κιχάνω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[ᾱ], imper. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> κιχάνετε <span class="bibl">Il.23.407</span>; inf. κιχάνειν <span class="bibl">Mosch.2.112</span>: impf. ἐκίχᾱνον <span class="bibl">Il.3.383</span>: aor. 3sg. ἔκιχεν <span class="bibl">Od.3.169</span>, κίχεν <span class="bibl">Il.24.160</span>; 3pl. κίχον <span class="bibl">18.153</span>; subj. 3sg. κίχῃσι <span class="bibl">Od.12.122</span>; part. κιχών <span class="bibl">15.157</span>: also non-thematic aor. <b class="b3">ἐκίχην [ῐ</b>], 2sg. [[ἐκίχεις]], like [[ἐτίθεις]] from [[τίθημι]], <span class="bibl">24.284</span>; 1pl. [[κίχημεν]] or [[ἐκ]]- <span class="bibl">16.379</span>; 3dual κιχήτην <span class="bibl">Il.10.376</span>; subj. [[κιχείω]], [[κιχείομεν]], <span class="bibl">1.26</span>, <span class="bibl">21.128</span>; opt. κιχείην <span class="bibl">2.188</span>; inf. κιχῆναι <span class="bibl">Od.16.357</span>, κιχήμεναι <span class="bibl">Il.15.274</span>; part. κιχείς <span class="bibl">16.342</span>:—after Hom. κιγχάνω [ᾰ] (cf. <span class="bibl">Eust.1525.16</span>, Hsch., Phot.), first Sol. ap. Phot., <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ch.</span>622</span>, <span class="bibl">S. <span class="title">OC</span>1450</span> (both lyr.); misspelt κιχάνω <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hipp.</span>1444</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Hel.</span>597</span>: fut. inf. κιχησέμεν <span class="bibl">A.R.4.1482</span>: aor. ἔκῐχον <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ba.</span>903</span>(lyr.), κίχον <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>9.26</span>, al.; subj. κίχω <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>657</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Supp.</span>1069</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Alc.</span>22</span>; inf. κιχεῖν <span class="bibl">B.1.67</span>: aor. 1 ἐκίχησα <span class="bibl">Id.5.148</span>, <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">H.</span>5.116</span>, <span class="bibl">Musae.149</span>:—Med. (in act. sense), κιχάνομαι <span class="bibl">Il.11.441</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.9.266</span>: fut. κιχήσομαι <span class="bibl">Il.10.370</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span> 1487</span>: aor. 1 κιχήσατο <span class="bibl">Il.10.494</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.6.51</span>: aor. 2 part. κιχήμενος <span class="bibl">Il.5.187</span>, <span class="bibl">11.451</span>:—poet. Verb (perhaps used in the laws of Solon), [[reach]], [[hit]], or [[light upon]], [[meet with]], μή σε… παρὰνηυσὶ κιχείω <span class="bibl">Il.1.26</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.13.228</span>; <b class="b3">Ἄδμητον ἐν δόμοισιν ἆρα κ</b>.; <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Alc.</span>477</span>; [[reach]], [[overtake]], ὅν κε… ποσσὶ κιχείω <span class="bibl">Il.6.228</span>; <b class="b3">κιχήσεσθαι δέ σ' ὀΐω</b> ib.<span class="bibl">341</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">21.605</span>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>2.50</span>, <span class="bibl">B. 5.148</span>, etc.; τὰ φεύγοντα <span class="bibl">Id.1.67</span>; ἵππους δ' Ἀτρεΐδαο κιχάνετε <span class="bibl">Il.23.407</span>; <b class="b3">σὲ δουρὶ κιχήσομαι</b> [[shall reach]] thee, <span class="bibl">10.370</span>; <b class="b3">εἰς ὅ κεν ἄστυ κιχείομεν</b> till we [[reach]] it, <span class="bibl">21.128</span>; <b class="b3">ἧός κε τέλος πολέμοιο κιχείω</b> [[arrive at]] it, <span class="bibl">3.291</span>: sometimes of things, <b class="b3">βέλος ὠκὺ κιχήμενον</b> the dart [[that had just reached]] him, <span class="bibl">5.187</span>; φθῆ σε τέλος θανάτοιο κιχήμενον <span class="bibl">11.451</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> rarely c. gen., like [[τυγχάνω]], <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>1487</span>.</span>