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ὀρούω

ὀρούω, to rise and rush violently on, to move quickly, rush on, hasten, dart forward

ὀρούω, Pi. P. 10.61, Democr. 228: impf. ὤρουον E. HF 972: fut. ὀρούσω h.Ap. 417: aor. ὤρουσα Pi. O. 9.102, A. Eu. 113; Ep. ὄρουσα Il. 2.310, Hes. Sc. 437, part. ὀρούσας Il. 11.359, E. IT 297: (cf. ὄρνυμι):—
  • dart, rush forward, Hom., both of men and things (v. infr.): Hom. always joins it with words expressing motion to a place, ἐς δίφρον ὀρούσας Il. 11.359; ἐς βυσσὸν ὄρουσεν 24.80; πρός ῥα πλατάνιστον ὄ. 2.310; ἐπʼ ἀλλήλοισιν ὄρουσαν 14.401, Hes. Sc. 412, 436, cf. Theoc. 6.13; or motion from a place, αἰχμὴ ἀπὸ χειρὸς ὄρουσεν Il. 13.505, al., cf. Hes. Sc. 437; ἐκ μέσων ἀρκυστάτων ὤρουσεν A. Eu. 113; ἐκ τάξεων ὤρουσε E. Ph. 1237; μόσχους ὀρούσας ἐς μέσας Id. IT 297; ὤρουον ἄλλος ἄλλοσε Id. HF 972: c. acc. cogn., πήδημʼ ὀρούσας A. Ag. 826; simply, move, ὀ. βραδέως Archestr. Fr. 24.3: metaph., ἀπότομον ὤρουσεν εἰς ἀνάγκαν S. OT 877 (lyr.); ὡς ὀρούσῃ πρὸς δίκας ἀγῶνα Id. El. 1441 (lyr.); πρὸς θάνατον ὀρούειν Philem. 214.
      • 2 c. gen. objecti, rush at, strive after, Pi. P. 10.61.
      • 3 c. inf., to be eager to do, Id. O. 9.102.
      • 4 generally, rise, tower, ἐκ . . κεφαλῆς δίδυμον κέρας ἰθὺς ὀρούει Opp. C. 3.474.—Poet. Verb, Ep., Lyr., and Trag., once in Ar. (Fr. 523, in prov., πέρδιξ ὄρουσον ‘look sharp’) and once in Philem. l.c.

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