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ἐναύω (A), impf.
A.ἔναυονHdt.7.231: aor. 1 opt. “ἐναύσειεDiph.62, inf. “ἐναῦσαιPlu.Phoc.37:—Med., Cratin.409: fut. “-σομαιCom.Adesp.25.23D., Longus 3.6: aor. “ἐναύσασθαιPl.Ax.371e, etc.:— kindle, . πῦρ τινί hght one a fire, give him a light, as was the duty of a neighbour, X.Mem.2.2.12, cf. Hdt. l.c., Diph. l. c., Call.Iamb.1.191; τοῦτον μήτε πόλει δέχεσθαι μήτε πῦρ . Plb.9.40.5, cf. Din.2.9:— Med., πῦρ ἐναύεσθαι light oneself a fire, get a light, “ἐκ τῆς ΑἴτνηςLuc. Tim.6; “ἀπὸ ἑτέρου πυρόςPlu.Num.9: metaph., . τὸ θάρσος borrow courage, Pl. l. c.; τῆς ἐλευθερίας v. l. in Plb.18.11.7; of Poets, draw inspiration, “Ἔφεσον ὅθεν πῦρ οἱ τὰ μέτρα μέλλοντες τὰ χωλὰ τίκτειν μὴ 'μαθῶς ἐναύονταιCall.Iamb.1.335; “ἐντεῦθεν . τὸν λόγονAel.Fr. 246; ἐξ αὐτοῦ διδασκαλίαν . ib.89.
2. apply fire to smoke out a swarm of bees, Hsch. (Cf. αὔω, ἐπαύω; the gloss ἔναυον (i.e. ἔναυ᾽ ον for ἔναυσον): ἔνθες (Cypr.), Id., belongs to this word.)
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