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λάσκω

lasko

aor

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What it meant

1. λάσκω · laskō — Chantraine

λάσκω : aor. ἔλακον, parf. λέληκα. Groupe complexe pour la forme et diversifié pour le sens. On peut partir du parf. et de l’aor. Pf. λέληκα (Hom., poètes), avec le part. f. λελακυῖα (Οὐ. 12,85) : se dit chez Hom. et Hés. des cris de chiens ou d'oiseaux, de Scylla, exceptionnellement. employé au sens de « chanter, se faire entendre », etc. (E. Hec. 678, Hipp. 55, Ar. Ach, 410), toujours sous la forme λέλᾷκα, Aor. … — [Chantraine, s.v. λάσκω, p. 639]

2. λάσκω · laskō — Frisk

λάσκω (A., E., Ar.), erweitert λασκάξζει" φλυαρεῖ, ϑωπεύει H., ἐπι-ληκέω (ὃ. 379), (δια- )λακέω (Ar. Nu. 410, Theok., Act. Ap. 1,18 u. a.), λάκάζω (A.), auch λάω in (ὀξὺ) Adwr? (vgl. s.v.), Aor. λάκεῖν (1]., Trag.), λελάκέσϑαι (ἢ. Merc.), λᾶκῆσαι (Ar. Pax 382), -λάκῆσαι (Ar. Nu. 410), Fut. λακήσομαι (Ar. Pax 381, 384), Perf. Aeinxa (poet. seit X 141, auch Arist. 7A 618}, 31), Adlaxa (A. in Iyr., E., Ar. [parod.]) … — [Frisk, s.v. λάσκω, p. 1060]

3. λάσκω · laskō — Frisk

λάσκω. Zu λακέω, *-eiw wohl noch “ακευτής Bein. des Apollon (kypr. Inschr.), s. O.Masson Glotta 39 (1960) 112-114: „celui qui fait retentir‘‘, als Orakelgott. Adrpov. Lat. latrö soll nach Alessio Studia Pagliaro I 82 aus λατρεύων über etr. *ladru(n) herrühren. Adw. Zwei späte Beispiele von λάων, Adovra “sehend, wachend’ (AP und Paul. Sil.) bespricht MeCail ClassQuart. 64 (1970) 306-308. — [Frisk, s.v. λάσκω, p. 2270]

4. λάσκω · laskō — LSJ

ring, rattle, crash

ring, rattle, crash:

I ring, cracked, broke with a crash, crackled, creaked

of things, ring when struck, λάκε χαλκὸς νυσσομένων ξίφεσίν τε καὶ ἔγχεσι Il. 14.25; λάκε δʼ ἀσπίς 20.277; also λάκε δʼ ὀστέα the bones cracked, broke with a crash, 13.616; λάκε δʼ ἀμφὶ πυρὶ ὕλη crackled, Hes. Th. 694; ἔλακον ἀξόνων βριθομένων χνόαι creaked under the weight, A. Th. 153 (lyr.):—this sense occurs only in aor. 2 Act.

II scream, howl, bay

of animals, scream, of the falcon, ὀξὺ λεληκώς Il. 22.141; of the nightingale in the falconʼs talons, τί λέληκας; Hes. Op. 207; also, of dogs, howl, bay, Σκύλλη . . δεινὸν λελακυῖα Od. l.c.; rare in Prose, οὐ μινυρίζει οὐδὲ λέληκεν, of the black eagle, Arist. l.c.:—this sense occurs only in pf., exc. in Ep. aor. Med., κύνες λελάκοντο h.Merc. 145.

III shout, scream, cry aloud, utter, sing

of human beings, shout, scream, cry aloud, λέληκεν ἢν καὶ μηδένʼ ἀνθρώπων ὁρᾷ Semon. 7.15; φόβος μυχόθεν ἔλακε A. Ch. 35 (lyr.), cf. S. Ant. 1094, etc.; τί λέλακας; Ar. Ach. l.c.; μή νυν λακήσῃς Id. Pax 382: hence of Oracles, utter, A. Ag. 1426 (lyr.), S. Tr. 824 (lyr.), Ar. Pl. 39; also, sing, πρὸς αὐλόν E. Alc. 346.

2 shriek forth, utter aloud

c. acc. cogn., shriek forth, utter aloud, ὀλολυγμόν A. Ag. 596; στονόεν λέλακε χώρα Id. Pr. l.c.; λ. βοάν E. El. l.c., cf. Ion 776 (anap.); ἀγγελίας Id. IT 461 (anap.); πῆμα A. Ag. 865; ῥῆμα γενναῖον Ar. Ra. 97: c. dupl. acc., τοιαῦτα λάσκεις τοὺς . . φίλους; E. Andr. 671:—in this sense only in Trag. and (rarely) Com.

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Where it came from

  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. λάσκω (scan p. 639; entry #4697).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. λάσκω (scan pp. 1060-1061; entry #3498).

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