ἱκνέομαι

English (LSJ)

lengthd. form of ἵκω (q. v.), ἱκάνω, wh. are the Homeric forms of the pres. (exc. ἱκνεύμεναι, ἱκνεύμεσθα, Od.9.128, 24.339), first in Alc.98 (s. v.l.): impf.

   A ἱκνεῖτο S.OC970: fut. ἵξομαι Il.6.502, Parm. 3.2, A.Supp.159 (lyr.); Dor. ἱξοῦμαι AP9.341 (Glauc.): aor. 2 ἱκόμην Il.8.149, etc.; inf. ἴκεσθαι Sapph.Supp.1.2 [ῐ, exc. when lengthd. by the augm.]; for part. ἴκμενος v. sub voce: pf. ἷγμαι S.Tr.229, part. ἱγμένος Id.Ph.494: non-thematic aor. 2 ἷκτο Hes.Th.481, [Simon.] 179.4, Euph.2: (ἀφικνέομαι is used in early Prose, exc. in signf. 111; ἵκοντο is f.l. in Th.5.40, ἵκηται is a poet. reminiscence in Pl.Phdr.276d; but ἵκετο is found in Hdt.1.216, ἵκηται Hp.Loc.Hom. 47; also in later Prose, Luc.Salt.5, DDeor.6.4, Procop.Pers.1.4, 2.21):—come, αἶψα δ' ἵκοντο Il.18.532; ὁπότε Κρήτηθεν ἵκοιτο when he came to us... 3.233; ὑπότροπον οἴκαδ' ἱ. Od.22.35; ἐς χῶρον Il.4.446; ἐπὶ νῆας 6.69; κατὰ λειμῶνα Od.24.13; πρὸς γούνατα Hes.Th. 460; ὑπὸ πτόλιν Il.11.182; εἰς ὁμόν Parm.8.46; πρὸς ὁμοῖον Emp.62.6; τυῖδ' ἴκεσθαι Sapph. l.c.: freq. in Hom., c. acc., arrive at, ἵκετο νῆας Il.8.149; τέλος ἵκεο μύθων 9.56; οἶκον . . καὶ σὴν ἐς πατρίδα γαῖαν Od.23.258; later ἱκέσθαι γαῖαν Pi.P.4.118 codd.; βένθος Emp.35.3; ἄλσος A.Supp.556 (lyr.); στέγας S.OT534, etc.    2 reach, attain to, ποσὶν οὖδας ἱ. Od.8.376; οὐδ' ἵκετο χρόα καλόν, of a spear, Il.11.352; οὐδ' ὀστέον ἵκετο Od.19.451 (v. ὑπερίημι); so of things, ἠχή, καπνὸς αἰθέρ' ἱ., Il.13.837, 18.207; ἔμπης ἐς γαῖάν τε καὶ οὐρανὸν ἵκετ' ἀϋτμή 14.174; ἐς πόλιν ἵκετ' ἀϋτή Od.14.265; of Time, ἥβης μέτρον or ἥβην ἱ., Il.11.225, 24.728, etc.; γήραος οὐδόν Od.15.246; so ἐπὶ γῆρας 8.227; ἠῶ ἱ. live till morn, 17.497; also ὀλέθρου πείραθ' ἱ. Il.6.143; λέκτροιο παλαιοῦ θεσμὸν ἵκοντο Od.23.296, cf. 354; θίλην ἐπὶ γένναν ἵ. Emp. 110.9; ἐς ἄπειρον Xenoph.28; ἐς τὸ τυθῆναι Hdt.1.216; εἰς τὸ λήθης γῆρας Pl.Phdr. l.c.:—in various phrases, ἱ. μετὰ κλέος come in quest of glory, Il.11.227; ἐς χεῖρας ἱ. come into one's power, 10.448; ὅ τι χεῖρας ἵκοιτο whatever came to hand, Od.12.331; ἱ. ἐς γενεάν τινος into his family, Pi.N.10.14; ἐς λόγους τοὺς σοὺς ἱ. to speak with thee, S.El.315; ἐνθάδ' ἵξομαι shall come to this at last, Id.Aj. 1365; ἤν ποτε δασμὸς ἵκηται if ever a division come about, Il.1.166.    II with a person as object, τινα ib.139, etc.; ἔς τινα Od. 6.176; but also, come to his house, 20.372; Πηλεΐωνάδ' ἵ. to the hut of the son of P., Il.24.338; μετὰ Τρῶας ἱ. 3.264: rarely c. dat., ἐπειγομένοισι δ' ἵκοντο came to them at need, 12.374; cf. ἱκάνω 11.    2 of suffering, desire, anger, etc., come upon, Ἀχιλλῆος ποθὴ ἵξεται υἷας Ἀχαιῶν Il.1.240; τί σε φρένας ἵκετο πένθος; ib.362; ὅν τιν' ἵκηται ἄλη καὶ πῆμα καὶ ἄλγος Od.15.345; ὁππότε μιν κάματός τε καὶ ἱδρὼς γούναθ' ἵκοιτο Il.13.711; ἅδος, σέβας ἵ. τινα θυμόν, 11.88, 18.178; με ἵ. ἄχος κραδίην 23.47.    3 approach as suppliant, τὴν ἱκόμην φεύγων 14.260, cf. 22.123; τὰ σὰ γοῦνα ἱκόμεθ' Od.9.267; θεοὺς προστροπαῖς ἱκνουμένη A.Pers.216 (troch.); Ζῆνα . . ἱξόμεσθα σὺν κλάδοις Id.Supp.159 (lyr.); [θεὸν] θυέεσσιν ἱκνεῖσθαι approach a god with offerings and prayer, Theoc.Ep.8.3.    b Poet. in pres., supplicate, beseech, τάσδε τὰς θεὰς καλῶν ἱκνοῦμαι S.OC1011; καί σε πρὸς τοῦ σοῦ τέκνου καὶ θεῶν ἱκνοῦμαι μή . . Id.Aj.588, cf. OC275, Ph.470; ταύτης ἱκνοῦμαί σ' E.Or.671: c. inf., πάντες σ' ἱκνοῦνται . . θάψαι νεκρούς Id.Supp.130: freq. parenthetic, S.Ph.932, El.136 (lyr.), Ar.Ec.958, Tim.Pers.139.    III pres. and impf., it becomes, befits, pertains to, c. acc. et inf., φαμὲν ἡμέας ἱκνέεσθαι ἡγεμονεύειν Hdt.9.26; τοὺς μάλιστα ἱκνέεται (sc. κεκάρθαι) Id.2.36; ἱκνέεται it is usual that... Hp.Art.63; later, not impers., οὗ ἡ ἱερουργία ἱκνεῖτο D.C.Fr.25.5; ὅ[σα τᾶς δίκας ἱ] κνεῖται SIG953.46 (Cnidos, ii B.C.).    b αὐτὸς καὶ ὧν ἱκνεῖται, of a man and those to whom he belongs, i.e. his family, ib.46.25, al. (Halic.).    2 freq. in part., τὸ ἱκνεύμενον that which is fitting, proper, Hdt.6.84; ὁ ἱ., with or without χρόνος, the fit, proper time, Hp.Aër.7, Hdt.6.86.ά; ἐν ἱκνουμένᾳ ἁμέρᾳ Orac. ap. D.43.66; τὸ ἱ. ἀνάλωμα the quota of expense, Th.1.99; κατὰ τοὺς ἱ. χρόνους Arist.GA750b13 (also of the latter days, D.H. 1.66); ἱ. καιροί Thphr.CP1.13.3; τὰ -ούμενα μεγέθη Arist.GA772a8; ἡ ἱ. ἐπιστήμη Id.Pol.1288b16; τῆς ἱ. ἡλικίας τυχεῖν ib.1332b41; also ἱκνούμεναι ἀποδείξεις convincing proofs, Phld.Piet.79; οὐδὲν εἴρηται ἱ. S.E.M.1.205; λόγος τινὶ ἱκνούμενος favourable, SIG679.77 (Magn. Mae., ii B.C.). Adv. ἱκνουμένως, Ion. -ευμένως, fittingly, aright, Hdt. 6.65, Hp.Mul.2.135, M.Ant.5.12.