ἀπειλέω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=(A), Elean [[ἀποϝηλέω]],<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[keep away]], ἀπὸ τῶ βωμῶ GDI1159, cf. 1150; ἀπὸ μαντείας 1154:—Pass., ἐς ἀπορίην [[ἀπειληθείς]] or ἐς ἀπορίην [[ἀπειλημένος]] = [[bring|brought]] into [[great]] [[strait]]s, Hdt.1.24, 2.141; ἐς ἀναγκαίην ἀπειλημένος Id.8.109; ἀπειληθέντες ἐς στεινόν [[forced]] into narrow compass, Id.9.34.<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[unroll]], [[roll off]], Hero Aut.5.5.<br />(B), 3dual impf. Act. [[ἀπειλήτην]], Ep. for [[ἠπειλείτην]], Od. 11.313: later Ep. pres. ἀπειλείω Musae.122, Nonn.D.20.204:—<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[hold out]] either in the way of [[promise]] or [[threat]], and therefore:<br><span class="bld">I</span> sometimes in good sense, [[promise]], οὐδ' ἠπείλησεν ἄνακτι . . ῥέξειν κλειτὴν ἑκατόμβην Il.23.863, cf. 872; also, [[boast]] or [[brag]], ὥς ποτ' ἀπειλήσει .1; ἦ μὲν ἀπείλησας βητάρμονας εἶναι ἀρίστους Od.8.383, cf. Jul.Or.2.57a.<br><span class="bld">II</span> commonly in bad sense, [[threaten]], in Hom. either abs., as Il.2.665, Od.21.368: or (more freq.) c. dat. pers., ib.20.272, etc.: c.acc. cogn., αἶψα δ' ἀναστὰς ἠπείλησεν μῦθον spake a [[threatening]] [[speech]], Il.1.388; ἀπειλὰς ἀπειλέω, v. [[ἀπειλή]]; δείν' ἀπειλήσων ἔπη E. Supp.542: freq. with neut. Pron. or Adj., ἀπειλέω τόγε θυμῷ Il.15.212; ταῦτα, πολλὰ ἀπειλέω, Hdt.7.18, 1.111, Th.8.33, etc.; πύργοις ἀπειλέω δεινά A. Th.426; τοῦτ' ἀπειλήσας ἔχεις S.OC817.<br><span class="bld">2</span> with acc. of the thing threatened, θάνατον ἀπειλέω ὃς ἂν . . Hdt.4.81; ξίφος Plu.Pomp.47; ζημίας ἀπειλέω κατά τινος Id.Cam.39; ἠπείλησαν τοὺς ἄρχοντας [[threaten]]ed them with the [[prefect]]s, Lib.Or.47.7.<br><span class="bld">3</span> dependent clauses were added in fut. inf., [[γέρας]] . . ἀφαιρήσεσθαι ἀπειλεῖς Il.1.161, cf. 15.179, Od.11.313; σφέας . . ἀπείλεε ἐκτρίψειν Hdt.6.37; ἀπειλέω δράσειν τι E.Med. 287; ἀπειλέω ἀποκτενεῖν Lys.3.28: rarely in pres. inf., ἠπ. . . ἑλκέμεν Il. 9.682: after Hom. in aor. inf., X.Mem.3.5.4, HG5.4.7, Theoc.24.16.<br><span class="bld">4</span> ἀπειλέω ὅτι... ὡς .., Ar.Pl.88, X.An.5.5.22, etc.; ἀπειλέω τινί, εἰ μή . . Id.Cyr.4.5.12.<br><span class="bld">III</span> Pass., [[ἀπειλοῦμαι]], of persons, to [[be terrified by threats]], Id.Smp.4.31.<br><span class="bld">2</span> of things, τὰ ἀπειληθέντα, = [[ἀπειλαί]], Pl.Lg.823c.<br><span class="bld">IV</span> later in Med., with aor. 1 -ησάμην App.BC3.29, Polyaen.7.35.2: c. inf., [[forbid with threats]], ἀπειλησώμεθα αὐτοῖς μηκέτι λαλεῖν Act.Ap.4.17.