στεῦμαι

English (LSJ)

Epic Verb, used by Hom. only in 3sg. pres. and impf., στεῦται, στεῦτο, once by A. in 3sg. στεῦται; 1sg. στεῦμαι cj. for ὑπισχνοῦμαι in Orph.L.82, 3pl. impf.

   A στεῦντο Maiist.60:—In Il. always with inf. fut., make as if one would... promise or threaten that one will . ., στεῦται γάρ τι ἔπος ἐρέειν Il.3.83; στεῦτο γὰρ εὐχόμενος νικησέμεν 2.597; στεῦται γὰρ νηῶν ἀποκόψειν ἄκρα κόρυμβα 9.241; στεῦτο γὰρ . . οἰσέμεν ἔντεα καλά 18.191; στεῦτο . . ἀπολεψέμεν οὔατα χαλκῷ 21.455; ἐμοί τε καὶ Ἥρῃ στεῦτ' ἀγορεύων Τρωσὶ μαχήσεσθαι 5.832; once with inf. aor., στεῦται δ' Ὀδυσῆος ἀκοῦσαι declares he has heard of O., Od.17.525; στεῦται . . ζυγὸν ἀμφιβαλεῖν δούλιον Ἑλλάδι A.Pers.49 (anap.); with inf. pres., στεῦται δ' Ἠελίου γόνος ἔμμεναι boasts that he is... A.R.2.1204; with acc. and inf. pres., στεῦντο θεοπλήγεσσιν ἐοικότας εἰδώλοισιν ἔμμεναι ἢ λάεσσιν declared that they were... Maiist. l.c.: abs. once in Od., στεῦτο δὲ διψάων, πιέειν δ' οὐκ εἶχεν ἑλέσθαι he made eager efforts in his thirst, 11.584. (Aristarch. seems to have connected it with ἵστημι: τὸ στεῦτο κατὰ διάνοιαν ὡρίζετο, οὐκ ἐπὶ τῆς τῶν ποδῶν στάσεως, Sch.Il.2.597, cf. Apollon. Lex., Hsch.: but more prob. στεῦτο (from *στεῦστο with dissimilation) corresponds to Ved. asto[snull ][tnull ]a 'solemnly proclaimed concerning himself', 3sg. sigmatic aor. middle of stu-.)