέσσε δὲ παπτήνας 11.546, 17.603; τρεῖτʼ ἄσπετον ib. 332: the sense of fleeing is most apparent in the phrases ἔτρεσαν ἄλλυδις ἄλλος 11.745, τρέσσαν δʼ ἄλλυδις ἄλλη Od. 6.138, τ. τεῖχος ὕπο Il. 22.143; τρεέτην Hes. Sc. 171; μὴ τρέσητε A. Supp. 711; μὴ τρέσας without fear, Id. Th. 436; οὐδὲν τρέσας Pl. Phd. 117b; but,
• • • 2 τρέσας (cf. ἀνδρῶν τρεσσάντων Il. 14.522, Tyrt. 11.14) was a technical term at Sparta, and sts. used where we might say runaway, coward, ὁ τρέσας Ἀριστόδημος Hdt. 7.231, cf. Tyrt. l.c., AP 7.230 (Eryc.); οἱ ἐν τῇ μάχῃ καταδειλιάσαντες, οὓς αὐτοὶ τρέσαντας ὀνομάζουσι Plu. Ages. 30, cf. Lyc. 21, Apophth.reg. 2.191c, etc.:—and later a real Subst. was used in Com., τρεσᾶς, τρεσᾶ, acc. τρεσᾶν, Eust. 772.12, cf. Gramm. ap. Gaisford Choeroboscus 1p.43.
    • 3 in Argive Prose, like Att. φεύγω, to be banished, τρέ̄το̄ καὶ δαμευέσσθο̄ IG 4.554 (vi/v B. C.).
  • II trans., fear, dread, be afraid of, c. acc., Il. 11.554, Pi. Pae. 4.40, A. Th. 397, Ag. 549, al., S. Ant. 1042, E. Ph. 1077; ἄρκτον . . οὐκ ἔτρεσεν X. An. 1.9.6:—so also c. gen., κελάδοιο, δηϊοτῆτος, Hes. Th. 850: τ. μὴ . . A. Th. 790 (lyr.).— Rare in Prose. (Cf. Skt. trásati ‘to be terrified’, Gr. ἄτρεστος.)

τρέω, fut. τρέσω usw.,
1) zittern, beben, bes. vor Furcht, dah. zagen, sich fürchten, Hom. u. Hes.; u., als Folge davon, fliehen, flüchten, welche Bdtg Aristarch. als die einzige. bei Hom. betrachtet ; Il. 14.522 ἀνδρῶν τρεσσάντων, ὅτε τε Ζεὺς ἐν φόβον ὄρσῃ, vgl. Od. 6.138 ff. Il. 11.745, 15.586, 22.143 ; Hes. Sc. 171 ; – ὁ τρέσας, der Flüchtling, der sich der Schlacht entzogen hat, bes. bei den Lazedämoniern, Her. 7.231 ; vgl. Tyrt. 2.14 ; Plut. Lyc. 21 u. Agesil. 30 ; s. τρεσᾶς.
2) trans., fürchten, scheuen, τινά, Il. 11.554, 17.663 ; Aesch. Spt. 359, Ag. 535 ; Soph. Ant. 1079 ; Eur. Phoen. 1093 u. oft ; sp.D., wie Parmen. 2 (V.33); mit folgdm μή, Aesch. Spt. 772 ; auch einzeln in Prosa, ἄρκτον ἐπιφερόμενον οὐκ ἔτρεσεν, Xen. An. 1.9.6 ; πολεμίους, Luc. Mort.D. 27.7.

τρέω

3 sing. aor. ἔτρεσε Il. 15.586. τρέσε Il. 15.589, Il. 22.143. τρέσσε Il. 11.546, Il. 17.603.

3 pl. ἔτρεσαν Il. 11.745, Il. 17.729, Il. 19.15. τρέσσαν Od. 6.138.

Genit. pl. masc. pple. τρεσσάντων Il. 14.522.

Infin. τρέσσαι Il. 13.515.

(δια-, παρα-, περι-, ὑπο-)

• • 1

    To be struck by fear and withdraw from that which is feared, to flee, retreat, retire : τρέσσεν ἐφʼ ὁμίλου Il. 11.546. Cf. Il. 11.745, Il. 13.515, Il. 14.522 (genit. absol.), Il. 15.586, 589, Il. 17.332, 603, 729, Il. 19.15, Il. 22.143 : Od. 6.138.

  • 2

    To shrink from or shirk the fight : τρεῖν μʼ οὐκ ἐᾷ Ἀθήνη Il. 5.256. Cf. Il. 21.288.

  • 3

    To shrink from, be unable to face : δεταί, τάς τε τρεῖ Il. 11.554=Il. 17.663.

τρέω

• 1fear “τρέω τοι πόλεμον Διὸς Ἐννοσίδαν τε Pae. 4.40

τρέω , τρεῖ, inf. τρεῖν, ipf. τρέε, aor. ἔτρε(σ)σα: turn to flee, flee in terror, be afraid, fear. (Il.)

τρέω this Verb is never contracted, except when the contraction is into ει

• • Ito flee from fear, flee away, Il.; μὴ τρέσας without fear, Aesch.; οὐδὲν τρέσας Plat.:— τρέσας is used like a Subst., a runaway, coward, Il.; Ἀριστόδημος ὁ τρέσας Hdt.
  • IItrans. to flee from, fear, dread, be afraid of, c. acc., Il., Trag., Xen.