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λῶ

want, wish

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What it meant

1. λῶ · lō — Beekes

λῶ [v.] ‘want, wish’ (Epich., Ar., Theoc., Dor., El. inscr.). «ἦν eVAR Pres. 2sg. λῇς, 38g. Af, ipl. A@pec, etc. El. opt. AEottav, Cret. opt. “Eo, λξιοιεν, subj. λξιωντι, pte. AEtovtos, -a, etc., inf. (conj. by Ahrens Th. 5, 77) λῆν; the gloss λεῳμι (H.) looks Ionic. *DER 1. λῆμα [n.) ‘will, spirit, courage, audacity’ (Hdt.), with λημάτια- φρονήματα, βουλεύματα ‘thoughts, resolutions’ (H.), ληματίας [m.] … — [Beekes, s.v. λῶ, p. 929]

2. λῶ · lō — Chantraine

λῶ : autres formes λῇς, λῇ, λῶμες, inf. λῆν (Théoc. 5,77); en crétois subj. λῇ, λξίδντι, opt. λέοι, λξίοιεν, part. λξίοντος, ct. Bechtel, Gr. Dial. 2,748; en éléen opt. λξοίταν, cf. ibid. 853; attesté en dorien littéraire (Epich. 170,171, passages en lacon. d’Ar. Lysisir., Théoc.) ; la glose λέῳμι {Hsch.) a un aspect ionien. Sens : « vouloir ». Dérivés : λῆμα «volonté, résolution, courage», parfois « arrogance » … — [Chantraine, s.v. λῶ, p. 670]

3. λῶ · lō — Frisk

λῶ, λῇς, λῇ, λῶμες usw., el. Opt. AEoırav, kret. Opt. ABfı)oı, AEıoıev, Konj. λξιωντι, Ptz. λξιοντος, -a usw., Inf. (coni. Ahrens Th. 5, 77) λῆν, (dor. u. el. Inschr., Epich., Ar., Theok. usw.) “wollen, wünschen’. — Davon 1. λῆμα τι. “Wille, Entschlossenheit, Mut, Verwegenheit’ (vorw. poet., auch Hdt.; Aly Glotta 15, 116) mit λημάτια' φρονήματα, βουλεύματα H., ληματίας m. “Wagehals’ (Ar. Ra. 494; Chantraine Form. … — [Frisk, s.v. λῶ, p. 1122]

4. λῶ · lō — LSJ

wish, desire

= θέλω: 1 sg. indic., λῶ τι μυσίξαι νέον Ar. Lys. 981; 2 sg., αἰ λῇς, = εἰ θέλεις, Epich. 170.7, 172.4, Ar. Ach. 766, cf. 776; ὅ τι τὺ λῇς Epich. 171.10; ὅ τι λῇς Ar. Lys. 95; καἰ τὺ λῇς Crates Com. 41 (cj.); ἥντινα λῇς Call. Dian. 19; λῇς . . τῆδε καθίξας . . συρίσδεν; Theoc. 1.12; 3 sg., λῇ . . λαβεῖν; Epich. 170.8: 1 pl., ἁμές γε λῶμες αἴ τις . . λῇ τοῦτʼ ἀποδόμεν Ar. Lys. 1162; 3 pl., ἐπιλέγω τοῖς θεοῖς, ὅτι λῶντι Epich. 35.12, cf. Theoc. 4.14: subj., καἴ κά τις . . λῇ τήνῳ λέγειν Epich. 35.

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