πειρητίζω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ep. form of <b class="b3">πειράω</b>, only pres. and impf., <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">attempt, try, prove</b>, abs., <span class="bibl">Il.15.615</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.24.221</span> : c. inf., ῥήγνυσθαι μέγα τεῖχος . . πειρήτιζον <span class="bibl">Il. 12.257</span> ; <b class="b3">πλήκτρῳ ἐπειρήτιζε</b> <b class="b2">touched the strings</b> with it, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Merc.</span>53</span>,<span class="bibl">419</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> c. gen. pers., <b class="b2">make trial of</b>, <b class="b3">συβώτεω πειρητίζων εἰ</b> . . <span class="bibl">Od.14.459</span> ; <b class="b3">συβώτεω π., ἤ μιν ἔτ' ἐνδυκέως φιλέοι . . ἦ</b> . . <span class="bibl">15.304</span>; μή τί μευ, ἠΰτε παιδός... πειρήτιζε <span class="bibl">Il.7.235</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> c. gen. rei, σθένεος καὶ ἀλκῆς <span class="bibl">Od.22.237</span> ; τόξου <span class="bibl">21.124</span>, <span class="bibl">149</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> c. acc., <b class="b3">στίχας ἀνδρῶν π</b>. <b class="b2">attempt</b>, i.e. <b class="b2">attack</b>, the lines, <span class="bibl">Il.12.47</span>.</span>