ἐξανίημι

A. ἐξανίεσκον A.R. 4.622: fut. ἐξανήσω, also ‐ήσομαι E. Andr. 718: pf. part. Pass. ‐ειμένος Orib. 46.19.20:—send forth, let loose, εὔπρηστον ἀϋτμὴν ἐξανιεῖσαι Il. 18.471; [ὀδμήν] A.R.l.c.; ἐξανῆκε γᾶ ὄψιν E. Ph. 670 (lyr.); κρήνην ἐξανῆκ’ οἴνου θεός Id. Ba. 707; ἐ. αἷμα make it spout forth, Id. IT 1460; [ῥόον] Call. Del. 207; ἀρὰς σφῷν ἐξανῆκα I have sent forth curses against you, S. OC 1375.

b. c. gen., send forth from, τίς σε πολιᾶς ἐξανῆκεν γαστρός; Pi. P. 4.99; θύρσους ἐξανιεῖσαι χερῶν E. Ba. 762; νάματ’ ὄσσων μηκέτ’ ἐξανίετε Id. HF 625.

2. let go, Id. IA 372; τὴν ἀρετὴν ἐ. relax, slacken, Plu. Cat. Ma. 11:—Pass., to be set free from, πόνων Hp. Nat.Hom. 12: abs., Ph. 2.371.

3. loosen, undo, στροφίδας E. Andr. 718:—Pass., Plu. 2.788b.

4. dilute, Herasap. Gal. 13.795:—Pass., pf. part. ‐ειμένος Orib. l.c.

II. intr., slacken, relax, Hp. Nat.Hom. 7; ἁνίκ’ ἐξανείη . . ἄτα (Herm. for ἐξανίησι) S. Ph. 705: c. gen., ὀργῆς ἐξανεὶς κακῆς E. Hipp. 900.

2. burst forth from, γῆς, of a river, A.R. 4.293: abs., of seed, spring up, Arist. Mir. 833b2.