ὀπηδέω
γνοίης ὅσσον ὄνων κρέσσονες ἡμίονοι → you know how much better are donkeys from mules
English (LSJ)
Dor. ὀπᾱδέω (v. ὀπηδός), used by Hom. only in 3sg. pres. ὀπηδεῖ, and impf. ὀπήδει (without augm.): inf. A ὀπηδεῖν h.Ap.530 :—follow, accompany, attend, τινι Il. 2.184, 24.368, Pi.P.4.287; also ἅμα τινί Od.7.165, Hes.Th.80, h.Ap. l. c.; μετά τινι, v. infr. ΙΙ. II of things (cf. ἕπομαι II), ἀνεμώλια γάρ μοι ὀπηδεῖ [τόξα] useless do they go with me, Il.5.216; ἀρετὴν σὴν... ἥ τοι ὀπηδεῖ Od.8.237; ἐκ δὲ Διὸς τιμὴ καὶ κῦδος ὀπηδεῖ Il.17.251, cf. Hes.Op.142,313, Thgn.933, etc.; μετ' ἀνδράσι λιμὸς ὀπηδεῖ Hes. Op.230; μετ' ἴχνια Κύρνος ὀ. Call.Del.19.—Ep. Verb, rare in Trag., as ὀπαδεῖ A.Fr.475; ὀπαδοῦσ' prob. in Id.Ag.426 (lyr.), and once in a late Pap., Sammelb.4324.11 (Tab. Defix.) : ὀπαδός however is used by Trag.
German (Pape)
[Seite 356] ion. = ὀπαδέω, Hom. oft.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ion. c. ὀπαδέω.
English (Autenrieth)
(ὀπηδός, ὀπάζω), ipf. ὀπήδει: accompany, attend, follow, τινί (ἅμα τινί); said of things as well as persons, τόξα, ἀρετή, τῖμή, Il. 5.216, θ 23, Il. 17.251.
Greek Monotonic
ὀπηδέω: ὀπηδός, Ιων. αντί ὀπᾱδ-.
