ἀπειλέω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=(A), Elean ἀποϝηλέω, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[keep away]], ἀπὸ τῶ βωμῶ <span class="title">GDI</span>1159, cf. 1150; ἀπὸ μαντείας 1154:—Pass., <b class="b3">ἐς ἀπορίην ἀπειληθείς</b> or <b class="b3">ἀπειλημένος</b> [[brought]] into great straits, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.24</span>, <span class="bibl">2.141</span>; ἐς ἀναγκαίην ἀπειλημένος <span class="bibl">Id.8.109</span>; <b class="b3">ἀπειληθέντες ἐς στεινόν</b> [[forced]] into narrow compass, <span class="bibl">Id.9.34</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[unroll]], [[roll off]], <span class="bibl">Hero <span class="title">Aut.</span>5.5</span>.</span><br /><span class="bld">ἀπειλέω</span> (B), 3dual impf. Act. <b class="b3">ἀπειλήτην</b>, Ep. for <b class="b3">ἠπειλείτην</b>, <span class="bibl">Od. 11.313</span>: later Ep. pres. ἀπειλείω <span class="bibl">Musae.122</span>, <span class="bibl">Nonn.<span class="title">D.</span>20.204</span>:—<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[hold out]] either in the way of [[promise]] or [[threat]], and therefore: </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">I</span> sts. in good sense, [[promise]], οὐδ' ἠπείλησεν ἄνακτι . . ῥέξειν κλειτὴν ἑκατόμβην <span class="bibl">Il.23.863</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">872</span>; also, [[boast]] or [[brag]], ὥς ποτ' ἀπειλήσει .1; ἦ μὲν ἀπείλησας βητάρμονας εἶναι ἀρίστους <span class="bibl">Od.8.383</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Jul.<span class="title">Or.</span>2.57a</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> commonly in bad sense, [[threaten]], in Hom. either abs., as <span class="bibl">Il.2.665</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.21.368</span>: or (more freq.) c. dat. pers., ib.<span class="bibl">20.272</span>, etc.: c.acc. cogn., <b class="b3">αἶψα δ' ἀναστὰς ἠπείλησεν μῦθον</b> <b class="b2">spake a threatening</b> speech, <span class="bibl">Il.1.388</span>; <b class="b3">ἀπειλὰς ἀ</b>., v. [[ἀπειλή; δείν' ἀπειλήσων ἔπη]] <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">Supp.</span>542</span>: freq. with neut. Pron. or Adj., ἀ. τόγε θυμῷ <span class="bibl">Il.15.212</span>; <b class="b3">ταῦτα, πολλὰ ἀ</b>., <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.18</span>, <span class="bibl">1.111</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.8.33</span>, etc.; πύργοις ἀ. δεινά <span class="bibl">A. <span class="title">Th.</span>426</span>; τοῦτ' ἀπειλήσας ἔχεις <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>817</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> with acc. of the thing threatened, θάνατον ἀ. ὃς ἂν . . <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.81</span>; ξίφος <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Pomp.</span>47</span>; ζημίας ἀ. κατά τινος <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Cam.</span>39</span>; <b class="b3">ἠπείλησαν τοὺς ἄρχοντας</b> [[threatened]] [[them with]] the prefects, <span class="bibl">Lib.<span class="title">Or.</span>47.7</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> dependent clauses were added in fut. inf., γέρας . . ἀφαιρήσεσθαι ἀπειλεῖς <span class="bibl">Il.1.161</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">15.179</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.11.313</span>; σφέας . . ἀπείλεε ἐκτρίψειν <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.37</span>; ἀ. δράσειν τι <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span> 287</span>; ἀ. ἀποκτενεῖν <span class="bibl">Lys.3.28</span>: rarely in pres. inf., ἠπ. . . ἑλκέμεν <span class="bibl">Il. 9.682</span>: after Hom. in aor. inf., <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>3.5.4</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">HG</span>5.4.7</span>, <span class="bibl">Theoc.24.16</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b3">ἀ. ὅτι... ὡς .</b>., <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>88</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>5.5.22</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">ἀ. τινί, εἰ μή</b> . . <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>4.5.12</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> Pass., <b class="b3">ἀπειλοῦμαι</b>, of persons, [[to be terrified by threats]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Smp.</span>4.31</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of things, <b class="b3">τὰ ἀπειληθέντα</b>, = [[ἀπειλαί]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>823c</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> later in Med., with aor. 1 -ησάμην <span class="bibl">App.<span class="title">BC</span>3.29</span>, <span class="bibl">Polyaen.7.35.2</span>: c. inf., <b class="b2">forbid with threats</b>, ἀπειλησώμεθα αὐτοῖς μηκέτι λαλεῖν <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Act.Ap.</span>4.17</span>.</span>