LOGOI

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ῥέζω

rezo1

do, act, deal

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What it meant — LSJ

I do, act, deal

do, act, deal, opp. εἰπεῖν, Od. 4.205, 22.314; opp. παθεῖν, v. infr.:—Constr.,

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abs., ὧδε δὲ ῥέξαι Il. 2.802; οὐ κατὰ μοῖραν ἔρεξας Od. 9.352, etc.

2 do, accomplish, make, if once done

more freq. trans. c. acc. rei, do, accomplish, make, ὅσʼ ἂν πεπνυμένος ἀνὴρ εἴποι καὶ ῥέξειε 4.205; μέρμερα ἔργα, ὅσσʼ ἄνδρες ῥέξαντες . . Il. 10.525, cf. Od. 22.314; τί ῥέξομεν; Il. 11.838; μέγα ῥέξας τι καὶ ἐσσομένοισι πυθέσθαι 22.305, cf. 2.274; ὅ τι ποσσίν τε ῥέξῃ καὶ χερσίν Od. 8.148; so in Lyr. and Trag., ῥέζοντά τι καὶ παθεῖν ἔοικε Pi. N. 4.32; τί ῥέξω; A. Eu. 788, cf. Th. 104 (both lyr.); τί ῥέξας τύχοιμʼ ἂν . .; Id. Ch. 316 (lyr.):—Pass., οὐδέ τι μῆχος ῥεχθέντος κακοῦ ἔστʼ ἄκος εὑρεῖν f

3 do, to, wronged, do

c. dupl. acc. pers. et rei, do something to one, κακὰ ῥέξαι τινά 3.354, Od. 2.73; ἀγαθὰ ῥ. τινά 22.209, cf. Il. 9.647; οὐδέν σε ῥέξω κακά 24.370, cf. 4.32, Od. 2.72: with Adv., κακῶς μιν ἔρ. wronged him, 23.56; so ἡ πόλις ἡμᾶς οὐ καλῶς ἔρρεξε Pl. Lg. 642c: but c. dat. pers., μηκέτι μοι κακὰ ῥέζετε do me (ethic dat.) no more mischiefs, Od. 20.314; ὅσα βροτοῖς ἔρεξας κακά E. Med. 1292 (lyr.).

4 shall avail, be of, service

with strengthd. signf., εἴ τι νόος ῥέξει if it shall avail aught, be of any service, Il. 14.62.

II perform, offer, do sacrifice, will sacrifice

in special sense, perform sacrifices, ἱερὰ ῥ. Od. 1.61, 3.5; ῥ. ἑκατόμβας ἀθανάτοις offer a hecatomb to the gods, Il. 23.206, cf. Od. 5.102, Pi. P. 10.34; ῥ. θαλύσιά τινι Il. 9.535; θύματα Ζηνὶ τῆς ἁλώσεως S. Tr. 288: abs., do sacrifice, ῥ. θεῷ Il. 2.400, 8.250, etc.: sts. with the victim in acc., σοί . . ῥέξω βοῦν ἦνιν will sacrifice it, 10.292, cf. Od. 9.553, 10.523.

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