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ἐναύω

ἐναύω, to kindle

ἐναύω2, cry aloud

ἐναύω3, [lexical cite]

ἐναύω (A), impf. ἔναυον Hdt. 7.231: aor. 1 opt. ἐναύσειε Diph. 62, inf. ἐναῦσαι Plu. Phoc. 37:—Med., Cratin. 409: fut. -σομαι Com.Adesp. 25.23D., Longus 3.6: aor. ἐναύσασθαι Pl. Ax. 371e, etc.:—
  • kindle, ἐ. πῦρ τινί light one a fire, give him a light, as was the duty of a neighbour, X. Mem. 2.2.12, cf. Hdt. l.c., Diph. l.c., Call. Iamb. 1.191; τοῦτον μήτε πόλει δέχεσθαι μήτε πῦρ ἐ. Plb. 9.40.5, cf. Din. 2.9:— Med., πῦρ ἐναύεσθαι light oneself a fire, get a light, ἐκ τῆς Αἴτνης Luc. Tim. 6; ἀπὸ ἑτέρου πυρός Plu. Num. 9: metaph., ἐ. τὸ θάρσος borrow courage, Pl. l.c.; τῆς ἐλευθερίας v.l. in Plb. 18.11.7; of Poets, draw inspiration, Ἔφεσον ὅθεν πῦρ οἱ τὰ μέτρα μέλλοντες τὰ χωλὰ τίκτειν μὴ ʼμαθῶς ἐναύονται Call. Iamb. 1.335; ἐντεῦθεν ἐ. τὸν λόγον Ael. Fr. 246; ἐξ αὐτοῦ διδασκαλίαν ἐ. ib. 89.
      • 2 apply fire to smoke out a swarm of bees, Hsch. (Cf. αὔω, ἐπαύω; the gloss ἔναυον (i.e. ἔναυʼ ον for ἔναυσον): ἔνθες (Cypr.), Id., belongs to this word.)
ἐναύω (B),
  • cry aloud in, Sch. Il. 5.333.
ἐναύω (C),
  • = ἱκετεύω πρὸς τοῖς ναοῖς, Suid., Zonar.

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