ἀλέομαι

ἀλέομαι [ᾰλ], contr. ἀλεῦμαι Thgn. 575, pres. part. ἀλευόμενοι Hes. Op. 535 (v. l.), ἀλευμένη Semon. 7.61: impf. ἀλέοντο (ἐξ-) Il. 18.586:— chiefly used by Hom. in aor. ἀλευάμην, v. infr.; inf. ἀλέασθαι, -εύασθαι, Hes. Op. 734, 505; subj. ἀλεύεται Od. 14.400; part. ἀλευάμενος 9.277, Thgn. 400. (Perh. from same Root as ἄλη, ἀλάομαι: ἀλεϝ- as aor. shows):—

• avoid, shun, c. acc. rei, ἔγχεα δʼ ἀλλήλων ἀλεώμεθα Il. 6.226, cf. 13.184; ἐμὸν ἔγχος ἄλευαι 22.285; ἀλεύατο κῆρα μέλαιναν 3.360; Διὸς δʼ ἀλεώμεθα μῆνιν 5.34; ὄφρα τὸ κῆτος . . ἀλέαιτο 20.147; κακὸν . . τό κεν οὔτις . . ἀλέαιτο Od. 20.368; μύθους μὲν ὑπερφιάλους ἀλέασθε 4.774: rarely c. acc. pers., θεοὺς ἢ δειδίμεν ἢ ἀλέασθαι 9.274: c. inf., avoid doing, λίθου δʼ ἀλέασθαι ἐπαυρεῖν Il. 23.340; ἀλεύεται (Ep. subj.) ἠπεροπεύειν Od. 14.400.
• • • 2 abs., flee for oneʼs life, τὸν μὲν ἀλευάμενον τὸν δὲ κτάμενον Il. 5.28; οὔτε . . φυγέειν δύνατʼ οὔτʼ ἀλέασθαι 13.436; μή πως ἀλέηται Od. 4.396.

ἀλέομαι, s. ἀλεύω.

†ἀλέομαι

[cf. ἀλεείνω.]

3 pl. impf. ἀλέοντο Il. 18.586.

3 sing. aor. ἠλεύατο Il. 13.184, 404, 503, Il. 16.610, Il. 17.305, 526, Il. 22.274. ἀλεύατο Il. 3.360, Il. 7.254, Il. 11.360, Il. 14.462: Od. 17.67, Od. 20.300, 305.

3 pl. ἀλεύαντο Od. 22.260.

3 sing. subj. ἀλέηται Od. 4.396. ἀλεύεται Od. 14.400, Od. 24.29.

1 pl. ἀλεώμεθα Il. 5.34, Il. 6.226.

3 sing. opt. ἀλέαιτο Il. 20.147: Od. 20.368.

Imp. ἄλευαι Il. 22.285.

2 pl. ἀλέασθε Od. 4.774.

Pple. ἀλευάμενος, -ου Il. 5.28, 444, Il. 15.223, Il. 16.711, Il. 20.281: Od. 9.277, Od. 12.157.

Infin. ἀλέασθαι Il. 13.436, 513, Il. 20.302, Il. 23.340, 605: Od. 9.274, 411, Od. 16.447. ἀλεύασθαι Od. 12.159, 269, 274. (ὑπ-, ὑπεξ-.)

• • 1

    To escape, evade, avoid, keep out of the way, reach, or influence of (something coming upon or threatening one): ἔγχεα Il. 6.226. Cf. Il. 3.360, Il. 5.34, Il. 15.223, Il. 20.147, 281, etc.: νοῦσον Od. 9.411. Cf. Od. 9.274, 277, Od. 12.157, Od. 16.447, Od. 20.305, 368, Od. 22.260, Od. 24.29.

  • 2

    Absol., to escape Il. 20.302.

    To avoid a missile Od. 20.300.

    To flee, take to flight, take oneself off, save oneself Il. 5.28 (as it seemed to the onlookers), Il. 13.436, 513: Od. 4.396.

    To keep out of harm’s way Il. 18.586.

  • 3

    To shun, avoid, keep clear of or away from, refrain from: μύθους ὑπερφιάλους Od. 4.774, σειρήνων φθόγγον καὶ λειμῶνα Od. 12.159, νῆσον 269 = 274, ὅμιλον Od. 17.67.

  • 4

    With infin., to shrink from doing, hesitate to do: ἠπεροπεύειν Il. 23.605: Od. 14.400.

    To take care not to do: λίθου ἐπαυρεῖν Il. 23.340.

ἀλέομαι , ἀλεύομαι (ἀλέϝομαι), aor. ἠλεύατο, ἀλεύατο, -ντο, opt. ἀλέαιτο, imp. ἄλευαι, ἀλέασθε, inf. ἀλέασθαι, part. ἀλευάμενος (subj. ἀλέϝηται, ἀλεϝώμεθα, aor. or pres.): shun, avoid, flee from, flee; abs., and freq. τί, rarely τινά (θεούς, ‘shun their wrath,’ Od. 9.274); also w. inf.

ἀλέομαι Prob. from same root as ἀλάομαι.

• • • 1to avoid, shun, c. acc. rei, ἔγχεα ἀλεώμεθα, ἠλεύατο ἔγχος, ἀλεύατο κῆρα, ἀλεώμεθα μῆνιν, τὸ κῆτος ἀλέαιτο, — all in Il.; rarely c. acc. pers., θεοὺς ἀλέασθαι, Il.:—c. inf. to avoid doing; ἀλεύεται (Epic 3rd sg. subj. for -ηται) ἠπεροπεύειν Od.
    • 2absol. to flee for oneʼs life, flee, τὸν μὲν ἀλευάμενον τὸν δὲ κτάμενον Il.; οὔτε φυγέειν δύνατʼ οὔτʼ ἀλέασθαι Il.