ἀράομαι

A. ἄρασθαι Sapph. Supp. 5.22: fut. ἀράσομαι [α], Ion. ἀρήσομαι: aor. ἠρησάμην, Aeol. 3 pl. ἀράσαντο Sapph. 51: pf. ἤραμαι (only in compds. ἐπήραμαι, κατήραμαι): (ἀρά): [αρ Hom., αρ Lyr., Trag.]:—poet. Verb (v. infr.), pray to a god, Ἀπόλλωνι Il. 1.35; δαίμοσιν 6.115: once c. acc., invoke, στυγερὰς ἀρήσετ’ Ἐρινῦς Od. 2.135.

2. c. acc. et inf., pray that . . , ἀρᾶται δὲ τάχιστα φανήμεναι Ἠῶ 11.9.240; τὰ ἐναντία . . ἀρέομαι ὑμῖν γενέσθαι Hdt. 3.65 codd.; ἠρῶντο (sc. σφέας)ἐπικρατῆσαι prayed that they might prevail, 8.94; ἥ σε θεοῖς ἀρᾶται . . μολεῖν S. Aj. 509, cf. Ar. Th. 350.

b. c. inf. only, πάντες κ’ ἀρησαίατ’ ἐλαφρότεροι πόδας εἶναι would pray to be, Od. 1.164.

c. folld. by optat., ἀρώμενος εἷος ἵκοιο praying till thou should'st come, ib.19.367.

3. pray for, ἔσλα τῷ γάμβρῳ Sapph. 51; ἀ. τινὶ ἀγαθά Hdt. 1.132: c. inf., σφᾦν . . θεοῖς ἀρῶμαι μή ποτ’ ἀντῆσαι κακῶν S. OC 1445; more freq. in bad sense, imprecate, τί τινι Id. OT 251; ἀρὰς ἀ. τινί Id. OC 952, And. 1.31, cf. A. Th. 633, Pr. 912; and without an acc., ἀρᾶσθαί τινι to curse one, E. Alc. 714, cf. S. OT 1291.

4. c. fut. inf., vow that . . , πατὴρ ἠρήσατο Πηλεὺς . . με . . σοί τε κόμην κερέειν ῥέξειν τε Il. 23.144.

II. Act. only in Ep. aor. inf., ἀρήμεναι μέλλεις you are like to have prayed, Od. 22.322.

III. the part. ἀρημένος (q. v.) does not belong to this Verb.