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ἀνείρομαι

ἀνείρομαι, inquire of, question

ἀνείρομαι, used by Hom. only in pres., whereas Att. prefer ἀνερωτάω: but Trag. (in lyr.) use aor. ἀνηρόμην S. Aj. 314, inf. ἀνερέσθαι Id. OT 1304; Pl. Men. 85c has fut. ἀνερήσομαι, and Hsch. gives ἀνηρήμεθα· ἠρωτήθημεν:
      • 1 c. acc. pers., inquire of, question, ὅτε κεν δή σʼ αὐτὸς ἀνείρηται ἐπέεσσι Od. 4.420; so μή μʼ ἀνέρῃ τίς εἰμι S. OC 210, cf. Aj. 314, Pl. Ap. 20a, etc.
      • 2 c. acc. rei, ask about, τήνδε τε γαῖαν ἀνείρεαι Od. 13.238: in Prose also περί τινος Pl. Men. 74c.
      • 3 c. dupl. acc., ὅ μʼ ἀνείρεαι what thou inquirest of me, Il. 3.177; ἀνήρετʼ . . Χαιρεφῶντα Σωκράτης ψύλλαν ὁπόσους ἅλλοιτο . . πόδας Ar. Nu. 145, cf. Pl. Smp. 173b, etc.

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