ῥέζω

English (LSJ)

(A), freq. in Ep. and Trag. (v. infr.), but rare in Att. Prose and Com. (Pherecr. 152 is mock heroic): impf.

   A ἔρεζον Il.2.400, Ep. ῥέζον Od.3.5, Ion. ῥέζεσκον Il.8.250: fut. ῥέξω Od.11.31, A.Eu.788 (lyr.), al.: aor. ἔρρεξα Il.9.536, 10.49, Pl.Lg.642c; poet. also ἔρεξα Hom. (v. infr.), Hes.Fr.174, S.OC538 (lyr.), etc.; Aeol. part. ῥέξαις Pi.O. 9.94:—Pass., aor. 1 opt. ῥεχθείη Hp.Epid.7.11; part. ῥεχθείς Il.9.250, 20.198. (ῥέζω from ϝρέγ-yω, cogn. with ἔρδω from ϝέργ-yω [through ϝέρzδω]: Dor. and Boeot. ῥέδδω Eust.226.8, 984.1, Hsch.; aor. part. ϝρέξαντα IG4.1607 (Cleonae).)    I do, act, deal, opp. εἰπεῖν, Od.4.205, 22.314; opp. παθεῖν, v. infr.:—Constr.,    1 abs., ὧδε δὲ ῥέξαι Il.2.802; οὐ κατὰ μοῖραν ἔρεξας Od.9.352, etc.    2 more freq. trans. c. acc. rei, do, accomplish, make, ὅσ' ἂν πεπνυμένος ἀνὴρ εἴποι καὶ ῥέξειε 4.205; μέρμερα ἔργα, ὅσσ' ἄνδρες ῥέξαντες . . Il.10.525, cf. Od.22.314; τί ῥέξομεν; Il.11.838; μέγα ῥέξας τι καὶ ἐσσομένοισι πυθέσθαι 22.305, cf. 2.274; ὅ τι ποσσίν τε ῥέξῃ καὶ χερσίν Od.8.148; so in Lyr. and Trag., ῥέζοντά τι καὶ παθεῖν ἔοικε Pi.N.4.32; τί ῥέξω; A.Eu.788, cf. Th.104 (both lyr.); τί ῥέξας τύχοιμ' ἂν . .; Id.Ch.316 (lyr.):—Pass., οὐδέ τι μῆχος ῥεχθέντος κακοῦ ἔστ' ἄκος εὑρεῖν for the mischief if once done, Il.9.250; ῥεχθὲν δέ τε νήπιος ἔγνω 17.32.    3 c. dupl. acc. pers. et rei, do something to one, κακὰ ῥέξαι τινά 3.354, Od.2.73; ἀγαθὰ ῥ. τινά 22.209, cf. Il.9.647; οὐδέν σε ῥέξω κακά 24.370, cf. 4.32, Od.2.72: with Adv., κακῶς μιν ἔρ. wronged him, 23.56; so ἡ πόλις ἡμᾶς οὐ καλῶς ἔρρεξε Pl.Lg.642c: but c. dat. pers., μηκέτι μοι κακὰ ῥέζετε do me (ethic dat.) no more mischiefs, Od.20.314; ὅσα βροτοῖς ἔρεξας κακά E.Med.1292 (lyr.).    4 with strengthd. signf., εἴ τι νόος ῥέξει if it shall avail aught, be of any service, Il.14.62.    II in special sense, perform sacrifices, ἱερὰ ῥ. Od.1.61, 3.5; ῥ. ἑκατόμβας ἀθανάτοις offer a hecatomb to the gods, Il.23.206, cf. Od. 5.102, Pi.P.10.34; ῥ. θαλύσιά τινι Il.9.535; θύματα Ζηνὶ τῆς ἁλώς εως S.Tr.288: abs., do sacrifice, ῥ. θεῷ Il.2.400, 8.250, etc.: sts. with the victim in acc., σοί . . ῥέξω βοῦν ἦνιν will sacrifice it, 10.292, cf. Od.9.553, 10.523.
(B), Dor. Verb,= βάπτω,

   A dye, Phot., EM703.27, cf. Epich. 107. (Cf. ῥέγος, ῥεγεύς, ῥεγιστής, and lengthd. ῥῆγος, ῥηγεύς, also ῥογεύς:—cogn. with Skt. rajyate 'is coloured or red'.)