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ἀράομαι

ἀράομαι, to pray to

Could not find ἀρήσασθαι in Logeion dictionaries.

ἀρήσασθαι aorist middle infinitive of ἀράομαι

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ἀράομαι, Aeol. inf. ἄρασθαι Sapph. Supp. 5.22: fut. ἀράσομαι [ᾱ], Ion. ἀρήσομαι: aor. ἠρησάμην, Aeol. 3 pl. ἀράσαντο Sapph. 51: pf. ἤρᾱμαι (only in compds. ἐπήραμαι, κατήραμαι): (ἀρά): [ᾱρ Hom., ᾰρ Lyr., Trag.]:—
  • poet. Verb (v. infr.), pray to a god, Ἀπόλλωνι Il. 1.35; δαίμοσιν 6.115: once c. acc., invoke, στυγερὰς ἀρήσετʼ Ἐρινῦς Od. 2.135.
      • 2 c. acc. et inf., pray that . ., ἀρᾶται δὲ τάχιστα φανήμεναι Ἠῶ Il. 9.240; τὰ ἐναντία . . ἀρέομαι ὑμῖν γενέσθαι Hdt. 3.65 codd.; ἠρῶντο (sc. σφέας) ἐπικρατῆσαι prayed that they might prevail, 8.94; ἥ σε θεοῖς ἀρᾶται . . μολεῖν S. Aj. 509, cf. Ar. Th. 350.
        • b c. inf. only, πάντες κʼ ἀρησαίατʼ ἐλαφρότεροι πόδας εἶναι would pray to be, Od. 1.164.
        • c folld. by optat., ἀρώμενος εἷος ἵκοιο praying till thou shouldʼst come, ib. 19.367.
      • 3 pray for, ἔσλα τῷ γάμβρῳ Sapph. 51; ἀ. τινὶ ἀγαθά Hdt. 1.132: c. inf., σφᾦν . . θεοῖς ἀρῶμαι μή ποτʼ ἀντῆσαι κακῶν S. OC 1445; more freq. in bad sense, imprecate, τί τινι Id. OT 251; ἀρὰς ἀ. τινί Id. OC 952, And. 1.31, cf. A. Th. 633, Pr. 912; and without an acc., ἀρᾶσθαί τινι to curse one, E. Alc. 714, cf. S. OT 1291.
      • 4 c. fut. inf., vow that . ., πατὴρ ἠρήσατο Πηλεὺς . . με . . σοί τε κόμην κερέειν ῥέξειν τε Il. 23.144.
    • II Act. only in Ep. aor. inf., ἀρήμεναι μέλλεις you are like to have prayed, Od. 22.322.
    • III the part. ἀρημένος (q. v.) does not belong to this Verb.

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