ἀΐσσω

A. ἤϊσσον Il. 18.506, Ion. ἀΐσσεσκον(παρ‐) A.R. 2.276, Att. ᾖσσον A. Pr. 676, E. Ph. 1382: fut. ἀΐξω(ὑπ‐) Il. 21.126, Att. ᾄξω E. Hec. 1106 (lyr.), Ar. Nu. 1299: aor. ἤιξα Hom., B. 12.144, (δι‐) Hdt. 4.134; Dor. ᾆξα B. 9.23 (prob.); Att. and Trag. ᾖξα A. Pr. 837, S. OC 890, etc., part. ᾄξαντες Is. 4.10; Ion. ἀΐξασκον Il. 23.369:—Med., aor. ἀΐξασθαι Il. 22.195:—Pass., Hom.: aor. ἠίχθην, ἀΐχθην Il. (v. infr.).—Trag. use the uncontr. forms in lyr., S. OC 1499, Tr. 843, E. Tr. 156, 1086, Supp. 962; once in trim., E. Hec. 31. Poet., chiefly Ep., Verb, rarely found in Prose:—of rapid motion, shoot, dart, glance, as light, αὐγή Il. 18.212, etc.; νόος 15.80; διά μου κεφαλῆς ᾄσσουσ’ ὀδύναι E. Hipp. 1351 :—of one darting upon his enemy, ἀΐσσειν ἔγχει, φασγάνῳ, ἵπποις, Il. 11.484.5.81, 17.460, etc.; τοῖσιν (sc. σκήπτροισιν) 18.506; of the rapid flight of birds, 23.868, etc.; ἤιξεν πέτεσθαι 21.247; of ghosts gliding about, τοὶ δὲ σκιαὶ ἀΐσσουσιν Od. 10.495; of javelins, Il. 5.657; of a tree, shoot up, Pi. N. 8.40; of veins, etc., in the body, Hp. Epid. 2.4.1, cf. Morb. 4.54: c. acc. cogn., ἦξαν δράμημα E. Ph. 1379; κέλευθον A. Pr. 837: once in aor. Med., ἀντίον ἀΐξασθαι Il. 22.195 : also in Pass., [ἔγχος] ὦσεν . . ἐτώσιον ἀϊχθῆναι Il. 5.854; ἐς οὐρανὸν ἀϊχθήτην 24.97; ἐκ χειρῶν ἡνία ἠίχθησαν slipped from his hands, 16.404; ἀμφὶ δὲ χαῖται ὤμοις ἀΐσσονται 6.510; κόμη δῑ αὔρας . . ᾄσσεται S. OC 1261; shoot forth, of limbs, Emp. 29 :—Act., to be driven, πνευμάτων ὑπὸ δυσχίμων ἀΐσσω E. Supp. 962.

2. later, turneagerly to a thing, be eager after, εἴς τι Id. Ion 328; ἐπὶ τά τινος ᾄξαντες making onslaught on his property, Is. 4.10; πρὸς τὰ πολιτικὰ ᾄ. Pl. Alc. 1.118b, cf. Phld. Mus. p.12 K., Plu. 2.87d: c. inf., εἰπεῖν Pl. Lg. 709a.

II. trans., αὔραν . . ἀΐσσων putting the air in motion (with a fan), E. Or. 1430; ᾖξεν χέρα S. Aj. 40. [α in Hom., save in the compd. ὑπαΐξει Il. 21.126, cf. A.R. 3.1302; α Lyr., Trag. (exc. E. Tr. 1086), Arat. 334.]