ἀΐσσω

ἀΐσσω, Hom., Hdt.; in Pi. and Trag. contr. ᾄσσω; Att. ᾄττω, or ἄττω (without ι subscr.) in Mss. of Pl., etc.: impf. ἤϊσσον Il. 18.506, Ion. ἀΐσσεσκον (παρ-) A.R. 2.276, Att. ᾖσσον A. Pr. 676, E. Ph. 1382: fut. ἀΐξω (ὑπ-) Il. 21.126, Att. ᾄξω E. Hec. 1106 (lyr.), Ar. Nu. 1299: aor. ἤιξα Hom., B. 12.144, (δι-) Hdt. 4.134; Dor. ᾆξα B. 9.23 (prob.); Att. and Trag. ᾖξα A. Pr. 837, S. OC 890, etc., part. ᾄξαντες Is. 4.10; Ion. ἀΐξασκον Il. 23.369:—Med., aor. ἀΐξασθαι Il. 22.195:—Pass., Hom.: aor. ἠίχθην, ἀΐχθην Il. (v. infr.).—Trag. use the uncontr. forms in lyr., S. OC 1499, Tr. 843, E. Tr. 156, 1086, Supp. 962; once in trim., E. Hec. 31.

• Poet., chiefly Ep., Verb, rarely found in Prose:—of rapid motion, shoot, dart, glance, as light, αὐγή Il. 18.212, etc.; νόος 15.80; διά μου κεφαλῆς ᾄσσουσʼ ὀδύναι E. Hipp. 1351:—of one darting upon his enemy, ἀΐσσειν ἔγχει, φασγάνῳ, ἵπποις, Il. 11.484, 5.81, 17.460, etc.; τοῖσιν (sc. σκήπτροισιν) 18.506; of the rapid flight of birds, 23.868, etc.; ἤιξεν πέτεσθαι 21.247; of ghosts gliding about, τοὶ δὲ σκιαὶ ἀΐσσουσιν Od. 10.495; of javelins, Il. 5.657; of a tree, shoot up, Pi. N. 8.40; of veins, etc., in the body, Hp. Epid. 2.4.1, cf. Morb. 4.54: c. acc. cogn., ἦξαν δράμημα E. Ph. 1379; κέλευθον A. Pr. 837: once in aor. Med., ἀντίον ἀΐξασθαι Il. 22.195: also in Pass., [ἔγχος] ὦσεν . . ἐτώσιον ἀϊχθῆναι Il. 5.854; ἐς οὐρανὸν ἀϊχθήτην 24.97; ἐκ χειρῶν ἡνία ἠίχθησαν slipped from his hands, 16.404; ἀμφὶ δὲ χαῖται ὤμοις ἀΐσσονται 6.510; κόμη διʼ αὔρας . . ᾄσσεται S. OC 1261; shoot forth, of limbs, Emp. 29:—Act., to be driven, πνευμάτων ὑπὸ δυσχίμων ἀΐσσω E. Supp. 962.
• • • 2 later, turn eagerly to a thing, be eager after, εἴς τι Id. Ion 328; ἐπὶ τά τινος ᾄξαντες making onslaught on his property, Is. 4.10; πρὸς τὰ πολιτικὰ ᾄ. Pl. Alc. 1.118b, cf. Phld. Mus. p.12 K., Plu. Util. 2.87d: c. inf., εἰπεῖν Pl. Lg. 709a.
  • II trans., αὔραν . . ἀΐσσων putting the air in motion (with a fan), E. Or. 1430; ᾖξεν χέρα S. Aj. 40. [ᾱ in Hom., save in the compd. ὑπᾰΐξει Il. 21.126, cf. A.R. 3.1302; ᾰ Lyr., Trag. (exc. E. Tr. 1086), Arat. 334.]

ἀΐσσω, att. ᾄσσω u. ᾄττω, bei Hom. von jeder schnellen Bewegung, eilen, losfahren, ἤϊξεν ἐπὶ χθόνα Ἀθήνη, sie schwang sich auf die Erde hinab, Il. 4.78 ; ἄκοντες ἀντίον ἀΐσσουσι θρασειάων ἀπὸ χειρῶν, fliegen aus den Händen, 11.553 ; φασγάνῳ ἀΐσσων, mit dem Schwerte anstürmend, 8.88, vgl. 10.456 ; ἀΐσσων ᾧ ἔγχει ἀμύνετο 11.484, ἴπποις ἀΐσσων, mit Rossen dahineilend, 17.460. Von der Taube, πρὸς οὖραυὸν ἤιξε, schwang sich zum Himmel empor, 23.868 ; ὑψ ὁ σε δʼ αὐγὴ γίγνεται ἀΐσσουσα Il. 18.212 ; καπνὸς ἀπὸ χθονὸς ἀΐσσων, der aufsteigende Rauch, Od. 10.99, u. von den flüchtigen Schatten 495 ; Il. 15.150 τὼ δʼ ἀΐξαντε πετέσθην aor. in der Bdtg des Anfangens, sie erhoben sich u. eilten dahin ; iterat. Il. 28.369 ἅρματα δʼ ἄλλοτε μὲν χθονὶ πίλνατο, ἄλλοτε δʼ ἀΐξασκε μετήορα ; imporf, ἤϊσσον Il. 18.506. Aehnlich die Tragg.; Pind. δένδρεον ᾄσσει N. 8.40, emporschießen ; ἀΐσσειν πρός τι Aesch. Prom. 979, auf etwas losstürzen, wie Plat. Alc.I, 118b πρὸς τὰ πολιτικ ἀ. Ebenso das pass., Il. 5.854 ἐτώσιον ἀϊχθῆναι, von der Lanze ; ἐκ χειρῶν ἡνία ἠΐχθησαν 16.404, fielen aus den Händen ; 24.97 ἐς οὐρανὸν ἀϊχθήτην ; aor. med. 22.195 ἀντίον ἀΐξασθαι. – h.Cer. 178 ; Soph. O.C. 1261 κόμη ᾄσσεται διʼ αὔρας, das Haar flattert durch die Lüfte, wie Il. 6.510 ἀμφὶ δὲ χαῖται ὤμοις ἀΐσσονται. Auch trans., ᾖξεν χέρα, er schwang die Faust, Soph. Aj. 40 ; vgl. αὔραν ἀΐσσων, die Luft fächelnd, Eur. Or. 1429, δρόμημα Phoen. 1388 ; Ap.Rh. 1.1254 ; Nonn. D. 21.150. Bei Hom. α lang, in ὑπαΐξει Il. 21.126 kurz ; sonst gewöhnlich kurz.

ἀΐσσω

3 sing. aor. ἤϊξε Il. 4.78, Il. 11.118, Il. 13.65, Il. 20.277, Il. 21.247, 254, Il. 23.868: Od. 15.164.

3 pl. ἤϊξαν Il. 5.657: Od. 2.154, Od. 15.183.

3 sing. subj. ἀΐξῃ Il. 15.80, 580.

3 pl. ἀΐξωσι Il. 17.726.

Pple. ἀΐξας, -ασα Il. 2.167, Il. 5.81, Il. 6.232, Il. 11.423, Il. 12.145, etc.: Od. 1.102, Od. 10.117, Od. 19.451, Od. 22.90, 98, Od. 24.488.

3 sing. pa. iterative ἀΐξασκε Il. 23.369.

Aor. infin. mid. ἀΐξασθαι Il. 22.195.

3 sing. aor. pass. ἠΐχθη Il. 3.368.

3 dual ἀϊχθήτην Il. 24.97.

3 pl. ἠΐχθησαν Il. 16.404.

Infin. ἀϊχθῆναι Il. 5.854.

(ἀν-, ἀπ-, ἐπ-, μετ-, παρ-, προσ-, ὑπ-.) In all moods, to rush, fly, dart, of persons, animals, or things.

• • 1
  • • a

      In act.: βῆ ἀΐξασα Il. 2.167, ἄκοντες Il. 11.553. Cf. Il. 4.78, Il. 5.81, 657, Il. 6.232, Il. 11.118, Il. 17.579, Il. 24.320, etc.: αἰετώ Od. 2.154, λικριφίς Od. 19.451. Cf. Od. 1.102, Od. 10.117, Od. 22.90, etc.

    • b

      In mid.: ἀμφὶ δέ τʼ ἀΐσσονται Il. 11.417, πυλάων ἀντίον ἀΐξασθαι Il. 22.195.

    • c

      In pass.: ἔγχος ἠΐχθη Il. 11.368, ἐτώσιον ἀϊχθῆναι Il. 5.854, ἐς οὐρανὸν ἀϊχθήτην Il. 24.97.

  • 2

    In various shades of meaning.

  • • a

      In act., to rise to speak Il. 18.506 (the notion of quickness not here to be pressed).

      Of disembodied spirits, to flit about Od. 10.495.

      Of the mind, to be projected in thought Il. 15.80.

      Of chariots, to be tossed (into the air) Il. 23.369.

      Of light, to stream Il. 18.212.

      Of smoke, to rise into the air Od. 10.99.

    • b

      In mid., of a horse’s mane, to stream Il. 6.510 = Il. 15.267.

    • c

      In pass., of reins, to slip (from the hands) Il. 16.404.

ἀΐσσω, (ᾀσσω)

• • a rise up αὔξεται δʼ ἀρετά, χλωραῖς ἐέρσαις ὡς ὅτε δένδρεον ᾄσσει, ἐν σοφοῖς ἀνδρῶν ἀερθεῖσʼ ἐν δικαίοις τε πρὸς ὑγρὸν αἰθέρα (Boeckh: ἀίσσει σοφοῖς codd.; verba ᾄσσει, αὔξεται suspecta: F. Vogt in locum αὔξεται transposuit ἀίσσει e fine versus, ubi lacunam statuit, plaudente nunc Snell.) N. 8.40
  • b rush ἐπὶ δὲ στρατὸν ἄις[σε fr. 33a.

ἀΐσσω (ᾱ except ὑπαίξει, Il. 21.126), aor. ἤῑξα (ἀίξω, ἀῑξαι, ἀίξᾱς), ἀίξασκον, mid. aor. ἀίξασθαι, pass. ἠίχθην, ἀῖχθήτην: speed, dart, spring; of persons, animals, birds flying, and of inanimate things (arrows, a beam of light, ‘fluttering’ mane of horses); of the shades of the dead ‘flitting’ to and fro; freq. the part. w. another verb of motion, βῆ ἀίξᾱσα, ἀίξαντε πετέσθην, Il. 15.150, and conversely, ἤῖξε πέτεσθαι, ‘darted away’ in flight, Il. 21.247; often of hostile movements, ἀντίος ἀίξᾱς, φασγάνῳ, ‘with his sword,’ etc.; met., of the mind, νόος ἀνέρος, Il. 15.80 (cf. πτέρον ἠὲ νόημα, Od. 7.36).

ἀΐσσω Root αικ

• • Ito move with a quick shooting motion, to shoot, dart, glance, Lat. impetu ferri, Il., etc.; so in aor. mid., ἀΐξασθαι, and aor. pass. ἀϊχθῆναι Il.; κόμη διʼ αὔρας ἀίσσεται floats on the breeze, Soph.
  • • 2to turn eagerly, be eager, εἴς τι Eur.
  • IItrans. to put in motion, Eur.