ἐπικλώθω
ἐπικλώθω, to spin to
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ἐπικεκλωσμέναι perfect middle-passive participle feminine nominative plural, perfect middle-passive participle feminine vocative plural, perfect middle-passive participle feminine dative singular of ἐπικλώθω
- spin upon, ῥάμμα (q.v.) Hermipp. 48; elsewh.,
- II spin to one, assign, prop. of the Fates who spun the thread of destiny; also of all powers which influence menʼs fortunes, οὔ μοι τοιοῦτον ἐπέκλωσαν θεοὶ ὄλβον Od. 3.208, cf. 4.208, etc.; ὁππότε κεν Μοῖραι ἐπικλώσωσʼ (sc. θάνατον) Callin. 1.9, cf. Them. Or. 32.356d:—Med., ὁππότε [θεοὶ] βασιλεῦσιν ἐπικλώσωνται ὀϊζύν Od. 20.196, cf. 8.579: sts. c. inf. pro acc., τῷ οἱ ἐπεκλώσαντο θεοὶ οἶκόνδε νέεσθαι 1.17; ὡς γὰρ ἐπεκλώσαντο θεοὶ δειλοῖσι βροτοῖσι, ζώειν ἀχνυμένοις Il. 24.525 (here only in Il.):—so in Act., φιτρὸν τὸν Μοῖρʼ ἐπέκλωσεν ζωᾶς ὅρον ἔμμεν B. 5.143; τοῦτο γὰρ λάχος . . Μοῖρʼ ἐπέκλωσεν ἐμπέδως ἔχειν A. Eu. 335 (lyr.); ἐπεὶ τό γε (sc. θανεῖν) Μοῖρʼ ἐ. CIG 3136 (Erythrae), al.—Poet. word, used by Pl. Tht. 169c τὴν . . εἱμαρμένην, ἣν <ἂν> σὺ ἐπικλώσῃς, cf. Stoic. 2.319, Luc. Cont. 16, DMort. 24[30].2, Jul. Or. 7.229c:—Pass., τὰ ἐπικλωσθέντα its destiny, Pl. R. 620e, cf. Lg. 957e, Plu. Aud.poet. 2.22b, Cons.Apoll. 114d; ἐξ ἀρχῆς -κεκλωσμένην ἀπόβασιν Com.Adesp. 295 (troch.).
[ἐπι- 5 + κλώθω, to spin. Cf. κλῶθες. To spin the thread of one’s destiny]
(Cf. ἐπινέω.)
3 sing. aor. ἐπέκλωσε Od. 16.64.
3 pl. -αν Od. 3.208, Od. 11.139.
3 sing. subj. ἐπικλώσῃ Od. 4.208.
3 pl. aor. mid. ἐπεκλώσαντο Il. 24.525: Od. 1.17, Od. 8.579.
3 pl. subj. ἐπικλώσωνται Od. 20.196.
To assign as one’s lot or portion: ὄλβον Od. 3.208, Od. 4.208, τά Od. 11.139, Od. 16.64.
In mid. Od. 8.579, Od. 20.196.
With infin.
In mid.: οἶκόνδε νέεσθαι Od. 1.17.
Absol.
In mid. Il. 24.525.
- to spin to one, of the Fates who spun the thread of destiny: then, generally, to assign as oneʼs lot or destiny, Od., Aesch.:—so in Mid., Hom.:—Pass., aor1 part., τὰ ἐπικλωσθέντα oneʼs destinies, Plat.