λάζομαι: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ep., Ion., and Megar. for <b class="b3">λαμβάνω</b>, used by Hom. only in Ep. 3sg. impf. <b class="b3">λάζετο</b> (<b class="b3">ἐλάζετο</b> only in <span class="bibl">Il.5.371</span>), and 3pl. opt. <b class="b3">λαζοίατο</b> (v. infr.); Dor. imper. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> λάσδεο <span class="bibl">Theoc.8.84</span>, λάζευ <span class="bibl">Id.15.21</span>, <span class="title">Trag.Adesp.</span>381:—Act., <b class="b3">λάζω</b> Achaean acc. to <span class="title">AB</span>1095:—<b class="b2">seize, grasp</b>, ἔγχος <span class="bibl">Il.8.389</span>; <b class="b3">πέτρον, μάστιγα, ἡνία</b>, <span class="bibl">16.734</span>, <span class="bibl">5.840</span>, al.; <b class="b3">λ. τινὰ ἀγκάς</b> <b class="b2">take</b> one in her arms, ib.<span class="bibl">371</span>; <b class="b3">ὀδὰξ λαζοίατο γαῖαν</b> <b class="b2">may they bite</b> the dust, <span class="bibl">2.418</span>: metaph., <b class="b3">πάλιν δ' ὅ γε λάζετο μῦθον</b> he <b class="b2">took</b> back, i.e. <b class="b2">retracted</b> his speech, <span class="bibl">4.357</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.13.254</span>; also in Ion. Prose, <b class="b3">πεφυκὸς νόσους λάζεσθαι</b> disposed <b class="b2">to take</b> them, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Loc.Hom.</span>1</span>; <b class="b3">ὀδύνη λάζεται [τὸν ἐγκέφαλον</b>] pain <b class="b2">seizes</b> or <b class="b2">attacks</b> it, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Morb.</span>2.20</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">receive</b>, <b class="b3">λαζόμενος τῶν θυομένων πάντων τὰ δέρματα</b> . . <span class="title">SIG</span>1010.4 (Chalcedon), cf. 1011.18 (ibid., iii/ii B. C.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> Ep., Ion., also λάζυμαι, ἐπὶ βουσὶν ἐλάζυτο . . Ἑρμῆν <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Merc.</span>316</span>; <b class="b3">λάζυται τὴν γονήν</b> <b class="b2">grasps</b> it, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Mul.</span>1.10</span>, cf.<span class="bibl">Aret.<span class="title">SD</span>2.13</span>; φόβος [αὐτὸν] λάζυται <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Morb.</span>2.72</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Aret.<span class="title">SD</span>2.12</span>: this form is alone used by Trag. and Com. (exc. in imper. ἀντιλάζου <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>452</span>), λάζυσθε <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Med.</span>956</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ba.</span>503</span>; λάζυσθαι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">HF</span>943</span>: c. gen., λάζυσθε κύλικος <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span>209</span> (also in compds. <b class="b3">ἀντι-, ἐπι-, προ-, προς</b>-, qq. v.); Boeot. inf. <b class="b3">λάδδουσθη</b> (q.v.).</span>