ζέω

English (LSJ)

contr. 3sg. ζεῖ even in Il.21.362; later Ep. ζείω Call.Dian. 60, subj. ζείῃσι Epic. in Arch.Pap.7p.7; in late Prose ζέννυμι (q.v.): impf.

   A ζέε Il.21.365, ἔζεε Hes.Th.695, ἔζει S.OC434: fut. ζέσω (ἐξανα-) A.Pr.372: aor. ἔζεσα Hdt.7.188, cf. ἐπιζέω; Ep. ζέσσα Il.18.349:—Pass., aor. ἐζέσθην (ἀπ-) Dsc.1.3, (ἐν-) Aret.CA1.2: pf. ἔζεσμαι Gp.10.54.3:—boil, seethe, of water, ἐπεὶ δὴ ζέσσεν ὕδωρ ἐνὶ ἤνοπι χαλκῷ Il.18.349, Od.10.360; ὡς δὲ λέβης ζεῖ ἔνδον as the kettle boils, Il.21.362, cf. E.Cyc.343; rarely of solids, to be fiery hot, χθὼν ἔζεε Hes.Th.695,847; χαλκός Call. l.c.    2 ferment, Hp.VM11; γλεύκους ζέοντος Dsc.5.8.    3 metaph., boil or bubble up, τῆς θαλάσσης ζεσάσης Hdt.7.188; αἷμα διὰ χρωτὸς ζέσσ' AP7.208 (Anyte); οἶνος ζεῖ Pl.Lg.773d.    b of passion, ὁπηνίκ' ἔζει θυμός S.OC434, cf. Pl.R.440c, etc.; τὸ ζέον τῆς μάχης Hld.1.33.    4 c. gen., boil up or over with a thing, λίμνη ζέουσα ὕδατος καὶ πηλοῦ Pl.Phd.113a; πίθος ζ. [οἴνου] Thphr.HP9.17.3; πεδία ζείοντ' Ἀγαρηνῶν boiling, teeming with... APl.4.39 (Arab.); of persons, ζ. σκωλήκων Luc.Alex.59: c. dat., ζ. φθειρί Id.Sat.26; ζ. φλογμῷ Lyc.690; θάλαττα αἵυατι καὶ ῥοθίῳ ζέουσα Aristid.1.142J.    II causal, make to boil, boil, τοὶ δὲ λοετρὰ πυρὶ ζέον A.R.3.273; θυμὸν ἐπὶ Τροίῃ πόσον ἔζεσας; AP7.385 (Phil.).    2 exhale, ἀϋτμήν (v.l. -μῇ) A.R.1.734. (ζέ (ς) -ω, cf. ζεσ-τός, Skt. yásati 'boil', OHG.jësan 'ferment', 'foam', Engl. yeast.)