ἐλεφαίρομαι
ἐλεφαίρομαι, to cheat with empty hopes
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ἐλεφαίρετο imperfect middle indicative 3rd singular of ἐλεφαίρομαι
- cheat with empty hopes, said of the false dreams that come through the ivory gate (with play on ἐλέφας, cf. κραίνω), οἱ μέν κʼ ἔλθωσι διὰ πριστοῦ ἐλέφαντος, οἵ ἐλεφαίρονται Od. 19.565: generally, cheat, overreach, ἐλεφηράμενος . . Τυδεΐδην Il. 23.388.
- II of the Nemean lion, ἐλεφαίρετο φῦλʼ ἀνθρώπων he used to destroy them, Hes. Th. 330. (Act. only in Hsch., who also has aor. 1 ἐλεφῆραι· ἀπατῆσαι.)
1 c. ac. de pers. perjudicar, dañar
οὐδ' ἄρ' Ἀθηναίην ἐλεφηράμενος λάθ' Ἀπόλλων Τυδεΐδην
ὅ γ' οἰκείων ἐλεφαίρετο φῦλ' ἀνθρώπων
2 abs. defraudar, frustrar, resultar engañoso
(ὄνειροι) οἵ ῥ' ἐλεφαίρονται, ἔπε' ἀκράαντα φέροντες
•Denom. de un neutro *ἔλεφαρ, quizá de ie. *u̯elbh-r- presente en ai. upa-valha-te ‘confundir’, aunque sin rastros de Ϝ en gr.
[poss. conn. with ὀλοφώϊος.]
Aor. pple. ἐλεφηράμενος Il. 23.388.
To play a trick upon Il. 23.388.
Absol., to deceive. Of dreams Od. 19.565.
- IEpic Dep. to cheat with empty hopes, said of the false dreams that come through the ivory gate (ἐλέφας) , Od.: generally, to cheat, overreach, Il.
- IIto destroy, Hes.