ἐρείδω , pass. perf. ἐρήρεισμαι, 3 pl. ἐρηρέδαται, plup. 3 sing. ἠρήρειστο, 3 pl. ἐρηρέδατο,
aor. ἐρείσθη, mid. aor. ἐρείσατο, part. ἐρεισάμενος: I. act., lean one thing
against another, usually with some notion of weight or violence,
support, press or force down;
δόρυ πρὸς τεῖχος ἐρείσα_ς,
Il. 22.112;
θρόνον πρὸς κι?ονα,
Od. 8.66; ἀσπὶς
ἀσπίδ᾽ ἔρειδε, ‘bore hard on,’ Il. 13.131
; ἐρείδοντες βελέεσσιν,
‘pressing him hard,’ Il.
16.108; pass., ἐπὶ μελίης
ἐρεισθείς, ‘supported,’
‘supporting himself,’
‘leaning’ upon the lance, Il. 22.225
; θρόνοι περὶ τοῖχον ἐρηρέδατο,
‘set firmly,’ Od.
7.95
; λᾶε ἐρηρέδαται,
‘planted,’ Il.
23.329
; ὕπτιος οὔδει ἐρείσθη,
‘forced heavily to the ground,’ Il. 7.145
; οὔδεϊ δέ σφιν | χαῖται ἐρηρέδαται, their manes
‘rest upon’ the ground), Il. 23.284
; διὰ θώρηκος ἠρήρειστο,
‘forced through,’ Il.
3.358.—II. mid., lean or
support oneself firmly;
ἐρείσατο χειρὶ γαίης, ‘upon
the ground with his hand,’ Il.
5.309
; ἐρεισάμενος, ‘planting
himself firmly,’ Il.
12.457; of wrestlers, Il.
23.735.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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