κεραΐζω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> Ep. impf. κεράϊζον Hom. (v. infr.): fut. inf. κεραϊξέμεν <span class="bibl">Il. 16.830</span>: aor. ἐκεράϊσα <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.115</span>, -ϊξα <span class="bibl">Nonn. <span class="title">D.</span>23.21</span>: ([[κείρω]]):— [[ravage]], [[plunder]], σταθμοὺς ἀνθρώπων κεραΐζετον <span class="bibl">Il.5.557</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">16.752</span>; <b class="b3">πόλιν κεραϊξέμεν ἁμήν</b> ib.<span class="bibl">830</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.8.516</span>, <span class="bibl">Parth.21.1</span>, etc.; τὸ τῶν Λυδῶν ἄστυ <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.88</span>; τὰ οἰκία τοῦ ξείνου <span class="bibl">Id.2.115</span>; οἰκίας <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">BJ</span>6.8.5</span>; τοὺς σωροὺς τῶν δραγμάτων <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>6.41</span>:—Pass., θαλάμους κεραϊζομένους <span class="bibl">Il.22.63</span>; εὐνὰς θανάτοις κεραϊζομένας <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Alc.</span>886</span> (anap.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> of ships, [[sink]], [[disable]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.91</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">86</span> (Pass.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> of living beings, [[slaughter]], Τρῶας κεράϊζε καὶ ἄλλους <span class="bibl">Il.2.861</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">21.129</span>; θῆρας <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span> 9.21</span>; οἱ [λέοντες] τὰς καμήλους ἐκεράϊζον <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.125</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[carry off as plunder]], [<b class="b3">τὰ χρήματα</b>] <span class="bibl">Id.2.121</span>. β'; τοὺς ἱκέτας ἐκ τοῦ νηοῦ <span class="bibl">Id.1.159</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> [[exalt]], [[uplift]], opp. [[ἀμαλδύνω]], dub. in <span class="bibl">Corn.<span class="title">ND</span>27</span>.</span>