ῥέζω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=(A), freq. in Ep. and Trag. (v. infr.), but rare in Att. Prose and Com. (<span class="bibl">Pherecr. 152</span> is mock heroic): impf. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> ἔρεζον <span class="bibl">Il.2.400</span>, Ep. ῥέζον <span class="bibl">Od.3.5</span>, Ion. ῥέζεσκον <span class="bibl">Il.8.250</span>: fut. ῥέξω <span class="bibl">Od.11.31</span>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>788</span> (lyr.), al.: aor. ἔρρεξα <span class="bibl">Il.9.536</span>, <span class="bibl">10.49</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>642c</span>; poet. also ἔρεξα Hom. (v. infr.), <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Fr.</span>174</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>538</span> (lyr.), etc.; Aeol. part. ῥέξαις <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span> 9.94</span>:—Pass., aor. 1 opt. ῥεχθείη <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Epid.</span>7.11</span>; part. ῥεχθείς <span class="bibl">Il.9.250</span>, <span class="bibl">20.198</span>. (<b class="b3">ῥέζω</b> from <b class="b3">ϝρέγ-</b>[[y]]ω, cogn. with <b class="b3">ἔρδω</b> from <b class="b3">ϝέργ-</b>[[y]]ω [through <b class="b3">ϝέρ</b>[[z]]δω]: Dor. and Boeot. ῥέδδω <span class="bibl">Eust.226.8</span>, <span class="bibl">984.1</span>, Hsch.; aor. part. ϝρέξαντα <span class="title">IG</span>4.1607 (Cleonae).) </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">I</span> [[do]], [[act]], [[deal]], opp. <b class="b3">εἰπεῖν</b>, <span class="bibl">Od.4.205</span>, <span class="bibl">22.314</span>; opp. <b class="b3">παθεῖν</b>, v. infr.:—Constr., </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">1</span> abs., ὧδε δὲ ῥέξαι <span class="bibl">Il.2.802</span>; οὐ κατὰ μοῖραν ἔρεξας <span class="bibl">Od.9.352</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> more freq. trans. c. acc. rei, [[do]], [[accomplish]], [[make]], ὅσ' ἂν πεπνυμένος ἀνὴρ εἴποι καὶ ῥέξειε <span class="bibl">4.205</span>; μέρμερα ἔργα, ὅσσ' ἄνδρες ῥέξαντες . . <span class="bibl">Il.10.525</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.22.314</span>; <b class="b3">τί ῥέξομεν</b>; <span class="bibl">Il.11.838</span>; μέγα ῥέξας τι καὶ ἐσσομένοισι πυθέσθαι <span class="bibl">22.305</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">2.274</span>; ὅ τι ποσσίν τε ῥέξῃ καὶ χερσίν <span class="bibl">Od.8.148</span>; so in Lyr. and Trag., ῥέζοντά τι καὶ παθεῖν ἔοικε <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>4.32</span>; <b class="b3">τί ῥέξω</b>; <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>788</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Th.</span>104</span> (both lyr.); <b class="b3">τί ῥέξας τύχοιμ' ἂν . .</b>; <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ch.</span>316</span> (lyr.):—Pass., <b class="b3">οὐδέ τι μῆχος ῥεχθέντος κακοῦ ἔστ' ἄκος εὑρεῖν</b> for the mischief [[if once done]], <span class="bibl">Il.9.250</span>; ῥεχθὲν δέ τε νήπιος ἔγνω <span class="bibl">17.32</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> c. dupl. acc. pers. et rei, [[do]] something [[to]] one, κακὰ ῥέξαι τινά <span class="bibl">3.354</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.2.73</span>; ἀγαθὰ ῥ. τινά <span class="bibl">22.209</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Il.9.647</span>; οὐδέν σε ῥέξω κακά <span class="bibl">24.370</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">4.32</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.2.72</span>: with Adv., <b class="b3">κακῶς μιν ἔρ</b>. [[wronged]] him, <span class="bibl">23.56</span>; so ἡ πόλις ἡμᾶς οὐ καλῶς ἔρρεξε <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>642c</span>: but c. dat. pers., <b class="b3">μηκέτι μοι κακὰ ῥέζετε</b> [[do]] me (ethic dat.) no more mischiefs, <span class="bibl">Od.20.314</span>; ὅσα βροτοῖς ἔρεξας κακά <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>1292</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> with strengthd. signf., <b class="b3">εἴ τι νόος ῥέξει</b> if it [[shall avail]] aught, [[be of]] any [[service]], <span class="bibl">Il.14.62</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> in special sense, [[perform]] sacrifices, <b class="b3">ἱερὰ ῥ</b>. <span class="bibl">Od.1.61</span>, <span class="bibl">3.5</span>; <b class="b3">ῥ. ἑκατόμβας ἀθανάτοις</b> [[offer]] a hecatomb to the gods, <span class="bibl">Il.23.206</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od. 5.102</span>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>10.34</span>; ῥ. θαλύσιά τινι <span class="bibl">Il.9.535</span>; θύματα Ζηνὶ τῆς ἁλώς εως <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>288</span>: abs., [[do sacrifice]], ῥ. θεῷ <span class="bibl">Il.2.400</span>, <span class="bibl">8.250</span>, etc.: sts. with the victim in acc., <b class="b3">σοί . . ῥέξω βοῦν ἦνιν</b> [[will sacrifice]] it, <span class="bibl">10.292</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.9.553</span>, <span class="bibl">10.523</span>.</span><br />(B), Dor. Verb,= <b class="b3">βάπτω</b>, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[dye]], Phot., <span class="title">EM</span>703.27, cf. <span class="bibl">Epich. 107</span>. (Cf. <b class="b3">ῥέγος, ῥεγεύς, ῥεγιστής</b>, and lengthd. <b class="b3">ῥῆγος, ῥηγεύς</b>, also <b class="b3">ῥογεύς</b>:—cogn. with Skt. [[rajyate]] 'is coloured or red'.)</span>

|etymtx=1.<br />Grammatical information: v.<br />Meaning: [[to act]], [[to perform]], esp. of a sacrifice, [[to offer a sacrifice]] (ep. Il.).<br />Other forms: Fut. <b class="b3">ῥέξω</b>, aor. <b class="b3">ῥέξαι</b>, pass. <b class="b3">ῥεχθῆναι</b>.<br />Dialectal forms: Myc. [[woze]] 3 sg. pres. \/[[worzei]]\/ Aura Jorro 2, 451.<br />Compounds: Rarely w. <b class="b3">ἐπι-</b>, <b class="b3">κατα-</b> a.o.<br />Derivatives: Vbaladj. <b class="b3">ἄ-ρεκ-τος</b> [[undone]] (Τ 150, Simon.), Nom. ag. <b class="b3">ῥεκτήρ</b>, <b class="b3">-ῆρος</b> m. [[doer]] (Hes., Man.; Benveniste Noms d'ag. 39), <b class="b3">-τήριος</b> [[effective]] (Ion Hist.), f. <b class="b3">-τειρα</b> (Man.); <b class="b3">ῥέκτης</b> m. <b class="b2">id.</b> (Plu., Aret.), <b class="b3">-τικός</b> <b class="b2">capable of smth.</b> (Porph.), also <b class="b3">ῥέκτας</b> [[sacrificer]] (Tauromenion; Rom. times); <b class="b3">παρρέκτης πάντα πράττων ἐπὶ κακῳ̃</b> H.; cf. Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 150 a. 175; on <b class="b3">ῥέζω</b> with derivv. E. Kretschmer Glotta 18, 85 f.<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European] [1168] <b class="b2">*u̯erǵ-</b> [[work]]<br />Etymology: Beside the full grade <b class="b3">(Ϝ)έργον</b> stood originally a zero grade yot-present, IE <b class="b2">*u̯r̥ǵ-i̯-eti</b> (= Av. [[vǝrǝzyeiti]] a.o.), of which he Greek representative <b class="b3">*Ϝράζω</b> (= Myc. [[woze]]), was replaced by the full grade <b class="b3">ἔρδω</b> < <b class="b3">*Ϝέργ-ι̯ω</b> (after <b class="b3">Ϝέργον</b>). As secondary full grade, with diff. position of the liquida, came for it <b class="b3">Ϝρεγ-</b>, first in the aor. a. fut. <b class="b3">ῥέξαι</b>, <b class="b3">ῥέξω</b>, to which the pres. <b class="b3">ῥέζω</b> was formed, vbaladj. <b class="b3">ἄ-ρ(ρ)εκτος</b> etc.; cf. Schwyzer 716 n. 2 w. lit. On traces of the same full grade in Alban. a. Celt. Pok. 1168 w. lit.; on this w. extensive treatment Bader Les composés grecs du type de demiourgos (Études et Comm. 57 [Paris 1965]) 1ff. -- Further s. [[ἔρδω]] and [[ἔργον]].<br />2.<br />Grammatical information: v.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">to colour, βάπτειν</b> (Epich. 107, Phot., EM).<br />Other forms: Aor. <b class="b3">ῥέξαι</b>.<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">ῥέγος</b> (<b class="b3">ἁλιπόρφυρον</b>, Anacr.), more usu. <b class="b3">ῥῆγος</b> n. [[blanket]], [[carpet]] (Hom.) = <b class="b3">τὸ βαπτὸν στρῶμα</b> (Et. Orion.), <b class="b3">τό πορφυροῦν περιβόλαιον</b> (EM); <b class="b3">ῥέγματα</b> (<b class="b3">ποικίλα</b>, Ibyc.); <b class="b3">χρυσοραγές χρυσοβαφές</b> H. Nom. ag. = <b class="b3">βαφεύς</b>, colourer': <b class="b3">ῥεγεύς</b> (EM as v. l. beside <b class="b3">ῥαγ-</b>, <b class="b3">ῥηγ-</b>), <b class="b3">ῥηγεύς</b> (sch., H.), <b class="b3">ῥογεύς</b> (inscr. Sparta, H.); s. Bosshardt 83.<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European] [854] <b class="b2">*reg-</b> (<b class="b2">*sreg-</b>?) [[paint]].<br />Etymology: Dying wordfamily, which can hardly be separated from Skt. <b class="b2">rájyati</b> [[paint oneself]], [[get red]], [[excite oneself]], <b class="b2">rāga-</b> m. [[painting]], [[paint]], [[excitement]], though the lack of a prothet. vowel is very remarkable; cf. Schwyzer 310 (with parly diff. interpretations). The form with <b class="b3">α</b> must be secondary; but note also <b class="b3">ῥηγ-</b>. Pok. en Chantraine consider a basis <b class="b2">*sreg-</b>.