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|Definition=Att. ὀπύω <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1148b32</span>, Moer.<span class="bibl">p.278</span> P., also <span class="bibl">Cerc.17.41</span> (Hsch. gives <b class="b3">ὀπυόλαι· γεγαμηκότες</b>), used by Hom. only in pres., and in impf. with or without augm.: fut. <b class="b3">ὀπύσω [ῡ]</b> <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>255</span>.—Ep. Verb, used also in Cret. (v. infr.) and later Att. Prose: <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">I</span> Act., of the man, <b class="b2">marry, take to wife</b> (= <b class="b3">τὸ κατὰ νόμον μίγνυσθαι</b>, Hsch. s.v. [[βεινεῖν]]), τὴν Εὔμηλος ὄπυιε <span class="bibl">Od.4.798</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">2.207</span>, <span class="bibl">Il.16.178</span> ; πρεσβυτάτην δ' ὤπυιε <span class="bibl">13.429</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">18.383</span> ; τοῦ γὰρ ὀπυίεις παῖδα <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Sc.</span>356</span> ; δῶκεν ὀπυίειν θυγατέρα ἥν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Th.</span>819</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">I.</span>4(3).59</span>, Ar.l.c.; <b class="b3">αἰ δέ κα . . ὁ ἐπιβάλλων ἡβίονσαν λείονσαν ὀπυίεθθαι μὴ λῇ ὀπυίεν</b> if . . the man whose right it is does not wish to <b class="b2">marry</b> her, though she is of marriageable age and willing to <b class="b2">marry</b>, Leg.Gort.7.42 : abs., <b class="b3">πέντε δέ τοι φίλοι υἷες... οἱ δύ' ὀπυίοντες, τρεῖς δ' ἠΐθεοι θαλέθοντες</b> two <b class="b2">wedded</b>. etc., <span class="bibl">Od.6.63</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> Pass., of the woman, <b class="b2">to be married</b>, τόν ῥ' ἐξ Αἰσύμηθεν ὀπυιομένη τέκε μήτηρ <span class="bibl">Il.8.304</span>, cf. Solon. ap. <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Sol.</span> 20</span> ; αἰ κύσαιτο καὶ τέκοι ϝοικέα μὴ ὀπυιομένα <span class="title">Leg.Gort.</span>4.19 : c. dat., <b class="b3">αἰ δὲ τῷ αὐτῷ αὖτιν ὀπυίοιτο πρὸ τῶ ἐνιαυτῶ</b> ib.4. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> later, in Act., merely <b class="b2">to have connexion with</b> a woman, Cerc. l.c., <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Eun.</span> 12</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Merc.Cond.</span>41</span>, etc.:—Pass., of the woman, οὐκ ὀπύουσιν ἀλλ' ὀπύονται [γυναῖκες] Arist. l.c., cf. <span class="title">AP</span>10.56.7 (Pall.); ἔνθ' ἂν εὕρῃ τὸν ἄρρενα ὑπὸ τῆς θηλείας ὀπυιόμενον <span class="bibl">D.H.19.2</span>. (<b class="b3">ὀπύ (ς) yω,</b> cf. <b class="b3">ὀπυσ-τύς</b> and perh. Skt. <b class="b2">pusyati</b> 'nourish', 'maintain'.)</span>

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