ἀνίημι

ἀνίημι, ης (ἀνιεῖς, as if from ἀνιέω, dub. in Il.5.880), ησι: [tense] impf. ἀνίην, Hom. and [dialect] Att. 2 and [ per.] 3sg. εις, ει, [dialect] Ion. [ per.] 3sg.

A

ἀνίη SIG1

(Abu Simbel, vi B. C., Iterat.

ἀνίεσκε Hes.Th.157

; also

ἠνίει Hp.Epid.7.46

; [ per.] 1sg.

ἀνίειν Luc.Cat.4

: [tense] fut. ἀνήσω: [tense] pf. ἀνεῖκα: [tense] aor. 1 ἀνῆκα; [dialect] Ion. ἀνέηκα.:—the Homeric forms

ἀνέσει Od.18.265

, [tense] aor. opt.

ἀνέσαιμι 14.209

, part.

ἀνέσαντες 13.657

should be referred to ἀνέζω, but

ἄνεσαν Il.21.537

is from ἀνίημι: [tense] aor. 2, [ per.] 3pl.

ἀνεῖσαν Th.5.32

, imper.

ἄνες A.Ch.489

, S.Ant. 1101, E.Hel.442, subj.

ἀνῇς A.Eu.183

, [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 3sg. subj.

ἀνήη Il.2.34

, opt. ἀνείη, inf. ἀνεῖναι, part. ἀνείς:—[voice] Pass., ἀνίεμαι: [tense] pf.

ἀνεῖμαι Hdt.2.65

, A.Th.413, [ per.] 3pl. [tense] pf.

ἀνέωνται Hdt.2.165

(v.l. ἀνέονται), inf. ἀνἑῶσθαι (sic) Tab.Heracl.1.153: [tense] aor. part.

ἀνεθείς Pl.R.41c

e: [tense] fut.

ἀνεθήσομαι Th.8.63

. [ἀνῐ- [dialect] Ep., ἀνῑ- [dialect] Att.: but even Hom. has ἀνῑει, ἀνῑέμενος, and we find ἀνῐησιν in Pl.Com.153 (anap.).]: —send up or forth,

Ζεφύροιο . . ἀήτας Ὠκεανὸς ἀνίησιν Od.4.568

; of Charybdis,

τρὶς μὲν γάρ τ' ἀνίησιν . . τρὶς δ' ἀναροιβδεῖ 12.105

;

ἀφρὸν ἀ.

spew up, vomit,

A.Eu.183

;

σταγόνας [αἵματος] ἀ. S.OT1277

; of the earth, καρπὸν ἀ. make corn or fruit spring up, h.Cer.333;

κνώδαλα A. Supp.266

; also of the gods,

ἀ. ἄροτον γῆς S.OT270

, etc.; so of females, produce, ib.1405:—in [voice] Pass.,

σπαρτῶν ἀπ' ἀνδρῶν ῥίζωμ' ἀνεῖται A.Th.413

: then in various relations,

συὸς χρῆμα ἀ. S.Fr.401

;

κρήνην E.Ba.766

; of a forest,

πῦρ καὶ φλόγα Th.2.77

;

πνεῦμ' ἀνεὶς ἐκ πνευμόνων E.Or.277

:—send up from the grave or nether world, A.Pers.650, Ar.Ra.1462, Phryn.Com.1 D., Pl.Cra.403e, etc.:— [voice] Pass., ἐκ γῆς κάτωθεν ἀνίεται ὁ πλοῦτος ibid.; of fruit, Thphr.CP5.1.5.

2 let come up, give access to,

τινά X.HG2.4.11

; εἰς τὸ πεδίον ib. 7.2.12.

II let go, from Hom. downwds. a very common sense, ἐμὲ δὲ γλυκὺς ὕπνος ἀνῆκεν, i.e. left me, Il.2.71, etc., cf. Pl.Prt.310d: —[voice] Pass.,

ἀνίεσθαι

wake up,

D.S.17.56

; set free,

ἐκ στέγης ἀ. S.Ant. 1101

; let go unpunished,

ἄνδρα τὴν ὀλιγαρχίαν λυμαινόμενον X.HG2.3.51

, cf. Lys.13.93; ἄνετέ μ' ἄνετε leave me alone, forbear, S.El. 229 (lyr.); of a state of mind,

ἐμὲ δ' οὐδ' ὣς θυμὸν ἀνίει . . ὀδύνη Il. 15.24

;

ὅταν μ' ἀνῇ νόσος μανίας E.Or.227

;

ὥς μιν ὁ οἶνος ἀνῆκε Hdt.1.213

, etc.; ἀ. ἵππον to let him go (by slackening the rein), S.El.721;

ἵππους εἰς τάχος ἀ. X.Eq.Mag.3.2

;

τῷ δήμῳ τὰς ἡνίας ἀ. Plu.Per. 11

.

b loosen, unfasten,

δεσμόν Od.8.359

(v.l. δεσμῶν)

; δεσμά τ' ἀνεῖσαι Call.Hec.1.2.13

: hence, open,

πύλας ἄνεσαν Il.21.537

;

ἀ. θύρετρα E.Ba.448

; ἀ. σήμαντρα break the seal, Id.IA325:—[voice] Pass.,

πύλαι ἀνειμέναι D.H.10.14

.

2 ἀ. τινί let loose at one, slip at,

ἀ. τὰς κύνας X.Cyn.7.7

: hence

ἄφρονα τοῦτον ἀνέντες Il.5.761

, cf. 880: c. acc. et inf., Διομήδεα μαργαίνειν ἀνέηκεν ib.882: generally, set on or urge to do a thing, c. inf.,

Μοῦσ' ἄρ' ἀοιδὸν ἀνῆκεν ἀειδέμεναι Od.8.73

, cf. 17.425, Il.2.276, 5.422: freq. c. acc. pers. only, let loose, excite, as

οὐδέ κε Τηλέμαχον . . ῷδ' ἀνιείης Od.2.185

;

μέγας δέ σε θυμὸς ἀνῆκεν Il.7.25

; τοῖσιν μὲν Θρασυμήδεα δῖον ἀνῆκεν urged Thrasymedes to their aid, 17.705:—so in [voice] Pass.,

ἅπας κίνδυνος ἀνεῖται σοφίας Ar.Nu.955

.

3 ἀ. τινὰ πρός τι to let go for any purpose,

τὸν λεὼν . . ἀνεῖναι πρὸς ἔργα τε καὶ θυσίας Hdt.2.129

; ἐς παιγνίην ἑωυτὸν ἀ. ib. 173;

τὰ μικρὰ εἰς τύχην ἀνείς E.Fr.974

(v.l. ἀφείς)

; τὰ σώματα ἐπὶ ῥᾳδιουργίαν X.Cyr.7.5.75

; ἐὰν δ' ἀνῇς, ὕβριστον χρῆμα κἀκόλαστον [γυνή] if you leave her free, Pl.Com.98.

4 let, allow, c. acc. et inf.,

ἀνεῖναι αὐτοὺς ὅ τι βούλονται ποιεῖν Pl.La.179a

;

ἀ. τρίχας αὔξεσθαι Hdt.2.36

, cf. 4.175: with inf. omitted,

ἀνεῖσα πένθει κόμαν E. Ph.323

; ἀ. στολίδος κροκόεσσαν τρυφάν ib.1491;

κόμας Plu.Lys.1

: c. dat. pers. et inf., ἀνεὶς αὐτῷ θηρᾶν having given him leave to hunt, X.Cyr.4.6.3.

5 [voice] Med., loosen, undo, c. acc., κόλπον ἀνιεμένη baring her breast, Il.22.80; αἶγας ἀνιέμενοι stripping or flaying goats, Od.2.300; so

ἀνεῖτο λαγόνας E.El.826

; so in [voice] Act., ἀνιέναι· δέρειν, Hsch.

6 let go free, leave untilled, of ground dedicated to a god,

τέμενος ἀνῆκεν ἅπαν Th.4.116

;

ἀργὸν παντάπασι τὸ χωρίον ἀνιέντες τῷ θεῷ Plu.Publ.8

; generally,

τὴν χώραν ἀ. μηλόβοτον Isoc.14.31

;

ἀρούρας ἀσπόρους ἀ. Thphr.HP8.11.9

;

στέλεχος ἀνειμένον

allowed to run wild,

LXX Ge.49.21

:—but this sense mostly in [voice] Pass., devote oneself, give oneself up,

ἐς τὸ ἐλεύθερον Hdt.7.103

; esp. of animals dedicated to a god, which are let range at large (cf. ἄνετος)

, ἀνεῖται τὰ θηρία Id.2.65

; of a person devoted to the gods,

νῦν δ' οὗτος ἀνεῖται στυγερῷ δαίμονι S.Aj.1214

; of places, etc.,

θεοῖσιν ἀ. δένδρεα Call. Cer.47

; ἄλσος ἀνειμένον a consecrated grove, cj. in Pl.Lg.761c; of land,

ἀ. εἰς νομάς PTeb.60.8

,72.36 (ii B.C.): hence metaph., ἀνειμένος εἴς τι devoted to a thing, wholly engaged in it, e.g.

ἐς τὸν πόλεμον Hdt.2.167

; ἀνέωνται ἐς τὸ μάχιμον they are given up to military service, ib.165; ἐς τὸ κέρδος λῆμ' ἀνειμένον given up to . ., E.Heracl. 3: hence [tense] pf. part. [voice] Pass. ἀνειμένος as Adj., going free, left to one's own will and pleasure, at large, S.Ant.579, El.516;

ἀ. τι χρῆμα πρεσβυτῶν γένος καὶ δυσφύλακτον E.Andr.727

; πέπλοι ἀνειμένοι let hang loose, ib.598; τὸ εἰς ἀδικίαν καὶ πλεονεξίαν -μένον unrestrained propensity to . ., Plu.Num.16;

σώματα πρὸς πᾶσαν ἐπιθυμίαν ἀνειμένα Id.Lyc.10

.

7 slacken, relax, opp. ἐπιτείνω or ἐντείνω, of a bow or stringed instrument, unstring, as Hdt.3.22, cf. Pl.R.442a, Ly.209b, X.Mem.3.10.7, etc.; esp. of musical scales, ἁρμονίαι ἀνειμέναι, opp. σύντονοι, Arist.Pol.1342b22, al.; ἀνειμένα Ἰαστὶ μοῦσα Pratin.Lyr.5: metaph.,

ὀργῆς ὀλίγον τὸν κόλλοπ' ἀ. Ar.V.574

, cf. Pherecr.145.4, Pl.R.410e;

πολιτεῖαι ἀνειμέναι καὶ μαλακαί Arist.Pol.1290a28

;

τοῖς γηράσκουσι ἀνίεται ἡ συντονία GA787b13

; ἀνειμένη τάσις the grave accent, Sch.D.T.p.130H.;

οἱ πάγοι τὰς φλόγας ἀ.

temper,

Arist. Mu.397b2

: hence,

b remit, neglect, give up,

στέρνων ἀραγμούς S.OC1608

;

φυλακὰς ἀνῆκα E.Supp.1042

; φυλακήν, ἄσκησιν, etc., Th.4.27, X.Cyr.7.5.70, etc.; ἀ. θάνατόν τινι to remit sentence of death to one, let one live, E.Andr.531;

ἔχθρας, κολάσεις τισί Plu.2.536a

; ἀ. τὰ χρέα, τὰς καταδίκας, Id.Sol.15, D.C.64.8, cf. 72.2; ἄνες λόγον speak more mildly, E.Hel.442; so

ἀ. τινὸς ἔχθραν Th.3.10

; ἀ. ἀρχήν, πόλεμον, etc., Id.1.76, 7.18, etc.:—[voice] Pass., to be treated remissly,

ἀνεθήσεται τὰ πράγματα Id.8.63

;

ὁ νόμος ἀνεῖται

has become effete, powerless,

E.Or.941

: freq. in [tense] pf. part. ἀνειμένος as an Adj., ἐν τῷ ἀνειμένῳ τῆς γνώμης when their minds are not strung up for action, Th.5.9; ἀνειμένῃ τῇ διαίτῃ relaxed, unconstrained, of the Athenians, Id.1.6; δίαιτα λίαν ἀ., of the Ephors, Arist.Pol.1270b32;

ἀ. ἡδοναί

dissolute,

Pl.R.573a

; ἄνανδρος καὶ λίαν ἀ. ib.549d;

ἀ. χείλεα

parched,

Theoc.22.63

; of climate,

ἀ. καὶ μαλακός Thphr.CP5.4.4

;

ὀσμὴ μαλακὴ καὶ ἀ. 5.7.1

: [comp] Comp.

ἀνειμενώτερος Iamb.VP15.67

:—but,

8 the sense of relaxation occurs also as an intr. usage of the [voice] Act., slacken, abate, of the wind,

ἐπειδὰν πνεῦμ' ἀνῇ S.Ph.639

, cf. Hdt.2.113, 4.152;

ἕως ἀνῇ τὸ πῆμα S.Ph.764

, cf. Hdt.1.94; ἐμφῦσα οὐκ ἀνίει, of a viper, having fastened on him she does not let go, Id.3.109: esp. in phrase οὐδὲν ἀνιέναι not to give way at all, X.HG2.3.46, cf. Cyr.1.4.22; τὰς τιμὰς ἀνεικέναι ἤκουον that prices had fallen, D.56.25, cf. Arist.Rh.1390a15; σιδήρια ἀ. ἐν τοῖς μαλακοῖς lose their edge, Thphr.HP5.5.1.

b c. part., give up or cease doing, ὕων οὐκ ἀνίει [ὁ θεός] Hdt.4.28, cf. 125, 2.121.β, E.IT318, etc.

c c. gen., cease from a thing,

μωρίας Id.Med.457

;

τῆς ὀργῆς Ar.Ra.700

, D.21.186;

φιλονικίας Th.5.32

; ἀνῆκε τοῦ ἐξελθεῖν forbore to come forth, LXX 1 Ki.23.13.

9 dilute, dissolve, διά τινος or τινί, Gal.13.520, al., Gp.4.7.3, cf. Arr.An.7.20.5 (Phryn.19 says that διΐημι is more correct in this sense);

διυγραινομένων καὶ ἀνιεμένων Thphr.Vent.58

.