ἀμάω

A. ἀμάων A.R. 3.1187, dat. pl. ἀμώντεσσι Theoc. 10.16: impf. ἤμων Il. 18.551: fut. ἀμήσω Hes. Op. 480, Hdt. 6.28: aor. ἤμησα Hes. Th. 181, A. Ag. 1044, Ep. ἄμησα(δι‐) Il. 3.359:—Med., Hes. Op. 778, E. Fr. 419: fut. ἀμήσομαι S. Fr. 625 (v. infr. 3), A.R. 1.688:—Pass., aor. part. ἀμηθείς Nic. Al. 216: pf. ἤμημαι(ἐξ‐) S. Aj. 1179. Simple Verb takes augm. in Hom., but not compds., v. Il. 3.359, 24.165, Od. 5.482. [Hom. has α in simple Verb, α in compds., Trag. always α; later, α Theoc. 10.16,50, A.R. 1.1183, etc., α Theoc. 11.73, Call. Cer. 137, etc.]:—orig., reap corn, abs., ἤμων ὀξείας δρεπάνας ἐν χερσὶν ἔχοντες Il. 18.551; ὑμνὸν ἀμάειν Hes. Op. 392; θερίζειν καὶ ἀ. PHib. 1.47.12 (iii B.C.); ἥμενος ἀμήσεις Hes. Op. 480: metaph., ἤμησαν καλῶς they reaped abundantly, A. Ag. 1044: c.acc., μάλα κεν βαθὺ λήϊον . . εἰς ὥρας ἀμῷεν Od. 9.135, cf. Thgn. 107; ὡς ἀμήσων τὸν σῖτον Hdt. 6.28, cf. 4.199; τἀλλότριον ἀρῶν θέρος Ar. Eq. 392.

b. metaph., ἐλευθερίαν ἀμώμεθα Plu. 2.210b.

2. generally, cut, λαχνήεντ’ ὄροφον λειμωνόθεν ἀμήσαντες Il. 24.451; θαλλὸν ἀμάσας Theoc. 11.73:—Med., σχοῖνον ἀμησάμενος AP 4.1.26 (Mel.); στάχυν ἀμήσονται A.R. 1.688, cf. Call. Dian. 164; ἀμῶνται Q.S. 14.199.

3. mow down in battle. A.R. 3.1187,1<*>82, AP 9.362.25: fut. Med. ἀμάσεται is cited from S. (Fr. 625) in this sense by Hsch.