ἰθύν-ω · ithyn-ō — LSJ
make straight, straighten, ἐπὶ στάθμην ἴθυνεν by the rule, Od. 5.245, 23.197, al.:—Pass., ἐκ στάθμης ἰθυμμένος D.P. l.c.
guide in a straight line, ἵππους τε καὶ ἅρμʼ ἰθύνομεν (Ep. for -ωμεν) let us drive them straight, Il. 11.528; νῆα θοὴν ἰθύνει [the pilot] keeps it straight, 23.317; τὴν δʼ ἄνεμός τε κυβερνήτης τʼ ἴθυνε Od. 11.10, etc.; τρόπιν Hymn.Is. l.c.; ἰ. δρόμον, κῶλον, E. Hipp. 1227 (v.l. εὐθ-), Or. 1016 (lyr.); κέντρα Id. Ph. 178 (lyr.); βέλος δʼ ἴθυνεν Ἀθήνη she sped it straight, Il. 5.290: in late Prose, λεπτοὶ ὕπνοι ἰθύνοντες τὰ σιτία Philostr. Gym. 48:—Med., guide or steer for oneself, of missiles, ἐπ
guide, direct, rule, Ζεὺς . . πάντʼ ἰθύνει Il. 17.632; ἀμηχανίη ἰ. νόον Parm. 6.6; ἰ. στρατόν (corr. from ηὔθ- in cod. M) A. Pers. 773; ἰ. ἑορτάς Orac. ap. D. 21.52; ζωήν AP 6.68 (Jul.Aegypt.); of a judge, μύθους ἰ. put straight, rectify unjust judgements, Hes. Op. 263 (dub.), cf. Call. Jov. 83; ἰ. τὸ πλέον τινί adjudge the greater part to him, Theoc. 5.71:—Pass., ἰθύνεσθαι θανάτῳ to be visited with the penalty of death, Hdt. 2.177.