ἐλαύνω

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Il.12.62, etc.: Ion. impf. ἐλαύνεσκον (ἀπ-) Hdt.7.119: fut. ἐλάσω [ᾰ], part.

   A ἐλάσοντας X.An.7.7.55 codd., cf.D.H.2.36, (ἐξ-) Hp.Loc.Hom.46, Nat.Mul.32 (ἐλάσσω (παρ-) is f.l. in Il.23.427, and ξυνελάσσομεν is subj. in Od.18.39); ἐλάω A.R.3.411; Att. ἐλῶ, ᾷς, ᾷ, inf. ἐλᾶν, also Hdt.1.207, etc., and so Hom. in the resolved form ἐλόω Il.13.315, Od.7.319: inf. ἐλάαν (though this is also inf. pres., v. infr.) Il.17.496, Od.5.290: aor. 1 ἤλᾰσα, Ep. ἔλᾰσα Il.5.80, ἔλασσα 18.564, Ion. 3sg. ἐλάσασκεν 2.199: pf. ἐλήλᾰκα (ἀπ-, ἐξ-) X.Cyr.4.2.10, Ar.Nu.828: plpf. ἐληλάκειν (ἐξ-) Hdt.5.90:— Med. (v. infr. 1.2), fut. ἐλάσομαι (παρ-) dub. l. in Arr.An.3.30.3: aor. ἠλασάμην Il.11.682, rare in Att., as Pl.Grg.484b; 3sg. ἤλσατο Ibyc.55; Ep. ἐλάσαιο, -ασαίατο, -ασσάμενος, Od.20.51, Il.10.537, Od.4.637:—Pass., fut. ἐλασθήσομαι (ἐξ-) D.H.4.9: aor. ἠλάθην [ᾰ] E.Heracl.430, Ar.Ec.4; later ἠλάσθην AP7.278 (Arch.), Sammelb.997 (iv A.D.), (ἐξ-, συν-) Plb.8.24.9, 18.22.6, etc. (in Hdt. the Mss. vary between the two forms, ἐξελαθείς 7.165, ἀπηλάσθησαν 3.54): pf. ἐλήλαμαι Od.7.113, Hdt.7.84 (ἐξ-), etc.; ἐλήλασμαι Hp.Mul. 2.133, Aen.Tact.31.4 (prob.), (ἐξ-) Plb.6.22.4, (συν-) A.D.Conj.233.30: plpf. ἠλήλατο Il.5.400; poet. also ἐλήλατο 4.135; 3pl. ἠλήλαντο Hes.Sc.143, also ἐληλέδατ', ἐληλέατ', ἐληλάδατ' vv.ll. in Od.7.86.— The pres. ἐλάω is rare and mainly Poet., imper. ἔλα Pi.I.5(4).38, A.Fr. 332, E.HF819, Fr.779.1 (also non-thematic 3pl. ἐλάντω SIG1025.8 (Cos)): inf. ἐλᾶν Canthar.4, X.HG2.4.32: inf. ἐλάαν as Ep.inf.pres. is freq. in Hom. (v. infr.1.2): part. ἐλάουσα Emp.4.5: impf. 3pl. ἔλων Od.4.2, 3sg. ἔλαεν A.R.3.872; ἀπ-έλα X.Cyr.8.3.32; but ἀπ-ήλαον in Ar.Lys.1001 is prob. an error for -ήλα'αν, Dor. for -ήλασαν:—radic. sense, drive, set in motion, of driving flocks, εἰς εὐρὺ σπέος ἤλασε μῆλα Od.9.237; κακοὺς δ' ἐς μέσσον ἔλασσεν Il.4.299; aor. Med. ἠλασάμην in act. sense, 10.537, 11.682: freq. of horses, chariots, ships, drive, ἐλάαν (inf. pres.) ἅρμα καὶ ἵππους 23.334; ἐς τὴν ἀγορὴν τὸ ζεῦγος Hdt. 1.59; ἐ. ἵππον ride it, Id.4.64, al.; κέλητας καὶ ἅρματα ἐ. ride and drive, Id.7.86; ἐ. νῆα row it, Od.12.109, etc.; στρατὸν ἐ. Pi.O.10(11).66, Hdt. 1.176, 4.91, etc.    b with acc. omitted, intr., go in a chariot, drive, μάστιξεν δ' ἐλάαν (sc. ἵππους) he whipped them on, Il.5.366, al., cf. S.El.734,739; βῆ δ' ἐλάαν ἐπὶ κύματα he drove on over the waves, Il. 13.27; διὰ νύκτα ἐλάαν travel the night through, Od.15.50; ἐς τὸ ἄστυ ἐ. drive into the city, Hdt.1.60; ἐπὶ ζευγέων ἐ. ib.199; ride, Id.7.88, X.Eq.Mag.3.9, etc.; ἐλῶν ἐς Θρηΐκην marching... Hdt.9.89, etc.; row, μάλα σφοδρῶς ἐλάαν Od.12.124; ἐλαύνοντες rowers, 13.22, etc.    c in this intr. sense, it sts. took an acc. loci, γαλήνην ἐλαύνειν to sail the calm sea, i.e. over it, 7.319; so τὰ ἕσπερα νῶτ' ἐ. E.El. 731 (lyr.); also ἐλαύνειν δρόμον run a course, Ar.Nu.28; ὁδόν D.P. 586.    d Pass., [νηῦς] ἐλαυνομένη a ship under way, Od.13.155 (but πλοῖα ὑπὸ σκληρῶν ἀνέμων ἐλαυνόμενα Ep.Jac.3.4); τὰ κατάντη ἐλαύνεσθαι, of horses, to be ridden on steep ground, X.Eq.Mag.8.3.    2 drive away, carry off, in Hom. of stolen cattle or horses, βοῶν ἀρίστας Od.12.353; ἵππους Il.5.236; ἐ. ὅ τι δύναιντο X.HG4.8.18:—Med., Od.4.637, 20.51; ῥύσι' ἐλαυνόμενος Il.11.674, etc.    3 drive away, expel, ἐ. [τινὰ] ἐκ δήμου 6.158; ἄνδρας ἀπ' Οἰνώνας Pi.N.5.16: freq. in Trag., ἐ. τινὰ γῆς E.Med.70; μύσος, μίασμα ἐ., A.Ch.967 codd., Eu. 283 (Pass.), cf. S.OT98; ἄγος ἐ.,= ἀγηλατέω, Th.1.126; ἐ. λῃστάς Ar.Ach.1188, etc.:—Pass., γῆν πρὸ γῆς ἐλαύνομαι A.Pr.682.    4 drive (to extremities), persecute, plague, οἵ μιν ἄδην ἐλόωσι . . πολέμοιο who will harass him till he has had enough of war, Il.13.315; ἔτι μέν μίν φημι ἄδην λάαν κακότητος I think I shall persecute him till he has had enough, Od.5.290; θεὸς ἐλαύνει πόλιν S.OT28; Ἰωνίαν ἤλασεν βίᾳ A.Pers.771; μή τι δαιμόνιον τὰ πράγματα ἐλαύνῃ D.9.54; σὺ δ' ἀπειλεῖς πᾶσιν, ἐλαύνεις πάντας Id.21.135, cf. 173:—Pass., ἐλαυνομένων καὶ ὑβριζομένων Id.18.48; λύπῃ πᾶς ἐλήλαται κακῇ S.Aj.275; κακοῖς πρός τινος E.Andr.31; ὑπ' ἀνάγκης καὶ οἴστρου Pl.Phdr.240d; τὴν ψυχὴν ἐρωτικῇ μανίᾳ Ael.NA14.18; ἐλαύνεσθαι τὴν γνώμην to be out of one's mind, Philostr.VS2.27.5.    5 = βινέω, Ar.Ec.39, Pl. Com.3.4.    6 intr. in expressions like ἐς τοσοῦτον ἤλασαν they drove it so far (where πρᾶγμα must be supplied), Hdt.5.50; ἐς πᾶσαν κακότητα Id.2.124; εἰς κόρον ἐλαύνειν push matters till disgust ensued, Tyrt.11.10; εἰς ἴσον (sc. τισί) Onos.Praef.4: hence, push on, go on, ἐγγὺς μανιῶν E.Heracl.904 (lyr.); ἔξω τοῦ φρονεῖν Id.*ba.853; πόρρω ἐ. σοφίας go far in... Pl.Euthphr.4b, cf. Grg.486a, X.Cyr.1.6.39.    II strike, ἐλάτῃσιν πόντον ἐλαύνοντες Il.7.6; κιθάραν πλήκτρῳ E.HF351 (lyr.).    2 strike with a weapon, but never with a missile, τὸν σκήπτρῳ ἐλάσασκεν Il.2.199; ξίφει ἤλασε κόρσην 5.584; κόρυθος φάλον ἤλασεν 13.614; ὀδόντας ἐ. knock out, A.R.2.785: c. dupl. acc., τὸν μὲν . . μεταδρομάδην ἔλασ' ὦμον him he struck on... Il. 5.80; χθόνα δ' ἤλασε παντὶ μετώπῳ struck earth with his forehead, of a falling man, Od.22.94: c. acc. cogn., inflict a wound, οὐλὴν τήν ποτέ με σῦς ἤλασε 21.219:—Pass., c. acc. νῶτον ὄπισθ' αἰχμῇ δουρὸς ἐληλαμένος Tyrt.11.20; ἐλαύνεται εἰς τὸν μηρόν Luc.Tox.61.    3 strike one thing against another, πρὸς γῆν ἐ. κάρη Od.17.237; of weapons, drive through, διαπρὸ χαλκὸν ἔλασσε 22.295; [δόρυ] διὰ στήθεσφιν ἔλασσε Il.5.57, cf. 20.269; ἤλασε Λυγκέος ἐν πλευραῖσι χαλκόν Pi.N.10.70:—Pass., go through, Il.4.135, 13.595; to be fixed in, ὀϊστὸς ὤμῳ ἐνὶ στιβαρῷ ἠλήλατο 5.400; διὰ [σφονδύλου] διαμπερὲς ἐληλάσθαι Pl.R.616e.    III metaph.,    1 beat out metal, forge, ἀσπίδα . . ἣν ἄρα χαλκεὺς ἤλασεν Il.12.296; πέντε πτύχας ἤλασε beat out five plates, 20.270; περὶ δ' ἕρκος ἔλασσε κασσιτέρου make a fence of beaten tin (with a play on signf. 2), 18.564; εὐνὴ Ἡφαίστου χερσὶν ἐληλαμένη χρυσοῦ a bed of beaten gold, Mimn.12.6; σίδηρος λεπτῶς ἐληλ. Plu.Cam.41.    2 draw a line of wall, trench, etc., ἀμφὶ δὲ τάφρον ἤλασαν Il.7.450; ἀμφὶ δὲ τεῖχος ἔλασσε πόλει Od.6.9; σταυροὺς δ' ἐκτὸς ἔλασσε 14.11; τοῖχοι ἐληλέατ' 7.86; τεῖχος τοὺς ἀγκῶνας ἐς τὸν ποταμὸν ἐλήλαται the wall has its angles carried down to the river, Hdt.1.180, cf. 185,191; ἐληλαμέναι πέρι πύργον having a wall built round, A.Pers.872 (lyr.); ὄγμον ἐλαύνειν work one's way down a ridge or swathe in reaping or mowing, Il.11.68; ἐ. αὔλακα Hes. Op.443; ἀμπελίδος ὄρχον ἐ. to draw a line of vines, i.e. plant them in line, Ar.Ach.995: generally, plant, produce, ἐλᾷ τέσσαρας ἀρετὰς αἰών Pi.N.3.74.    3 κολῳὸν ἐλαύνειν prolong, keep up the brawl, Il. 1.575.    4 ἐξ ὄσσων ἐς γαῖαν ἐ. δάκρυ E.Supp.96.