ἵημι

A. v.l. ἵεις S. El. 596, Castorio 2), ἵησι, 3 pl. ἱᾶσι, Ion. and Ep. ἱεῖσι; imper. ἵει Il. 21.338, E. El. 593 (lyr.); subj. ἱῶ; opt. ἱείην (also ἀφ‐ίοιμι, X. HG 6.4.3); inf. ἱέναι; part. ἱείς:—thematic forms of the pres. (as if from ἱέω) are also found, esp. in compds., cf. μεθίημι, σύνιημι: also, as if from ἵω, 3 sg. pres. ἵει A.R. 4.634, imper. ξύν‐ιε Thgn. 1240b codd.: impf. 3 sg. ἵει Il. 1.479, Dor. ἀν‐ίη SIG 1 (Abu Simbel, vi B.C.); 3 pl. ἵεσαν E. Ba. 1099, ἵεν Il. 12.33, ξύν‐ιεν (v.l. ‐ιον) 1.273; also 2 sg. ἵεις Ar. V. 355; Ion. impf. ἵεσκε(ἀν‐) Hes. Th. 157: fut. ἥσω Il. 17.515, etc.: aor. 1 ind. ἧκα Il. 5.125, etc., Ep. ἕηκα 1.48 (mostly in compds.); 3 sg. subj. ᾗσι 15.359; 3 sg. opt. εἵη 3.221; inf. εἷναι Ar. Ra. 133, Ep. ἐξ‐έμεναι Od. 11.531: pf. εἷκα, only in compds. (ἀφ‐, καθ‐, παρ‐, συν‐), also ἕωκα(ἀφ‐) PCair.Zen. 502.4 (iii B.C.), Hdn.Gr.2.236:—Med., pres. ἵεμαι Od. 2.327, etc.; also 3 pl. προ‐ίονται PCair.Zen. 151.4 (iii B.C.): impf. ἱέμην Ar. Eq. 625, etc.: fut. ἥσομαι(μετ‐) Hdt. 5.35, (προ‐) D. 1.12, (ἐξαν‐) E. Andr. 718: aor. 1 ἡκάμην (only in compds. προς‐, προ‐): aor. 2 εἵμην, Ep. and Ion. ἕμην, of which we find εἷτο(ἐφ‐) S. Ph. 619, (ἀφ‐) X. Hier. 7.11, ἕτο(συν‐) Od. 4.76, ἕντο(ἐξ‐) Il. 9.92, etc.; imper. ἕο(ἐξ‐) Hdt. 5.39, οὗ(ἀφ‐) S. OT 1521; subj. ὧμαι(συν‐) Il. 13.381; opt. εἵμην(ἀφ‐) Ar. Av. 628, or οἵμην(προ‐) Pl. Grg. 520c; inf. ἕσθαι(προς‐) Ar. V. 742; part. ἕμενος(προ‐) Th. 6.78, Isoc. 4.164, etc.:— Pass., fut. ἑθήσομαι(ἀν‐) Th. 8.63: aor. εἵθην (only in compds. ἀφ‐, καθ‐, παρ‐): pf. εἷμαι (only in compds.); also ἕωμαι in compds. ἀν‐, ἀφ‐, ἐφ‐ (q.v.): plpf. εἵμην (only in compds.).—Of the Pass. and Med. Hom. has only pres., impf., and 3 pl. aor. 2 Med. ἕντο.—For varieties peculiar to special compds., v. ἀν‐, ἀφ‐, ὑφ‐ίημι. (Perh. cogn. with Lat. Ja-c-io or with Lat. sēmen:—Med. ἵεμαι prob. from vι‐, cf. εἴσομαι 11, Skt. véti (pl. vyánti) 'press forward, desire', Lat. vīs (2 sg.), invitus.) [ι generally in Hom. and Ep., ι in Att.; sts. ι in Hom., ἵει Il. 16.152, etc.; ἱεῖσαι Od. 12.192; also in inf. ἱέμεν, ἱέμεναι, part. ἱέμενος, etc., ξυν‐ίετε Archil. 50: ι sts. in Trag., ιησι A. Th. 309 (lyr.), ιέντα ib.493, ιείς, ιεῖσα, E. IT 298, IA 1101, Hec. 338; ιεῖσαν Id. Supp. 281; in Com., συνιημι Ar. Av. 946 (s. v.l.), Strato Com. 1.3: with variation of quantity, πλεῖστον οὖλον ἵει[ι], i)/oulon i(/ei [i_] Carm.Pop. 1.]:—release, let go, ἧκα . . πόδας καὶ χεῖρε φέρεσθαι Od. 12.442; ἧκε φέρεσθαι let him float off, Il. 21.120; let fall, κὰδ δὲ κάρητος ἧκε κόμας made his locks flow down from his head, Od. 6.231; [ἐθείρας] ἵει λόφον ἀμφί Il. 19.383; ἐκ δὲ ποδοῖιν ἄκμονας ἧκα δύω I let two anvils hang from his two legs, 15.19; ἐκ δ’ ἄρα χειρὸς φάσγανον ἧκε χαμᾶζε Od. 22.84, cf. Il. 12.205; ἵεις σαυτὸν κατὰ τοῦ τείχους Ar. V. 355; ἧκαν ἑαυτούς let themselves go, X. An. 4.5.18; ἵεσαν φυγῇ πόδα E. Rh. 798.

2. of sounds, utter, ὄπα Il. 3.152, Od. 12.192; ἔπεα Il. 3.221; γλῶσσαν Hdt. 1.57; Ἑλλάδα γλῶσσαν ἱ. to speak Greek, Id. 9.16; Δωρίδα, Ἀττικὴν γλῶσσαν, Th. 3.112, Sol. 36.10; φωνὴν Παρνησίδα A. Ch. 563; δύσθροα βάγματα Id. Pers. 636 (lyr.); ἐκ στηθέων ἄλγος Id. Th. 865 (lyr.); μέγαν κωκυτόν S. Aj. 851, etc.; but πᾶσαν γλῶσσαν ἱ. to let loose every kind of speech, Id. El. 596; πᾶσαν(τὸ λεγόμενον)φωνὴν ἱέντα Pl. Lg. 890d; τὸ τᾶς εὐφάμου στόμα φροντίδος ἱέντες, i.e. speaking not in words, but in silent thought, S. OC 133 (lyr.); ἧκε abs. (sc. φωνήν), Plu. 2.973e; of instruments, ἄλλα μέλη τῶν χορδῶν ἱεισῶν Pl. Lg. 812d.

3. throw, hurl, λᾶαν, βέλος, δόρυ, Od. 9.538, Il. 4.498, E. Rh. 63; ἱέναι (sc. τινά)πέτρας ἄπο E. HF 320, cf. S. Tr. 273: c. gen. pers., to throw or shoot at one, ὀϊστόν τινος Il. 13.650; ἐπ’ ἀλλήλοις ἵεσαν βέλεα Hes. Th. 684: metaph., ἐκ μαλθακᾶς φρενὸς ὀϊστοὺς ἱέντες Pi. O. 2.90.

b. abs., throw, shoot, τόσσον γὰρ ἵησιν Od. 9.499, cf.8.203, Il. 17.515, Pl. Tht. 194a, etc.; ἄνω ἱέντες X. An. 3.4.17; δίσκοισιν τέρποντο . . ἱέντες Il. 2.774, al.: c. gen. objecti, τῶν μεγάλων ψυχῶν ἱείς shooting at great spirits, S. Aj. 154; ἐπὶ στόχον(στοίχων codd.) at a mark, X. Ages. 1.25: c. dat. instr., ἵησι τῇ ἀξίνῃ Id. An. 1.5.12.

4. of water, let flow, spout forth, ῥόον Il. 12.25; [Ἀξιὸς] ὕδωρ ἐπὶ γαῖαν ἵησι 21.158; ῥέος A. Pr. 812: abs., [ποταμὸς] ἐπὶ γαῖαν ἵησιν the river pours over the land, Od. 11.239; [κρήνη] ἵησι 7.130; of tears, δάκρυον ἧκε χαμᾶζε 16.191; of fire or smoke, ἵει νᾶμα παμφάγου πυρός E. Med. 1187; λιγνύν A. Th. 493.

5. send, of living beings, τίς γάρ σε θεῶν ἐμοὶ ἄγγελον ἧκε; Il. 18.182; Αἰνείαν . . ἐξ ἀδύτοιο ἧκε 5.513; of omens or portents, τοῖσι δὲ δεξιὸν ἧκεν ἐρῳδιόν 10.274; ἔλαφον . . εἰς ὁδὸν αὐτὴν ἧκεν Od. 10.159; τέρας 21.415; generally of things, ἴκμενον οὖρόν τινι Il. 1.479, etc.

II. Med., speed oneself, hasten, freq.in part. with Advs., πρόσω ἵεσθε Il. 12.274; ἐνθένδ’ ἱέμην Ar. Eq. 625; ἱ. Τροίηνδε, Ἔρεβόσδε, Od. 19.187, 20.356: with Preps., ἵεσθαι κατὰ τὴν φωνήν Hdt. 2.70; πρός τινα Id. 9.78; δρόμῳ ἵεσθαι ἐς τοὺς βαρβάρους Id. 6.112; ἵετ’ εὐθὺ πρὸς τὰ νυμφικὰ λέχη S. OT 1242; ἐς ὄρεα E. Ba. 140 (lyr.); εἰς Κολωνόν Pherecr. 134; ἵ. ἐπί τινα spring upon, of the lion, Arist. HA 629b24: abs., ἰδόντες ἱέμεσθα S. Ant. 432; ἱέμενος ῥεῖ rushing, Pl. Cra. 420a, etc.

2. metaph., to be eager, desire to do a thing, c. inf., ἵετο γὰρ βαλέειν Il. 16.383; βαλέειν δέ ἑ ἵετο θυμός 8.301; ἵετο θυμῷ τείσασθαι . . 2.589: c. gen., to be set upon, long for a thing, in part., ἱέμενοι πόλιος, νίκης, 11.168, 23.371; νόστοιο Od. 15.69; λεχέων S. Tr. 514 (lyr.); ἱέμενος ποταμοῖο ῥοάων setting thyself toward, Od. 10.529: abs. in part., ἱέμενός περ eager though he was, 1.6, etc.