ῥαίνω

ῥαίνω, Pi.I.8(7).50, Xenarch.7.7: [tense] fut.

A

ῥᾰνῶ Antiph.217.12

, Lyc. 1104, but [dialect] Att. also ῥᾱνῶ (like φᾱνῶ) acc. to A.D.Adv.187.27: [tense] aor.

ἔρρᾱνα Arched.2.5

, E.Rh.73, Cyc.402 ([etym.] ἐξ-), Trag.Adesp.90; [dialect] Ion.

ἔρρηνα Hp.

(v. infr.);

ἔρηνα Opp.H.2.100

: [tense] pf. ἔρραγκα ([etym.] δι-) LXX Pr.7.17:— [voice] Med., [tense] aor. ἐρρᾱνάμην ([etym.] περι-) Aristobul.6 J., Plu.Arist.20, Longus 3.28:—[voice] Pass., [tense] aor.

ἐρράνθην Pi.P.5.100

, Arist.Pr.938a35: [tense] pf. ἔρραμμαι Persae. ap. Ath.4.140f; later ἔρρασμαι Sch.D Il.12.431.—[dialect] Ep. [tense] aor. imper.

ῥάσσατε Od.20.150

, [ per.] 3pl. [tense] pf. [voice] Pass. ἐρράδαται ib.354, [tense] plpf.

ἐρράδατο Il.12.431

[pron. full] [ᾰ] are formed as if from [tense] pres. [full] ῥάζω, cf.

περιρραίνω 1

.

I sprinkle, besprinkle, with acc. of the object besprinkled,

1 prop. with liquids, ῥάσσατε (sc. δῶμα ὕδατι) Od.20.150;

ῥᾶνον δόμους Com.Adesp.1211

, cf. Thphr.CP4.3.3;

ὕδατι τοὺς λειποψυχοῦντας Id.Fr.10.6

;

φόνῳ πεδίον Pi.I.

l.c.;

ἐλαίῳ ῥήνας Hp. Fract.21

; ἐκ καλπίδων μύροις ῥ. Plb.30.25.17:—[voice] Pass.,

πύργοι καὶ ἐπάλξιες αἵματι φωτῶν ἐρράδατ' Il.12.431

;

αἵματι δ' ἐρράδαται τοῖχοι Od.20.354

;

αἵματι βωμὸς ἐραίνετ' E.IA[1589]

;

τὰ πρόσωπα διὰ τὸ ῥαίνεσθαι μέλανα γίνεται Arist.HA579a2

.

2 also of solids, bestrew, besprinkle, [

ἵπποι] ῥαίνοντο κονίῃ Il.11.282

;

ῥ. χθόνα καρπῷ Nonn.D.2.65

.

3 metaph., ῥ. τινὰ ὕμνῳ, νᾶσον εὐλογίαις, Pi.P.8.57, I.6(5).21;

θεῶν . . ὅμιλον ἀμβρότᾳ ῥαίνοις α μοίσᾳ IG42(1).130.24

.

II sprinkle, scatter, with acc. of the thing scattered or sprinkled, ῥανῶ τε πεδόσ' ἐγκέφαλον will scatter it on the ground, E.Fr.384 (dub. l.); ῥαίνειν sprinkle (water) on the fish, Xenarch. l.c.; ῥαίνειν ὀξίδας ἐς τὰ βλέφαρα sprinkle vinegar in their eyes, Ar.Ra.1441;

ῥ. πυρούς Opp.H.2.100

;

χοάς Lyc.1185

.

III abs., sprinkle water, Arist. HA620a12; ῥανίσι ῥ. let water fall in drops, Id.Mete.374b1.