ἄγω

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[ᾰ], impf. ἦγον, Ep. and Ion.

   A ἄγεσκον Hdt.1.148, A.R.1.849: fut. ἄξω Il.1.139, etc.: thematic aor. imper. ἄξετε Il.3.105, inf. ἀξέμεναι, -έμεν, Il.23.50, 111: aor. 2 ἤγαγον Il.6.291, etc., opt. ἀγαγοίην Sapph.159: aor. 1 ἦξα rare, ἦζε Tim.Pers.165, part. ἄξας Batr. 119, inf. ἄξαι Antipho 5.46: pf. ἦχα SIG1 (Abu Simbel, vii/ vi B. C.), Plb.3.111.3, (προ-) D.19.18, (συν-) X.Mem.4.2.8; ἀγήγοχα OGI219.15 (Sigeum, iii B.C.), etc., Dor. συν-αγάγοχα Test.Epict.3.12; ἀγήοχα LXX To.12.3, J.BJ1.30.1, Alex.Fig.1.11, etc. (also in compds., (εἰσ-) Ps.-Philipp. ap. D.18.39, (κατ-) Decr.ib.73); ἀγείοχα PTeb.5.193 (ii B. C.), etc.; ἀγέωχα (δι-) CIG4897d (Philae, i B. C.), PTeb.5.198 (ii B. C.), etc.: plpf. ἀγηόχει Plb.30.4.17:—Med., fut. ἄξομαι Hom., Hdt., Trag.: them. aor. 1 ἄξοντο Il.8.545, imper. ἄζεσθε ib.505: also ἀξάμην (ἐσ-) Hdt.5.34, (προεσ-) 1.190, 8.20: aor.2 ἠγαγόμην Hom., etc., 2sg. ἀγάγαο GDI5088.8 (Cret.):—Pass., fut. ἀχθήσομαι Pl.Hp.Ma.292a, (προσ-) Th.4.87, etc.; ἄξομαι in pass. sense, A.Ag.1632, Pl.R.458d, (προσ-) Th.4.115, etc.: aor. 1 ἤχθην X.An.6.3.10, Ion. ἄχθην Hdt.6.30, part. ἀχθείς Hippon. 9: pf. ἦγμαι Hdt 2.158, D.13.15; also in med. sense, v. infr. B.2.    I lead, carry, fetch, bring, of living creatures, φέρω being used of things, δῶκε δ' ἄγειν ἑτάροισι . . γυναῖκα, καὶ τρίποδα . . φέρειν Il.23.512; βοῦν δ' ἀγέτην κεράων by the horns, Od.3.439; ἄ. εἰς or πρὸς τόπον, poet. also c. acc. loci, νόστοι δ' ἐκ πολέμων ἀπόνους (sc. ἄνδρας) . . ἆγον οἴκους A.Pers.863 (lyr.); Ἅιδας . . ἄγει τὰν Ἀχέροντος ἀκτάν S.Ant.811 (lyr.); ἄ. τινά τινι Od.14.386; ἵππους ὑφ' ἅρματ' ἄ. 3.476, cf. A.Pr.465.    b part. ἄγων taking, στῆσε δ' ἄγων Il.2.558, cf. Od.1.130, S.OC1342, etc.    2 take with one, ἑταίρους Od.10.405, cf. S.OC832, etc.; τι Il.15.531, Hdt.1.70; of a wife, A.Pr.559 (lyr.) (more usu. Med., q.v.).    3 carry off as captives or booty, Il.1.367,9.594, A. Th.340, etc.; ἄχθη ἀγόμενος παρὰ βασιλέα Hdt.6.30; ἀγόμενος, i.e. δοῦλος, Archil.155, cf. E.Tr.140, Pl.Lg.914e; Δίκην ἄγειν to lead Justice forcibly away, Hes.Op.220; ἡ ἐπιθυμία ἄγει Arist.EN1147a34; of a fowler, φῦλον ὀρνίθων ἀμφιβαλὼν ἄγει S.Ant.343: esp. in phrase ἄ. καὶ φέρειν harry, ravage a country, first in Il.5.484 οἷόν κ' ἠὲ φέροιεν Ἀχαιοὶ ἤ κεν ἄγοιεν, cf. 23.512 sq.; freq. in Hdt. and Att. Prose:—in Pass., ἀγόμεθα, φερόμεθα E.Tr.1310, cf. Ar.Nu.241: more rarely reversed, φέρουσί τε καὶ ἄγουσι Hdt. 1.88; ἔφερε καὶ ἦγε πάντας Id.3.39: c. acc. loci, φέρων καὶ ἄγων τὴν Βιθυνίδα X.HG3.2.2; ἦγον καὶ ἔκαον τὴν B. ib.5; ἄ. alone, ravage, IG9(1).333 (Locr., v B. C.): —but φέρειν καὶ ἄγειν sts. means simply bear and carry, bring together, Pl.Phdr.279c; τὴν ποίησιν φέρειν τε καὶ ἄγειν, i.e. bring it into the state, Id.Lg.817a, cf. X.Cyr.3.3.2.    4 ἄ. εἰς δίκην or δικαστήριον, ἐπὶ τοὺς δικαστάς to carry one before a court of justice, freq. in Att., πρὸς τὴν δίκην ἄ. E.Fr.1049; ὑπ' ἐπίγνωσιν ἀχθῆναι PTeb.28.11 (ii B. C.); simply ἄγειν Pl.Grg.527a, etc.; ἐπὶ θανάτῳ ἄ. X.An.1.6.10, etc.:—Pass., ἐπὶ βασιλεῖς ἀχθήσεσθε Ev.Matt.10.18, cf. PTeb.331.16 (ii A.D.); φόνου ἄγεσθαι Plu.2.309e.    b Pass., to be confiscated, τὰ κτήνη ἀχθήσεται πρὸς τὰ ἐκφόρια (to meet the rent) PTeb.27.75 (ii B. C.).    5 of ships, carry as cargo, import, [οἶνον] νῆες ἄγουσι Il.9.72, etc.; ἵνα οἱ σὺν φόρτον ἄγοιμι (i.e. σύν οἱ) Od.14.296.    6 draw on, bring on, πῆμα τόδ' ἤγαγον Οὐρανίωνες Il.24.547; Ἰλίω φθοράν A.Ag.406 (lyr.); τερμίαν ἁμέραν S.Ant.1330 (lyr.); ὕπνον Id.Ph.638; χαράν E.Fr.174; δάκρυ Id.Alc.1081.    7 bear up, φελλοὶ δ' ὥς. ἄγουσι δίκτυον A.Ch.506.    8 carry far and wide, spread abroad, κλέος Od.5.311.    9 Medic., remove, φλέγμα Hp. Nat.Hom.6, cf. Aph.4.2; ἕλμινθα Dsc.1.16.    II lead towards a point, lead on, τὸν δ' ἄγε μοῖρα κακὴ θανάτοιο τέλοσδε Il.13.602; κῆρες ἄγον θανάτοιο 2.834; οἷ μ' ἀτιμίας ἄγεις S.El.1035: also c. inf., ἄγει θανεῖν leads to death, E.Hec.43: c. acc. cogn., ἄγομαι τάνδ' ἑτοίμαν ὁδόν S.Ant.877 (lyr.); ὁδὸς ἄγει the road leads, Heraclit.71, S.OT734, Tab.Heracl.1.16, etc.: metaph., tend, ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον Pl.Lg. 701e.    2 lead, guide, esp. in war, λαόν Il.10.79; ἄ. στρατιάν, ναῦς, etc., Th.7.12, 8.59, etc., cf. X.An.4.8.12; henceabs., march, θᾶσσον ὁ Νικίας ἦγε Th.7.81, cf. X.HG4.2.19, etc.: simply, go, ἄγωμεν Ev.Marc. 1.38; of the gods, etc., guide, Pi., Hdt., etc.; ἐπ' ἀρετήν E.Fr.672; διὰ πόνων ἄγειν τινά Id.IT988.    3 manage, νόῳ πλοῦτον Pi.P.6.47; πολιτείαν Th.1.127; τὴν σοφίαν conduct philosophical inquiry, Pl.Tht. 172b; of reasoning, ἀγαγεῖν τοὺς λόγους Arist.APr.47a21; εἰς τὸ ἀδύνατον ἄ. ib.27a15 (v.l. ἀπάγοντας):—Pass., to be led, guided, λογισμῷ Pl.R.431c; ἡγούμενος τῶν ἡδονῶν ἀλλ' οὐκ ἀγόμενος ὑπ' αὐτῶν Isoc. 9.45.    4 refer, attribute, τι εἰς ἐθελοκάκησιν Plb. 27.15.13; τι ἐς Διόνυσον Luc.Syr.D.33.    5 bring up, train, educate, ἀγόμενοις ὀρθῶς Pl.Lg.782d; ἤχθη τὴν λεγομένην ἀγωγήν Plu.Ages.1; of animals, train, X.Mem.4.1.3.    6 reduce, ἐς βραχὺ τὴν ἀρχήν Hp. VM1; ἐς τὸ ἥμισυ Id.Mul.1.78; of propositions, εἰς ῥᾳδιξστέραν κατασκευήν Papp.1076.6.    III draw out in length, τεῖχος ἄ. to draw a line of wall, Th.6.99; μέλαθρον εἰς ὀρόφους AP9.649 (Maced.); ὄγμον ἄ. Theoc.10.2; ἄ. γραμμάς to draw lines, Arist.Top.101a16; ἤχθωσαν κάθετοι let perpendiculars be drawn, Mete.373a11; ἄ. ἐπίπεδον describe a plane, Archim.Sph.Cyl.1.7, etc.:—Pass., ἦκται ἡ διῶρυξ Hdt.2.158, cf. Th.6.100; κόλπου ἀγομένου τῆς γῆς, i.e. when the land forms a bight, Hdt.4.99.    IV hold, celebrate, Ἀπατούρια, ὁρτήν, Hdt. 1.147,183 (more usu. ἀνάγειν); freq. in Att., ἄ. ἀγῶνα IG1.53.33; θυσίαν, θεωρίαν Isoc.19.10; κρεουργὸν ἦμαρ εὐθύμως ἄγειν A.Ag.1592; γάμους Men.Sam.336, cf. LXX To.11.19 (Pass.); ἐκκλησίαν Plu.Aem.30:—Pass., ἀγοραῖοι ἄγονται Act.Ap.19.38.    2 keep, observe a date, ἄ. τὴν ἡμέραν ταύτην πάντα τὸν χρόνον Th.5.54, cf. Men.521; κατὰ σελήνην τὰς ἡμέρας Ar.Nu.626; reckon, τοὺς ἐνιαυτοὺς καθ' ἥλιον Gem.8.6.    3 keep, observe, ὀρθὰν ἄγεις ἐφημοσύναν Pi.P. 6.20; σπονδὰς ἄ. πρός τινας Th.6.7; εἰρήνην Pl.R.465b, etc.: c. acc., as periphr. for a neut. Verb, σχολὴν ἄγειν, = σχολάζειν, E.Med.1238, Pl.R.376d; ἡσυχίαν ἄ., = ἡσυχάξειν, X.An.3.1.14; ἄ. ἀπαστίαν Ar. Nu.621; κρύψιν ἄ., of stars betw. setting and rising, Autol.2.9; keep up, sustain, maintain, νεῖκος Pi.P.9.31; γέλωτ' ἄγειν to keep laughing, S.Aj.382; ἄ. κτύπον E.Or.182 (lyr.); with predicate, maintain, ἐλευθέραν ἦγε τὴν Ἑλλάδα D.9.36.    4 of Time, pass, ἀπήμαντον ἄγων βίοτον Pi.O.8.87; ποίας ἡμέρας δοκεῖς μ' ἄγειν; S.El.266; ὁ βίος οὑμὸς ἑσπέραν ἄγει Alex.228, cf. ὥραν ἄγειν to be ripe, τῆς γαστρὸς ὥραν ἀγούσης Philostr.VA2.14; ὥραν ἦγε θανάτου Chor.p.38B.; τῆς ἡλικίας ἄγον τὸ ἄνθος Id.p.53 B.; τέταρτον ἔτος ἄγων καὶ τριακοστόν Gal.Lib. Propr.1.    5 of beliefs, hold, αἵρεσιν Plb.27.15.14.    V hold account, treat, ἄ. ἀρετὰν οὐκ αἴσχιον φυᾶς Pi.I.7(6).22; ἐν τιμῇ ἄγειν or ἄγεσθαι, ἐν οὐδεμιῇ μοίρῃ ἄ., περὶ πλείστου ἄ., Hdt.1.134, 2.172, 9.7, etc.; θεοὺς ἄ. to believe in, A.Supp.924; διὰ τιμῆς ἄ. τινά, etc., Luc. Prom.Es4, etc.; τὸ πρᾶγμ' ἄ . . . ὡς παρ' οὐδέν S.Ant.34; τὴν Ἀφροδίτην πρόσθ' ἄ. τοῦ Βακχίου E.Ba.225; τιμιώτερον ἄ. τινά Th.8.81; εὐεργεσίας εἰς ἀχαριστίαν καὶ προπηλακισμὸν ἄ. D.18.316:—with Adverbs, δυσφόρως τοὔνειδος ἦγον S.OT784; ἐντίμως ἄ. Pl.R.528c, etc.:—Pass., ἠγόμην δ' ἀνὴρ ἀστῶν μέγιστος S.OT775.    VI draw down in the scale, hence, weigh, ἄ. μνᾶν, τριακοσίους δαρεικούς, etc., weigh a mina, 300 darics, etc., D.22.76, 24.129, cf. Philippid.9.4, etc.; ἄ. πλέον Arist.Pr.931b15; ἄ. σταθμόν Plu.2.96b.    VII on ἄγε, ἄγετε, v.s. vocc.    B Med. ἄγομαι, carry away for oneself, χρυσόν τε καὶ ἄργυρον οἴκαδ' ἄγεσθαι Od.10.35; take with one, 6.58, E.Heracl.808, etc.; of a ship's cargo, D.35.20; take to oneself, δῶρον Theoc.1.9, cf. 11; take upon oneself, ἄγεσθαι ἐς χεῖρας Hdt.1.126, 4.79.    2 ἄγεσθαι γυναῖκα take to oneself a wife, Od.14.211; γυναῖκα ἄ. ἐς τὰ οἰκία Hdt.1.59, etc.; ἄγεσθαί τινα ἐς δῶμα Hes.Th.410; simply ἄ. marry, Hdt.2.47, etc.: pf. Pass. ἦγμαι is used in this med. sense, J.AJ14.12.1; of the father, bring home a wife for his son, Od.4.10, Hdt.1.34; of a brother, Od.15.238; of friends of the bridegroom and bride, Od.6.28, Hes.Sc.274: later in Pass. of the wife, PGnom.138 (ii A.D.).    3 like Act., bring; διὰ στόμα ἄγεσθαι μῦθον bring through the mouth, i.e. utter, Il.14.91.