- ἀμύνω
- ἀμύνω, inf. ἀμῦνέμεν, -έμεναι, aor. ἤμῦνε, ἄμῦνε, opt. ἀμύναι, inf. ἀμῦναι, imp. ἄμῦνον, mid. ipf. ἀμύνετο, ἠμύνοντο, aor. opt. ἀμῦναίμην: I. act., ward off, defend; abs., τινί, Il. 5.486; freq. τινί τι (dat. of interest, though we say ‘from’), less often τινός τι, Il. 4.11; also merely τί, and τινός, ἀπό or περί τινος, of the person or thing defended, Il. 13.109, Od. 2.59, Il. 17.182.—II. mid., ward off from oneself, defend oneself or what is one's own, with the same constructions as the act.; εἷς οἰωνὸς ἄριστος, ἀμύνεσθαι περὶ πάτρης, ‘to fight in defence of our country,’ Il. 12.243.
A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό). 2010.