ὀρύσσω

ὀρύσσω, Od.10.305, [dialect] Att. [suff] ὀρύκ-ττω (late [tense] pres. imper.

A

ὄρυγε IG12(5).519

([place name] Seriphos)): [tense] fut.

ὀρύξω Il.7.341

: [tense] aor. ὤρυξα, [dialect] Ep. ὄρυξα as always in Hom., Od.11.25, al.: [tense] pf. ὀρώρῠχα ([etym.] κατ-) Pherecr.145.19 : [tense] plpf.

ὠρωρύχειν App.BC4.107

:—[voice] Med., [tense] aor.

ὠρυξάμην Hdt.1.186

, A.R.3.1032, etc.:—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut. ὀρυχθήσομαι ([etym.] κατ-) Antipho 3.2.10, also ὀρῠχήσομαι ([etym.] κατ-) Ar.Av.394 (Elmsl.) and

ὀρωρύξομαι Suid.

s.v. ὤρυσσον (prob.): [tense] aor.

ὠρύχθην Hdt.1.186

, etc.: [tense] pf.

ὀρώρυγμαι Id.2.158

, etc.; in compds., ὤρυγμαι (

κατ- Antipho 3.3.12

codd.,

ὑποκατ- Sophr.3

,

δι- Luc.Tim. 53

, etc.): [tense] plpf.

ὀρωρύγμην Hdt.1.186

, Pl.Criti.118c, also ὠρωρύγμην ([etym.] δι-) X.An.7.8.14.—An [tense] aor. 2 [voice] Act. ὤρῠγον occurs in Philostr. VA1.25: [voice] Pass.

ὠρύγην OGI72.7

,673.6 (Egypt, i A. D.), ([etym.] δι-) Hld.9.7, Gp.4.3.2, ([etym.] κατ-) f.l. in X.An.5.8.11 :—dig,

ὀρύξομεν ἐγγύθι τάφρον Il.7.341

;

βόθρον ὄρυξα Od.11.25

;

ἔλυτρον Hdt.1.186

;

ὀρύγματα Id.4.200

;

ταῖς ὁπλαῖς εὐνάς Ar.Eq.605

;

ὑπόνομον ἐκ τῆς πόλεως Th.2.76

: abs.,

ὤρυσσον ὑπὸ μαστίγων Hdt.7.22

;

ἐὰν ὀρύξῃ τις παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν Arist.Pr. 933b33

:—[voice] Med.,

δεξαμενὰς ὀρύξασθαι Hdt.3.9

:—[voice] Pass., ὀρώρυκται (sc. ἡ διῶρυξ) Id.2.158 ; τὸ ὀρυχθέν, = τὸ ὄρυγμα, the trench, Id.1.186.

II dig up,

[μῶλυ] Od.10.305

;

κυκλάμινον Theoc.5.123

: [voice] Med., λίθους ὠρύξατο had stones dug or quarried, Hdt.1.186:—[voice] Pass., ὁ ὀρυσσόμενος χοῦς the soil that was dug up, ib.185 ;

ὑπὸ μεταλλείας ὀρύττεσθαι Pl.Criti. 114e

.

III dig through, i. e. make a canal through (like διορύσσειν), τὸν ἰσθμὸν ὀ. Orac. ap. Hdt.1.174 ;

τὸ χωρίον ὀρώρυκτο Id.1.186

; of moles, burrow, either abs., as Arist.HA606a2 ; or γῆν ὀ., Id.Mir.842b4.

IV bury, ἔγχος . . γαίας ὀρύξας ἔνθα μήτις ὄψεται (where γαίας depends on ἔνθα) S.Aj.659, cf. X.Oec.19.2.

V of a wrestler, dig into, gouge a tender part,

τὠφθαλμώ Ar.Av.442

, cf. Pax899, Philostr. VA8.25 ; gouge out,

ὀφθαλμὸν ὤρυττέν τις ὥσπερ ἰχθύος Antiph.119

.