- ἐφίημι
- ἐφ - ίημι, part. ἐφῖείς, ipf. ἐφι^ει, fut. ἐφήσεις, aor. ἐφῆκα, ἐφέηκα, subj. ἐφείω, opt. ἐφείην, imp. ἔφες, mid. pres. part. ἐφῖέμενος: let go at or upon.—I. act., of ‘sending’ one person to another, Il. 24.117; ‘letting fly’ missiles at anything, βέλεά τινι, Α , Il. 21.170; ‘laying (violent hands) upon’ one, Il. 1.567, Od. 1.254; met., of ‘inciting’ a person to some action, w. inf., χαλεπῆναι, ἀεῖσαι, Σ 108, Od. 14.464; also of ‘bringing’ or ‘imposing’ troubles, etc., upon one, πότμον, ἄεθλον, κήδεά τινι, Il. 4.396, τ , Il. 1.445.—II. mid., enjoin upon, command; τινί (τι), Il. 23.82, Il. 24.300, Od. 13.7.
A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό). 2010.