πήγνῦμι

English (Autenrieth)

(cf. pango, pax), fut. πήξεις, aor. ἔπηξα, πῆξε, perf. πέπηγε, plup. (ἐ）πεπήγει, pass. aor. ἐπάγην, πάγη, 3 pl. πάγεν, aor. 1 3 pl. πῆχθεν: fix, both in the sense make stiff or compact, and plant firmly; of fixing or sticking a spear ἔν τινι, an oar upon a mound (ἐπὶ τύμβῳ), impaling a head (ἀνὰ σκολόπεσσι), Il. 4.460, Od. 11.77, Il. 18.177; hence build, νῆας, Il. 2.664; mid., for oneself, Od. 5.163; fig., ‘fix’ the eyes upon the ground, Il. 3.217; pass., and perf. act., stiffen, stick fast, stick in, Il. 22.453, Il. 13.442.