ἔρομαι
τὸ γὰρ πράττειν τοῦ λέγειν καὶ χειροτονεῖν ὕστερον ὂν τῇ τάξει, πρότερον τῇ δυνάμει καὶ κρεῖττόν ἐστιν (Demosthenes 3.15) → for action, even though posterior in the order of events to speaking and voting, is prior in importance and superior
English (LSJ)
(not found in pres. ind. (exc. 2sg. ἔρεαι Orac. in Certamen Prooem.), its place being taken by ἐρέω (A), ἐρωτάω) ; Ion. and Ep. εἴρομαι Il.1.553, Od.1.284, al.: impf.(=aor.)
A εἰρόμην Il.1.513, Pi.O.6.49, Hdt.2.44, etc.: fut. ἐρήσομαι S.OT1166, Ar.Nu.1409, Pl.Prt.355c ; Ion. εἰρήσομαι Od.4.61,7.237, Hdt.1.67 (ἐπ-): aor. 2 ἠρόμην Sapph. 1.15, E.Ion541, Th.3.113, etc.; imper. ἐροῦ S.El.563, E.Or.763 (troch.), etc., Ep. ἔρειο Il.11.611 ; subj. ἔρωμαι Od.8.133, Pl.R.538d, etc. ; εἴρωμαι Od.16.402, Hdt.4.76 ; opt. ἐροίμην Od.1.135,3.77, etc.; inf. ἐρέσθαι in Hom. always in the phrase μεταλλῆσαι καὶ ἐρέσθαι 3.69, al. (exc. in 1.405) (ἔρεσθαι is freq. in codd., as Lys.12.24, E.El.548, cf.Hdn.Gr.1.466) ; part. ἐρόμενος Ar.Eq.574, Th.4.40:—Ep.and Ion. also ἐρέομαι in subj. ἐρέωμαι Od.17.509, inf. ἐρέεσθαι 6.298,23.106, Hp.Prorrh.2.41, impf. ἐρέοντο Il.1.332,8.445 ; ἐπ-ειρεόμενος is v.l. in Hdt.3.64:—ask, inquire, mostly folld. by indirect question, εἴροντο.. ὅττι ἑ κήδοι Od.9.402, etc.; ἤρετο ὅτι θαυμάζοι Th.3.113 ; τὸν ξεῖνον ἐρώμεθα εἴ τιν' ἄεθλον οἶδε Od.8.133, etc.; ἠρόμην ὅπου.. Pl.R.327b ; διὰ τί.. Id.Prt.355c, etc.: folld. by a direct question, ἤρετο Ξενοφῶντα, εἰπέ μοι, ἔφη, ὦ Ξενοφῶν, οὐ σὺ ἐνόμιζες..; X.Mem.1.3.8 ; ἐρομένου δὲ τοῦ Ἀγησιλάου, ἆρ' ἂν ἐν καιρῷ γένοιτο, εἰ..; Id.HG4.3.2, cf. Cyr.1.4.19. 2 c. acc. objecti, learn by inquiry, ἐρέεσθαι δώματα πατρός Od.6.298 ; ask after or for, εἰρόμεναι παῖδας Il.6.239 ; εἴρεαι Ἕκτορα δῖον 24.390 ; θεῶν εἰρώμεθα βουλάς Od.16.402. 3 c. acc. pers., question, Il.1.332, etc., Hdt.1.32, Lys.12.24 ; εἴρετο δ' ἡμέας, ὦ ξεῖνοι, τίνες ἐστέ; Od.9.251 ; ἀλλήλους εἴροντο τίς εἴη καὶ πόθεν ἔλθοι 17.368, cf. E.Or.763(troch.), etc.; in later Prose, Jul.Or.7.229b. 4 c. acc. pers., petition, Ar.Eq.574. 5 c. dupl.acc., to ask one about a thing, τὸ μέν σε πρῶτον..εἰρήσομαι.., τίς πόθεν εἰς ἀνδρῶν; Od.7.237, cf. 19.509 ; ἐρήσομαί σε τουτί· παῖδά μ' ὄντ' ἔτυπτες; Ar.Nu. 1409. 6 freq. τινὰ περί τινος, as ἵνα μιν περὶ πατρὸς..ἔροιτο Od.1.135, 3.77, cf. Hdt.4.76, al., E.El.548; also οἱ δέ μιν ἀμφὶ δίκας εἴροντο Od.11.570; ἀμφὶ πόσει εἴρεσθαι 19.95. (Ion. εἰρ-Att. ἐρ- from ἐρϝ- (aor. stem), cf. ἐρέ (ϝ) ω, e)reuth/s: pres. ἐρέ (ϝ) ομαι: ἐροίμην and similar forms in Hom. are variously expld. or emended.)
German (Pape)
[Seite 1033] ep. u. ion. εἴρομαι, s. ἄρω.
