ἄγε

• come on! freq. in Hom., who mostly strengthens it, εἰ δʼ ἄγε, νῦν δʼ ἄγε, ἄγε δή, ἀλλʼ ἄγε, in Att. freq. ἄγε νύν Ar. Eq. 1011, etc.; before 1 and 2 pers. pl., ἄγε δὴ τραπείομεν Il. 3.441; ἄγε δὴ στέωμεν 11.348; ἄγε τάμνετε Od. 3.332; ἀλλʼ ἄγε, Πέρσαι, φροντίδα θώμεθα A. Pers. 140; ἄγε δὴ καὶ χορὸν ἅψωμεν Id. Eu. 307; rarely before 1 sg., ἄγε δὴ . . ἀριθμήσω Od. 13.215; before 3 pl., ἀλλʼ ἄγε, κήρυκες . . λαὸν . . ἀγειρόντων Il. 2.437; in Prose, ἄγε τοίνυν . . σκοπῶμεν X. Cyr. 5.5.15; foll. by ὅπως c. fut., Ar. Ec. 149; abs., E. Cyc. 590:—also, ἄγετε, . . λύσασθε A. Ch. 803; ἄγετε with 1 pl., Il. 2.139, Od. 1.76, Ar. Lys. 665; with 1 sg., Od. 22.139: cf. ἄγι.

ἄγετε

[imp. sing. and pl. of ἄγω used interjectionally.]

Come!

• • 1

    ἄγε.

  • • a

      With imp. sing. or pl. Il. 3.192, Il. 9.673 = Il. 10.544: Od. 3.475, Od. 15.347, Od. 23.261.

      So ἄγε δή (cf. δή 1.a.β) Il. 8.139, Il. 24.407: Od. 2.349, Od. 19.16.–ἀλλʼ ἄγε (cf. ἀλλά 3) Il. 1.210, Il. 2.331, Il. 4.100, Il. 5.174, Il. 6.340, etc.: Od. 1.169, Od. 2.212, Od. 3.17, Od. 4.587, Od. 5.162, etc.– ἀλλʼ ἄγε δή Il. 21.221, Il. 23.313, Il. 24.137, etc.: Od. 7.162, Od. 8.492, Od. 10.333, Od. 12.298.–εἰ δ(ὴ) ἄγε (cf. εἰ1) Il. 1.302, Il. 6.376, Il. 9.167, Il. 16.667, etc.: Od. 1.271, Od. 2.178, Od. 4.832, Od. 12.112, Od. 22.391, Od. 23.35.

      Elliptically: δεῦρʼ ἄγε Od. 8.145, 205, Od. 12.184.– δεῦτʼ ἄγε Od. 8.11.– ἀλλʼ ἄγε δεῦρο Il. 11.314, Il. 17.179: Od. 9.517, Od. 11.561, Od. 22.233.– εἰ δʼ ἢ ἄγε δεῦρο Il. 17.685, Il. 23.581.

    • b

      With 1 sing. subj., come, I will . . . : ἀλλʼ ἄγʼ ἐξείπω Il. 9.60. Cf. Od. 20.296, etc.– ἀλλʼ ἄγε δή Od. 13.215.– εἰ δʼ ἢ ἄγε Od. 9.37, Od. 24.336.

    • c

      With 1 pl, come, let us . . .: ἄγε νῆʼ ἐρύσσομεν Il. 1.141. Cf. Il. 7.299, Il. 14.314, Il. 22.391.– ἀλλʼ ἄγε Il. 20.257, etc.: Od. 4.776, Od. 8.34, 389, Od. 10.44, Od. 13.13, 296, Od. 14.393, Od. 16.348, Od. 17.190.– ἀλλʼ ἄγε δή Il. 1.62, Il. 3.441, Il. 4.418, Il. 5.249, Il. 11.348, Il. 23.537, Il. 24.356, etc.: Od. 17.274.

      Elliptically: ἀλλʼ ἄγε δεῦρο θεοὺς ἐπιδώμεθα Il. 22.254.

    • d

      With fut.: ἀλλʼ ἄγε πειρήσομαι Od. 6.126. Cf. Od. 13.344, 397.– ἀλλʼ ἄγε δή Il. 20.351, Il. 21.60: Od. 10.286, Od. 13.215.– εἰ δ(ὴ) ἄγε Il. 1.524, Il. 23.579: Od. 21.217.

    • e

      Introducing a question: ἀλλʼ ἄγε Il. 7.36: Od. 19.24.

  • 2

    ἄγετε.

  • • a

      Absol.: ἀλλʼ ἄγετε Il. 2.72 = 83: Od. 21.73 = 106.

    • b

      With imp. pl.: ἀλλʼ ἄγετε Il. 7.193, etc.: Od. 4.294, Od. 10.460 = Od. 12.23, Od. 21.134, Od. 22.252.

      With sing.: ἀλλʼ ἄγετʼ ἐπαρξάσθω Od. 21.263.

    • c

      With 1 pl. subj. Od. 12.213.– ἀλλʼ ἄγετε Il. 2.139 = Il. 9.26 = 704 = Il. 12.75 = Il. 14.74 = 370 = Il. 15.294 = Il. 18.297, Il. 5.469, Il. 9.165, Il. 17.634, etc.: Od. 1.76, Od. 10.176, Od. 12.343, Od. 13.179, Od. 16.376, Od. 24.430.– εἰ δ(ὴ) ἄγετε Il. 22.381.

      Elliptically: δεῦτʼ ἄγετε δώομεν Il. 7.350.

    • d

      With 1 sing.: ἀλλʼ ἄγετʼ ἐνείκω Od. 22.139.

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• • a c. impv., “δῶρα Κυπρίας ἄγʼ εἴ τι, Ποσείδαον, ἐς χάριν τέλλεται, πέδασον” O. 1.75 ἔπεχε νῦν σκοπῷ τόξον, ἄγε, θυμέ O. 2.89 “ἄγε, φίλτρον τόδʼ ἵππειον δέκευ” O. 13.68 ἄγε, κουφοῖσιν ἐκνεῦσαι ποσίν (Maas: ἀλλὰ codd: ἄνα Kayser.) O. 13.114 ἄγʼ ἔπειτʼ ἐξεύρωμεν ὕμνον P. 1.60 εὔθυνʼ ἐπὶ τοῦτον, ἄγε, Μοῖσα, οὖρον ἐπέων εὐκλέα N. 6.28
  • b c. ind., “ἀλλʼ ἄγε τῶνδε τοι ἔμπαν αἵρεσιν παρδίδωμʼ” N. 10.82

• come! come on! well! Lat. age! Hom., Attic.