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|Definition=(A), Ep. also θείω, <span class="bibl">Il.6.507</span>, <span class="bibl">10.437</span> (in Att. the syllables εο, εου, εω are not contr.); Ep. subj. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> θέῃσι <span class="bibl">22.23</span>; 3sg. impf. ἔθει <span class="bibl">Od.12.407</span> and later, ἔθεε <span class="bibl">Il.1.483</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.43</span> (and in later Prose, <span class="bibl">D.S.16.94</span>); Ep. θέε <span class="bibl">Il.20.275</span>, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Sc.</span>224</span>; Ion. impf. θέεσκον <span class="bibl">Il.20.229</span>: fut. θεύσομαι <span class="bibl">23.623</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>485</span>,<span class="bibl"><span class="title">Av.</span>205</span>, (ὑπο-) <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>2.84</span>, (ἀντι-) <span class="bibl">Hdt. 5.22</span>, (μετα-) <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyn.</span>6.22</span>; θεύσω Lyc.1119: aor. 1 <b class="b3">ἔθευσα</b> (δι-) <span class="bibl">Vett.Val.345.35</span>, part. θεύσας <span class="title">IGRom.</span>4.1740 (Cyme):—the other tenses are supplied by <b class="b3">τρέχω</b> and <b class="b3">Δρέμω</b> : (<b class="b3">θεϝ-</b>, Skt. [[dhávate]]):— [[run]], <b class="b3">ποσί, πόδεσσι</b>, <span class="bibl">Od.8.247</span>, <span class="bibl">Il.23.623</span>; βῆ δὲ θέειν <span class="bibl">17.698</span>; θέῃσι τιταινόμενος πεδίοιο <span class="bibl">22.23</span>; <b class="b3">ποῖθεῖς</b>; <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>854</span>; <b class="b3">θᾶττον θανάτου θεῖ [ἡ πονηρία</b>] <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ap.</span>39b</span>; ὁ βραδέως θέων <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Hp.Mi.</span>373d</span>; of horses, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Cra.</span> 423a</span>; ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ θεόντων ἵππων <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lg.</span>822b</span>: in part. with another Verb, <b class="b3">ἦλθε θέων, ἦλθε θέουσα</b>, came [[running]], <span class="bibl">Il.6.54</span>,<span class="bibl">394</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">ἷξε θέων</b>, of a person on ship-board, <span class="bibl">Od.3.288</span>; <b class="b3">θέων Αἴαντα κάλεσσον</b> <b class="b2">run and</b> call him, <span class="bibl">Il.12.343</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">περὶ τρίποδος γὰρ ἔμελλον θεύσεσθαι</b> <b class="b2">to run</b> for a tripod, <span class="bibl">11.701</span>: metaph. (cf. τρέχω <span class="bibl">11.2</span>), <b class="b3">περὶ ψυχῆς θέον Ἕκτορος</b> they <b class="b2">were running</b> for Hector's life, <span class="bibl">22.161</span>; θ. περὶ ὑμέων αὐτῶν <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.140</span>.<b class="b3">ά; θ. &lt;τον&gt; περὶ τοῦ παντὸς δρόμον</b> ib.<span class="bibl">74</span>; περὶ γυναικῶν καὶ παίδων <span class="bibl">Paus.6.18.3</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> metaph., θ. ἐς νόσους <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>691c</span>; θ. ἐγγύτατα ὀλέθρου <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">R.</span>417b</span>; θεῖν παρὰ τὸν ἔσχατον κίνδυνον <span class="bibl">Plu. <span class="title">Fab.</span>26</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> of other kinds of motion, as, </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">1</span> of birds, θεύσονται δρόμῳ <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Av.</span>205</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of things, [[run]]; of ships, ἡ δ' ἔθεεν κατὰ κῦμα <span class="bibl">Il.1.483</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>6.2.29</span>; of a potter's wheel, <span class="bibl">Il.18.601</span>; of a [[rolling]] stone, <span class="bibl">13.141</span>; of a quoit, <b class="b3">ῥίμφα θέων ἀπὸ χειρός</b> [[flying]] lightly... <span class="bibl">Od.8.193</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> metaph., δύναμις θαυμαστὴ ἐκεῖ θεῖ <span class="bibl">Plot.2.9.8</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">6.5.11</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> of things not actually in motion, [φλὲψ] ἀνὰ νῶτα θέουσα διαμπερές <span class="bibl">Il.13.547</span>; ἄντυξ ἣ πυμάτη θέεν ἀσπίδος <span class="bibl">6.118</span>; ἀμφὶ δέ μιν κίβισις θέε <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Sc.</span>224</span>; γραμμῆς περὶ [σημεῖον] θεούσης <span class="bibl">Plot.6.5.11</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> c. acc. loci, <b class="b2">run over</b>, τὰ ὄρη <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyn.</span>4.6</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">5.17</span>; μέσσα θέων πελάγευς <span class="title">AP</span>7.273 (Leon.), cf. <span class="bibl">10.23</span> (Autom.); πλωτῶν γένος ὑγρὰ θεόντων <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">H.</span>3.183</span>.—The simple Verb is used in Trag. only by <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ion</span>1217</span>.</span><br /><span class="bld">θέω</span> (B), <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[shine]], [[gleam]], ὀδόντων λευκὰ θεόντων <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Sc.</span>146</span> (<b class="b3">λευκαθεόντων</b> cj. Wackernagel); <b class="b3">ὕλῃ χλωρὰ θεούσῃ</b> cj. in <span class="bibl">Theoc.25.158</span>; ποίην… χλωρὰ θέουσαν <span class="title">IG</span>14.1389ii 24; cf. [[θοός]] (B), <b class="b3">Λευκαθέα, λευκαθίζω</b>.</span>

|etymtx=1.<br />Grammatical information: v.<br />Meaning: [[run]] (Il.).<br />Other forms: fut. <b class="b3">θεύσομαι</b> (on the diathesis Wackernagel Syntax 1, 134), ipf. <b class="b3">θέεσκον</b>, later aor. <b class="b3">θεῦσαι</b> (Vett. Val.),<br />Dialectal forms: Myc. [[perotowo]] \/<b class="b3">Πειρίθοος</b>\/ (<b class="b3">ει</b> m.c.)<br />Compounds: also with prefix, e. g. <b class="b3">ἀνα-</b>, <b class="b3">κατα-</b>, <b class="b3">παρα-</b>,<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">θεῦσις</b> [[running]] (Corn. ND 1), <b class="b3">θοός</b> [[quick]] (Il.) with <b class="b3">Θόας</b>, <b class="b3">-αντος</b> PN, also river name (Krahe Beitr. z. Namenforschung 2, 236; 3, 162), <b class="b3">Θόωσα</b> f. PN (Od., Emp.; Schwyzer 526); <b class="b3">θοάζω</b> <b class="b2">bring in quick movement, move quickly</b> (E.) with <b class="b3">θόασμα</b> <b class="b2">dancing place</b> (Orph. H. 49, 6). On [[βοηθόος]], <b class="b3">-θέω</b> s. v.<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European] [259] <b class="b2">*dʰeu-</b> [[run]]<br />Etymology: The thematic root present <b class="b3">θέ(Ϝ)ω</b> (cf. <b class="b3">θεῦ δεῦρο</b>, <b class="b3">τρέχε</b> H. and Specht KZ 67, 219) is identical with Skt. [[dhavate]] [[stream]], [[flow]] except for the diathesis. Skt. <b class="b2">dhā́vati</b> [[run]], [[stream]] with lengthened grade has no correspondent in Greek, as ep. <b class="b3">θείη</b> (foll. Schulze Q. 277 for <b class="b3">*θή(Ϝ)η</b>) and <b class="b3">θείειν</b> have metr. lengthening, and the latter can stand for <b class="b3">*θε(Ϝ)έμεν</b> (cf. Chantraine Gramm. hom. 1, 102; 346; 492). - Uncertain remains the Germanic word for [[dew]], OHG [[tou]] m., OWNo. <b class="b2">dǫgg</b>, gen. <b class="b2">dǫggwar</b>, PGm. <b class="b2">*dau(u̯)a-</b>, <b class="b2">-ō</b>, IE <b class="b2">*dhóu̯o-</b>, <b class="b2">-ā́</b> (would be Gr. <b class="b3">*θό(Ϝ)ος</b>, <b class="b3">*θο(Ϝ)ή</b>) Unclear also <b class="b3">ἄδδεε ἐπείγου</b> H. (Phrygian?; Hoffmann BB 25, 180). On Illyrian and other river names s. Pok. 260. Older lit. in Bq.<br />2.<br />Grammatical information: v.<br />Meaning: [[glow]] only in <b class="b3">ὀδόντων λευκὰ θεόντων</b> (Hes. Sc. 146); from there through imitation <b class="b3">ὕλῃ χλωρὰ</b> <<b class="b3">θ</b>><b class="b3">ούσῃ</b> (Theoc. 25, 158) and <b class="b3">ποίην</b> ... <b class="b3">χλωρὰ θέουσαν</b> (Epigr. Gr. 1046, 83); cf. <b class="b3">θοόν</b> .. <b class="b3">λαμπρόν</b> H. (also explained as <b class="b3">ὀξύ</b>, <b class="b3">σκοτεινόν</b>, <b class="b3">ἰσχυρόν</b>, <b class="b3">ταχινόν</b>); <b class="b3">θοῶσαι ὀξῦναι</b>, <b class="b3">λαμπρῦναι</b> H.<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [261] <b class="b2">*dʰeu-</b> [[glow]]<br />Etymology: For <b class="b3">λευκὰ θεόντων</b> Wackernagel Glotta 14, 44ff. = Kl. Schr. 2, 852ff. (with others) wants to read very attractively in one word <b class="b3">λευκαθεόντων</b> (from <b class="b3">λευκαθέω</b> for <b class="b3">*λευκάθω</b> = <b class="b3">λευκαθίζω</b>), through which this <b class="b3">θέω</b> [[glow]] would disappear. The explanation of <b class="b3">θοός</b>, <b class="b3">θοῶσαι</b> as <b class="b3">λαμπρός</b>, <b class="b3">λαμπρῦναι</b> prob. goes bask on the same tradition. - From <b class="b3">*λευκάθω</b> also the name of the goddess <b class="b3">Λευκαθέα</b> (Wackernagel l. c.).