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ἐνέπω

ἐνέπω, to tell, tell of, relate, describe

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ἐννέπειν present active infinitive of ἐνέπω

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ἐνέπω, lengthd. ἐννέπω, both forms in Hom. and Pi. (ἐνν- P. 9.96, ἐν- N. 6.59), ἐνν- Sapph. Supp. 4.2; in Trag. only ἐνν-, exc. in lyr., as Hipp. 572, 580 (anap.), Heracl. 95 (lyr.), al.: pres. is used by Hom. only in imper. ἔννεπε, opt. ἐνέποιμι Od. 17.561, part. ἐνέπων, also 3 sg. impf. ἔννεπε; pres. ind. not before Pi. ll. cc.; inf. Boeot. ἐνέπιν Corinn. Supp. 2.73: impf. ἤνεπον Pi. N. 10.79, Call. Fr. 1.58P.: aor. 2 ἔνισπον, ἔνισπες Il. 24.388, ἔνισπε 2.80; imper. ἐνίσπες Il. 11.186, 14.470, Od. 3.101, A.R. 1.487, ἔνισπε Od. 4.642, A.R. 3.1; subj. ἐνίσπω Il. 11.839; opt. ἐνίσποις, -οι, Od. 4.317, Il. 14.107; inf. ἐνισπεῖν Od. 4.323: fut. ἐνισπήσω 5.98, ἐνίψω 2.137, al. Pres. ἐνίσπω in later Poets, as Nic. Th. 522, D.P. 391:—
  • tell or tell of, Διὸς δέ σφʼ ἔννεπε μῦθον Il. 8.412; τὸν Ἕκτορι μῦθον ἐνίσπες 11.186; νημερτέα πάντʼ ἐνέποντα Od. 17.549; εἴ τινά μοι κληηδόνα πατρὸς ἐνίσποις if thou couldst tell me any tidings of my father, 4.317; ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε tell me the tale of . ., 1.1; τίς . . ἄριστος ἔην, σύ μοι ἔννεπε, Μοῦσα Il. 2.761; μνηστήρων . . θάνατον καὶ κῆρʼ ἐνέπουσα Od. 24.414: abs., tell news or tales, πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἐνέποντε 23.301, cf. S. El. 1439 (lyr.): freq. in Tragg., who use ἐννέπω as a pres. to the aor. εἰπεῖν (aor. ἔνισπον only in imper. ἔνισπε A. Supp. 603, inf. ἐνισπεῖν E. Supp. 435); ἐνν. τινὶ ὅτι . . S. El. 1367.
      • 2 simply, speak, μύθοισι σκολιοῖς ἐνέπων Hes. Op. 194, cf. A. Ch. 550; πρὸς τίνʼ ἐννέπειν δοκεῖς; S. Tr. 402.
      • 3 c. acc. et inf., bid one do so and so, Pi. P. 9.96, S. OT 350, OC 932.
      • 4 call, name, ἀγώνων, τοὺς ἐνέποισιν ἱερούς Pi. N. 6.59; ἐνν. τινὰ δοῦλον E. HF 270.
      • 5 address, accost, τινά S. Aj. 764. (In Hom. ἐνέπω, ἐννέπω, ἐνισπεῖν (Subst. ἐνοπή), = tell, relate; ἐνίπτω and ἐνίσσω (qq. vv., cf. ἐνῑπή), reprove, upbraid; Pi. and later Ep. used ἐνίπτω, = ἐνέπω.) (For the root, v. ἔσπον.)

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