στεῦμαι
ἀκίνδυνοι δ' ἀρεταὶ οὔτε παρ' ἀνδράσιν οὔτ' ἐν ναυσὶ κοίλαις τίμιαι → but excellence without danger is honored neither among men nor in hollow ships
English (LSJ)
Epic Verb, used by Hom. only in 3sg. pres. and impf., στεῦται, στεῦτο, once by A. in 3sg. στεῦται; 1sg. στεῦμαι cj. for ὑπισχνοῦμαι in Orph.L.82, 3pl. impf.
A στεῦντο Maiist.60:—In Il. always with inf. fut., make as if one would... promise or threaten that one will . ., στεῦται γάρ τι ἔπος ἐρέειν Il.3.83; στεῦτο γὰρ εὐχόμενος νικησέμεν 2.597; στεῦται γὰρ νηῶν ἀποκόψειν ἄκρα κόρυμβα 9.241; στεῦτο γὰρ . . οἰσέμεν ἔντεα καλά 18.191; στεῦτο . . ἀπολεψέμεν οὔατα χαλκῷ 21.455; ἐμοί τε καὶ Ἥρῃ στεῦτ' ἀγορεύων Τρωσὶ μαχήσεσθαι 5.832; once with inf. aor., στεῦται δ' Ὀδυσῆος ἀκοῦσαι declares he has heard of O., Od.17.525; στεῦται . . ζυγὸν ἀμφιβαλεῖν δούλιον Ἑλλάδι A.Pers.49 (anap.); with inf. pres., στεῦται δ' Ἠελίου γόνος ἔμμεναι boasts that he is... A.R.2.1204; with acc. and inf. pres., στεῦντο θεοπλήγεσσιν ἐοικότας εἰδώλοισιν ἔμμεναι ἢ λάεσσιν declared that they were... Maiist. l.c.: abs. once in Od., στεῦτο δὲ διψάων, πιέειν δ' οὐκ εἶχεν ἑλέσθαι he made eager efforts in his thirst, 11.584. (Aristarch. seems to have connected it with ἵστημι: τὸ στεῦτο κατὰ διάνοιαν ὡρίζετο, οὐκ ἐπὶ τῆς τῶν ποδῶν στάσεως, Sch.Il.2.597, cf. Apollon. Lex., Hsch.: but more prob. στεῦτο (from *στεῦστο with dissimilation) corresponds to Ved. asto[snull ][tnull ]a 'solemnly proclaimed concerning himself', 3sg. sigmatic aor. middle of stu-.)
