ἐνέπω

ἐνέπω, lengthd. [full] ἐννέπω, both forms in Hom. and Pi. (

A

ἐνν- P.9.96

,

ἐν- N.6.59

),

ἐνν- Sapph.Supp.4.2

; in Trag. only ἐνν-, exc.

E in lyr., as Hipp.572,580 (anap.), Heracl.95 (lyr.), al.: [tense] pres. is used by Hom. only in imper. ἔννεπε, opt.

ἐνέποιμι Od.17.561

, part. ἐνέπων, also [ per.] 3sg. [tense] impf. ἔννεπε; [tense] pres. ind. not before Pi. ll. cc.; inf. [dialect] Boeot.

ἐνέπιν Corinn.Supp.2.73

: [tense] impf.

ἤνεπον Pi.N.10.79

, Oall.Fr. 1.58P.: [tense] aor. 2

ἔνισπον, ἔνισπες Il.24.388

,

ἔνισπε 2.80

; imper.

ἐνίσπες Il.11.186

, 14.470, Od.3.101, A.R.1.487,

ἔνισπε Od.4.642

, A.R.3.1; subj.

ἐνίσπω Il.11.839

; opt. ἐνίσποις, -οι, Od.4.317, Il.14.107; inf.

ἐνισπεῖν Od.4.323

: [tense] fut.

ἐνισπήσω 5.98

,

ἐνίψω 2.137

, al. Pres. [full] ἐνίσπω in later Poets, as Nic. Th.522, D.P.391:—tell or tell of,

Διὸς δέ σφ' ἔννεπε μῦθον Il.8.412

;

τὸν Ἕκτορι μῦθον ἐνίσπες 11.186

;

νημερτέα πάντ' ἐνέποντα Od.17.549

; εἴ τινά μοι κληηδόνα πατρὸς ἐνίσποις if thou couldst tell me any tidings of my father, 4.317; ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε tell me the tale of . ., 1.1;

τίς . . ἄριστος ἔην, σύ μοι ἔννεπε, Μοῦσα Il.2.761

;

μνηστήρων . . θάνατον καὶ κῆρ' ἐνέπουσα Od.24.414

: abs., tell news or tales,

πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἐνέποντε 23.301

, cf. S.El.1439 (lyr.): freq. in Tragg., who use ἐννέπω as a [tense] pres. to the [tense] aor. εἰπεῖν ([tense] aor. ἔνισπον only in imper.

ἔνισπε A.Supp.603

, inf.

ἐνισπεῖν E.Supp.435

); ἐνν.τινὶ ὅτι . . S.El.1367.

2 simply, speak,

μύθοισι σκολιοῖς ἐνέπων Hes.Op. 194

, cf. A.Ch.550;

πρὸς τίν' ἐννέπειν δοκεῖς; S.Tr.402

.

3 c. acc. et inf., bid one do so and so, Pi.P.9.96, S.OT350, OC932.

4 call, name,

ἀγώνων, τοὺς ἐνέποισιν ἱερούς Pi.N.6.59

;

ἐνν. τινὰ δοῦλον E.HF270

.

5 address, accost,

τινά S.Aj.764

. (In Hom. ἐνέπω, ἐννέπω, ἐνισπεῖν (Subst. ἐνοπή), = tell, relate; ἐνίπτω and ἐνίσσω (qq. vv., cf. ἐνῑπή), reprove, upbraid; Pi. and later [dialect] Ep. used ἐνίπτω, = ἐνέπω.) (For the root, v. ἔσπον.)