ὀχέω

English (LSJ)

impf. ὤχουν prob. in E.Hel.277; Ion. Iterat.

   A ὀχέεσκον Od.11.619: fut. ὀχήσω A.Pr.143 (anap.), E.Or.802 (troch.): aor. ὤκχησα Call.Jov.23 (v. infr.):—Med. and Pass., impf. ὠχέετο Hdt.1.31, -εῖτο X.Cyr.7.3.4: fut. ὀχήσομαι Il.24.731: Ep. aor. ὀχήσατο Od.5.54: also aor. ὀχηθῆναι Hp.Art.58, Luc.Lex.2: Aeol. pres. part. ὀχήμενος Lyr.Adesp.51: in Att. Prose, used only in pres. and impf.: Hom. never uses the augm.: [the first syll. is made long in Pi.O.2.67, Euph. 9.13, Lyc.64,1049, where it is written ὀκχέω (Pi. and Euph.) or ὀγχέω (Lyc.), cf. ὄχος 1.1, ὄφις sub fin.]:—Frequentat. of ἔχω, as φορέω of φέρω (ἔχειν τε καὶ ὀχεῖν Pl.Cra.400a), hold fast, ἄγκυρα δ' ἥ μου τὰς τύχας ὤχει (sic leg.) μόνη E.Hel.277.    b endure, suffer, ὀχέοντας ὀϊζύν Od.7.211; κακὸν μόρον... ὅνπερ ἐγὼν ὀχέεσκον 11.619; ἣν ἄτην ὀχέων 21.302; ἀπροσόρατον ὀκχέοντι πόνον Pi.O.2.67; ἄχθος ὀ. Hp.Fract.9; τἀγαθὰ μὴ . . ὀ. εὐπόρως bear prosperity not with moderation, Democr.173.    c continue, keep doing, νηπιάας ὀχέειν to keep on with childish ways, like ἔχειν, ἄγειν, Od.1.297; φρουρὰν ἄζηλον ὀχήσω will maintain an unenviable watch, A. l.c.    2 carry, χερσὶ λύρην Thgn.534; τινα E.Or.802; φιάλην X.Cyr.1.3.8; of the legs, carry the body, Hp.Art.52; so of the soul, Pl.Cra. l.c.    3 let another ride, mount, αὐτὸς βαδίζω... τοῦτον δ' ὀχῶ Ar. Ra.23; of a general, let the men ride, X.Eq.Mag.4.1.    II more freq. in Med. and Pass., to be borne or carried, have oneself borne, ὀχήσατο κύμασιν Ἑρμῆς Od.5.54; νηυσὶν ὀχήσονται Il.24.731; ἵπποισιν ὀχεῖτο h.Ven.217; so ἐπὶ τῆς ἁμάξης ὀχέεσθαι Hdt.1.31, cf. Ar.Pl.1013; ἐπὶ τῶν ἵππων X.Cyr.4.5.58; ἐφ' ἅρματος Pl.Ly.208a; ἐν [ἁρμαμάξῃ] X.Cyr.7.3.4; δελφῖνος περὶ νώτῳ Opp.H.5.449; ἐπὶ θατέρου σκέλους ὀχοῦνται τὸ σῶμα let their weight rest on... Plu.2.967c: metaph., to be carried or brought to (ἐπί), Dam.Pr.26, cf. 68,99; ὁ χρόνος . . συνθεῖ [τῇ κινήσει] ὡς ἐπὶ φερομένης ὀχούμενος Plot.6.3.22.    2 abs., drive, ride, sail, etc., [ἵπποι] ἀλεγεινοὶ . . ὀχέεσθαι difficult to use in a chariot, Il.10.403, cf. Ar.Ra.25, D.21.171; of a dislocated bone, which rides on the edge of another instead of resting in the socket, Hp.Art. 51.    3 of a ship, ride at anchor, metaph., λεπτή τις ἐλπίς ἐστ' ἐφ' ἧς ὀχούμεθα 'tis but a slender hope on which we ride at anchor, Ar.Eq.1244; ἐπὶ λεπτῶν ἐλπίδων ὠχεῖσθ' ἄρα Id.Fr.150, cf. Pl.Lg. 699b; so ἐπ' ἀσθενοῦς ῥώμης E.Or.69; but, ἐπὶ τούτου [τοῦ λόγου], ὥσπερ ἐπὶ σχεδίας buoyed up, carried, Pl.Phd.85d; νεὼς ἐκπεσὼν . . ἐπ' ἐλπίδος ὀχεῖταί τινος Plu.2.1103e; τὰ ὀχούμενα floating bodies, in title of work by Archimedes, Str.1.3.11, cf. 15.1.38, Hero Spir.1 Praef.; εἰδώλου καλοῦ ἐφ' ὕδατος ὀχουμένου Plot.1.6.8; of Delos, οὗ νᾶσος ὀχεῖται floats, Orac. ap. D.H.1.19; cf. ὁρμέω.    III = ὀχεύομαι, Arat.1070. (In signf. 1 cogn. with ἔχω (A), Skt. sáhate 'prevail': in signf. 11 cogn. with ϝέχω, Lat. veho, Skt. váhati, etc. 'carry': the similarity of the forms in Gr. has caused some assimilation of the senses.)

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[Seite 429] (vgl. ὄχος), tragen, ertragen, erleiden; ὀϊζύν, κακόν, μόρον, ἄτην, Od. 7, 211. 11, 619. 21, 302; aber νηπιάας ὀχέειν, wie ἔχειν, = Kindereien treiben, 1, 297; φρουρὰν ὀχεῖν, Wache halten, Aesch. Prom. 143; ἄγκυρα δή μου τὰς τύχας ὀχεῖ, Eur. Hel. 284; δι' ἄστεος σε ὀχήσω, Or. 800; Ar. Ran. 23 τοῦτον δ' ὀχῶ, im Ggstz von βαδίζω, ich lasse ihn reiten; – einzeln in Prosa, ὀχεῖν τὴν φιάλην, tragen, Xen. Cyr. 1, 3, 8, der es Hipparch. 4, 1 auch neutral im Ggstz von πεζοπορέω für reiten braucht. – Häufiger pass. mit fut. med., getragen werden, sich tragen lassen, κύμασιν, Od. 5, 54, νηυσὶν ὀχήσονται, sie werden von den Schiffen getragen werden, Il. 24, 731; ἵπποισιν ὀχεῖτο, H. h. Ven. 218; auch οἱ δ' (ἵπποι) ἀλεγεινοὶ ἀνδράσι γε θνητοῖσι δαμήμεναι ἠδ' ὀχέεσθαι, u. sich von ihnen fahren zu lassen, schwer vor dem Wagen zu lenken, wobei man nicht an Reiten zu denken hat, Il. 10, 403; Ar. Ran. 25 (s. activ); ἐπὶ τῆς ἁμάξης, fahren, Plut. 1013; u. in Prosa, bes. vom Reiten u. Fahren, ὀχεῖσθαι ἐφ' ἁμάξης, Her. 1, 31, fahren, wie ἐν ἁρμαμάξῃ, Xen. Cyr. 7, 3, 4, ἐπὶ τῶν ἵππων, reiten, 4, 5, 58; ἵππῳ, Plut. Oth. 6; ἐπ' ἀστράβης ὀχηθείς, Luc. Lexiph. 2; ἐπ' ἀγκύρας ὀχεῖσθαι, vor Anker gehen, u. dah. übertr., ἐπὶ λεπτῆς ἐλπίδος, Ar. Equ. 1241, von einem schwachen Hoffnungsanker gehalten werden; ἐπὶ θατέρου σκέλους ὀχοῦνται τὸ σῶμα, Plut. sol. an. 10 g. E. – Arat. braucht ὀχεῖσθαι = ὀχεύεσθαι.