μεταλλάω
μεταλλάω, to search after other things
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μεταλλᾷς present active subjunctive 2nd singular, present active indicative 2nd singular of μεταλλάω
- search carefully, inquire diligently, ἐμοὶ οὐ φίλον ἐστὶ μεταλλῆσαι καὶ ἐρέσθαι Od. 14.378; οὐκέτι μέμνηται . ., οὐδὲ μεταλλᾷ 15.23.
- 2 c. acc. pers., inquire of, question, σε . . οὔτʼ εἴρομαι οὔτε μεταλλῶ Il. 1.553, cf. Od. 3.69, 16.287; but ἀντεφθέγξατο . . μετάλλασέν τέ νιν the voice sought him out, Pi. O. 6.62.
- 3 c. acc. objecti, inquire about, ask after, μή τι σὺ ταῦτα διείρεο μηδὲ μετάλλα Il. 1.550, cf. 5.516; ἕταροι δὲ κατέκταθεν, οὓς σὺ μεταλλᾷς 13.780, cf. 10.125, Od. 19.190; ἕκαστα μ. 14.128, cf. 16.465: also with Preps., μεταλλῆσαι . . ἀμφὶ πόσει 17.554; ἀμφʼ ἑτάροιο μ. τὰ ἕκαστα A.R. 4.1471; θεῶν πέρι τοῖα μ. APl. 16.183.
- 4 c. dupl. acc., ask one about a thing, ask him a question, τοῦτο δέ τοι ἐρέω, ὅ μʼ ἀνείρεαι ἠδὲ μεταλλᾷς Il. 3.177; ἔπος ἄλλο μ. καὶ ἐρέσθαι Νέστορα Od. 3.243. (Poet. word, also in late Prose, POxy. 237 vii 40 (ii A.D.), Them. Or. 22.266c: expld. by Gramm. as search after other things (μετὰ ἄλλα), Eust. 148.10, etc., but this is very dub.)
Bei Pind. μετάλλασέν μιν, Ol. 6.62, erkl. der Schol. ἐφιλοφρονήσατο, ἐπεστράφη αὐτοῦ, schirmen, pflegen, Dissen »er suchte ihn«, vgl. Buttmann Lexil. I p. 140. – Adj. verb., εἰ μετάλλατόν τι, Pind. P. 4.164, wenn es zu erforschen ist.
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To ask, inquire, make inquiry, ask questions : μετάλλησάν γε μὲν οὔ τι Il. 5.516 : παίδων οὐκέτι μέμνηται οὐδὲ μεταλλᾷ (asks anything about them) Od. 15.23. Cf. Od. 14.378, Od. 15.362, Od. 23.99.
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To ask or inquire about : οὓς σὺ μεταλλᾷς Il. 10.125, Il. 13.780. Cf. Il. 1.550 : Od. 14.128, Od. 16.465, Od. 17.554, Od. 19.190 (inquired him out), Od. 24.321.
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To question (a person) : σε Il. 1.553 : Od. 16.287 =Od. 19.6.
With indirect question : ξείνους οἵ τινές εἰσιν Od. 3.69.
With cognate acc. : ἔπος ἄλλο μεταλλῆσαι Νέστορα Od. 3.243.
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With double acc. of person questioned and of what is asked about : ὅ με μεταλλᾷς Il. 3.177 := Od. 7.243 = Od. 15.402, Od. 19.171. Cf. Od. 1.231 = Od. 15.390, Od. 19.115, Od. 24.478.
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- 1seek out ἀντεφθέγξατο δʼ ἀρτιεπὴς πατρία ὄσσα μετάλλᾶσέν τέ νιν (νιν = Ἴαμον; “vox notione obscura,” Schr.: cf. Wil., Isyllos, 166 n. 16) O. 6.62 [μεταλ (λ) άς (ς) οντας (codd., Σ contra metr.: μεταβάσοντας Kayser) P. 1.52]
- 1properly, to search after other things (μετὰ ἄλλα, cf. μέταλλον) , to search carefully, to inquire diligently, Od.
- 2c. acc. pers. to inquire of, question, Hom.
- 3c. acc. objecti, to ask about or after, Hom.; so, μεταλλῆσαι ἀμφὶ πόσει Od.
- 4c. dupl. acc. to ask one about a thing, ask him a thing, Od.