δονέω

A. shake, of the effects of the wind, τὸ δέ τε πνοιαὶ δονέουσιν they shake the young tree, Il. 17.55; ἄνεμος . . νέφεα σκιόεντα δονήσας having driven them, 12.157; ἀνέμῳ δεδονημένον αὖον ἄχερδον Theoc. 24.90: generally, shake, δ. γάλα, in order to make butter, Hdt. 4.2; δ. ἄκοντα Pi. P. 1.44:—Pass., δονοῦνται τὸ νευρῶδες have twitchings in the tendons, Paul.Aeg. 6.74.

2. drive about, τὰς . . οἶστρος . . ἐδόνησεν (sc. τὰς βόας) Od. 22.300; disturb, terrify, Tim. Pers. 222: hence of love, agitate, excite, Sapph. 40, Ar. Ec. 954 (lyr.); ποθεινὰ Ἑλλὰς αὐτὰν δ. μάστιγι πειθοῦς Pi. P. 4.219, cf. 6.36 (Pass.); θυμὸν δονέουσι μέριμναι B. 1.69 (but δ. καρδίαν to agitate one's mind, Fr. 8); ὀσμὴ . . μυκτῆρα δονεῖ Mnesim. 4.60; ἡμᾶς ἐδόνησεν ἡ μουσική Alciphr. Fr. 6.12:—Pass., ἡ Ἀσίη ἐδονέετο Asia was in commotion, Hdt. 7.1; τὰ ὑπερόρια πολέμοις ἐδονεῖτο App. BC 4.52; πελέκεσσι δονεῖσθαι Corinn. 18; Ἔρωτι δονεύμενος Bion Fr. 6.5; παῖδα ποθῶν δεδόνητο Theoc. 13.65: fut. Med. in pass. sense, ἅρματα καλὰ δονήσεται h.Ap. 270.

3. Pass., wheel, of troops, Arist. Mu. 399b9.

II. of sound, murmur, buzz, of bees, prob. in h.Merc. 563; δ. θρόον ὕμνων rouse the voice of song, Pi. N. 7.81:—also in Med. or Pass., λυρᾶν τε βοαὶ καναχαί τ’ αὐλῶν δονέονται Id. P. 10.39; of bees, Choeril. 2; ῥοιζήμασιν αἰθὴρ δονεῖται Ar. Av. 1183.—Poet. word, used in Ion., X. Smp. 2.8, and late Prose; of medical percussion, Aret. SD 2.1.