ῥέζω

A. ἔρεζον Il. 2.400, Ep. ῥέζον Od. 3.5, Ion. ῥέζεσκον Il. 8.250: fut. ῥέξω Od. 11.31, A. Eu. 788 (lyr.), al.: aor. ἔρρεξα Il. 9.536, 10.49, Pl. Lg. 642c; poet. also ἔρεξα Hom. (v. infr.), Hes. Fr. 174, S. OC 538 (lyr.), etc.; Aeol. part. ῥέξαις Pi. O. 9.94:—Pass., aor. 1 opt. ῥεχθείη Hp. Epid. 7.11; part. ῥεχθείς Il. 9.250, 20.198. (ῥέζω from vρέγ‐ y ω, cogn. with ἔρδω from vέργ‐ y ω [through vέρ z δω]: Dor. and Boeot. ῥέδδω Eust. 226.8, 984.1, Hsch.; aor. part. vρέξαντα IG 4.1607 (Cleonae).)

I. do, act, deal, opp. εἰπεῖν, Od. 4.205, 22.314; opp. παθεῖν, v. infr.:—Constr.,

1. abs., ὧδε δὲ ῥέξαι Il. 2.802; οὐ κατὰ μοῖραν ἔρεξας Od. 9.352, etc.

2. more freq. trans. c. acc. rei, do, accomplish, make, ὅσ’ ἂν πεπνυμένος ἀνὴρ εἴποι καὶ ῥέξειε 4.205; μέρμερα ἔργα, ὅσσ’ ἄνδρες ῥέξαντες . . Il. 10.525, cf. Od. 22.314; τί ῥέξομεν; Il. 11.838; μέγα ῥέξας τι καὶ ἐσσομένοισι πυθέσθαι 22.305, cf. 2.274; ὅ τι ποσσίν τε ῥέξῃ καὶ χερσίν Od. 8.148; so in Lyr. and Trag., ῥέζοντά τι καὶ παθεῖν ἔοικε Pi. N. 4.32; τί ῥέξω; A. Eu. 788, cf. Th. 104 (both lyr.); τί ῥέξας τύχοιμ’ ἂν . .; Id. Ch. 316 (lyr.):—Pass., οὐδέ τι μῆχος ῥεχθέντος κακοῦ ἔστ’ ἄκος εὑρεῖν for the mischief if once done, Il. 9.250; ῥεχθὲν δέ τε νήπιος ἔγνω 17.32.

3. c. dupl. acc. pers. et rei, do something to one, κακὰ ῥέξαι τινά 3.354, Od. 2.73; ἀγαθὰ ῥ. τινά 22.209, cf. Il. 9.647; οὐδέν σε ῥέξω κακά 24.370, cf. 4.32, Od. 2.72: with Adv., κακῶς μιν ἔρ. wronged him, 23.56; so ἡ πόλις ἡμᾶς οὐ καλῶς ἔρρεξε Pl. Lg. 642c: but c. dat. pers., μηκέτι μοι κακὰ ῥέζετε do me (ethic dat.) no more mischiefs, Od. 20.314; ὅσα βροτοῖς ἔρεξας κακά E. Med. 1292 (lyr.).

4. with strengthd. signf., εἴ τι νόος ῥέξει if it shall avail aught, be of any service, Il. 14.62.

II. in special sense, perform sacrifices, ἱερὰ ῥ. Od. 1.61, 3.5; ῥ. ἑκατόμβας ἀθανάτοις offer a hecatomb to the gods, Il. 23.206, cf. Od. 5.102, Pi. P. 10.34; ῥ. θαλύσιά τινι Il. 9.535; θύματα Ζηνὶ τῆς ἁλώς εως S. Tr. 288: abs., do sacrifice, ῥ. θεῷ Il. 2.400, 8.250, etc.: sts. with the victim in acc., σοί . . ῥέξω βοῦν ἦνιν will sacrifice it, 10.292, cf. Od. 9.553, 10.523.