ἐπεύχομαι

ἐπεύχ-ομαι,

A pray or make a vow to a deity, c. dat., θεοῖς, Διΐ, Od.11.46, Il.6.475, etc.; but in S.OC1024, ἐ. θεοῖς give thanks to them: c. dat. et inf., pray to one that . .,

ἐπεύχετο πᾶσι θεοῖσι νοστῆσαι Ὀδυσῆα Od.14.423

, 20.238, cf. S.Ph.1470, Ar.Pax1320 (anap.), etc.: without a dat.,

κατθανεῖν ἐπηυχόμην S.Tr.16

; ἐ. εὐορκοῦντι εἶναι ἀγαθά Lexap.And.1.98, cf. Aeschin.3.111: c. acc. rei, pray for,

θανάτου μοῖραν A.Ag. 1462

(lyr.): c. acc. cogn.,

ἐ. λιτάς S.OC484

;

τοιαῦτα θεοῖς A.Th. 280

: later, c. acc. pers.,

ἐ. θεούς Aristaenet.2.2

.

II vow, c. [tense] fut. inf.,

ἐ. θήσειν τροπαῖα A.Th.276

.

III imprecate upon,

μόρον . . Πελοπίδαις Id.Ag.1600

, cf. 501, Ch.112;

ἀρὰς τοῖς ἀπειθοῦσιν Pl.Criti. 119e

: c. inf.

ἐπεύχομαι [αὐτῷ] παθεῖν S.OT249

: abs., utter imprecations,

μὴ 'πεύξῃ πέρα Id.Ph.1286

, cf. Tr.809: rarely in good sense,

ἐ. εὐτυχίαν τινί Plu.Galb.18

;

ἐ. τινὶ εὐτυχεῖν A.Th.481

.

IV exult over,

δοιοῖσιν ἐπεύξεαι Ἱππασίδῃσι Il.11.431

: abs., 5.119.

2 c. inf., boast that . ., c. [tense] aor. inf.,

μιγῆναι h.Ven.287

; [tense] fut., A.Ag.1262; [tense] pres., Id.Eu.58, etc.; Ἄργος πατρίδ' ἐμὴν ἐ. (sc. εἶναι) E.IT508: c. part., ἐ. ἐκφυγόν boast that it has escaped, Pl.Sph.235c, cf. E.Rh.693 (reading θρασύς).