- ἀέξω
- ἀέξω, poet. form of αὔξω ([etym.] αὐξάνω), once in Hdt., twice in Trag. (lyr.); in early writers only in [tense] pres. and unaugm. [tense] impf.: in later Poets [tense] fut.A
ἀεξήσω Nonn.D.12.24
, [tense] aor. ἠέξησα ib.8.104, IG4.787 (Troezen, iv A. D.): [tense] fut. [voice] Med.ἀεξήσομαι A.R.3.837
: [tense] aor. [voice] Pass.ἀεξήθην AP9.631
(Agath.): [tense] plpf. ηέξητο ([etym.] ἀν-) Nonn.D.4.427: (ἀϝέξω, cf. Lat. augeo, Skt. vak[snull ]áyati, etc.):—increase, foster.ἀνδρὶ δὲ κεκμηῶτι μένος μέγα οἶνος ἀέξει Il.6.261
;θυμὸν ἀ. Il.17.226
; πένθος ἀ. cherish woe, Od. 17.489; υἱὸν ἀ. rear him to man's estate, 13.360; ἔργον ἀέξουσι . . θεοί they bless the work, 15.372.2 exalt, glorify,αὐτούς τ' ἀέξοι καὶ πόλιν Pi.O.8.88
;τὸ πλῆθος ἀ. Hdt.3.80
; spread, diffuse,[ἀγγελίαν] μῦθος ἀέξει S.Aj.226
.3ἀ. βούταν φόνον E.Hipp. 537
.II [voice] Pass., increase, grow, Τηλέμαχος δὲ νέον μὲν ἀέξετο was waxing tall, Od.22.426;καλὰ μὲν ἠέξευ Call.Jov.55
; οὐ . . ποτ' ἀέξετο κῦμά γ' ἐν αὐτῷ no wave rose high thereon, Od.10.93; χόλος . . ἀνδρῶν ἐν στήθεσσιν ἠΰτε καπνός ἀ. rises high, Il.18.110; τόδε ἔργον ἀ. it prospers, Od.14.66; ἀέξετο ἱερὸν ἦμαρ was getting on to noon, Il.8.66;μηνὸς -ομένοιο Hes.Op.773
;μῆτις ἀ. Emp.106
;κέρδος ἀ. A.Ch.825
(cod. M), cf. Supp.856 (prob.).III intr., = [voice] Pass., Q.S.1.116.
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