λωφάω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[rest]], [[give over]], ὅδε μὲν τάχα λωφήσει <span class="bibl">Il.21.292</span>; <b class="b3">εἰ λωφήσω τρεῖς ὥρας</b> dub. in Phld.<span class="title">Herc.</span>1251.18. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> c. gen. (cf. [[καταλωφάω]]), <b class="b2">take rest</b> or <b class="b2">abate from, recover from</b>, <b class="b3">χόλου, πόθου</b>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span> 378</span>, <span class="bibl">654</span>; πόνου <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>61</span>; τῆς ὀδύνης <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phdr.</span>251</span> c; φιλοτιμίας λελωφηκυῖαν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">R.</span>620c</span>; so λ. ἀπὸ νόσου καὶ πολέμου <span class="bibl">Th.6.12</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> c. part., [[cease]] to do, πρήσων <span class="bibl">A.R.4.819</span>, cf. <span class="title">AP</span>5.187 (Leon.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> [[abate]], of pain, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Int.</span>49</span>; of a disease, <span class="bibl">Th.2.49</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>854c</span>; of misfortunes, <span class="bibl">Th.7.77</span>; of wind, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mete.</span>362a7</span>; of the sea, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pr.</span> 934b15</span>; ὅταν λωφήσωσιν οἱ λίθοι <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>4.7.6</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> trans., [[lighten]], [[relieve]], ὁ λωφήσων γὰρ οὐ πέφυκέ πω <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>27</span>: c. gen., <b class="b3">ἀχέων λωφήσετε θυμόν</b> [[relieve]] your mind [[from]] pains, <span class="bibl">Emp.145.2</span>.</span>

|etymtx=Grammatical information: v.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">recover, take rest, give over</b>, also trans. (poet.) [[lighten]], [[relieve]] (Pl. Phdr. 251 c); on the meaning Fowler AmJPh 78, 176 a. 179.<br />Other forms: <b class="b3">-έω</b> (hell.); aor. <b class="b3">λωφῆσαι</b> (ι 459), fut. <b class="b3">λωφήσω</b> (Φ 292 etc.), perf. <b class="b3">λελώφηκα</b> (Th., Pl.).<br />Compounds: rarely with prefix, e.g. <b class="b3">κατα-</b>.<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">λώφησις</b> [[cessation]] (Th.), <b class="b3">λῶφαρ λώφημα</b> H., <b class="b3">λωφήϊος</b> [[relieving]], [[expiatory]] (A. R. 2, 485). For the form cf. <b class="b3">πωτάομαι</b>, <b class="b3">νωμάω</b>, <b class="b3">στρωφάω</b> usw., so prob. deverbat. (Schwyzer 719).<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: Unknown. Connection with <b class="b3">ἐλαφρός</b>, <b class="b3">ἐλαχύς</b> etc. (Bq), is impossible. Better is the comparison with Germ., e.g. OHG [[labōn]] [[laben]], refresh' (Bezzenberger BB 5, 318), for which however a loan from Lat. [[lavāre]] [[wash]] is considered (WP. 2, 442 f., W.-Hofmann s. [[lavō]]). Not with Schwyzer 719 n. 4: to IE <b class="b2">*sleubh-</b> <b class="b2">hang down</b> (Pok. 964).