- στεῦμαι
- στεῦμαι, Epic Verb, used by Hom. only in [ per.] 3sg. [tense] pres. and [tense] impf., στεῦται, στεῦτο, once by A. in [ per.] 3sg. στεῦται; [ per.] 1sg. στεῦμαι cj. for ὑπισχνοῦμαι in Orph.L.82, [ per.] 3pl. [tense] impf.A
στεῦντο Maiist.60
:—In Il. always with inf. [tense] fut., make as if one would . . , promise or threaten that one will . . ,στεῦται γάρ τι ἔπος ἐρέειν Il.3.83
;στεῦτο γὰρ εὐχόμενος νικησέμεν 2.597
;στεῦται γὰρ νηῶν ἀποκόψειν ἄκρα κόρυμβα 9.241
;στεῦτο γὰρ . . οἰσέμεν ἔντεα καλά 18.191
;στεῦτο . . ἀπολεψέμεν οὔατα χαλκῷ 21.455
;ἐμοί τε καὶ Ἥρῃ στεῦτ' ἀγορεύων Τρωσὶ μαχήσεσθαι 5.832
; once with inf. [tense] aor., στεῦται δ' Ὀδυσῆος ἀκοῦσαι declares he has heard of O., Od.17.525;στεῦται . . ζυγὸν ἀμφιβαλεῖν δούλιον Ἑλλάδι A.Pers.49
(anap.); with inf. [tense] pres., στεῦται δ' Ἠελίου γόνος ἔμμεναι boasts that he is . . , A.R.2.1204; with acc. and inf. [tense] pres., στεῦντο θεοπλήγεσσιν ἐοικότας εἰδώλοισιν ἔμμεναι ἢ λάεσσιν declared that they were . . , Maiist. l.c.: abs. once in Od., στεῦτο δὲ διψάων, πιέειν δ' οὐκ εἶχεν ἑλέσθαι he made eager efforts in his thirst, 11.584. (Aristarch. seems to have connected it with ἵστημι: τὸ στεῦτο κατὰ διάνοιαν ὡρίζετο, οὐκ ἐπὶ τῆς τῶν ποδῶν στάσεως, Sch.Il.2.597, cf. Apollon. Lex., Hsch.: but more prob. στεῦτο (from Στεῦστο with dissimilation) corresponds to Ved. asto[snull ][tnull ]a 'solemnly proclaimed concerning himself', [ per.] 3sg. sigmatic [tense] aor. middle of stu-.)
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