πορσύνω
πορσύνω, to offer, present
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πορσύνοντʼ present active indicative 3rd plural, present active participle masculine accusative singular, present active participle masculine dative singular, present active participle neuter dative singular, present active participle neuter nominative plural, present active participle neuter vocative plural, present active participle neuter accusative plural, present active participle masculine nominative dual, present active participle masculine vocative dual, present active participle masculine accusative dual, present active participle neuter nominative dual, present active participle neuter vocative dual, present active participle neuter accusative dual, present middle-passive indicative 3rd plural, imperfect middle-passive indicative 3rd plural of πορσύνω
- in Hom always of the wife preparing her husbandʼs bed, hence a euphem. expression for lie with the husband, share his bed, Ἀλκίνοος δʼ ἄρα λέκτο μυχῷ δόμου . ., πὰρ δὲ γυνὴ δέσποινα λέχος πόρσυνε καὶ εὐνήν Od. l.c., cf. 3.403; κεῖσε δʼ ἐγὼν οὐκ εἶμι (says Helen) κείνου πορσυνέουσα λέχος Il. 3.411; later Ep. λέχος . . πορσυνέεις A.R. 3.1129; λέκτρον . . πορσαίνουσα Id. 4.1107, 1119.
- II generally, prepare, provide, τρίτον [κρατῆρα] σωτῆρι πορσαίνοντας Pi. I. 6(5).8; δαῖτα ib. 4(3).61; βίου τροφεῖα S. OC 341; τὸ κατʼ ἆμαρ Id. Fr. 593.5; παισὶν οἷα χρὴ καθʼ ἡμέραν E. Med. 1020; Νύμφαις π. ἔροτιν Id. El. 625; γαμβροῖς χάριν Id. Supp. 132; τὰ ἐπιτήδεια X. Cyr. 4.2.47:—Med., provide for oneself, δεῖπνον A. Pers. 375.
- 2 of evils, ἐχθροῖς ἐχθρά Id. Ag. 1374; τόνδε . . μοῖρʼ ἐπόρσυνεν μόρον Id. Ch. 911, cf. E. Andr. 1063; μεγάλα κακά ib. 352; ὅταν ὁ δαίμων ἀνδρὶ πορσύνῃ κακά Trag.Adesp. 455; δίκην Maiist. 57; π. τοῖς πολεμίοις κακά X. Cyr. 1.6.17:—Pass., τίνος πρὸς ἀνδρὸς τοῦτʼ ἄχος πορσύνεται; A. Ag. 1251; ἐπορσύνθη κακά Id. Pers. 267.
- 3 execute, order, arrange, κατὰ δώματα πορσαίνουσι manage (all things) in the house, h.Cer. 156; τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ π. Hdt. 9.7; ταῦτα A. Supp. 522; τάδε S. OT 1476; τἄλλα πάντα Id. Aj. 1398; πρᾶγμα π. μέγα Id. El. 670; προκείμενον πόνον E. Alc. 1150; μοῖρα ἑτέραν ἐπόρσυνʼ ὁδόν B. 16.89:—Pass., τὸ τοῦ ποταμοῦ οὕτως ἐπορσύνετο X. Cyr. 7.5.17; ἅμα δὲ ταῦτα ἐπορσύνετο ἀπὸ σημείου Aen.Tact. 29.9; θεᾶς π. μῆτις was accomplished, A.R. 1.802, cf. 2.1050.
- III treat with care, tend, ἐκέλευσεν ἥρωϊ πορσαίνειν δόμεν . . βρέφος Pi. O. 6.33; οὕτως ὅπως ἂν μὴ ʼγκαλῇ πορσύνετε [αὐτόν] E. Rh. 878; πορσαίνειν δαίμονα honour, adore him, A.R. 2.719, cf. 4.897: of things, τεὸν οἶκον ταῦτα πορσύνοντʼ Pi. P. 4.151; τῶν δʼ Ὁμήρου καὶ τόδε . . ῥῆμα πόρσυνʼ regard, esteem it, ib. 278.—Both forms are found in Pi. and A.R., only πορσύνω in Prose and prob. always to be read in Trag. (never found in Com.): πορσανέουσα was read by Aristarch. in Il. 3.411, but πορσυνέουσα most codd., as in Od.ll.cc.: πορσύνων, -ουσα are expld. by ἐρεθίζων, -ουσα in Hsch. (leg. ὀροθυν-).
1. in gereedheid brengen, voorbereiden, voorzien in;
2. ten uitvoer brengen:
- a provide “κοὔ με πονεῖ τεὸν οἶκον ταῦτα πορσύνοντʼ ἄγαν” P. 4.151
- b make provision for, take heed of τόδε συνθέμενος ῥῆμα πόρσυν P. 4.278 τῷ μὲν (sc. Ἡρακλεῖ) Ἀλεκτρᾶν ὕπερθεν δαῖτα πορσύνοντες ἀστοὶ καὶ νεόδματα στεφανώματα βωμῶν αὔξομεν ἔμπυρα χαλκοαρᾶν ὀκτὼ θανόντων I. 4.61
- Ito offer, present what one has prepared, in Hom. of the wife preparing her husbandʼs bed.
- IIgenerally, to make ready, prepare, provide, Soph., Eur., etc.:—Mid. to provide for oneself, get ready, Aesch.
- 2of evils, ἐχθροῖς π. ἐχθρά Aesch.; π. τοῖς πολεμίοις κακά Xen.:—Pass., ἐπορσύνθη κακά Aesch.
- 3to arrange, adjust, manage, π. τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ Hdt.; τάδε Soph., etc.
- IIIto treat with care, tend, Pind., etc.