ὄρνυμι

ὄρνῡμι or [suff] ὀρνῑθ-ύω, poet. Verb: from the former come imper. ὄρνῠθι, ὄρνῠτε, Il.6.363, Od.10.457, al. ; inf.

A

ὀρνύμεναι Il.17.546

,

ὀρνύμεν 9.353

, al.; and from the latter, [tense] pres.

ὀρνύει Pi.O.13.12

, cf. Orph.L.222 : [ per.] 3sg. and pl. [tense] impf. ὤρνυε, -υον, Od.21.100, Il.12.142 : [tense] fut.

ὄρσω 21.335

, Pi.N.9.8, S.Ant.1060 : [tense] aor.

ὦρσα Il.5.629

, al., Hes.Th.523, A. Pers.496; [dialect] Ion. [ per.] 3sg.

ὄρσασκε Il.17.423

: redupl. [tense] aor. 2

ὤρορε 2.146

, Od.4.712, etc. (but ὤρορε stands for ὄρωρε, Il.13.78, Od.8.539):— [voice] Med. ὄρνῠμαι, used by Hom. in [ per.] 3sg.

ὄρνυται Il.5.532

, al., imper. ὄρνυσθε ib.102, al., part.

ὀρνύμενος 20.158

, al.: [tense] impf. ὠρνύμην, used by Hom. in [ per.] 3sg. and pl.,

ὤρνῠτο Il.3.267

, al.,

ὤρνυντο Od.2.397

, al.: [tense] fut. [ per.] 3sg.

ὀρεῖται Il.20.140

: [tense] aor. 2 ὠρόμην, [ per.] 3sg.

ὤρετο 12.279

,14.397, also very freq. ὦρτο, 5.590, al.; [ per.] 3pl. without augm.

ὄροντο Od.3.471

(but v. ὄρομαι),

ὀρέοντο Il.2.398

,23.212 (unless this is [tense] impf.); imper. ὄρσο or ὄρσεο, 5.109, al., 3.250, al.; [dialect] Ion. [var] contr.

ὄρσευ 4.264

, 19. 139; subj.

ὄρηται Od.16.98

,al. ; inf.

ὄρθαι Il.8.474

; part.

ὀρόμενος A. Th.87

, 115 (both lyr.),

ὄρμενος Il.11.326

, al., and in lyr. passages of Trag., A.Ag.1408 (cf. 429), Supp.422, S.OT177: to the [voice] Med. also belongs the [tense] pf. ὄρωρα, used by Hom. only in [ per.] 3sg. ὄρωρε (v. supr.), subj.

ὀρώρῃ Il.9.610

, al.; and [tense] plpf.

ὀρώρει 2.810

, al. (cf. ὄρομαι), also

ὠρώρει 18.498

, A.Ag.653, S.OC1622:—[voice] Pass., [tense] perf. ὀρώρεται, = ὄρωρε, Od. 19.377 ; subj.

ὀρώρηται Il.13.271

: [ per.] 3pl. [tense] aor.

ὦρθεν Corinn.Supp.1.21

. (Cf. Skt. ṛṇóti 'rush', [tense] aor. [ per.] 3sg. ārta = ὦρτο, Lat.orior; cf. also ἔρσεο, ἔρσῃ, and ἔρετο in Hsch.) :—stir, stir up; esp.

1 of bodily movement, urge on, incite,

τινὰ ἐπί τινι Il.5.629

, 12.293; οἱ ἐπ' αἰετὸν ὦρσε let loose his eagle upon him, Hes.Th.523;

τινὰ ἀντία τινός Il.20.79

; rarely,

τινὰ εἰς ἀυάταν Pi.P.2.29

: c. inf., Ζεὺς ὦρσε μάχεσθαι urged them on to fight, Il.13.794, cf. 17.273;

τὴν . . ῥέξαι θεὸς ὤρορεν ἔργον Od.23.222

;

τόλμα μοι γλῶσσαν ὀρνύει λέγειν Pi.O.13.12

, cf. P.4.170, S.Ant. 1060:—[voice] Med., with [tense] pf. ὄρωρα, move, stir oneself, εἰς ὅ κε . . μοι φίλα γούνατ' ὀρώρῃ while my limbs have power to move, Il.9.610, cf. Od.18.133, etc.: used by Hom. in imper. ὄρσεο, up! arise! (like ἄγε and ἴθι) in exhorting, Il.3.250, al.;

ὄρσο 5.109

,24.88;

ἀλλ' ὄρσευ πόλεμόνδε 4.264

, 19.139: in hostile sense, rush on, rush furiously,

ὦρτο δ' ἐπ' αὐτοὺς [Ἕκτωρ] 5.590

, 11.343;

ὦρτο δ' ἐπ' αὐτῷ 21.248

;

ὤρνυτο χαλκῷ Τυδεΐδης 5.17

, etc.;

ὄρνυται λαός A.Th.89

(lyr.), cf. 419(lyr.), S.OC 1320.

2 make to arise, call forth,

ἀπ' Ὠκεανοῦ . . Ἠριγένειαν ὦρσεν Od.23.348

, cf. 7.169; awaken, arouse from sleep,

ὦρσεν . . Ἱπποκόωντα Il.10.518

; of animals, start, chase,

ὦρσαν δὲ Νύμφαι . . αἶγας ὀρεσκῴους Od.9.154

;

ὡς δ' ὅτε νεβρὸν ὄρεσφι κύων . . ὄρσας ἐξ εὐνῆς Il.22.190

:— [voice] Med., arise, start up, esp. from bed,

Ἠὼς ἐκ λεχέων . . ὤρνυθ' 11.2

;

ὤρνυτ' ἄρ' ἐξ εὐνῆφιν Od.2.2

, etc.;

ἀπὸ θρόνου ὦρτο φαεινοῦ Il.11.645

; ἀπὸ χθονὸς ὤρνυτο attacked from . . , 5.13 : abs.,

ὀρνυμένοιο ἄνακτος Hes.Th.843

: c. inf., rise to do a thing, set about it,

οἱ δ' εὕδειν ὤρνυντο Od.2.397

(so c. part., ὄρσο κέων get thee to bed, 7.342);

ὦρτο . . ἴμεν 7.14

, cf. Hes.Sc. 40;

ὦρτο πέτεσθαι Il.13.62

, etc.; ὤρετο . . Ζεὺς νειφέμεν started or began to . . , 12.279 ; without inf.,

ὤρορε θεῖος ἀοιδός Od.8.539

.

3 freq. used of things as well as persons, call forth, excite, of storms and the like , which the gods call forth,

ὄρσας . . ἀνέμων . . ἀϋτμήν 11.407

, cf. Il.14.254, 21.335 ;

νοῦσον ἀνὰ στρατὸν ὦρσε 1.10

, etc.;

θεὸς χειμῶν' ἄωρον ὦρσε A.Pers.496

:—and in [voice] Med., arise,

ὀρώρει δ' οὐρανόθεν νύξ Od.5.294

, al. ;

φλὸξ ὦρτο Il.8.135

;

ὅτε τις χειμὼν . . ὄροιτο Od.14.522

;

ὦρτο δὲ κῦμα πνοιῇ ὕπο λιγυρῇ Il.23.214

;

πῦρ ὄρμενον ἐξαίφνης 17.738

, cf. S.OT177 (lyr.).

b of human actions, passions, and the like ,

ὄρσαι πόλεμον Il.4.16

;

ἔριν Od.3.161

;

ἐν δὲ κυδοιμὸν ὦρσε κακόν Il.11.53

;

ὑφ' ἵμερον ὦρσε γόοιο 23.108

, al. ;

μή μοι γόον ὄρνυθι Od.17.46

, cf. 10.457 ;

ἐν φόβον ὦρσε Il.13.362

;

ἐν μένος ὦρσεν 8.335

:—and in [voice] Med.,

φευγόντων δ' οὔτ' ἂρ κλέος ὄρνυται οὔτε τις ἀλκή 5.532

;

καί μοι μένος ὤρορε 13.78

;

ὅππῃ οἱ νόος ὄρνυται Od.1.347

;

ἔριδος μέγα νεῖκος ὀρώρει Il.17.384

;

τῶν δὲ στόνος ὤρνυτ' ἀεικής 10.483

, al.; δοῦρα ὄρμενα πρόσσω the darts flying on wards, 11.572 ;

ὀρνυμένων πολέμων Pi.O.8.34

; ἀφρὸς ἀπὸ χροὸς ὤρνυτο started from the skin, Hes.Th.191 ;

ὠς λόγος ἐκ πατέρων ὄρωρεν Alc.71

.

4 A.R. uses ὄρωρε nearly as = ἐστί, 1.713, al. ; ὀρώρει = ἦν, 2.473, 3.457.—The Verb is mainly used in [dialect] Ep. and Lyr. poetry; seldom found in Trag. trim.,

ὄρσω S.Ant.1060

;

ὦρσα A.Pers.496

;

ὄρνυμαι S.OC1320

; ὠρώρει ib.1622, A.Ag.653 ; prob. never in Com. (Ar.Ra.1529 is mock-Epic) or correct Prose.