ῥέζω

ῥέζω (A), freq. in [dialect] Ep. and Trag. (v. infr.), but rare in [dialect] Att. Prose and Com. (Pherecr. 152 is mock heroic): [tense] impf.

A

ἔρεζον Il.2.400

, [dialect] Ep.

ῥέζον Od.3.5

, [dialect] Ion.

ῥέζεσκον Il.8.250

: [tense] fut.

ῥέξω Od.11.31

, A.Eu.788 (lyr.), al.: [tense] aor.

ἔρρεξα Il.9.536

, 10.49, Pl.Lg.642c; poet. also

ἔρεξα Hom.

(v. infr.), Hes.Fr.174, S.OC538 (lyr.), etc.; [dialect] Aeol. part.

ῥέξαις Pi.O. 9.94

:—[voice] Pass., [tense] aor. 1 opt.

ῥεχθείη Hp.Epid.7.11

; part.

ῥεχθείς Il.9.250

, 20.198. (ῥέζω from ϝρέγ-yω, cogn. with ἔρδω from ϝέργ-yω [through ϝέρzδω]: [dialect] Dor. and [dialect] Boeot. [full] ῥέδδω Eust.226.8, 984.1, Hsch.; [tense] aor. part.

ϝρέξαντα IG4.1607

([place name] Cleonae).)

I do, act, deal, opp. εἰπεῖν, Od.4.205, 22.314; opp. παθεῖν, v. infr.:—Constr.,

1 abs.,

ὧδε δὲ ῥέξαι Il.2.802

;

οὐ κατὰ μοῖραν ἔρεξας Od.9.352

, etc.

2 more freq. trans. c. acc. rei, do, accomplish, make,

ὅσ' ἂν πεπνυμένος ἀνὴρ εἴποι καὶ ῥέξειε 4.205

;

μέρμερα ἔργα, ὅσσ' ἄνδρες ῥέξαντες . . Il.10.525

, cf. Od.22.314; τί ῥέξομεν; Il.11.838;

μέγα ῥέξας τι καὶ ἐσσομένοισι πυθέσθαι 22.305

, cf. 2.274;

ὅ τι ποσσίν τε ῥέξῃ καὶ χερσίν Od.8.148

; so in Lyr. and Trag.,

ῥέζοντά τι καὶ παθεῖν ἔοικε Pi.N.4.32

; τί ῥέξω; A.Eu.788, cf. Th.104 (both lyr.); τί ῥέξας τύχοιμ' ἂν . . ; Id.Ch.316 (lyr.):—[voice] Pass., οὐδέ τι μῆχος ῥεχθέντος κακοῦ ἔστ' ἄκος εὑρεῖν for the mischief if once done, Il.9.250;

ῥεχθὲν δέ τε νήπιος ἔγνω 17.32

.

3 c. dupl. acc. pers. et rei, do something to one,

κακὰ ῥέξαι τινά 3.354

, Od.2.73;

ἀγαθὰ ῥ. τινά 22.209

, cf. Il.9.647;

οὐδέν σε ῥέξω κακά 24.370

, cf. 4.32, Od.2.72: with Adv., κακῶς μιν ἔρ. wronged him, 23.56; so

ἡ πόλις ἡμᾶς οὐ καλῶς ἔρρεξε Pl.Lg.642c

: but c. dat. pers., μηκέτι μοι κακὰ ῥέζετε do me (ethic dat.) no more mischiefs, Od.20.314;

ὅσα βροτοῖς ἔρεξας κακά E.Med.1292

(lyr.).

4 with strengthd. signf., εἴ τι νόος ῥέξει if it shall avail aught, be of any service, Il.14.62.

II in special sense, perform sacrifices, ἱερὰ ῥ. Od.1.61, 3.5; ῥ. ἑκατόμβας ἀθανάτοις offer a hecatomb to the gods, Il.23.206, cf. Od. 5.102, Pi.P.10.34;

ῥ. θαλύσιά τινι Il.9.535

;

θύματα Ζηνὶ τῆς ἁλώς εως S.Tr.288

: abs., do sacrifice,

ῥ. θεῷ Il.2.400

, 8.250, etc.: sts. with the victim in acc., σοί . . ῥέξω βοῦν ἦνιν will sacrifice it, 10.292, cf. Od.9.553, 10.523.

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ῥέζω (B), [dialect] Dor. Verb,= βάπτω,

A dye, Phot., EM703.27, cf. Epich. 107. (Cf. ῥέγος, ῥεγεύς, ῥεγιστής, and lengthd. ῥῆγος, ῥηγεύς, also ῥογεύς:—cogn. with Skt. rajyate 'is coloured or red'.)