ἀκέομαι

English (LSJ)

[ᾰ], Ion. imper. ἀκέο (for ἀκέεο) Hdt.3.40; Ep. part.

   A ἀκειόμενος Il.16.29, Od.14.383, Pi.P.9.104: fut. ἀκέσομαι D.C.38.19, Ep. ἀκέσσομαι Musae.199, Att. ἀκοῦμαι (ἐξ-) Men.863: aor. ἠκεσάμην, Ep. imper. ἄκεσσαι, etc.:—Pass., v. sub fin.:    I trans., heal, cure, c. acc. of thing healed, ἕλκος ἄκεσσαι Il.16.523; ἕλκε' ἀκειόμενοι 16.29; ψώρην ἀκέσασθαι Hdt.4.90; of part healed, τὰ ἔσω ἀσκοῖσιν Hp.Mochl.25; ἄχος S.Tr.1035; βλέφαρον ἀκέσαιο τυφλόν E.Hec.1067; τὸν Λητώ τε καὶ Ἄρτεμις . . ἀκέοντο Il.5.448, cf. 402: c. gen. morbi, νούσου . . μ' ἀκέσω βαρυαλγέος Epigr.Gr.803 (Delos), cf. Paus.8.18.8.    2 stanch, quench, πίον τ' ἀκέοντό τε δίψαν Il.22.2, cf. Pi.P.9.104.    3 generally, mend, repair, νῆας ἀκειόμενος Od.14.383; freq. of tailors or cobblers, Luc.Fug.33, Nec.17; of a spider mending its web, Arist. HA623a18.    4 metaph., make amends for, repair, ἁμαρτάδα Hdt.1.167; τὰ ἐπιφερόμενα Id.3.16, cf. E.Med.199; μήνιμα Antipho 4.3.7; ἀδίκημα Pl.R.364c; ἀπορίας X.Mem.2.7.1.    II intr. or abs., apply a remedy, make amends, ἀλλ' ἀκεώμεθα θᾶσσον· ἀκεσταί τοι φρένες ἐσθλῶν Il.13.115; ἀλλ' ἀκέσασθε, φίλοι Od.10.69, cf. S.Ant.1027, Hdt.3.40, Pl.Phlb.30b.    III Act., Hp.Loc.Hom. 10; ἀκέεται in pass. sense, Aret. CA1.1; ἀκεομένου τοῦ κακοῦ Id.SD 1.6: aor. ἀκεσθῆναι Paus.2.27.3.