οἰκουρέω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=usu. in pres., <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[watch]] or <b class="b2">keep the house</b>, <b class="b3">σηκὸν φυλάσσει .</b>. οἰκουρῶν ὄφις [[watching]], <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span>1328</span> ; <b class="b3">πόλιν οἰ</b>. [[guarding]] it, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>809</span> : generally, <b class="b2">keep safe, guard</b>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>1060</span> ; <b class="b2">keep watch</b> in a temple, ὅταν οἰκουρῶσι μύσται <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Ath.</span>56.4</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">keep at home</b>, as women, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>343</span> ; οἰ. ἔνδον <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>451d</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">D.59.86</span>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Cam.</span>11</span>, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Nigr.</span> 18</span> ; of persons who <b class="b2">stay at home</b> and avoid military service, <span class="bibl">Hermipp. 45</span>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Per.</span>11</span>, <span class="bibl">12</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">ἕβδομον οἰ. μῆνα πολιορκοῦντες</b> <b class="b2">idle away</b> seven months in the siege, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Cam.</span>28</span>. (Impf. <b class="b3">οἰκ-</b> or <b class="b3">ᾠκ-</b> acc. to <span class="bibl">Choerob. <span class="title">in Theod.</span>2.50</span> H.: 2sg. οἰκούρεις <span class="title">Lex.Mess.</span>p.413.)</span>