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ἄγω [α^], impf. ἦγον, Ep. and Ion.
A.ἄγεσκονHdt.1.148, A.R.1.849: fut. “ἄξωIl.1.139, etc.: thematic aor. imper. “ἄξετεIl.3.105, inf. ἀξέμεναι, -έμεν, Il.23.50, 111: aor. 2 “ἤγαγονIl.6.291, etc., opt. “ἀγαγοίηνSapph.159: aor. 1 ἦξα rare, “ἦζεTim.Pers.165, part. “ἄξαςBatr. 119, inf. “ἄξαιAntipho 5.46: pf. “ἦχαSIG1 (Abu Simbel, vii/ vi B. C.), Plb.3.111.3, (προ-) D.19.18, (συν-) X.Mem.4.2.8; “ἀγήγοχαOGI219.15 (Sigeum, iii B.C.), etc., Dor. “συν-αγάγοχαTest.Epict.3.12; “ἀγήοχαLXX To.12.3, J.BJ1.30.1, Alex.Fig.1.11, etc. (also in compds., (εἰσ-) Ps.-Philipp. ap. D.18.39, (κατ-) Decr.ib.73); “ἀγείοχαPTeb.5.193 (ii B. C.), etc.; ἀγέωχα δι-) CIG4897d (Philae, i B. C.), PTeb.5.198 (ii B. C.), etc.: plpf. “ἀγηόχειPlb.30.4.17:—Med., fut. “ἄξομαιHom., Hdt., Trag.: them. aor. 1 “ἄξοντοIl.8.545, imper. ἄζεσθε ib.505: also ἀξάμην ἐσ-) Hdt.5.34, (προεσ-) 1.190, 8.20: aor.2 “ἠγαγόμηνHom., etc., 2sg. “ἀγάγαοGDI5088.8 (Cret.):—Pass., fut. “ἀχθήσομαιPl.Hp.Ma.292a, (προσ-) Th.4.87, etc.; ἄξομαι in pass. sense, A.Ag.1632, Pl.R.458d, (προσ-) Th.4.115, etc.: aor. 1 “ἤχθηνX.An.6.3.10, Ion. “ἄχθηνHdt.6.30, part. “ἀχθείςHippon. 9: pf. ἦγμαι Hdt 2.158, D.13.15; also in med. sense, v. infr. B.2.
b. part. ἄγων taking, “στῆσε δ᾽ ἄγωνIl.2.558, cf. Od.1.130, S.OC1342, etc.
2. take with one, “ἑταίρουςOd.10.405, cf. S.OC832, etc.; τι Il.15.531, Hdt.1.70; of a wife, A.Pr.559 (lyr.) (more usu. Med., q.v.).
3. carry off as captives or booty, Il.1.367,9.594, A. Th.340, etc.; “ἄχθη ἀγόμενος παρὰ βασιλέαHdt.6.30; ἀγόμενος, i.e. δοῦλος, Archil.155, cf. E.Tr.140, Pl.Lg.914e; Δίκην ἄγειν to lead Justice forcibly away, Hes.Op.220; “ ἐπιθυμία ἄγειArist.EN1147a34; of a fowler, “φῦλον ὀρνίθων ἀμφιβαλὼν ἄγειS.Ant.343: esp. in phrase . καὶ φέρειν harry, ravage a country, first in Il.5.484 οἷόν κ᾽ ἠὲ φέροιεν Ἀχαιοὶ κεν ἄγοιεν, cf. 23.512 sq.; freq. in Hdt. and Att. Prose:—in Pass., “ἀγόμεθα, φερόμεθαE.Tr.1310, cf. Ar.Nu.241: more rarely reversed, “φέρουσί τε καὶ ἄγουσιHdt. 1.88; “ἔφερε καὶ ἦγε πάνταςId.3.39: c. acc. loci, “φέρων καὶ ἄγων τὴν ΒιθυνίδαX.HG3.2.2; “ἦγον καὶ ἔκαον τὴνB. ib.5; . alone, ravage, IG9(1).333 (Locr., v B. C.): —but φέρειν καὶ ἄγειν sts. means simply bear and carry, bring together, Pl.Phdr.279c; τὴν ποίησιν φέρειν τε καὶ ἄγειν, i.e. bring it into the state, Id.Lg.817a, cf. X.Cyr.3.3.2.
4. . εἰς δίκην or δικαστήριον, ἐπὶ τοὺς δικαστάς to carry one before a court of justice, freq. in Att., “πρὸς τὴν δίκην .E.Fr.1049; “ὑπ᾽ ἐπίγνωσιν ἀχθῆναιPTeb.28.11 (ii B. C.); simply “ἄγεινPl.Grg.527a, etc.; “ἐπὶ θανάτῳ .X.An.1.6.10, etc.:—Pass., “ἐπὶ βασιλεῖς ἀχθήσεσθεEv.Matt.10.18, cf. PTeb.331.16 (ii A.D.); “φόνου ἄγεσθαιPlu.2.309e.
b. Pass., to be confiscated, τὰ κτήνη ἀχθήσεται πρὸς τὰ ἐκφόρια (to meet the rent) PTeb.27.75 (ii B. C.).
5. of ships, carry as cargo, import, [οἶνον] “νῆες ἄγουσιIl.9.72, etc.; ἵνα οἱ σὺν φόρτον ἄγοιμι (i.e. σύν οἱ) Od.14.296.
8. carry far and wide, spread abroad, “κλέοςOd.5.311.
9. Medic., remove, “φλέγμαHp. Nat.Hom.6, cf. Aph.4.2; “ἕλμινθαDsc.1.16.
II. lead towards a point, lead on, “τὸν δ᾽ ἄγε μοῖρα κακὴ θανάτοιο τέλοσδεIl.13.602; “κῆρες ἄγον θανάτοιο2.834; “οἷ μ᾽ ἀτιμίας ἄγειςS.El.1035: also c. inf., ἄγει θανεῖν leads to death, E.Hec.43: c. acc. cogn., “ἄγομαι τάνδ᾽ ἑτοίμαν ὁδόνS.Ant.877 (lyr.); ὁδὸς ἄγει the road leads, Heraclit.71, S.OT734, Tab.Heracl.1.16, etc.: metaph., tend, “ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρονPl.Lg. 701e.
2. lead, guide, esp. in war, “λαόνIl.10.79; . στρατιάν, ναῦς, etc., Th.7.12, 8.59, etc., cf. X.An.4.8.12; henceabs., march, “θᾶσσον Νικίας ἦγεTh.7.81, cf. X.HG4.2.19, etc.: simply, go, “ἄγωμενEv.Marc. 1.38; of the gods, etc., guide, Pi., Hdt., etc.; “ἐπ᾽ ἀρετήνE.Fr.672; “διὰ πόνων ἄγειν τινάId.IT988.
6. reduce, “ἐς βραχὺ τὴν ἀρχήνHp. VM1; “ἐς τὸ ἥμισυId.Mul.1.78; of propositions, “εἰς ῥᾳδιξστέραν κατασκευήνPapp.1076.6.
III. draw out in length, τεῖχος . to draw a line of wall, Th.6.99; “μέλαθρον εἰς ὀρόφουςAP9.649 (Maced.); “ὄγμον .Theoc.10.2; . γραμμάς to draw lines, Arist.Top.101a16; ἤχθωσαν κάθετοι let perpendiculars be drawn, Mete.373a11; . ἐπίπεδον describe a plane, Archim.Sph.Cyl.1.7, etc.:—Pass., “ἦκται διῶρυξHdt.2.158, cf. Th.6.100; κόλπου ἀγομένου τῆς γῆς, i.e. when the land forms a bight, Hdt.4.99.
3. keep, observe, “ὀρθὰν ἄγεις ἐφημοσύνανPi.P. 6.20; “σπονδὰς . πρός τιναςTh.6.7; “εἰρήνηνPl.R.465b, etc.: c. acc., as periphr. for a neut. Verb, σχολὴν ἄγειν, = σχολάζειν, E.Med.1238, Pl.R.376d; ἡσυχίαν ., = ἡσυχάξειν, X.An.3.1.14; “. ἀπαστίανAr. Nu.621; κρύψιν ., of stars betw. setting and rising, Autol.2.9; keep up, sustain, maintain, “νεῖκοςPi.P.9.31; γέλωτ᾽ ἄγειν to keep laughing, S.Aj.382; “. κτύπονE.Or.182 (lyr.); with predicate, maintain, “ἐλευθέραν ἦγε τὴν ἙλλάδαD.9.36.
5. of beliefs, hold, “αἵρεσινPlb.27.15.14.
VI. draw down in the scale, hence, weigh, . μνᾶν, τριακοσίους δαρεικούς, etc., weigh a mina, 300 darics, etc., D.22.76, 24.129, cf. Philippid.9.4, etc.; “. πλέονArist.Pr.931b15; “. σταθμόνPlu.2.96b.
VII. on ἄγε, ἄγετε, v.s. vocc.
B. Med. ἄγομαι, carry away for oneself, “χρυσόν τε καὶ ἄργυρον οἴκαδ᾽ ἄγεσθαιOd.10.35; take with one, 6.58, E.Heracl.808, etc.; of a ship's cargo, D.35.20; take to oneself, “δῶρονTheoc.1.9, cf. 11; take upon oneself, “ἄγεσθαι ἐς χεῖραςHdt.1.126, 4.79.
2. ἄγεσθαι γυναῖκα take to oneself a wife, Od.14.211; “γυναῖκα . ἐς τὰ οἰκίαHdt.1.59, etc.; “ἄγεσθαί τινα ἐς δῶμαHes.Th.410; simply . marry, Hdt.2.47, etc.: pf. Pass. ἦγμαι is used in this med. sense, J.AJ14.12.1; of the father, bring home a wife for his son, Od.4.10, Hdt.1.34; of a brother, Od.15.238; of friends of the bridegroom and bride, Od.6.28, Hes.Sc.274: later in Pass. of the wife, PGnom.138 (ii A.D.).
3. like Act., bring; διὰ στόμα ἄγεσθαι μῦθον bring through the mouth, i.e. utter, Il.14.91.
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