χηρεύω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=intr., <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">to be without, lack</b>, c. gen., νῆσος ἀνδρῶν χ. <span class="bibl">Od.9.124</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Plu. <span class="title">Pomp.</span>28</span>, <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>4.59</span>: γῆ χ. τῶν ἐκπονούντων <span class="bibl">Alciphr.3.25</span>; ὁλκὰς τῶν ἐμπλεόντων χηρεύουσα <span class="bibl">Hld.1.1</span>; <b class="b3">τῶν τῆς Ἀφροδίτης ὀργίων χ</b>. Ach. Tat.<span class="bibl">4.1</span>; οὐδέποτε χ. τῶν ὄντων τινὸς ὁ κόσμος Herm. ap. Stob.1.41.6; χ. ἀπό τινος <span class="bibl">Steph. <span class="title">in Hp.</span>1.219</span> D. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> abs. of a woman, <b class="b2">to be widowed, live in widowhood</b>, <span class="bibl">Is.6.51</span>, <span class="bibl">D.30.11</span>,33; of birds, <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">Fr.</span>347</span>; also of men, <b class="b2">to be a widower</b>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Cat.Ma.</span>24</span>:—Med., χηρεύσῃ λέχος <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Alc.</span>1089</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">live in solitude</b>, of a fugitive, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>479</span> (anap.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> trans., <b class="b2">bereave</b>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Cyc.</span>440</span>; πεσὼν χηρεύσει σύνοικον <span class="bibl">Aphth.<span class="title">Prog.</span>13</span>.</span>