παλαίω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Aeol. πάλαιμι Hdn.Gr.<span class="bibl">2.930</span>; Boeot. παλήω ib.949: fut. <b class="b3">παλαίσω</b>: aor. <b class="b3">ἐπάλαισα</b>: (<b class="b3">πάλη</b> A):—<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[wrestle]], οὐ γὰρ πύξ γε μαχήσεαι οὐδὲ παλαίσεις <span class="bibl">Il.23.621</span>; <b class="b3">καί νύ κε τὸ τρίτον… πάλαιον</b> ib.<span class="bibl">733</span>; παλαίουσ' ἐς τρίς <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>941.13</span>; οἱ ἐπιστάμενοι παλαίειν <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>350e</span>; ἐπάλαισαν κάλλιστα Ἀθηναίων <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Men.</span>94c</span>; <b class="b3">τὸν παλαίσαντά ποτ' ἐκεῖνον</b> him once famous [[as a wrestler]], <span class="bibl">D.21.71</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">π. τινί</b> [[wrestle with]] one, Φιλομηλείδῃ ἐπάλαισεν <span class="bibl">Od.4.343</span>, <span class="bibl">17.134</span>; λέοντι <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>9.27</span>: metaph., [[wrestle with]] a calamity, ἀάτῃσι <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>413</span>; φόνῳ <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>8.27</span>; κακῷ μερμέρῳ <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Rh.</span>509</span>; πολλαῖς ζημίαις <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Oec.</span>17.2</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> c. acc., [[overcome]], λόγον λόγῳ παλαιστέον <span class="title">An.Ox.</span>3.216:—Pass., <b class="b3">παλαισθείς</b> [[beaten]], <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">El.</span>686</span>; οἶνος… παλαίεσθαι βαρύς <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Cyc.</span> 678</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> c. inf., [[endeavour]], <span class="bibl">Ach.Tat.3.1</span>.</span>

|etymtx=Grammatical information: v.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">to wrestle, to insist on wrestling</b> (Il.).<br />Other forms: Aeol. <b class="b3">-αιμι</b>, Boeot. <b class="b3">-ήω</b> (Hdn. Gr.). Aor. <b class="b3">-αῖσαι</b>, <b class="b3">-αισθῆναι</b>, fut. <b class="b3">-αίσω</b>.<br />Compounds: Also with <b class="b3">προσ-</b>, <b class="b3">κατα-</b>, <b class="b3">συν-</b>.<br />Derivatives: 1. <b class="b3">Παλαίμων</b>, <b class="b3">-ονος</b> m. "wrestler", only as name of a sea-god and surn. of Heracles (E., Call., Lyc., inscr.); from the unattested appellative <b class="b3">παλαι-μον-έω</b> = <b class="b3">παλαίω</b> (Pi.) and <b class="b3">παλαι(σ)μο-σύνη</b> f. [[art of wrestling]] (Hom., Simon., Wyss <b class="b3">-σύνη</b> 24; perh. with anal. -(<b class="b3">σ)μο-</b> directly from <b class="b3">παλαίω</b> after Porzig Satzinhalte 223). 2. <b class="b3">πάλαι-σμα</b> n. <b class="b2">wrestling, bout in wrestling, trick</b> (IA.), 3. <b class="b3">-σις</b> f. [[prize fight]] (Ptol.); 4. <b class="b3">-στής</b> m. [[wrestler]], fighter' (θ 246) with <b class="b3">-στικός</b> [[belonging to wrestling]], [[to the wrestler]] (Arist.); 5. <b class="b3">-στρα</b> f. [[wrestling school]], [[gymnasium]], [[arena]] (IA.) with <b class="b3">-στρίδιον</b>, <b class="b3">-στρίτης</b>, <b class="b3">-στρικός</b>, <b class="b3">-στριαῖος</b>. -- On itself stands <b class="b3">πάλη</b> f. [[wrestling]], [[wrestling match]] (Il.) as backformation (Schwyzer 421 n. 3) with <b class="b3">ἀντί-παλος</b> m. [[opponent]], [[coequal]] (Pi., IA.), <b class="b3">δυσ-παλής</b> [[hard to battle]] (Pi.; with transition to the <b class="b3">σ-</b>stems) a.o.; thus <b class="b3">διαπάλ-η</b> f. (Pln.) from <b class="b3">δια-παλαίω</b> (Ar., Ph.).<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: If <b class="b3">παλαίω</b> can be compared with <b class="b3">κεραίω</b> (: <b class="b3">κερά-σαι</b>), <b class="b3">λαγαίω</b> (: <b class="b3">λαγάσαι</b>) a.o. (Schwyzer 676), the non-pres. tempora must have been second. formed; <b class="b3">παίω</b>, which is itself unclear, and the by Schw. l.c. adduced monosyll. present-stems are no help. Etymol. unclear; cf. on <b class="b3">πάλλω</b> and [[πέλομαι]], also [[πελεμίζω]]. -- Older attempts in Bq.