ὄρνυμι

English (LSJ)

or ὀρνύω, poet. Verb: from the former come imper. ὄρνῠθι, ὄρνῠτε, Il.6.363, Od.10.457, al. ; inf.

   A ὀρνύμεναι Il.17.546, ὀρνύμεν 9.353, al.; and from the latter, pres. ὀρνύει Pi.O.13.12, cf. Orph.L.222 : 3sg. and pl. impf. ὤρνυε, -υον, Od.21.100, Il.12.142 : fut. ὄρσω 21.335, Pi.N.9.8, S.Ant.1060 : aor. ὦρσα Il.5.629, al., Hes.Th.523, A. Pers.496; Ion. 3sg. ὄρσασκε Il.17.423: redupl. aor. 2 ὤρορε 2.146, Od.4.712, etc. (but ὤρορε stands for ὄρωρε, Il.13.78, Od.8.539):— Med. ὄρνῠμαι, used by Hom. in 3sg. ὄρνυται Il.5.532, al., imper. ὄρνυσθε ib.102, al., part. ὀρνύμενος 20.158, al.: impf. ὠρνύμην, used by Hom. in 3sg. and pl., ὤρνῠτο Il.3.267, al., ὤρνυντο Od.2.397, al.: fut. 3sg. ὀρεῖται Il.20.140 : aor. 2 ὠρόμην, 3sg. ὤρετο 12.279,14.397, also very freq. ὦρτο, 5.590, al.; 3pl. without augm. ὄροντο Od.3.471 (but v. ὄρομαι), ὀρέοντο Il.2.398,23.212 (unless this is impf.); imper. ὄρσο or ὄρσεο, 5.109, al., 3.250, al.; Ion. contr. ὄρσευ 4.264, 19. 139; subj. ὄρηται Od.16.98,al. ; inf. ὄρθαι Il.8.474; part. ὀρόμενος A. Th.87, 115 (both lyr.), ὄρμενος Il.11.326, al., and in lyr. passages of Trag., A.Ag.1408 (cf. 429), Supp.422, S.OT177: to the Med. also belongs the pf. ὄρωρα, used by Hom. only in 3sg. ὄρωρε (v. supr.), subj. ὀρώρῃ Il.9.610, al.; and plpf. ὀρώρει 2.810, al. (cf. ὄρομαι), also ὠρώρει 18.498, A.Ag.653, S.OC1622:—Pass., perf. ὀρώρεται, = ὄρωρε, Od. 19.377 ; subj. ὀρώρηται Il.13.271: 3pl. aor. ὦρθεν Corinn.Supp.1.21. (Cf. Skt. ṛṇóti 'rush', aor. 3sg. ārta = ὦρτο, Lat.orior; cf. also ἔρσεο, ἔρσῃ, and ἔρετο in Hsch.) :—stir, stir up; esp.    1 of bodily movement, urge on, incite, τινὰ ἐπί τινι Il.5.629, 12.293; οἱ ἐπ' αἰετὸν ὦρσε let loose his eagle upon him, Hes.Th.523; τινὰ ἀντία τινός Il.20.79; rarely, τινὰ εἰς ἀυάταν Pi.P.2.29: c. inf., Ζεὺς ὦρσε μάχεσθαι urged them on to fight, Il.13.794, cf. 17.273; τὴν . . ῥέξαι θεὸς ὤρορεν ἔργον Od.23.222 ; τόλμα μοι γλῶσσαν ὀρνύει λέγειν Pi.O.13.12, cf. P.4.170, S.Ant. 1060:—Med., with pf. ὄρωρα, move, stir oneself, εἰς ὅ κε . . μοι φίλα γούνατ' ὀρώρῃ while my limbs have power to move, Il.9.610, cf. Od.18.133, etc.: used by Hom. in imper. ὄρσεο, up! arise! (like ἄγε and ἴθι) in exhorting, Il.3.250, al.; ὄρσο 5.109,24.88; ἀλλ' ὄρσευ πόλεμόνδε 4.264, 19.139: in hostile sense, rush on, rush furiously, ὦρτο δ' ἐπ' αὐτοὺς [Ἕκτωρ] 5.590, 11.343; ὦρτο δ' ἐπ' αὐτῷ 21.248; ὤρνυτο χαλκῷ Τυδεΐδης 5.17, etc.; ὄρνυται λαός A.Th.89(lyr.), cf. 419(lyr.), S.OC 1320.    2 make to arise, call forth, ἀπ' Ὠκεανοῦ . . Ἠριγένειαν ὦρσεν Od.23.348, cf. 7.169; awaken, arouse from sleep, ὦρσεν . . Ἱπποκόωντα Il.10.518 ; of animals, start, chase, ὦρσαν δὲ Νύμφαι . . αἶγας ὀρεσκῴους Od.9.154 ; ὡς δ' ὅτε νεβρὸν ὄρεσφι κύων . . ὄρσας ἐξ εὐνῆς Il.22.190 :— Med., arise, start up, esp. from bed, Ἠὼς ἐκ λεχέων . . ὤρνυθ' 11.2 ; ὤρνυτ' ἄρ' ἐξ εὐνῆφιν Od.2.2, etc.; ἀπὸ θρόνου ὦρτο φαεινοῦ Il.11.645; ἀπὸ χθονὸς ὤρνυτο attacked from... 5.13 : abs., ὀρνυμένοιο ἄνακτος Hes.Th.843: c. inf., rise to do a thing, set about it, οἱ δ' εὕδειν ὤρνυντο Od.2.397 (so c. part., ὄρσο κέων get thee to bed, 7.342); ὦρτο . . ἴμεν 7.14, cf. Hes.Sc. 40; ὦρτο πέτεσθαι Il.13.62, etc.; ὤρετο . . Ζεὺς νειφέμεν started or began to... 12.279 ; without inf., ὤρορε θεῖος ἀοιδός Od.8.539.    3 freq. used of things as well as persons, call forth, excite, of storms and the like, which the gods call forth, ὄρσας . . ἀνέμων . . ἀϋτμήν 11.407, cf. Il.14.254, 21.335 ; νοῦσον ἀνὰ στρατὸν ὦρσε 1.10, etc.; θεὸς χειμῶν' ἄωρον ὦρσε A.Pers.496 :—and in Med., arise, ὀρώρει δ' οὐρανόθεν νύξ Od.5.294, al. ; φλὸξ ὦρτο Il.8.135 ; ὅτε τις χειμὼν . . ὄροιτο Od.14.522 ; ὦρτο δὲ κῦμα πνοιῇ ὕπο λιγυρῇ Il.23.214 ; πῦρ ὄρμενον ἐξαίφνης 17.738, cf. S.OT177 (lyr.).    b of human actions, passions, and the like, ὄρσαι πόλεμον Il.4.16 ; ἔριν Od.3.161 ; ἐν δὲ κυδοιμὸν ὦρσε κακόν Il.11.53 ; ὑφ' ἵμερον ὦρσε γόοιο 23.108, al. ; μή μοι γόον ὄρνυθι Od.17.46, cf. 10.457 ; ἐν φόβον ὦρσε Il.13.362 ; ἐν μένος ὦρσεν 8.335 :—and in Med., φευγόντων δ' οὔτ' ἂρ κλέος ὄρνυται οὔτε τις ἀλκή 5.532 ; καί μοι μένος ὤρορε 13.78 ; ὅππῃ οἱ νόος ὄρνυται Od.1.347 ; ἔριδος μέγα νεῖκος ὀρώρει Il.17.384 ; τῶν δὲ στόνος ὤρνυτ' ἀεικής 10.483, al.; δοῦρα ὄρμενα πρόσσω the darts flying on wards, 11.572 ; ὀρνυμένων πολέμων Pi.O.8.34 ; ἀφρὸς ἀπὸ χροὸς ὤρνυτο started from the skin, Hes.Th.191 ; ὠς λόγος ἐκ πατέρων ὄρωρεν Alc.71.    4 A.R. uses ὄρωρε nearly as = ἐστί, 1.713, al. ; ὀρώρει = ἦν, 2.473, 3.457.—The Verb is mainly used in Ep. and Lyr. poetry; seldom found in Trag. trim., ὄρσω S.Ant.1060; ὦρσα A.Pers.496 ; ὄρνυμαι S.OC1320 ; ὠρώρει ib.1622, A.Ag.653 ; prob. never in Com. (Ar.Ra.1529 is mock-Epic) or correct Prose.