γεραίρω
ὡς αἰεὶ τὸν ὁμοῖον ἄγει θεὸς ὡς τὸν ὁμοῖον → how God ever brings like men together | birds of a feather flock together | how the god always leads like to like | as ever, god brings like and like together | as always the god brings like to like
English (LSJ)
Ep. impf.
A γέραιρον Il.7.321: fut. γερᾰρῶ Jusj. ap. D.59.78, Epigr.Gr.992 (Balbilla): aor. 1 ἐγέρηρα CIG2936 (Tralles), APl. 4.183.7, Orph.A.507, γέρηρα IG4.1475 (Epid.); ἐγέρᾱρα Pi.O.5.5, N.5.8: (γεραρός):—honour, reward with a gift, νώτοισιν δ' Αἴαντα διηνεκέεσσι γέραιρεν Il.7.321, cf. Od.14.437,441, etc.: generally, honour, τινά Pi.O.3.2: c. dat. modi, βωμοὺς ἑορταῖς ib.5.5; τινὰ ἐπινικίοις B.2.8; γένος θεῶν γ. φωνῇ Ar. Th.961 (lyr.); δώροις καὶ ἀρχαῖς καὶ ἕδραις καὶ πάσαις τιμαῖς X. Cyr.8.1.39; στεφάνοις τοὺς νικῶντας Id.HG1.7.33; ὃν . . ἐπεστεφάνωσε γεραίρων IG3.713:—Pass., τίμιος γεραίρεται E.Supp.553; τιμαῖς X.Cyr.8.8.4. 2 γεραίρει· τέρπει, Hsch.:—Pass., γεραιρόμενα μνίοισι prob. in Nic.Al.396. 3 reversely, γ. τινί τι present as an honorary gift, τὰ Ἰοβάκχεια τῷ Διονύσῳ Jusj. ap. D.l.c. II celebrate, τὰ πάθεα τραγικοῖσι χοροῖσι Hdt. 5.67; χορείαις θυσίαν Pl.Lg.799a, cf. Epin.980b.—Not in early Prose, exc. Hdt., X., and Pl.: in later Prose, Ph.1.186, Arr.Ind.8.5 (Pass.), Porph.Abst.2.16, etc.
