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ἀπειλέω

ἀπειλέω, [to force back]

ἀπειλέω2, threaten; (Hom.) boast, promise

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ἀπειλέω (A), Elean ἀποϝηλέω,
  • keep away, ἀπὸ τῶ βωμῶ GDI 1159, cf. 1150; ἀπὸ μαντείας 1154:—Pass., ἐς ἀπορίην ἀπειληθείς or ἀπειλημένος brought into great straits, Hdt. 1.24, 2.141; ἐς ἀναγκαίην ἀπειλημένος Id. 8.109; ἀπειληθέντες ἐς στεινόν forced into narrow compass, Id. 9.34.
    • II unroll, roll off, Hero Aut. 5.5.
ἀπειλέω (B), 3 dual impf. Act. ἀπειλήτην, Ep. for ἠπειλείτην, Od. 11.313: later Ep. pres. ἀπειλείω Musae. 122, Nonn. D. 20.204:—
  • hold out either in the way of promise or threat, and therefore:
    • I sts. in good sense, promise, οὐδʼ ἠπείλησεν ἄνακτι . . ῥέξειν κλειτὴν ἑκατόμβην Il. 23.863, cf. 872; also, boast or brag, ὥς ποτʼ ἀπειλήσει 8.150; ἦ μὲν ἀπείλησας βητάρμονας εἶναι ἀρίστους Od. 8.383, cf. Jul. Or. 2.57a.
    • II commonly in bad sense, threaten, in Hom. either abs., as Il. 2.665, Od. 21.368: or (more freq.) c. dat. pers., ib. 20.272, etc.: c. acc. cogn., αἶψα δʼ ἀναστὰς ἠπείλησεν μῦθον spake a threatening speech, Il. 1.388; ἀπειλὰς ἀ., v. ἀπειλή; δείνʼ ἀπειλήσων ἔπη E. Supp. 542: freq. with neut. Pron. or Adj., ἀ. τόγε θυμῷ Il. 15.212; ταῦτα, πολλὰ ἀ., Hdt. 7.18, 1.111, Th. 8.33, etc.; πύργοις ἀ. δεινά A. Th. 426; τοῦτʼ ἀπειλήσας ἔχεις S. OC 817.
      • 2 with acc. of the thing threatened, θάνατον ἀ. ὃς ἂν . . Hdt. 4.81; ξίφος Plu. Pomp. 47; ζημίας ἀ. κατά τινος Id. Cam. 39; ἠπείλησαν τοὺς ἄρχοντας threatened them with the prefects, Lib. Or. 47.7.
      • 3 dependent clauses were added in fut. inf., γέρας . . ἀφαιρήσεσθαι ἀπειλεῖς Il. 1.161, cf. 15.179, Od. 11.313; σφέας . . ἀπείλεε ἐκτρίψειν Hdt. 6.37; ἀ. δράσειν τι E. Med. 287; ἀ. ἀποκτενεῖν Lys. 3.28: rarely in pres. inf., ἠπ. . . ἑλκέμεν Il. 9.682: after Hom. in aor. inf., X. Mem. 3.5.4, HG 5.4.7, Theoc. 24.16.
      • 4 ἀ. ὅτι . ., ὡς . ., Ar. Pl. 88, X. An. 5.5.22, etc.; ἀ. τινί, εἰ μή . . Id. Cyr. 4.5.12.
    • III Pass., ἀπειλοῦμαι, of persons, to be terrified by threats, Id. Smp. 4.31.
      • 2 of things, τὰ ἀπειληθέντα, = ἀπειλαί, Pl. Lg. 823c.
    • IV later in Med., with aor. 1 -ησάμην App. BC 3.29, Polyaen. 7.35.2: c. inf., forbid with threats, ἀπειλησώμεθα αὐτοῖς μηκέτι λαλεῖν Act.Ap. 4.17.

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