ὀπυίω

English (LSJ)

Att. ὀπύω Arist.EN1148b32, Moer.p.278 P., also Cerc.17.41 (Hsch. gives ὀπυόλαι· γεγαμηκότες), used by Hom. only in pres., and in impf. with or without augm.: fut. ὀπύσω [ῡ] Ar.Ach.255.—Ep. Verb, used also in Cret. (v. infr.) and later Att. Prose:    I Act., of the man, marry, take to wife (= τὸ κατὰ νόμον μίγνυσθαι, Hsch. s.v. βεινεῖν), τὴν Εὔμηλος ὄπυιε Od.4.798, cf. 2.207, Il.16.178 ; πρεσβυτάτην δ' ὤπυιε 13.429, cf. 18.383 ; τοῦ γὰρ ὀπυίεις παῖδα Hes.Sc.356 ; δῶκεν ὀπυίειν θυγατέρα ἥν Id.Th.819, cf. Pi.I.4(3).59, Ar.l.c.; αἰ δέ κα . . ὁ ἐπιβάλλων ἡβίονσαν λείονσαν ὀπυίεθθαι μὴ λῇ ὀπυίεν if . . the man whose right it is does not wish to marry her, though she is of marriageable age and willing to marry, Leg.Gort.7.42 : abs., πέντε δέ τοι φίλοι υἷες... οἱ δύ' ὀπυίοντες, τρεῖς δ' ἠΐθεοι θαλέθοντες two wedded. etc., Od.6.63.    2 Pass., of the woman, to be married, τόν ῥ' ἐξ Αἰσύμηθεν ὀπυιομένη τέκε μήτηρ Il.8.304, cf. Solon. ap. Plu.Sol. 20 ; αἰ κύσαιτο καὶ τέκοι ϝοικέα μὴ ὀπυιομένα Leg.Gort.4.19 : c. dat., αἰ δὲ τῷ αὐτῷ αὖτιν ὀπυίοιτο πρὸ τῶ ἐνιαυτῶ ib.4.    II later, in Act., merely to have connexion with a woman, Cerc. l.c., Luc.Eun. 12, Merc.Cond.41, etc.:—Pass., of the woman, οὐκ ὀπύουσιν ἀλλ' ὀπύονται [γυναῖκες] Arist. l.c., cf. AP10.56.7 (Pall.); ἔνθ' ἂν εὕρῃ τὸν ἄρρενα ὑπὸ τῆς θηλείας ὀπυιόμενον D.H.19.2. (ὀπύ (ς) yω, cf. ὀπυσ-τύς and perh. Skt. pusyati 'nourish', 'maintain'.)