ἀμάω

ἀμάω (A), Od.9.135, etc.; [dialect] Ep. [tense] pres. part.

A

ἀμάων A.R.3.1187

, dat. pl.

ἀμώντεσσι Theoc.10.16

: [tense] impf.

ἤμων Il.18.551

: [tense] fut.

ἀμήσω Hes. Op.480

, Hdt.6.28: [tense] aor.

ἤμησα Hes.Th.181

, A.Ag.1044, [dialect] Ep. ἄμησα ([etym.] δι-) Il.3.359:—[voice] Med., Hes.Op.778, E.Fr.419: [tense] fut.

ἀμήσομαι S.Fr. 625

(v. infr. 3), A.R.1.688:—[voice] Pass., [tense] aor. part.

ἀμηθείς Nic.Al.216

: [tense] pf. ἤμημαι ([etym.] ἐξ-) S.Aj.1179. Simple Verb takes augm. in Hom., but not compds., v. Il.3.359, 24.165, Od.5.482. [Hom. has [pron. full] ᾱ in simple Verb, [pron. full] ᾰ in compds., Trag. always ᾰ; later, [pron. full] ᾱ Theoc.10.16,50, A.R. 1.1183, etc., [pron. full] ᾰ Theoc.11.73, Call.Cer.137, etc.]:—orig., reap corn, abs.,

ἤμων ὀξείας δρεπάνας ἐν χερσὶν ἔχοντες Il.18.551

;

ὑμνὸν ἀμάειν Hes.Op.392

;

θερίζειν καὶ ἀ. PHib.1.47.12

(iii B.C.);

ἥμενος ἀμήσεις Hes.Op.480

: metaph., ἤμησαν καλῶς they reaped abundantly, A.Ag. 1044: c.acc.,

μάλα κεν βαθὺ λήϊον . . εἰς ὥρας ἀμῷεν Od.9.135

, cf. Thgn. 107;

ὡς ἀμήσων τὸν σῖτον Hdt.6.28

, cf. 4.199;

τἀλλότριον ἀρῶν θέρος Ar.Eq.392

.

b metaph.,

ἐλευθερίαν ἀμώμεθα Plu.2.210b

.

2 generally, cut,

λαχνήεντ' ὄροφον λειμωνόθεν ἀμήσαντες Il.24.451

;

θαλλὸν ἀμάσας Theoc.11.73

:—[voice] Med.,

σχοῖνον ἀμησάμενος AP4.1.26

(Mel.);

στάχυν ἀμήσονται A.R.1.688

, cf. Call.Dian.164;

ἀμῶνται Q.S.14.199

.

3 mow down in battle. A.R.3.1187,1<*>82, AP9.362.25: [tense] fut. [voice] Med. ἀμάσεται is cited from S. (Fr.625) in this sense by Hsch.

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ἀμάω (B), mostly [dialect] Ep. in [voice] Med.,

A draw, gather (cf. ἐξ-, ἐπ-, καταμάομαι)

, ταλάροισιν ἀμησάμενοι [γάλα] Od.9.247

, cf. A.R.3.859;

ἀλλότριον κάματον σφετέρην ἐς γαστέρ' ἀμῶνται Hes. Th.599

;

ἀμήσατο γαῖαν ἀμφ' αὐτοῖς A.R.1.1305

: metaph.,

ἀρετήν Jul.Or.5.169b

:—[voice] Act., χερσὶν ἀμήσας κρατὸς ὕπερθε κόνιν, of a mourner, pouring dust on his head, AP7.241 (Antip.).—Poet. and later Prose. (Cl. Lith. sémti 'draw (water)'.)