πήγνυ_μι (cf. pango, pax),
fut. πήξεις, aor. ἔπηξα, πῆξε, perf. πέπηγε,
plup. (ἐ）πεπήγει, pass. aor. ἐπάγην,
πάγη, 3 pl. πάγεν, aor. 1 3
pl. πῆχθεν: fix, both in
the sense make stiff or compact, and
plant firmly; of fixing or sticking a spear ἔν τινι, an oar upon a mound (ἐπὶ τύμβῳ), impaling a head (ἀνὰ σκολόπεσσι), Il. 4.460, Od. 11.77, Il. 18.177; hence build,
νῆας, Il.
2.664; mid., for oneself, Od.
5.163; fig., ‘fix’ the eyes upon the
ground, Il. 3.217; pass., and perf.
act., stiffen, stick fast, stick in, Il. 22.453, Il.
13.442.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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