- δαίω
- δαίω (1), perf. δέδηα, plup. δεδήειν, mid. aor. subj. δάηται: I. trans. (act. exc. perf.), kindle, set in a blaze; δαῖέ οἱ ἐκ κορυθός τε καὶ ἀσπίδος ἀκάματον πῦρ, the goddess ‘made fire blaze’ from his helmet, etc., Il. 5.5, 7, so pass., Il. 21.376.—II. intrans. (mid. and perf.), blaze, Il. 21.375, Il. 18.227, etc.; met. ὄσσε, πόλεμος, ἔρις, μάχη ἐνοπή τε, Il. 12.35; Ὄσσα, Il. 2.93; οἰμωγή, Od. 20.353.δαίω (2), only pres. and ipf. mid. and pass., and perf. δεδαίαται: divide, mid. distribute, Od. 15.140 and Od. 17.332 ; ἀλλά μοι ἀμφ' Ὀδυσῆι δαΐφρονι δαίεται ἦτορ, my heart is ‘rent’ (cf. δαΐζω), Od. 1.48.
A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό). 2010.