μετεωρίζω

English (LSJ)

   A raise to a height, τὸ ἔρυμα Th.4.90; τὸ ἐμβριθὲς ἄγειν ἄνω -ίζουσα Pl.Phdr.246d; τὰ σκέλη lift the legs, X.Eq.10.4; ἑαυτόν ib.11.7, cf. Cyn.10.13; of a dolphin, δελφινίσκον μ. τῷ νώτῳ lifts or buoys it up on his back, Arist. HA631a18, cf. 602b27; τοὺς πόδας μ., of quadrupeds, Id.IA711b19; τὸ πνεῦμα μ. cause one to pant (cf. μετάρσιος 111), Id.Pr.885a33; ναῦν μ. εἰς τὸ πέλαγος put it out to sea, Philostr.VA6.12 (also abs., πλεῖν -ίζουσα ἐς τὸ πέλαγος Id.Her.8.3):—Med., τοὺς δελφῖνας μετεωρίζου heave up your dolphins (v. δελφίς 11), Ar.Eq.762:—Pass., to be raised up, Pl.Ti.63c; to be suspended, σχοινίοις POxy.904.6 (v A.D.); of smoke or dust, rise, X.Cyr.6.3.5; of wind, Ar.Nu.404; of water vapour, Hp.Aër.8, Arist.Mete.346b28, al.; of ships, μετεωρισθεὶς ἐν τῷ πελάγει keeping out on the high sea, Th.8.16; rise up, as from bed, Hp.Fract.15; of wind rising from the stomach, Id.Coac.613; μετεωριζόμενος suffering from flatulence, Id.Epid.4.41.    2 intr., attain considerable height, Thphr.HP4.2.4.    II metaph., buoy up, elevate, esp. with false hopes, μ. καὶ φυσήσας ὑμᾶς D.13.12, cf. Hegem. ap.Ath.15.698d, Plb.25.3.4; τοὺς Ἀθηναίους δι' ἐπιστολῶν Posidon. 36 J.; παραθαρρύνας καὶ μετεωρίσας Plu.Dem.18; unsettle a man's mind, Plb.5.70.10:—Pass., to be elevated, ὑπὸ λόγων ὁ νοῦς -ίζεται Ar. Av.1447; μετεωρισθεὶς καὶ περιχαρὴς γενόμενος ἐπί τινι Plb.3.70.1; μεμετεωρισμένοι ταῖς νίκαις D.S.11.32; also, to be anxious, POxy. 1679.16 (iii A.D.), perh. in this sense Ev.Luc.12.29.

German (Pape)

[Seite 159] erheben, in die Höhe heben u. schwebend erhalten; ἄνω, Plat. Phaedr. 246 d, vgl. Crat. 406 e; ἐδόκουν καταμανθάνειν μετεωριζόμενον ἢ καπνὸν ἢ κονιορτόν, aufsteigen, Xen. Cyr. 6, 3, 5; ἄνεμος μετεωρισθείς, Ar. Nub. 703; πόδα, Sext. Emp. pyrrh. 1, 71; τὸ ἔρυμα, den Wall erhöhen, Thuc. 4, 90; τινὰ νώτῳ, Arist. H. A. 9, 48. Dah. ναῦν εἰς τὸ πέλαγος, auf's hohe Meer führen, Philostr. Apoll. 6, 12; auch intrans., ἔπλει μετεωρίζουσα εἰς τὸ πέλαγος ἡ ναῦς, auf hoher See sich befindend; vgl. μετεωρισθεὶς ἐν τῷ πελά, γει, Thuc. 8, 16. – Häufig übertr., die Seele eines Andern erheben, aufregen, μετεωρίσας καὶ φυσήσας ἡμᾶς, Dem. 13, 12; vgl. Pol. 24, 3, 6. 26, 5, 4; u. bes. pass., erhoben, erregt, gespannt werden, bes. durch Hoffnung, Freude, Stolz u. vgl. , ὑπὸ λόγων Ar. Av. 1447, μετεωρισθεὶς ἐπὶ τῷ γεγονότι, Pol. 3, 70, 1, öfter; ὑπό τινος, 7, 4, 6; auch = zum Abfall bewegen, 5, 70, 10.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

μετεωρίζω: ὑψώνω, ἐγείρω εἰς ὕψος, τὸ ἔρυμα Θουκ. 4. 90 μ. ἄνω Πλάτ. Φαῖδρ. 246D· τὰ σκέλη, ὑψώνω τὰ σκέλη, Ξεν. Ἱππ. 10, 4, πρβλ. 11, 7, Κυν. 10, 13· ἐπὶ δελφῖνος, δελφινίσκον μ. τῷ νώτῳ, ἀνέχει, κρατεῖ ὑψηλὰ ἐπὶ τῶν νώτων του, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 9. 48, 3, πρβλ. 8. 20, 2· τοὺς πόδας μετεωρίζειν, ἐπὶ τετραπόδων, ὁ αὐτ. περὶ Ζ. Πορ. 12, 9· τὸ πνεῦμα μ. κάμνω τινὰ νὰ ἀσθμαίνῃ (ἴδε μετάρσιος ΙΙΙ), ὁ αὐτ. ἐν Προβλ. 5. 40. 5· ναῦν μ. εἰς τὸ πέλαγος, ἀνάγω, ἐξάγω εἰς τὸ πέλαγος, Φιλόστρ. 250. - Μέσ., δελφῖνας μετεωρίζου, ὕψωνε τοὺς δελφῖνας (ἴδε ἐν λ. δελφὶς ΙΙ), Ἀριστοφ. Ἱππ. 762. - Παθ., ὑψοῦμαι, αἰωροῦμαι εἰς τὸν ἀέρα, Λατ. suspendi, Ἱππ. π. Ἀερ. 285, Πλάτ. Τίμ. 63C· ἐπὶ καπνοῦ ἢ κόνεως, Ξεν. Κύρ. 6. 3, 5· ἐπὶ ἀνέμου, Ἀριστοφ. Νεφ. 404· ἐπὶ θερμοῦ ἀέρος, Ἀριστ. Μετεωρ. 1. 9, 3, κ. ἀλλ.· -ἰδίως ἐπὶ πλοίων, μετεωρισθεὶς ἐν τῷ πελάγει, ἐξελθὼν ἔξω εἰς τὸ πέλαγος, Θουκ. 8. 16· - ὡσαύτως ἐξεγείρομαι, οἷον ἐκ τῆς κλίνης, Ἱππ. Ἀγμ. 762· - ἐπὶ ἀέρος ἐγειρομένου ἐκ τοῦ στομάχου, Ἱππ. 220Α· μετεωριζόμενος, πάσχων ἐκ φύσης, δηλ. ἐξ ἀερίων ἐν τῷ στομάχῳ ἀναπτυσσομένων, ὁ αὐτ. ἐν 1135C. II. μεταφ., ἐπαίρω, ἐπαινῶ, ἀνυψῶ, ἰδίως διὰ κενῶν ἐλπίδων, μ. καὶ φυσᾶν Δημ. 159. 23, πρβλ. Ἡγήμ. παρ’ Ἀθην. 698D, Πολύβ. 26. 5, 4· - θέτω εἰς ἀνησυχίαν τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, ὁ αὐτ. ἐν 5. 70, 10· - Παθ., ἐπαίρομαι, μετεωρισθεὶς ὑπὸ λόγων Ἀριστοφ. Ὄρν. 1447· ἐπί τινι Πολύβ. 3. 70, 1, κτλ.· τινι Διόδ. 11. 32· - πρβλ. ἀναπέτομαι 2. - Πρβλ. Χ. Χαριτωνίδου Βιβλιοκρισίαν τοῦ ὑπὸ Γ. Ζηκ. Λεξ. ἐν σελ. 17, ἔνθα ἐμετεωρίσθην, ἐμετεώριζον.

French (Bailly abrégé)

f. μετεωριῶ ; Pass. ao. μετεωρίσθην;
lever, càd :
I. au propre;
1 lever en l’air;
2 lever, dresser;
3 élever haut : ἔρυμα THC un retranchement ; Pass. s’élever en parl. de la fumée ou du vent;
4 t. de mar. conduire vers la haute mer ; Pass. gagner le large;
II. fig. élever l’âme, relever le courage ; Pass. être exalté de jouissance, d’orgueil, etc.
Étymologie: μετέωρος.

English (Strong)

from a compound of μετά and a collateral form of αἴρω or perhaps rather ἀήρ (compare "meteor"); to raise in mid-air, i.e. (figuratively) suspend (passively, fluctuate or be anxious): be of doubtful mind.

English (Thayer)

(present imperative passive 2nd person plural μετεωρίζεσθε; (see below)); (from μετέωρος in mid-air, high; raised on high; metaphorically,
a. elated with hope, Diodorus 13,46; lofty, proud, Polybius 3,82, 2; 16,21, 2; the Sept. wavering in mind, unsteady, doubtful, in suspense: Polybius 21,10, 11; Josephus, Antiquities 8,8, 2; b. j. 4,2, 5; Cicero, ad Att. 5,11, 5; 15,14; hence, μετεωρίζω);
1. properly, to raise on high (as ναῦν εἰς τό πέλαγος, to put a ship (out to sea) up upon the deep, Latin propellere in altum, Philostr. v. Revelation 6,12, 3 (cf. Thucydides 8,16, 2); τό ἔρυμα, to raise fortifications, Thucydides 4,90): ἑαυτόν, of birds, Aelian h. a. 11,33; passive μετεωρίζεσθαι ἤ καπνόν ἤ κονιορτόν; Xenophon, Cyril 6,3, 5; of the wind, ἄνεμος ξηρός μετεωρισθεις, Aristophanes nub. 404; and many other examples also in secular authors; in the Sept. cf. to lift up one's soul, raise his spirits; to buoy up with hope; to inflate with pride: Polybius 26,5, 4; 24,3, 6 etc.; joined with φυσαν, Demosthenes, p. 169,23; Philo, vit. Moys. i. § 35; (quis rer. div. her. § 14,51; cong. erud. grat. § 23); passive to be elated; to take on airs, be puffed up with pride: Aristophanes av. 1447; often in Polybius; Diodorus 11,32, 41; 16,18 etc.; τήν διάνοιαν, μή μετεωρίζεσθε, Vulg. nolite in sublime tolli) think should be interpreted, do not exalt yourselves, do not seek great things (Luth. fahret nicht hoch her); but this explanation does not suit the preceding context.
b. by a metaphor taken front ships that are tossed about on the deep by winds and waves, to cause one to waver or fluctuate in mind, Polybius 5,70, 10; to agitate or harass with cares to render anxious: Philo de monarch. § 6; Schol. ad Sophocles Oed. Tyr. 914; ad Euripides, Or. 1537; hence, neither be ye anxious, or and waver not between hope and fear (A. V. neither be ye of doubtful mind (with marginal reading Or, live not in careful suspense)). Kuinoel on Luke , the passage cited discusses the word at length; and numerous examples from Philo are given in Loesner, Observations, p. 115ff