I. Act., of the man, marry, take to wife (= τὸ κατὰ νόμον μίγνυσθαι, Hsch. s.v. βεινεῖν), “τὴν Εὔμηλος ὄπυιε” Od.4.798, cf. 2.207, Il.16.178 ; “πρεσβυτάτην δ᾽ ὤπυιε” 13.429, cf. 18.383 ; “τοῦ γὰρ ὀπυίεις παῖδα” Hes.Sc.356 ; “δῶκεν ὀπυίειν θυγατ έρα ἥν” Id.Th.819, cf. Pi.I.4(3).59, Ar.l.c.; αἰ δέ κα . . ὁ ἐπιβάλλων ἡβίονσαν λείονσαν ὀπυίεθθαι μὴ λῇ ὀπυίεν if . . the man whose right it is does not wish to marry her, though she is of marriageable age and willing to marry, Leg.Gort.7.42 : abs., πέντε δέ τοι φίλοι υἷες . . , οἱ δύ᾽ ὀπυίοντες, τρεῖς δ᾽ ἠΐθεοι θαλέθοντες two wedded. etc., Od.6.63.
2. Pass., of the woman, to be married, “τόν ῥ᾽ ἐξ Αἰσύμηθεν ὀπυιομένη τέκε μήτηρ” Il.8.304, cf. Solon. ap. Plu.Sol. 20 ; “αἰ κύσαιτο καὶ τέκοι ϝοικέα μὴ ὀπυιομένα” Leg.Gort.4.19 : c. dat., αἰ δὲ τῷ αὐτῷ αὖτιν ὀπυίοιτο πρὸ τῶ ἐνιαυτῶ ib.4.
II. later, in Act., merely to have connexion with a woman, Cerc. l.c., Luc.Eun. 12, Merc.Cond.41, etc.:—Pass., of the woman, “οὐκ ὀπύουσιν ἀλλ᾽ ὀπύονται [γυναῖκες]” Arist. l.c., cf. AP10.56.7 (Pall.); “ἔνθ᾽ ἂν εὕρῃ τὸν ἄρρενα ὑπὸ τῆς θηλείας ὀπυιόμενον” D.H.19.2. (ὀπύ（ς） ψω, cf. ὀπυσ-τύς and perh. Skt. pusyati 'nourish', 'maintain'.)
