ἀμφιβάλλω

English (LSJ)

fut. -βαλῶ, etc.:—Med., Ep. fut.

   A ἀμφιβαλεῦμαι Od. 22.103:—throw or put round, used by Hom. mostly in tmesi:    I of clothes, etc., put them on a person, c. dupl. acc. pers. et rei, ἀμφὶ δέ με χλαῖναν . . βάλεν ἠδὲ χιτῶνα Od.10.365, cf. 451; ἀμφὶ δέ μιν ῥάκος . . βάλεν 13.434: c. dat. pers., ἀμφὶ δέ μοι ῥάκος . . βάλον v.l. in 14.342; ἀμφὶ δ' Ἀθήνη ὤμοις . . βάλ' αἰγίδα Il.18.204; στολὴν . . ἀμφέβαλλε σῷ κάρᾳ E.HF465; γέρας κόμαις Pi.P.5.32:—Med., put round oneself, δὸς δὲ ῥάκος ἀμφιβαλέσθαι Od.6.178, cf. 22.103, etc.; ἄγραν . . ἀ. πλοκάμοις E.Ba.104.    b metaph. and half metaph., τῷ δ' ἐγὼ ἀμφιβαλὼν θάλαμον δέμον I built chamber over him, Od.23.192; ζυγὸν Ἑλλάδι ἀ. A.Pers.50, cf. 72; ἀνδράσι κρατὴρ ὕπνον ἀμφιβάλλῃ E.Ba. 385; ἐξ ὅτου λευκὴν ἐκ μελαίνης ἀμφιβάλλομαι τρίχα since I have put on white hair, S.Ant.1093; ἀ. νέφος θανάτου Simon.99.    c Act. in med. sense, κρατερὸν μένος ἀμφιβαλόντες [ἑαυτοῖς] 'girding themselves with strength', Il.17.742; δουλοσύναν ἀμφιβαλοῦσα κάρᾳ [ἐμαυτῆς] E.Andr.110: reversely, Med. for Act., ἀμφιβάλλεσθαι Ἀΐδαν ἐπί τινι 1191:—Pass., ὕμνος ἀμφιβάλλεται σοφῶν μητίες σι song is cast (like a net) over the minds of poets, Pi.O.1.8.    2 throw the arms round, so as to embrace, c. dat. pers., ἀμφ' Ὀδυσῆι . . χεῖρε βαλόντε Od.21.223; ἀμφὶ δὲ χεῖρας δειρῇ βάλλ' Ὀδυσῆι 23.208; ἀμφὶ δὲ παιδὶ . . βάλε πήχεε 24.347; but ἀμφὶ δὲ χεῖρας βάλλομεν, of seizing or taking prisoner, 4.454; also ἀμφὶ δὲ χεῖρα . . βάλεν ἔγχεϊ grasped it, 21.433; ἀμφὶ δὲ . . βάλε γούνασι χεῖρας, as a suppliant, 7.142.    3 c. acc. pers., encompass, embrace, ἀμφιβαλόντε ἀλλήλους Il. 23.97; ἀ. τινὰ χερσί E.Ba.1363; ἀ. μαστὸν ὠλέναισι Ph.306; ἀ. μέλη Supp.70.    4 encompass, beset, δυσμενὴς ὅρι' ἀμφιβάλλει B.17.6; πόλιν φόνῳ E.Andr.799, cf. Trag.Adesp.127.6(lyr.); ἀ. φῦλον ὀρνίθωνsurround them with nets, S.Ant.344; strike or hit on all sides, τινὰ βέλεσι E.HF422.    b abs., fish (cf. ἀμφίβληστρον), Ev.Marc.1.16, cf. PFlor.2.119.3 (ii A. D.).    c metaph., ἀμφὶ κτύπος οὔατα βάλλει Il.10.535 (unless ἀ. be Adv.).    II force, move round, τὸ ἄρθρον v.l. for ἀμφισφάλλω (q.v.), Hp.Art.2.    III doubt, περί τινος Plb. 39.5.2: also folld. by inf., Hld.5.17; by ὡς . . Ael.NA9.33; by ὅτι . . Hermog.Id.2.10; περί τινος Id.Meth.23.    IV intr., ἀ. εἰς τόπον go into another place, E.Cyc.60.    2 to be doubtful or in dispute, Arist.EE1243a12,25; ἀμφιβάλλειν εἴωθε τὰ φίλτρα are uncertain in their action, Alciphr.1.37:—Pass., to be in dispute, Simp.in Ph.21.11.    V Med., change, μορφήν Opp.C.3.16.