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ἔρομαι

ἔρομαι, to ask, enquire

ἔρομαι (not found in pres. ind. (exc. 2sg. ἔρεαι Orac. in Certamen Prooem.), its place being taken by ἐρέω (A), ἐρωτάω); Ion. and Ep. εἴρομαι Il. 1.553, Od. 1.284, al.: impf.(=aor.) εἰρόμην Il. 1.513, Pi. O. 6.49, Hdt. 2.44, etc.: fut. ἐρήσομαι S. OT 1166, Ar. Nu. 1409, Pl. Prt. 355c; Ion. εἰρήσομαι Od. 4.61, 7.237, Hdt. 1.67 (ἐπ-): aor. 2 ἠρόμην Sapph. 1.15, E. Ion 541, Th. 3.113, etc.; imper. ἐροῦ S. El. 563, E. Or. 763 (troch.), etc., Ep. ἔρειο Il. 11.611; subj. ἔρωμαι Od. 8.133, Pl. R. 538d, etc.; εἴρωμαι Od. 16.402, Hdt. 4.76; opt. ἐροίμην Od. 1.135, 3.77, etc.; inf. ἐρέσθαι in Hom. always in the phrase μεταλλῆσαι καὶ ἐρέσθαι 3.69, al. (exc. in 1.405) (ἔρεσθαι is freq. in codd., as Lys. 12.24, E. El. 548, cf.Hdn.Gr. 1.466); part. ἐρόμενος Ar. Eq. 574, Th. 4.40:—Ep. and Ion. also ἐρέομαι in subj. ἐρέωμαι Od. 17.509, inf. ἐρέεσθαι 6.298, 23.106, Hp. Prorrh. 2.41, impf. ἐρέοντο Il. 1.332, 8.445; ἐπ-ειρεόμενος is v.l. in Hdt. 3.64:—
  • Αask, inquire, mostly folld. by indirect question, εἴροντο.. ὅττι ἑ κήδοι Od. 9.402, etc.; ἤρετο ὅτι θαυμάζοι Th. 3.113; τὸν ξεῖνον ἐρώμεθα εἴ τινʼ ἄεθλον οἶδε Od. 8.133, etc.; ἠρόμην ὅπου.. Pl. R. 327b; διὰ τί.. Id. Prt. 355c, etc.: folld. by a direct question, ἤρετο Ξενοφῶντα, εἰπέ μοι, ἔφη, ὦ Ξενοφῶν, οὐ σὺ ἐνόμιζες..; X. Mem. 1.3.8; ἐρομένου δὲ τοῦ Ἀγησιλάου, ἆρʼ ἂν ἐν καιρῷ γένοιτο, εἰ..; Id. HG 4.3.2, cf. Cyr. 1.4.19.
      • 2 c. acc. objecti, learn by inquiry, ἐρέεσθαι δώματα πατρός Od. 6.298; ask after or for, εἰρόμεναι παῖδας Il. 6.239; εἴρεαι Ἕκτορα δῖον 24.390; θεῶν εἰρώμεθα βουλάς Od. 16.402.
      • 3 c. acc. pers., question, Il. 1.332, etc., Hdt. 1.32, Lys. 12.24; εἴρετο δʼ ἡμέας, ὦ ξεῖνοι, τίνες ἐστέ; Od. 9.251; ἀλλήλους εἴροντο τίς εἴη καὶ πόθεν ἔλθοι 17.368, cf. E. Or. 763 (troch.), etc.; in later Prose, Jul. Or. 7.229b.
      • 4 c. acc. pers., petition, Ar. Eq. 574.
      • 5 c. dupl.acc., to ask one about a thing, τὸ μέν σε πρῶτον..εἰρήσομαι.., τίς πόθεν εἰς ἀνδρῶν; Od. 7.237, cf. 19.509; ἐρήσομαί σε τουτί· παῖδά μʼ ὄντʼ ἔτυπτες; Ar. Nu. 1409.
      • 6 freq. τινὰ περί τινος, as ἵνα μιν περὶ πατρὸς..ἔροιτο Od. 1.135, 3.77, cf. Hdt. 4.76, al., E. El. 548; also οἱ δέ μιν ἀμφὶ δίκας εἴροντο Od. 11.570; ἀμφὶ πόσει εἴρεσθαι 19.95. (Ion. εἰρ-Att. ἐρ- from ἐρϝ- (aor. stem), cf. ἐρέ(ϝ)ω, ἐρευτής: pres. ἐρέ(ϝ)ομαι: ἐροίμην and similar forms in Hom. are variously expld. or emended.)

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