ἐνέπω

English (LSJ)

lengthd. ἐννέπω, both forms in Hom. and Pi. (

   A ἐνν- P.9.96, ἐν- N.6.59), ἐνν- Sapph.Supp.4.2; in Trag. only ἐνν-, exc.    E in lyr., as Hipp.572,580 (anap.), Heracl.95 (lyr.), al.: pres. is used by Hom. only in imper. ἔννεπε, opt. ἐνέποιμι Od.17.561, part. ἐνέπων, also 3sg. impf. ἔννεπε; pres. ind. not before Pi. ll. cc.; inf. Boeot. ἐνέπιν Corinn.Supp.2.73: impf. ἤνεπον Pi.N.10.79, Oall.Fr. 1.58P.: aor. 2 ἔνισπον, ἔνισπες Il.24.388, ἔνισπε 2.80; imper. ἐνίσπες Il.11.186, 14.470, Od.3.101, A.R.1.487, ἔνισπε Od.4.642, A.R.3.1; subj. ἐνίσπω Il.11.839; opt. ἐνίσποις, -οι, Od.4.317, Il.14.107; inf. ἐνισπεῖν Od.4.323: fut. ἐνισπήσω 5.98, ἐνίψω 2.137, al. Pres. ἐνίσπω in later Poets, as Nic. Th.522, D.P.391:—tell or tell of, Διὸς δέ σφ' ἔννεπε μῦθον Il.8.412; τὸν Ἕκτορι μῦθον ἐνίσπες 11.186; νημερτέα πάντ' ἐνέποντα Od.17.549; εἴ τινά μοι κληηδόνα πατρὸς ἐνίσποις if thou couldst tell me any tidings of my father, 4.317; ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε tell me the tale of... 1.1; τίς . . ἄριστος ἔην, σύ μοι ἔννεπε, Μοῦσα Il.2.761; μνηστήρων . . θάνατον καὶ κῆρ' ἐνέπουσα Od.24.414: abs., tell news or tales, πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἐνέποντε 23.301, cf. S.El.1439 (lyr.): freq. in Tragg., who use ἐννέπω as a pres. to the aor. εἰπεῖν (aor. ἔνισπον only in imper. ἔνισπε A.Supp.603, inf. ἐνισπεῖν E.Supp.435); ἐνν.τινὶ ὅτι . . S.El.1367.    2 simply, speak, μύθοισι σκολιοῖς ἐνέπων Hes.Op. 194, cf. A.Ch.550; πρὸς τίν' ἐννέπειν δοκεῖς; S.Tr.402.    3 c. acc. et inf., bid one do so and so, Pi.P.9.96, S.OT350, OC932.    4 call, name, ἀγώνων, τοὺς ἐνέποισιν ἱερούς Pi.N.6.59; ἐνν. τινὰ δοῦλον E.HF270.    5 address, accost, τινά S.Aj.764. (In Hom. ἐνέπω, ἐννέπω, ἐνισπεῖν (Subst. ἐνοπή), = tell, relate; ἐνίπτω and ἐνίσσω (qq. vv., cf. ἐνῑπή), reprove, upbraid; Pi. and later Ep. used ἐνίπτω, = ἐνέπω.) (For the root, v. ἔσπον.)