ἀρέσκω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[ᾰ], impf. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> ἤρεσκον <span class="bibl">Th.5.37</span>, etc.: fut. ἀρέσω <span class="bibl">D.39.33</span>, Ep. <b class="b3">ἀρέσσω</b> (συν-) <span class="bibl">A.R.3.901</span>: aor. ἤρεσα <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.19</span>, <span class="title">Com.Adesp.</span>19.4D., etc., Ep. ἄρεσσα <span class="bibl">A.R.3.301</span>, inf. ἀρέσαι Il., X.: pf. ἀρήρεκα <span class="bibl">Corn.<span class="title">ND</span>24</span>, <span class="bibl">S.E.<span class="title">M.</span>1.238</span>:—Med., fut. ἀρέσομαι <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>655</span> (lyr.), Ep. ἀρέσσομαι <span class="bibl">Il.4.362</span>: aor. <b class="b3">ἠρεσάμην</b>, Ep. ἀρ- <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Sc.</span>255</span>, Ep. part. ἀρεσσάμενος <span class="bibl">Il. 9.112</span>, <span class="bibl">Thgn.762</span>: aor. Pass. in med. sense, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>500</span>:—Pass., aor. ἠρέσθην <span class="bibl">Paus.2.13.8</span>, <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">AJ</span>12.9.6</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">I</span> of pers. only, <b class="b2">make good, make amends</b>, ἂψ ἐθέλω ἀρέσαι <span class="bibl">Il.9.120</span>:—Med., ταῦτα δ' ὄπισθεν ἀρεσσόμεθ' εἴ τι κακὸν νῦν εἴρηται <span class="bibl">4.362</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.22.55</span>, <span class="bibl">Q.S.4.377</span>, <span class="bibl">9.510</span>; <b class="b3">σπονδὰς θεοῖς ἀρέσασθαι</b> <b class="b2">make full</b> drink-offerings to the gods, Thgn. l.c. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> in Hom. also freq. in Med., c. acc. pers. et dat. modi, [[appease]], [[conciliate]], αὐτὸν ἀρεσσάσθω ἐπέεσσι καὶ δώρῳ <span class="bibl">Od.8.396</span>; <b class="b3">τὸν ξεῖνον ἀρέσσομαι ὡς σὺ κελεύεις</b> ib.<span class="bibl">402</span>; ὥς κέν μιν ἀρεσσάμενοι πεπίθωμεν δώροισι <span class="bibl">Il.9.112</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">19.179</span>; καθαροῖσι βωμοῖς θεοὺς ἀρέσονται <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>655</span>; καί σε φίλως θυέεσσιν ἀρέσσατο <span class="bibl">Maiist.11</span>: c. gen. rei, <b class="b3">ἀρέσαντο φρένας αἵματος</b> they <b class="b2">sated their</b> heart with blood, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Sc.</span> 255</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> after Hom., c. dat. pers., [[please]], [[satisfy]], <b class="b3">οὔτε γάρ μοι Πολυκράτης ἤρεσκε δεσπόζων</b> . . <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.142</span>; δεῖ μ' ἀρέσκειν τοῖς κάτω <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>75</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">89</span>; <b class="b3">ἀεὶ δ' ἀρέσκειν τοῖς κρατοῦσιν</b> <b class="b2">to be obsequious to</b> them, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>93</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>2.2.11</span>; <b class="b3">ἀ. τρόποις τινός</b> <b class="b2">conform to</b> his ways, <span class="bibl">D.61.19</span>; τὸ κολακεύειν νῦν ἀρέσκειν ὄνομ' ἔχει <span class="bibl">Anaxandr.42</span>; πᾶσιν ἀρέσκω <span class="bibl"><span class="title">1 Ep.Cor.</span>10.33</span>; ἑαυτοῖς <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ep.Rom.</span>15.1</span>:—Med., <b class="b3">μάλιστα ἠρέσκοντό &lt;οἱ&gt; οἱ ἀπ' Ἀθηνέων</b> [[pleased]] him most, <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.128</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> of things, c. dat. pers., [[please]], εἴ τοι ἀρέσκει τὰ ἐγὼ λέγω <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.89</span>; κάρτα οἱ ἤρεσε ἡ ὑποθήκη <span class="bibl">Id.8.58</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">3.40</span>, <span class="bibl">6.22</span>; τῷ τοῦτ' ἤρεσεν; <span class="bibl">S. <span class="title">El.</span>409</span>; σοὶ ταῦτ' ἀρέσκει <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ant.</span>211</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">τοῖς . . πρέσβεσιν ἤρεσκεν</b> [the proposal] [[pleased]] them, <span class="bibl">Th.5.37</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Tht.</span>157d</span>, al.: also in aor. Pass., <b class="b3">μηδ' ἀρεσθείη ποτέ</b> (sc. <b class="b3">μηδὲν τῶν σῶν λόγων</b>) <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span> 500</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> c. acc. pers., οὐ γάρ μ' ἀρέσκει γλῶσσά σου τεθηγμένη <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Aj.</span>584</span>; οὐδέ σ' ἀρέσκει τὸ παρόν <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hipp.</span>185</span> (lyr.), cf.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">Or.</span>210</span>; τουτὶ . . μ' οὐκ ἀ. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>353</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ach.</span>189</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ra.</span>103</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.1.128</span>; πότερός σε ὁ τρόπος ἀ.; <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Cra.</span>433e</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">391c</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">R.</span>557b</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Tht.</span>172d</span>: hence in Pass., <b class="b2">to be pleased, satisfied</b>, οὐκ ἠρέσκετο λειπομένου Μαρδονίου ὑπὸ βασιλέος <span class="bibl">Hdt. 9.66</span>; <b class="b3">τῇ κρίσι</b> [[with]] the decision, <span class="bibl">Id.3.34</span>; διαίτῃ Σκυθικῇ <span class="bibl">Id.4.78</span>; τοῖς λόγοις <span class="bibl">Th.1.129</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">2.68</span>; τῇ σῇ συνουσίᾳ <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Thg.</span>127b</span>; later in aor., ἠρέσθη τῇ γνώμῃ J. l.c., al.; ἀρεσθεὶς τῷ πώματι Paus. l.c. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> <b class="b3">ἀρέσκει</b> is used impers. to express <b class="b2">the opinion</b> or [[resolution]] of a public body, ταῦτα ἤρεσέ σφι ποιέειν <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.19</span>; ἢν δ' ἀρέσκῃ ταῦτ' Ἀθηναίοις <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>1311</span>; <b class="b3">ἀρέσκει . . εἶναι Δελφῶν</b> <b class="b2">it is resolved</b> that... <span class="title">SIG</span>827<span class="title">D</span>10; also of <b class="b2">prevailing opinions</b>, <b class="b3">ἀρέσκει περὶ τρίψεως παραγγέλλοντας</b> . . writers on massage <b class="b2">lay down the rule</b> that... Gal. 6.96; <b class="b3">τὰ ἀρέσκοντα</b> the [[dogmas]] of philosophers, Plu.2.448a, 1006d, etc.:—Med., ἐξεῖναι παρ' ὁποτέρους ἂν ἀρέσκηται ἐλθεῖν <span class="bibl">Th.1.35</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">V</span> part. <b class="b3">ἀρέσκων, ουσα, ον,</b> [[grateful]], [[acceptable]], ὅσοις τάδ' ἔστ' ἀρέσκονθ' <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>274</span>; μηδὲν ἀρέσκον λέγειν <span class="bibl">Th.3.34</span>; ἀρέσκοντας ὑμῖν λόγους <span class="bibl">Isoc.8.5</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of persons, [[acceptable]], τὸν ἀρέσκοντα αὑτῷ προσλαμβάνειν <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>951e</span>; τῇ πόλει ἀ. <span class="bibl">Lys.19.13</span>. (Cognate with <b class="b3">ἀραρίσκω</b>.) </span>