ἐρέται

ἐρέτης

rowers: masc nom /voc pl

ἐρέτᾱͅ, ἐρέτης

rowers: masc dat sg (doric aeolic)

ἐρέτης

rowers: masc nom /voc pl

ἐρέτᾱͅ, ἐρέτης

rowers: masc dat sg (doric aeolic)

πλῆθος, εος, τό, [dialect] Dor. and Arc. [full] πλῆθος Schwyzer 84.8, al. (Argive, found in Crete, v B.C.), IG5(2).6.20 (Tegea, iv B.C.), etc.; [dialect] Boeot. [full] πλεῖθος ib.7.3171.46 (Orchom. [dialect] Boeot.); pseudo-[dialect] Dor. and pseudo-[dialect] Aeol. [full] πλᾶθος GDI5176.21 ([place name] Crete), IGRom.4.1302.18 (Cyme, i B.C./ i A.D.), Hippod. ap. Stob.4.1.93: (πλήθω,

A v. πίμπλημι):—great number, multitude, esp. of people, Il.17.330, Hdt.7.49, etc.; στρατοῦ π., periphr. for στρατὸς πολύς, Id.9.73; ὡς πλήθει for the mass of men, Pl.R. 389d.

2 τὸ π. the greater number, the mass, main body,

τὸ π. τοῦ στρατοῦ Hdt.1.82

, cf. 5.92; τὸ π. τῆς ψυχῆς the largest part of.., Pl.Lg. 689a: as Noun of Multitude with pl. Verb,

Ἀθηναίων τὸ π. οἴονται Th.1.20

; τὸ π. ἐψηφίσαντο πολεμεῖν the majority, ib. 125, cf. X.Cyr.2.4.20; τῷ π. by a majority, Berl.Sitzb.1927.8 ([dialect] Locr., v B.C.): hence, people, population,

σμικρὸν τὸ π. τῆσδε γῆς E.Ph. 715

.

b the commons, Th. 1.9, etc.;

ἡ τοῦ π. ἀρχή, δημοκρατία τοὔνομα κληθεῖσα Pl.Plt. 291d

;

ἐς τὸ π. φέρειν τὸ κράτος Hdt.3.81

: freq. of the popular assembly, τὸ ὑμέτερον π., τὸ π. τὸ ὑμέτερον, Lys.12.42, Pl.Ap. 31c; Ἐρυθραίων τῷ π., Ἀθηναίων τοῦ π., IG12.10.21, 22; = Lat. plebs, Plb.6.15.11, D.S.12.25, D.H.4.71; also, association, corporation, or guild,

τὸ π. τὸ Ἁλιαδᾶν IG 12(1).155.6

, 156.5 ([place name] Rhodes);

τὸ τῶν Πανιαστῶν π. IGRom.4.1680

(Pergam.);

τὸ π. τῶν ἱερέων OGI56.24

(Canopus, iii B.C.);

π. τῶν ἁλιέων PSI5.498.2

(iii B.C.);

τὸ π. τῶν μαχαιροφόρων OGI737

(Memphis, ii B.C.); opp. αἱ ἀρχαί, οἱ ὀλίγοι, Th.5.84; but also, populace, mob, opp. δῆμος (commons), X.Ath.2.18, App.BC1.10: also in pl., πείθειν τὰ π. the masses, Pl.Grg. 452e, cf. Sph. 268b;

ὃ πᾶσι.. σωτήριον, μάλιστα δὲ τοῖς π. πρὸς τοὺς τυράννους D.6.24

;

φιλόσοφον.. π. ἀδύνατον εἶναι Pl.R. 494a

.

II quantity or number,

πόσον π. ἦν νεῶν Ἑλληνίδων; A.Pers. 334

;

τῆς σῆς δυνάμεως τί φῂς π. εἶναι; X.Cyr.2.1.6

;

ὅμιλος πλήθει φοβερώτατος Th.2.98

;

ἰσχύϊ καὶ πλήθει προέχων Id.3.74

;

τῷ π. αὐτῶν καταπλαγέντες Id.4.10

;

πλήθεϊ πολλοί Hdt.3.11

, cf. 6.44;

σὺν πλήθει χερῶν S.OT 123

;

πλήθει παρόντες

in force,

Th.8.22

: abs. in acc.,

κόσοι πλῆθος Hdt.1.153

;

πόσοι τὸ π.; Diph.17.1

;

ἐρέται.. π. ἀνάριθμοι A.Pers.40

(anap.);

π. ὡς δισχίλιοι X.An.4.2.2

;

ἄπειρα τὸ π. Id.Mem.1.1.14

;

ἄπειρα καὶ π. καὶ σμικρότητα Anaxag.1

;

π. τι πάμπολυ φθειρῶν IG42(1).122.45

, cf. 32 (Epid., iv B.C.).

III magnitude, size, or extent, [

ὄρος] πλήθεϊ μέγιστον καὶ μεγάθεϊ ὑψηλότατον Hdt.1.203

; πεδίον πλῆθος ἄπειρον ib. 204;

ἡ ἐρῆμος.. ἐοῦσα πλῆθος ἑπτὰ ἡμερέων ὁδοῦ Id.4.123

;

π. χώρας καὶ ἀνθρώπων X.An.1.5.9

.

2 in [dialect] Att., of quantity or amount,

διὰ π. τῆς ζημίας Th.3.70

;

χρημάτων π. Id.1.9

;

διὰ πλῆθος οὐσίας Pl.R. 591e

, cf. Arist.Pol. 1279a19;

ταῦτα οὐδέν ἐστι πλήθει οὐδὲ μεγέθει πρὸς ἐκεῖνα Pl.R. 614a

;

μετὰ πλήθους ἱδρῶτος

multa sudans,

Id.Ti. 84e

;

τὸ π. τοῦ ῥεύματος Plb.1.75.5

; τὸ παρακείμενον π. the amount entered against each, Ostr.Bodl. i 252 (ii B.C.); of money,

τὸ ἴσον π. TAM2.526

([place name] Pinara): in pl., quantities,

ἐμβρύων Cratin.326

;

θαυμαστὸν ὅσ' ἐστ' ἀγαθῶν π. Mnesim.4.51

(anap.);

οἰκοδομημάτων πλήθεσι ἢ μεγέθεσι D.C.52.30

, cf. 10.

3 more than enough,

π. φέρειν LXXEx.36.5

.

4 plurality, opp. ἕν, Dam.Pr.45.

IV of Time, length,

χρόνου Th.1.1

, Pl.Tht. 158d, Isoc.12.180;

π. ἐτῶν Ar.Nu. 855

;

πλήθει πολλῶν μηνῶν S.Ph. 722

(lyr.).

V with Preps., or Advbs.,

ἐς π.

in great numbers,

Th.1.14

; κατὰ πλῆθος a large number at a time, IG12.6.112;

ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ π.

usually, mostly,

Pl.Phdr. 275b

;

ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ π. εἰπεῖν Arist.GA 786a35

;

κατὰ π. D.H.6.67

.

ἐμβαίνω, [tense] fut. - βήσομαι: [tense] pf. - βέβηκα; [dialect] Ep. part. ἐμβεβᾰώς, -υῖα, Il. 5.199, Hes.Th.12, etc.: [tense] aor. 2 ἐνέβην; [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 3sg.

A

ἔμβη Od.4.656

; dual imper.

ἔμβητον Il.23.403

:— step in, μή τις.. ἐμβήῃ let none step in (so as to interfere), 16.94: c. dat.,

ποταμῷ οὐκ ἔστιν δὶς τῷ αὐτῷ ἐμβῆναι Heraclit.91

;

εἰς πηλόν Id.5

;

ἐμβέβακεν ἴχνεσιν πατρός Pi.P. 10.12

.

2 go on, go quickly, ἔμβητον, says Antilochus to his horses, Il.23.403;

ἔμβα

advance!

E.El. 113

(lyr.).

3 embark on a ship,

ἐρέται δ' ἐν ἑκάστη πεντήκοντα ἐμβέβασαν Il.2.720

;

τότε δ' ἔμβη νηΐ Πύλονδε Od.4.656

, cf. Il.1.311; ἐς ἕτερον πλοῖον ἐ. (v.l. for ἐσβ-) Hdt.2.29, cf. Th.1.18 (v.l.), Lys.2.40, Pl.Mx. 243c: c. acc., λέμβον ἐ. Plb.30.9.11: abs., embark, E.Tr. 455 (troch.), Ar.Ra. 188, etc.: generally, step into, mount,

εἰς τὸ φορεῖον Plu.Galb.26

: [tense] pf., to be mounted on,

ἵπποισι καὶ ἅρμασιν ἐμβεβαῶτα Il.5.199

;

ἐπ' ἀπήνης ἐμβεβώς S.OT 803

: also c. acc.,

Τροίαν Ἰλιάδ' ἐμβεβαῶτα E.Hec. 922

(lyr.);

στέγην τήνδ' ἐμβεβῶτες Id.Cyc.92

.

4 step upon,

τῷ δ' ἐγὼ ἐμβαίνων Od.10.164

;

πεδίλοις ἐμβεβαυῖα Hes.Th.12

;

τοῖσδ' ἁλουργέσιν A.Ag. 946

; δαίμων ἐνέβη Περσῶν γενεᾷ trampled upon it, Id.Pers. 911 (anap.);

μὴ' μβαινε τῷ δυστυχοῦντι Men.Mon. 356

: abs., tread on one's toes, Thphr.Char.15.6; cf. βοῦς viii.

5 enter upon, ἐς τόνδε χρησμόν dub. in A.Ag. 1567;

εἰς κίνδυνον X.Cyr.2.1.15

: c. acc.,

ἐ. κέλευθον E.Supp. 989

(lyr.).

b metaph., enter upon, embark in,

μεγαλανορίαις Pi.N.11.44

;

τῷ ἐπιτηδεύατι Pl.Phdr. 252e

; ἐν αὐτοῖς τοῖς δεινοῖς ἐμβεβηκώς embarked, engaged in.., D.18.248; light upon,

εἰς ἀρχήν τε καὶ τύπον τῆς δικαιοσύνης Pl.R. 443c

: abs., enter upon office, IG5(1).1390.31 ([place name] Andania).

6 rarely c. gen., step upon,

νᾶος Alc.19

;

γῆς ὅρων S.OC 400

.

7 Poets, with acc. of the instrument of motion,

ὄχοις.. ἐμβεβὼς πόδα S.Fr. 672

; ἐς ἄντλον ἐμβήσει ([ per.] 2sg.)

πόδα E.Heracl. 168

.

8 to be fixed or fastened,

κατά τι Il.24.81

; to be fixed in,

εἰς ἐμπυελίδας Hero Aut.2.3

.

9 = ἐμβατεύω 11, SIG364.75 (Ephesus, iii B.C.).

II causal in [tense] aor. 1 ἐνέβησα, make to step in, put in,

ἐν δὲ τὰ μῆλα.. ἐβήσαμεν Od.11.4

;

δίφρον ἐμβῆσαί τινα E.Heracl. 845

, cf.Cyc. 467;

ἐ. τὰν ἀρχάν Schwyzer 485.9

(Thespiae, iii B.C.): metaph., ἐμβῆσαί τινα ἐς φροντίδα plunge him into anxiety, Hdt.1.46.

III intr., step, march or dance,

ὀρθῶς Pl. Alc.1.108c

;

πρὸς ῥυθμόν Luc.Salt.10

.

ἐρέτ-ης, ου, ὁ, mostly in pl.,

A rowers, Od.1.280, al., A.Pers. 39(anap.), Hdt.6.12, Th.1.31, etc.: sg., Ar.Eq. 542 : metaph., κυλίκων ἐρέται, of tipplers, Dionys.Eleg.5.2.

II in pl., also, oars, AP6.4.6 (Leon.). (Root era-, cf. Skt. aritár- 'rower', ἁλι-ήρης, τρι-ήρης, etc.)

αἴρω fut. ἀρῶ; 1 aor. ᾖρα (ἦρα v.l.; TestAbr; GrBar); pf. ἦρκα Col 2:14. Pass.: 1 fut. ἀρθήσομαι; 1 aor. ἤρθην; pf. ἦρμαι J 20:1; Hs 9, 5, 4 (Hom.+; he, like some later wr., has ἀείρω).

① to raise to a higher place or position, lift up, take up, pick up

ⓐ lit., of stones (Dio Chrys. 12 [13], 2) J 8:59 (cp. Jos., Vi. 303); Rv 18:21; Hs 9, 4, 7. Fish Mt 17:27; coffin 1 Cl 25:3; hand (X., An. 7, 3, 6) Rv 10:5 (Dt 32:40). Hands, in prayer 1 Cl 29:1 (Ael. Aristid. 24, 50 K.=44 p. 840 D.; 54 p. 691; PUps 8 p. 30 no. 14 [pre-Christian] Θεογένης αἴρει τὰς χεῖρας τῷ Ἡλίῳ; Sb 1323 [II A.D.] θεῷ ὑψίστῳ καὶ πάντων ἐπόπτῃ καὶ Ἡλίῳ καὶ Νεμέσεσι αἴρει Ἀρσεινόη ἄωρος τὰς χεῖρας). But αἴ. τὴν χεῖρα ἀπό τινος withdraw one’s hand fr. someone= renounce or withdraw fr. someone B 19:5; D 4:9. Of snakes pick up Mk 16:18. κλίνην Mt 9:6. κλινίδιον Lk 5:24. κράβαττον Mk 2:9, 11f; J 5:8–12. Of a boat that is pulled on board Ac 27:17. Of a spirit that carries a person away Hv 2, 1, 1 (cp. TestAbr B 10 p. 115, 11 [Stone p. 78] of angels). Take up a corpse to carry it away AcPt Ox 849 verso, 8 (cp. TestAbr A 20 p.103, 20 [Stone p. 54]). αἴ. σύσσημον raise a standard ISm 1:2 (Is 5:26); αἴ. τινὰ τῶν ἀγκώνων take someone by one’s arms Hv 1, 4, 3. For Ac 27:13 s. 6 below.—Pass. 2 Cl 7:4. ἄρθητι (of mountains) arise Mt 21:21; Mk 11:23. ἤρθη νεκρός Ac 20:9.

ⓑ fig. αἴ. τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἄνω look upward (in prayer, as Ps 122:1; Is 51:6 al.) J 11:41. For 10:24 s. 5 below. αἴ. φωνήν raise one’s voice, cry out loudly (1 Km 11:4; 30:4; 2 Km 3:32 al.) Lk 17:13. πρός τινα Ac 4:24.

② to lift up and move from one place to another

ⓐ take/carry (along) lit. w. obj. acc. σταυρόν Mt 16:24; 27:32; Mk 8:34; 15:21; Lk 9:23. ζυγόν (La 3:27) Mt 11:29. τινὰ ἐπὶ χειρῶν 4:6; Lk 4:11 (both Ps 90:12). Pass. Mk 2:3. αἴ. τι εἰς ὁδόν take someth. along for the journey 6:8; Lk 9:3, cp. 22:36. Of a gambler’s winnings Mk 15:24.—Fig. δόξαν ἐφʼ ἑαυτὸν αἴ. claim honor for oneself B 19:3.

ⓑ carry away, remove lit. ταῦτα ἐντεῦθεν J 2:16 (ins [218 B.C.]: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ 7, ’34, p. 179, 15 ταῦτα αἰρέσθω; Just., D. 56, 3 σκευῶν ἀρθέντων). Crucified body of Jesus 19:38; cp. vs. 31; 20:2, 13, 15; of John the Baptist Mt 14:12; Mk 6:29. A stone from a grave-opening J 11:39, 41; pass. 20:1. οἱ αἴροντες οὐκ ἀνέφερον those who took something (a mouthful) brought nothing (to their mouth) GJs 18:2 (not pap). τὸ περισσεῦον the remainder Mt 14:20; 15:37; cp. Lk 9:17. περισσεύματα Mk 8:8. κλάσματα fragments 6:43; baskets 8:19f. ζώνην take off Ac 21:11; take: τὸ σόν what belongs to you Mt 20:14; τὰ ἀρκοῦντα what was sufficient for him Hs 5, 2, 9. αἴ. τι ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας get someth. fr. the house Mk 13:15; cp. vs.16 and Mt 24:17; cp. 24:18; Lk 17:31; take (a body) from a tomb J 20:2, 13, 15; take τινὰ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου 17:15.

③ to take away, remove, or seize control without suggestion of lifting up, take away, remove. By force, even by killing: abs. ἆρον, ἆρον away, away (with him)! J 19:15 (cp. POxy 119, 10 [Dssm., LO 168; LAE 188 n. 22]; Philo, In Flacc. 144; ἆρον twice also La 2:19 v.l., in different sense). W. obj. αἶρε τοῦτον Lk 23:18; cp. Ac 21:36; 22:22. ἆραι τόν μάγον AcPl Ha 4, 35f; αἶρε τοὺς ἀθέους (s. ἄθεος 2a) MPol 3:2; 9:2 (twice); sweep away Mt 24:39; ὡς μελλούσης τῆς πόλεως αἴρεσθαι as though the city were about to be destroyed AcPl Ha 5, 17; cp. κόσμος ἔρεται (=αἴρεται) ἐμ πυρί 2, 26f. W. the connot. of force or injustice or both (Epict. 1, 18, 13; PTebt 278, 27; 35; 38 [I A.D.]; SSol 5:7): τὸ ἱμάτιον Lk 6:29; cp. vs. 30; D 1:4. τὴν πανοπλίαν all his weapons Lk 11:22; τάλαντον Mt 25:28; cp. Lk 19:24. Fig. τὴν κλεῖδα τῆς γνώσεως 11:52. Pass.: Mt 13:12; Mk 4:25; Lk 8:18; 19:26. Conquer, take over (Diod S 11, 65, 3 πόλιν) τόπον, ἔθνος J 11:48. For Lk 19:21f s. 4 below. αἴ. τὴν ψυχὴν ἀπό τινος J 10:18 (cp. EFascher, Deutsche Theol. ’41, 37–66).—Pass. ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς Ac 8:33b (Is 53:8; Just., D. 110, 6). ἀφʼ ὑμῶν ἡ βασιλεία Mt 21:43.—Of Satan τὸν λόγον τὸν ἐσπαρμένον εἰς αὐτούς Mk 4:15; cp. Lk 8:12. τὴν χαρὰν ὑμῶν οὐδεὶς αἴρει ἀφʼ ὑμῶν no one will deprive you of your joy J 16:22. ἐξ ὑμῶν πᾶσαν ὑπόκρισιν rid ourselves of all pretension B 21:4; ἀπὸ τῆς καρδίας τὰς διψυχίας αἴ. put away doubt fr. their heart Hv 2, 2, 4. αἴ. ἀφʼ ἑαυτοῦ put away fr. oneself Hm 9:1; 10, 1, 1; 10, 2, 5; 12, 1, 1. αἴ. ἐκ (τοῦ) μέσου remove, expel (fr. among) (Epict. 3, 3, 15; Plut., Mor. 519d; BGU 388 II, 23 ἆρον ταῦτα ἐκ τοῦ μέσου; PHib 73, 14; Is 57:2) 1 Cor 5:2 (v.l. ἐξαρθῇ); a bond, note, certificate of indebtedness αἴ. ἐκ τοῦ μέσου destroy Col 2:14. Of branches cut off J 15:2. Prob. not intrans., since other exx. are lacking, but w. ‘something’ supplied αἴρει τὸ πλήρωμα ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱματίου the patch takes someth. away fr. the garment Mt 9:16; cp. Mk 2:21. Remove, take away, blot out (Eur., El. 942 κακά; Hippocr., Epid. 5, 49, p. 236 pain; cp. Job 6:2; IG II, 467, 81 ζημίας; Epict. 1, 7, 5 τὰ ψευδῆ; SIG 578, 42 τ. νόμον; Pr 1:12; EpArist 215; Just., D. 117, 3) τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τ. κόσμου J 1:29, 36 v.l.; 1 J 3:5 (Is 53:12 Aq., s. PKatz, VetusT 8, ’58, 272; cp. 1 Km 15:25; 25:28). Pass. Ac 8:33a (Is 53:8); Eph 4:31. Fig. take, in order to make someth. out of the obj. 1 Cor 6:15.

④ to make a withdrawal in a commercial sense, withdraw, take, ext. of 2 αἴρεις ὸ̔ οὐκ ἔθηκας Lk 19:21f (banking t.t.: JBernays, Ges. Abh. I 1885, 272f; JSmith, JTS 29, 1928, 158).

⑤ to keep in a state of uncertainty about an outcome, keep someone in suspense, fig. ext. of 1 αἴ. τὴν ψυχήν τινος J 10:24 (Nicetas, De Manuele Comm. 3, 5 [MPG CXXXIX 460a]: ἕως τίνος αἴρεις, Σαρακηνέ, τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν; The expr. αἴ. τὴν ψυχήν w. different mng. Ps 24:1; 85:4; 142:8; Jos., Ant. 3, 48).

⑥ to raise a ship’s anchor for departure, weigh anchor, depart, ext. of 1, abs. (cp. Thu. et al.; Philo, Mos. 1, 85; Jos., Ant. 7, 97; 9, 229; 13, 86 ἄρας ἀπὸ τῆς Κρήτης κατέπλευσεν εἰς Κιλίκιαν) Ac 27:13.—Rydbeck 155f; B. 669f. DELG s.v. 1 ἀείρω. M-M. TW.