make desolate, make, a widow
make desolate, χήρωσε δʼ ἀγυιάς Il. 5.642: esp. make a woman a widow, χήρωσας δὲ γυναῖκα 17.36; Πριάμου γαῖʼ ἐχήρωσʼ Ἑλλάδα E. Cyc. 304:— Med., ἐχηρώσαντο πόληα Q.S. 9.351.
2 bereave, would have been bereft of
c. gen., bereave, με . . ἠελιου χήρωσεν AP 7.172 (Antip.Sid.); πνοιῆς ib. 287 (Antip.):— Pass., τῶν . . αὑτοῦ χηρώσει (2 sg.) πολλῶν (v.l. κτεάνων) Thgn. 956; πολλῶν ἂν ἀνδρῶν ἥδʼ ἐχηρώθη πόλις would have been bereft of . . , Sol. 37; Ἄργος ἀνδρῶν ἐχηρώθη Hdt. 6.83.
3 forsake, deprive of oneʼs presence
c. acc., forsake, deprive of oneʼs presence, ἀελίου χήρωσεν αὐγάς Arist. Fr. 675.13 (nisi leg. αὐγᾶς).
4 take away
c. acc., take away, πᾶσαν ἐρωήν Opp. C. 4.421.
II to be bereft of, live in widowhood
intr., to be bereft of . . : abs., live in widowhood, f.l. for χηρεύω in Plu. Amat. 2.749d.