ἀνύω
ὦ δυσπάλαιστον γῆρας, ὡς μισῶ σ' ἔχων, μισῶ δ' ὅσοι χρῄζουσιν ἐκτείνειν βίον, βρωτοῖσι καὶ ποτοῖσι καὶ μαγεύμασι παρεκτρέποντες ὀχετὸν ὥστε μὴ θανεῖν: οὓς χρῆν, ἐπειδὰν μηδὲν ὠφελῶσι γῆν, θανόντας ἔρρειν κἀκποδὼν εἶναι νέοις → Old age, resistless foe, how do I loathe your presence! Them too I loathe, whoever desire to lengthen out the span of life, seeking to turn the tide of death aside by food and drink and magic spells; those whom death should take away to leave the young their place, when they no more can benefit the world
English (LSJ)
(ᾰνῠ), Il.4.56, Ar.Ra.606, Att. ἀνύτω or ἁνύτω Th.2.75, Pl.R.486c, al.: impf.
A ἤνυον Hdt.9.66, E.Hec.1167: fut. ἀνύσω [ῠ], S.Aj.607, Ar.Ra.649, Ep. ἐξ-ανύω 11.11.365: aor. ἤνῠσα Od.24.71, A.Pers.726, etc.; poet. ἥνυσσα (Dor. ᾱν-) Pi.P.12.11, A.R.4.413, Ep. ἄνυσσα [ᾰ] Hes.Th.954, Maiist.57 (ὑπ-): pf. ἤνῠκα Pl.Plt. 264b:—Pass., pf. ἤνυσμαι Plb.8.29.1, etc., δι-ήνυσμαι X.Cyr.1.4.28: aor. ἠνύσθην Plb.32.3.17, D.Chr.3.127: fut. ἀνυσθήσομαι J.AJ1.19.1, Ael.VH1.21:—Med., ἀνύομαι Pi.P.2.49, Bion Fr.4.6: impf. ἠνυτόμην A.Ag.1159: fut. ἀνύσομαι (v. infr.): aor. ἠνυσάμην A.Pr.700, S.Tr. 995(lyr.), inf. ἀνύσασθαι X.An.7.7.24 (Valck.)—Non-thematic forms are found in poets: impf. Act. ἄνῠμες, Dor. for ἤνυμεν, Theoc.7.10: pres. Pass. ἄνυται Opp.H.3.427, Nic.Al.599: impf. Pass. ἤνῠτο Od.5.243 (nisileg.ἤνετο); Dor. ἄνῠτο Theoc.2.92. [ῠ in all parts: hence ἀνῦσαι in Tryph.126, ἀνῡσάμενοι in AP10.12 should be written with σσ: ἀνύων is corrupt in Nonn.D.21.16]:—effect, accomplish, ἤνυτο δ' ἔρλον Od.5.243 (v. supr.), cf.A.Pers.726, etc.; πρὸς θανάτῳ θάνατον ἀνύσασα S.Tr.886; ἀρωγάν Id.Ph.1145 (lyr.); τοὔπος ὡς ἄρ' ὀρθὸν ἤνυσας Id.Ant.1178, cf. OC454: abs., οὐδὲν ἤνυε he did no good, Hdt.9.66; εἴ τι ἔμελλεν ἀνύτειν whatever was like ly to forward the work, Th.2.75; σμικρὸν ἀνύτειν Pl.Sph.230a, al.; ἧσσον ἁνύτειν Th.2.76; οὐδὲν ἤνυε τούτοις D.21.104; ἀ. εἴς τι to conduce towards... Pl.Ax.369d: c. acc. et inf., Ἀπόλλων . . ἐκεῖνον ἤνυσε φονέα γενέσθαι brought it to pass that... S.OT720:—Med., accomplish for one's own advantage, ἀνύσσεσθαι τάδε ἔργα (if not in pass. sense, will be accomplished) Od.16.373, cf. Hp.Ep.27; θεός . . τέκμαρ ἀνύεται Pi.P.2.49, cf. Ar.Pl.196, dub. in Pl.Phd.69d. 2 make an end of, destroy, φλόξ σε ἤνυσεν Od.24.71; kill, Pi.P.12.11. 3 c. dupl. acc., make, cause to be, ἠνύσατ' ἐκτοπίαν φλόγα S.OT166 (lyr.), Nic.Al.400. 4 make, εἰκόνα AP 12.56 (Mel.). 5 finish a journey, ὅσσον τε πανημερίη γλαφυρὴ νηῦς ἤνυσεν (sc. ὁδοῦ) as much as a ship gets over in a day, Od.4.357; so πολλὴν κέλευθον ἤνυδεν A.Pers.748; πορείαν Onos.6.1: c. acc. loci, ὄφρα τάχιστα νηῦς ἀνύσειε θαλάσσης . . ὕδωρ Od.15.294, cf. Thgn.511, S.Ant.231. 6 in Trag. freq. abs. (sc. ὁδόν or κέλευθον), make one's way, win, πρὸς πόλιν Id.Tr.657 (lyr.); ἐπὶ ἀκτάν E.Hipp.743; also θάλαμον ἀνύτειν (i.e. εἰς θάλαμον) reach the bridal chamber, S.Ant. 805 (lyr.); ἀ. Ἅιδαν Id.Aj.607 (lyr.), E.Supp.1142 (lyr.): metaph., ζυγὰ ἤνυσε δούλια Τροία (s.v.l.) Id.Tr.599 (Τροίᾳ Sch.): rarely with inf. instead of acc., στρατὸς ἤνυσε περᾶν succeeded in crossing, A.Pers. 721: with Adj., come to be, εὐδαίμων ἀνύσει καὶ μέγας S.Ph.720 (lyr.). 7 in Pass. of Time, come to an end, χρόνος ἄνυτο Theoc. 2.92, cf. Eus.Mynd.63. 8 in Pass. of persons, grow up, ἠνυτόμαν τροφαῖς (lyr.) A.Ag.1159. 9 get, obtain, γαστρὶ φορβάν S.Ph.711 (lyr.), cf. Theoc.5.144; τίνος χρείας ἀνύσαι; i.e. τίνος χρείας προσπίτνετε, ὥστε ἀνύσαι αὐτήν; S.OC1755:—Med., χρείαν ἠνύσασθε ye obtained it, A.Pr.700, cf. Ch.858, S.Tr.995 (lyr.); τοῦτο ἐκ Μοιρέων ἠνύσατο AP7.506 (Leon.). II c. part., οὐκ ἀνύω φθονέουσα I gain nothing by grudging, Il.4.56. 2 in Com., do quickly, make haste, οὐ μέλλειν... ἀλλ' ἀνύειν Ar.Pl.607, cf. Ra.606; οὐκ ἀνύσεις τι; make haste! ib.649; ἀλλ' ἄνυσον, οὐ μέλλειν ἐχρῆν Fr.102: c. part., ἄνυε πράττων make haste about it, Pl.413; ἄνυσον ὑποδησάμενος make haste and get your shoes on, V.1168, cf. Av.241; ἄνυσόν ποτ' ἐξελθών Pherecr.40: more freq. in part. ἀνύσας, or ἀνύσας τι with a Verb, ἄνοιγ', ἄνοιγ' ἀνύσας make haste and open the door, Ar.Nu.181; ἀνάβαιν' ἀνύσας V.398; σὺδ' ἔγχεον πιεῖν ἀνύσας τι Eq.119, cf. V.202,847, 1158, Pl.648,974; βοηθησάτω τις ἀνύσας Ach.571; νῦν οὖν ἀνύσαντε φροντίσωμεν Eq.71; ἀκολουθήσεις ἐμοὶ ἀνύσας τι Nu.506, cf. 1253; ἀπόδωμεν ἀνύσαντε Pax872. (The distinction of meaning ἀνύτω accomplish, make way, ἀνύω hasten, is doubtful, cf. AB411.—Att. ἁνύω acc. to Hdn.Gr.1.541, Phryn.PSp.23B., cf. καθανύσαι X.HG 7.1.15 (Hsch.); but κατανύειν (q.v.) occurs in Trag., cf. ταῦτ' ἀνύσηται Ar.Pl.196.) (I.-E. sen-, pres. stem s[ngnull]neu-, cf. Skt. sanoti 'wins'.)
