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ἐνίημι , fut.
2. implant, inspire, c. acc. rei et dat. pers., “ἐνῆκε δέ οἱ μένος ἠΰIl.20.80; “καί οἱ μυίης θάρσος ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ἐνῆκε17.570; “τοῖσιν κότον αἰνὸν ἐνήσεις16.449; “ἐνεὶς ἐλαφρὰν λύσσανE.Ba.851; . τισὶ δαπάνην involve them in expense, PAmh.2.133.9 (ii A.D.):—Pass., κίνησις παρ᾽ ἄλλου ἐνιεμένη introduced from without, Plot.6.3.23.
3. reversely, c. acc. pers. et dat. rei, plunge into,τὸν . . Ζεὺς ἐνέηκε πόνοισιIl.10.89; νῦν μιν μᾶλλον ἀγηνορίῃσιν ἐνῆκας plunged him in, inspired him with pride of soul, 9.700; so ἥδε δ᾽ ὁδὸς καὶ μᾶλλον ὁμοφροσύνῃσιν ἐνήσει (sc. ἡμᾶς) shall bring us yet more to harmony, Od.15.198.
5. send into the assembly, employ,ἄλλους ῥήτοραςTh.6.29; “. διαβολάςPlb.28.4.10.
6. inject poison, of spiders, X.Mem.1.3.12; “ἰὸν . τινίA.R.4.1508; also of clysters, Nic.Al.197, Aret.CA1.6, Dsc.1.30, etc.
b. infuse, in Pass., “ἐνεήσθω ἐν αὐτέῳ ἄνηθονAret.CA1.1; κάνναβις ἐνεσμένη ἐνεεσμένη Geronthr.) “ἰς χόληsoaked (?), Edict.Diocl.32.17.
7. urge on, incite, πόθος μ᾽ ἐνέηκε v.l. for ἀν- in Mosch.2.157.
8. Med., of trumpets, begin to sound, D.S.17.106.
II. intr., press on, X. Cyr.7.1.29, HG2.4.32:—Med., plunge into,ὑδάτεσσιArat.943.
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