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ἐγείρω

ἐγείρω, to awaken, wake up, rouse

ἐγείρω, Aeol. inf. ἐγέρρην Alc. Supp. 16.12, cf. Et.Gud. 157.48: Ep. impf. ἔγειρον Il. 15.594: fut. ἐγερῶ Pl. Epigr. 21.2 Diehl (cf. ἐξ-, ἐπ-): aor. ἤγειρα, Ep. ἔγ- Od. 15.44: pf. ἐγήγερκα Philostr. Ep. 16: plpf. -κειν J. AJ 17.7.4, D.C. 42.48:—Pass., Pl. R. 330e, etc.: fut. ἐγερθήσομαι Babr. 49.3 (also fut. Med. ἐγεροῦμαι dub. in Polyaen. 1.30.5): aor. ἠγέρθην Hdt. 4.9, etc.; Ep. 3 pl. ἔγερθεν v.l. for ἄγ. in Il. 23.287: pf. ἐγήγερμαι v.l. in Th. 7.51: plpf. ἐγήγερτο Luc. Alex. 19: also, in pass. sense, poet. aor. ἠγρόμην (ἐξ-) Ar. Ra. 51; 3 sg. ἔγρετο, imper. ἔγρεο, Il. 2.41, Od. 23.5; 2 sg. subj. ἔγρῃ Ar. V. 774; opt. ἔγροιτο Od. 6.113; inf. ἐγρέσθαι (freq. written ἔγρεσθαι, as if from a pres. ἔγρομαι, cf. ἔγρω) ib. 13.124; part. ἐγρόμενος 10.50 (and late Prose, Iamb. Myst. 1.15): intr. pf. ἐγρήγορα (as pres.) Ar. Lys. 306, Pl. Prt. 310b, etc.: plpf. ἠγρηγόρη (as impf.) Ar. Ec. 32; 3 pl. ἐγρηγόρεσαν Id. Pl. 744; 3 sg. ἐγρηγόρει X. Cyr. 1.4.20: Ep. pf. 3 pl. ἐγρηγόρθασι Il. 10.419; imper. ἐγρήγορθε (v.infr. II); inf. ἐγρήγορθαι ib. 67.
    • I Act., awaken, rouse, ἐ. τινὰ ἐξ ὕπνου 5.413, etc.; τοὺς δʼ . . ὑπνώοντας ἐγείρει 24.344; ἐ. τινὰ εὐνῆς E. HF 1050 (lyr.); simply, ἐ. τινά A. Eu. 140, etc.: metaph., τὰς τέχνας Theoc. 21.1.
      • 2 rouse, stir up, Il. 5.208; ἐπεί μιν ἔγειρε Διὸς νόος 15.242; ἐγείρειν Ἄρηα stir the fight, 2.440, etc.; ἐ. μάχην, φύλοπιν, etc., 13.778, 5.496, etc.; Τρωσὶν θυμὸν ἐ. (v.l. ἀγεῖραι) ib. 510; ἐ. τινὰ ἐπὶ ἔργον Hes. Op. 20; ἔγειρε νῆα h.Ap. 408; ἐκδοχὴν πομποῦ πυρὸς ἐ. wake up the bale-fire, A. Ag. 299; λαμπάδας ἐ. Ar. Ra. 340: freq. metaph., ἐ. ἀοιδάν, λύραν, μέλος, θρῆνον, Pi. P. 9.104, N. 10.21, Cratin. 222, S. OC 1778 (anap.); μῦθον Pl. Plt. 272d; τὸ οὖς ἐ. ‘prick up’ the ears, Plot. 5.1.12.
      • 3 raise from the dead, νεκρούς Ev.Matt. 10.8, cf. 1 Ep.Cor. 15.42 (Pass.); or from a sick-bed, Ep.Jac. 5.15.
      • 4 raise, erect a building, Hyp. Fr. 103, Call. Ap. 64, OGI 677.3 (ii A. D.); ναόν Ev.Jo. 2.19, cf. Luc. Alex. 10:—Pass., στῦλος ἐγηγερμένος Bito 66.5, cf. Plu. Alex. 19, Jul. Caes. 320c.
    • II Pass., with pf. Act. ἐγρήγορα, wake, ἐγειρομένων ἀνθρώπων Od. 20.100, cf. Hdt. 4.9, etc.; ἔγρετο δʼ ἐξ ὕπνου Il. 2.41: metaph., ἐγειρόμενος εἰς ἐμαυτὸν ἐκ τοῦ σώματος Plot. 4.8.1: in pf., to be awake, ἐγρηγόρθασι Il. 10.419; ἐγρήγορθε stay awake! 7.371, 18.299 (whereas ἔγρεο is wake up! Od. 15.46); ἐγρήγορας ἢ καθεύδεις; Pl. Prt. 310b; πόλις ζῶσα καὶ ἐγρηγορυῖα Id. Lg. 809d; καὶ ἐφρόνει καὶ ἐγρηγόρει X. Cyr. 1.4.20, etc.; of things, ἐγειρομένου χειμῶνος arising, Hdt. 7.49: so metaph., τὰ ἐκ τοῦ βαρβάρου ἐγειρόμενα ib. 148; ἐγρηγορὸς φρούρημα A. Eu. 706; ἐ. τὸ πῆμα Id. Ag. 346, etc.
      • 2 rouse or stir oneself, be excited by passion, etc., Hes. Sc. 176, D. 19.305: c. inf., ἐγηγερμένοι ἦσαν μὴ ἀνιέναι τὰ τῶν Ἀθηναίων they were encouraged to prevent the departure of the Athenians, v.l. in Th. 7.51.
    • III intr. in Act., arouse oneself, Aesop. 16b.
    • IV in ἀμφὶ πυρὴν . . ἔγρετο λαός Il. 7.434, 24.789, ἔγρ. is for ἤγρ- (ἀγείρω); so in Maiist. 52.

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