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.)