ἰάχω

ἰάχω [ῐ, ᾰ, v. sub fin.], Ion. impf. ἰάχεσκε Hes. Sc. 232; Aeol. ἴαυχεν, = ἴαχεν, Aristarch. ap. Eust. 1654.28:—

• cry, shout, ἰάχοντες ἐπεσσύμεθʼ Od. 4.454, etc.; of battle-shouts, Ἀργεῖοι δὲ μέγα ἴαχον Il. 17.317; σμερδαλέα ἰάχων 19.41, Od. 22.81; shriek in alarm or pain, πρὸς κόλπον . . τιθήνης ἐκλίνθη ἰάχων Il. 6.468, cf. 5.343, Od. 10.323; δμῳαὶ . . θυμὸν ἀκηχέμεναι μεγάλʼ ἴαχον Il. 18.29; γοηρὸν ἴαχεν Epigr.Gr. 790.7 (Dyme, iii B.C.): sts. of articulate speech, of a herald, E. El. 707 (lyr.); of the ship Argo, A.R. 4.581, 592, cf. AP 5.298.10 (Agath.).
• • • 2 of things, ring, resound, of an echo, περὶ δʼ ἴαχε πέτρη Od. 9.395, cf. Il. 21.10, Limen. 15; of waves, ἀμφὶ δὲ κῦμα στείρῃ . . μεγάλʼ ἴαχε Il. 1.482, Od. 2.428, cf. Il. 2.394; of fire, roar, 23.216; of a bowstring, twang, 4.125; of hot iron in water, hiss, Od. 9.392; of a struck shield, Hes. Sc. 232; also μέλαθρον ὑπὸ μολπᾶς ἴαχεν AP 7.194 (Mnasalc.).
    • 3 c. acc. cogn., ἰ. μέλος sound forth a strain, Call. Cer. 40; ἄνδρες ἐπήρατον ἴαχον ὄρθιον Sapph. 44.32 L.-P.; [λογίων ὁδόν] τινι proclaim it to him, Ar. Eq. 1016: c. acc.pers., sound oneʼs praises, ἴαχον Ἀπόλλω were sounding his praises, Id. Av. 772; με Νεμέα ἴαχεν ἀθλοφόρον Epigr.Gr. 932 a.—Ep. only 3 sg. and pl. impf. and part.: pres. ἰάχει E. El. 707: pf. only in part. of the compd. ἀμφιαχυῖα (q. v.): ἰαχέω (q. v.) is commoner in Att. Poets. (ϝιϝάχω, cf. Od. 4.454, al.; when ϝ is observed ι is short and the sense pres. or impf.; when a preceding vowel is elided ι is long and the sense aor., as in μεγάλʼ ἴαχε Il. 1.482, al.: hence in the latter places μεγάλα ϝϝάχε etc. (καὶ εὔαχε (ἔϝϝαχε) in 20.62, ἐν πρώτοισι ϝαχών in 19.424) is prob. cj.: -ᾰ-, exc. in impf. ῐᾱχον (v.l. ἴακχον) Ar. Av. l.c.: wāˇĝh- perh. cogn. with swāˇĝh- in ἠχέω, ἀχέω B.)

ἰάχω, nur praes. u. impf., schreien ; bes. bei Hom. vom Schlachtgeschrei, Il. 17.317, Od. 4.454 ; vom Schreien eines Kindes, das sich fürchtet, Il. 6.468 ; vom Klagegeschrei, 18.29 ; von leblosen Dingen, rauschen, πορφύρεον κῦμα ἴαχε νηὸς ἰούσης Il. 1.482, zischen, vom Stahl, den man in kaltes Wasser taucht, ihn zu härten, Od. 9.391 ; ertönen, erklingen, ἰάχεσκε σάκος Hes. Sc. 732 ; von der Bogensehne, Il. 4.125 ; von der Trompete, schmettern, 18.219 ; vom Erdröhnen der Gestade, 21.10, wie Eur. Tr. 828 ; von der Flöte, Soph. Tr. 639 ch., l.d.

ἰάχω

(ϝιϝάχω).

[For the impf. forms, 3 sing. ἴαχε and 3 pl. ἴαχον (with ἴαχον Il. 23.766 ), should prob. be read ϝάχε, ἔϝαχε, εὔαχε (cf. εὔαδε) and ϝάκον, ἔϝακον, εὔαχον, as aorists. But ἴαχον in Il. 4.506 = Il. 17.317 seems to be for ϝίϝαχον,

impf.]

(ἀμφ-, ἐπ-.)

• • 1

    To shout, cry, call. In battle or for the fight Il. 4.506 = Il. 17.317, Il. 5.302 = Il. 8.321 = Il. 20.285, Il. 11.463, Il. 13.834, Il. 14.421, Il. 16.785, Il. 17.213, 723, Il. 18.160, 228, Il. 19.41, 424, Il. 20.382, 443: Od. 22.81.

    In rushing from an ambush Od. 4.454.

    In assent or approval: Ἀργεῖοι μέγʼ ἴαχον Il. 2.333, 394.

    In encouragement Il. 23.766.

    On seeing an encouraging omen Il. 13.822.

    In pain or grief Il. 5.343, Il. 18.29.

    In terror or affright Il. 20.62: Od. 10.323.

    In giving a signal Il. 21.341.

    Of the cry of a frightened infant Il. 6.468.

  • 2

    Of inanimate objects. Of water, to splash: κῦμα μεγάλʼ ἴαχεν Il. 1.482: = Od. 2.428.

    Of fire, to roar Il. 23.216.

    Of a bow-string, to twang Il. 4.125.

    Of a trumpet, to sound Il. 18.219.

    Of heated metal plunged in water, to hiss Od. 9.392.

    Of something reechoing sound: περὶ δʼ ἴαχε πέτρη Od. 9.395. Cf. Il. 21.10.

ἰάχω (ϝιάχω), ipf. ἴαχον (ῑ when with augment): cry loud and sharply, shriek, scream; of applause, the cry of battle, of wounded men, Il. 23.766, Il. 4.506, Il. 5.343, etc.; of Circe, threatened with Odysseusʼs sword, Od. 10.323; of a child, Il. 6.468; transferred to inanimate objects, the ‘twanging’ of the bow-string, Il. 4.125; the ‘blare’ of the trumpet, Il. 18.219; ‘hissing’ of hot iron in water, Od. 9.392; ‘crackling’ of fire, Il. 23.216; but the Eng. words do not involve a personification like the Greek.

ἰάχω

• • • 1to cry, shout, shriek, in sign either of joy or grief, like ἰαχέω, Hom.; of articulate speech, Eur., Anth.
    • 2of things, to ring, resound, Hom.; of waves and of fire, to roar, Hom.; of a bowstring, to twang, Il.; of hot iron in water, to hiss, Od.
    • 3c. acc. cogn., ἰ. ἀοιδήν, μέλος to sound forth a strain, Hhymn.; ἰ. λογίων ὁδόν to proclaim the sense of oracles, Ar.; ἴαχον Ἀπόλλω were sounding his praises, Ar.