ἔρομαι

English (LSJ)

(not found in pres. ind. (exc. 2sg. ἔρεαι Orac. in Certamen Prooem.), its place being taken by ἐρέω (A), ἐρωτάω) ; Ion. and Ep. εἴρομαι Il.1.553, Od.1.284, al.: impf.(=aor.)

   A εἰρόμην Il.1.513, Pi.O.6.49, Hdt.2.44, etc.: fut. ἐρήσομαι S.OT1166, Ar.Nu.1409, Pl.Prt.355c ; Ion. εἰρήσομαι Od.4.61,7.237, Hdt.1.67 (ἐπ-): aor. 2 ἠρόμην Sapph. 1.15, E.Ion541, Th.3.113, etc.; imper. ἐροῦ S.El.563, E.Or.763 (troch.), etc., Ep. ἔρειο Il.11.611 ; subj. ἔρωμαι Od.8.133, Pl.R.538d, etc. ; εἴρωμαι Od.16.402, Hdt.4.76 ; opt. ἐροίμην Od.1.135,3.77, etc.; inf. ἐρέσθαι in Hom. always in the phrase μεταλλῆσαι καὶ ἐρέσθαι 3.69, al. (exc. in 1.405) (ἔρεσθαι is freq. in codd., as Lys.12.24, E.El.548, cf.Hdn.Gr.1.466) ; part. ἐρόμενος Ar.Eq.574, Th.4.40:—Ep.and Ion. also ἐρέομαι in subj. ἐρέωμαι Od.17.509, inf. ἐρέεσθαι 6.298,23.106, Hp.Prorrh.2.41, impf. ἐρέοντο Il.1.332,8.445 ; ἐπ-ειρεόμενος is v.l. in Hdt.3.64:—ask, inquire, mostly folld. by indirect question, εἴροντο.. ὅττι ἑ κήδοι Od.9.402, etc.; ἤρετο ὅτι θαυμάζοι Th.3.113 ; τὸν ξεῖνον ἐρώμεθα εἴ τιν' ἄεθλον οἶδε Od.8.133, etc.; ἠρόμην ὅπου.. Pl.R.327b ; διὰ τί.. Id.Prt.355c, etc.: folld. by a direct question, ἤρετο Ξενοφῶντα, εἰπέ μοι, ἔφη, ὦ Ξενοφῶν, οὐ σὺ ἐνόμιζες..; X.Mem.1.3.8 ; ἐρομένου δὲ τοῦ Ἀγησιλάου, ἆρ' ἂν ἐν καιρῷ γένοιτο, εἰ..; Id.HG4.3.2, cf. Cyr.1.4.19.    2 c. acc. objecti, learn by inquiry, ἐρέεσθαι δώματα πατρός Od.6.298 ; ask after or for, εἰρόμεναι παῖδας Il.6.239 ; εἴρεαι Ἕκτορα δῖον 24.390 ; θεῶν εἰρώμεθα βουλάς Od.16.402.    3 c. acc. pers., question, Il.1.332, etc., Hdt.1.32, Lys.12.24 ; εἴρετο δ' ἡμέας, ὦ ξεῖνοι, τίνες ἐστέ; Od.9.251 ; ἀλλήλους εἴροντο τίς εἴη καὶ πόθεν ἔλθοι 17.368, cf. E.Or.763(troch.), etc.; in later Prose, Jul.Or.7.229b.    4 c. acc. pers., petition, Ar.Eq.574.    5 c. dupl.acc., to ask one about a thing, τὸ μέν σε πρῶτον..εἰρήσομαι.., τίς πόθεν εἰς ἀνδρῶν; Od.7.237, cf. 19.509 ; ἐρήσομαί σε τουτί· παῖδά μ' ὄντ' ἔτυπτες; Ar.Nu. 1409.    6 freq. τινὰ περί τινος, as ἵνα μιν περὶ πατρὸς..ἔροιτο Od.1.135, 3.77, cf. Hdt.4.76, al., E.El.548; also οἱ δέ μιν ἀμφὶ δίκας εἴροντο Od.11.570; ἀμφὶ πόσει εἴρεσθαι 19.95. (Ion. εἰρ-Att. ἐρ- from ἐρϝ- (aor. stem), cf. ἐρέ (ϝ) ω, e)reuth/s: pres. ἐρέ (ϝ) ομαι: ἐροίμην and similar forms in Hom. are variously expld. or emended.)