ἀράσσω

ἀράσσω, Att. ἀράττω [ᾰρ], Ion. and poet. impf. ἀράσσεσκον Pi. P. 4.226: fut. ἀράξω (συν-) Hom., Dor. ἀραξῶ Theoc. 2.160: aor. ἤραξα (ἀπ-) Hom., Ep. ἄραξα Hes. Sc. 461:—Pass., aor. ἠράχθην, Ep. ἀράχθην (συν-) Hom.: fut. Med. in pass. sense, καταράξεσθαι Plu. Caes. 44:—

• smite, dash in pieces, (Hom. only in compds. ἀπαράσσω, συναράσσω); of any violent impact, with collat. notion of rattling, clanging, as of horses, ὁπλαῖς ἀ. χθόνα Pi. l.c.; ἄρασσε (sc. πύλας) knock at the door, E. Hec. 1044; τὴν θύραν Ar. Ec. 978, cf. Theoc. 2.6 (Pass., of the door, open with a crash, Luc. DMeretr. 15.2); pound in a mortar, ὅλμῳ ἀ. Nic. Th. 508; ἀράσσειν στέρνα, κρᾶτα, beat the breasts, the head, in mourning, A. Pers. 1054 (lyr.), E. Tr. 279 (lyr.); ἄρασσε μᾶλλον strike harder, A. Pr. 58; ὄψεις ἀράξας S. Ant. 52; ἤρασσε βλέφαρα Id. OT 1276:—in Pass., ὀμμάτων ἀραχθέντων Id. Ant. 975 (lyr.); also ἀ. πέτροις τινά strike with a shower of stones, E. IT 327:—Pass., πέτροισιν ἠράσσοντο A. Pers. 460:—ἀ. κιθάρην strike the lyre, Orph. A. 382; ὕμνον, μέλος, etc., Nonn. D. 1.15, 440, etc.
• • • 2 c. dat. modi, ἀράσσειν τινὰ ὀνείδεσι, κακοῖς, assail with reproaches or threats, S. Aj. 725, Ph. 374, cf. ἐξαράσσω.
  • II Pass., to be dashed against, πρὸς τὰς πέτρας Hdt. 6.44; πρὸς τὴν γῆν Luc. Anach. 11; of things, dash one against the other, A.R. 2.553, Ael. NA 16.39.—The simple Verb is poetic, used once by Hdt. and in late Prose, v. supr. (Akin to ῥάσσω, Ion. ῥήσσω (q.v.), cf. προσαρασσόμενον· προσρησσόμενον, Hsch.).

ἀράσσω, von jeder heftigen Bewegung eines Körpers gegen den andern, wodurch ein Ton od. Geräusch hervorgebracht wird ; Hom. nur in Komposs., z.B. Od. 9.498 σύν κεν ἄραξε, 5.426 σὺν δʼ ὀστέʼ ἀράχθη ; Il. 16.324 ἀπὸ δʼ ὀστέον ἄραξεν ; – ἀράσσεσκον ὁπλαῖς χθόνα, die Stiere stampften die Erde, Pind. P. 4.226 ; schlagen, Aesch. Prom. 58 ; στέρνα Pers. 1011 ; ὄψεις Soph. Ant. 52 ; ἀραχθὲν ἕλκος 961, zw.; χειρὶ κρᾶτα Eur. Tr. 1235 ; πέτραις, mit Steinen werfen, I.T. 327, λίθοις Dion.Hal. 1.79 ; πρὸς τὸ ἤδαφος. zu Boden schmettern ; πρὸς τὰς πέτρας ἀράσσεσθαι Her. 6.44 ; θύρας, an die Tür pochen, Anacr. 31.8 ; πύλας Eur. I.T. 1308 ; πύλαν ἀραξεῖ Theocr. 2.160 ; ἄρραξε 2.6 ; λύραν, die Lyra schlagen, spielen ; μέλος, ein Lied spielen, Sp.; ὕμνον Nonn. D. 1.15 ; ἦχον 10.223 ; ἀρ. κακοῖς, ὀνείδεσι, mit Schmähungen werfen, Soph. Aj. 712, Phil. 374. – Pass., mit Geräusch an einander stoßen, ἡ αὔλειος ἠράσσετο. das Hoftor wurde aufgerissen, Luc. D.Mer. 15.

ἀράσσω

Fut. ἀράξω Il. 23.673.

3 sing. aor. ἄραξε Il. 12.384, Il. 13.577, Il. 16.324: Od. 9.498, Od. 12.412, 422.

3 sing. aor. pass. ἀράχθη Od. 5.426.

(ἀπ-.)

• • 1

    To strike so as to break, shiver or smash: τρυφάλειαν Il. 13.577. Cf. Il. 12.384, Il. 16.324, Il. 23.673: σύν κʼ ὀστέʼ ἀράχθη (would have had his bones smashed) Od. 5.426. Cf. Od. 9.498, Od. 12.412, 422.

  • 2

    To put together or construct by hammering: σχεδίην Od. 5.248.

ἀ˘ράσσω

• 1strike, beat χαλκέαις δʼ ὁπλαῖς ᾰράσσεσκον χθόνʼ P. 4.226

ἀράσσω , fut. ἀράξω, aor. ἄραξα, aor. pass. ἀράχθην: pound, batter, break; γόμφοισιν σχεδίην, ‘hammered fast’; freq. with adverbs, ἀπό, Il. 13.577; ἐκ, Od. 12.422; σύν, ‘smash,’ Il. 12.384.

ἀράσσω a_euphon, ῥάσσω, akin to ῥήσσω

• • Ito strike hard, smite, (Hom. only has it in the compds. ἀπ-, συν-αράσσω); of horses, ὁπλαῖς ἀρ. χθόνα Pind.; θύρας ἀρ. to knock furiously at the door, Eur.; ἀράσσειν στέρνα, κρᾶτα to beat the breast, the head, in mourning, Lat. plangere, Aesch., Eur.; ἄρασσε μᾶλλον strike harder, Aesch.; ἀρ. ὄψεις, βλέφαρα Soph.
  • • 2c. dat. modi, ἀράσσειν ὀνείδεσι κακοῖς to throw with reproaches or threats, i. e. fling them wildly about, Soph.
  • IIPass. to be dashed against, πρὸς τὰς πέτρας Hdt.; πέτραις Aesch.