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δινεύω

δινεύω, to whirl

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δινεύουσαι present active participle feminine nominative plural, present active participle feminine vocative plural of δινεύω

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διν-εύω, mostly in pres. and impf. (iter. δινεύεσκον Il. 24.12), but aor. part. δινεύσας A.R. 3.310:—also δῑνέω, A. Th. 462: impf. ἐδίνεον, Ep. δίνεον Il. 18.494, Od. 9.384: aor. ἐδίνησα Il. 23.840, A. Th. 490: Aeol. δίννημι Sapph. 1.11:—Med. (v. περιδ-):—Pass., δινεύομαι Arat. 455, Opp. H. 1.376: aor. ἐδινήθην Od. 22.85 (as v.l.), E. Rh. 353 (lyr.): pf. δεδίνημαι (ἀμφι-) Il. 23.562: also impf. or plpf. δίνηντο from δίνημι, B. 16.107.—
  • Poet. Verbs, also in X. and Pl. and later Prose (v. infr.): (δίνη):—whirl, spin round, ἧκε δὲ δινήσας [τὸν σόλον] after whirling it, Il. 23.840; ζεύγεα δινεύοντες driving them round a circle, 18.543; μοχλὸν ἑλόντες δινέομεν twirled the stake round in the Cyclops’ eye, Od. 9.388; δ. πτέρα Sapph. 1.11; ἵππους, [ἀσπίδα], A. Th. 462, 490; ὄμμα E. Or. 1459 (lyr.):—Pass., whirl, roll about, ὄσσε . . πάντοσε δινείσθην Il. 17.680; κάππεσε δινηθείς v.l. for ἰδνωθείς, Od. 22.85; of a river, eddy, E. Rh. 353 (lyr.); whirl round in the dance, X. An. 6.1.9, prob. for δον- in Id. Smp. 2.8; of tumblers, ἐπὶ τροχοῦ δινεῖσθαι Pl. Euthd. 294e; writhe, ἐκ τῶν ἀλγηδόνων J. BJ 6.2.10.
      • 2 Pass., roam about, ἐδινεόμεσθα κατʼ αὐτήν [νῆσον] Od. 9.153; βροτῶν ἐπὶ ἄστεα δινηθῆναι 16.63; κατʼ ἀμευσίπορον τρίοδον ἐδινήθην Pi. P. 11.38.
      • 3 ἀμφὶ χαίταις δίνηντο ταινίαι were twined, B. 16.107.
    • II intr. in Act., whirl about, ὀρχηστῆρες ἐδίνεον Il. 18.494; of tumblers, ἐδίνευον κατὰ μέσσους ib. 606; of a warrior, ὅστις . . δινεύοι κατὰ μέσσον 4.541; δινεύουσαν ὑπὸ πτέρυγος βάλε as it was circling in its flight, of a pigeon, 23.875: generally, δ. ἐν ἅρμασιν A.R. 3.310; roam about, δινεύεσκʼ ἀλύων παρὰ θῖνʼ ἁλός Il. 24.12; δινεύων κατὰ οἶκον Od. 19.67; ἀνὰ νῆσον ἐδίνεον A.R. 2.695; δινεύων βλεφάροις look wildly about, E. Or. 837 (dub.).

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