εὐχετάομαι: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ep. for <b class="b3">εὔχομαι</b>, only in pres. and impf. (without augm.):—<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">pray</b>, θεοῖσι . . μεγάλ' εὐχετόωντο ἕκαστος <span class="bibl">Il.8.347</span>, <span class="bibl">15.369</span>; Κρονίωνι . . εὐχετάασθαι <span class="bibl">6.268</span>; πάντες δ' εὐχετόωντο θεῶν Δῒ Νέστορί τ' ἀνδρῶν <span class="bibl">11.761</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.8.467</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">boast, profess</b>, c. inf., <b class="b3">τίνες ἔμμεναι εὐχετόωντο</b>; <span class="bibl">Od.1.172</span>, etc.; with inf. omitted, <span class="bibl">A.R.1.189</span>, <span class="bibl">Orph.<span class="title">A.</span>289</span>; <b class="b2">brag</b>, ἵνα μή τις . . εὐχετόῳτ' ἐπέεσσι <span class="bibl">Il.12.391</span>; οὐ μὲν καλὸν ὑπέρβιον εὐχετάασθαι <span class="bibl">17.19</span>; μὰψ αὔτως εὐχετάασθαι <span class="bibl">20.348</span>; <b class="b3">κταμένοισιν ἐπ' ἀνδράσιν εὐχετάασθαι</b> <b class="b2">to glory</b> over them, <span class="bibl">Od.22.412</span>.</span>