amfiballamō

βάλλω,
future βᾰλῶ (in Attic dialect Prose only in compounds), Ionic dialect βαλέω Refs 8th c.BC+aorist 2 ἔβᾰλον, Ionic dialect προ-βάλεσκε Refs 8th c.BC+; later aorist 1 ἔβαλα LXX; Epic dialect and Ionic dialect infinitive βαλέειν Refs 8th c.BC+; optative βλείης in Refs 5th c.BC+, participle βλείς Refsperfect βέβληκα: pluperfect ἐβεβλήκειν, Epic dialect βεβλήκειν Refs 8th c.BC+:—middle, Ionic dialect imperfect βαλλέσκετο Refs 5th c.BC+future βᾰλοῦμαι (προ-) Refs 8th c.BC+aorist 2 ἐβᾰλόμην, Ionic dialect imperative βαλεῦ Refs 5th c.BC+ used mostly in compounds:—passive, future βληθήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+; participle δια-βεβλησόμενος Refs 2nd c.AD+: aorist ἐβλήθην Refs 8th c.BC+ also has an Epic dialect aorist passive, ἔβλητο Refs 8th c.BC+; subjunctive βλήεται Refs 8th c.BC+; optative βλῇο or βλεῖο Refs 8th c.BC+; infinitive βλῆσθαι Refs; participle βλήμενος Refsperfect βέβλημαι, Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural βεβλήαται Refs (but 3rd.pers. singular Refs 5th c.BC+pluperfect ἐβεβλήμην (περι-) Refs 5th c.BC+; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural περι-εβεβλέατο Refs 5th c.BC+ — _Epic dialect_ perfect βεβόλημαι in special sense, see at {βολέω}.
A active, throw:
I with accusative of person or thing aimed at, throw so as to hit, hit with a missile, frequently opposed to striking with a weapon in the hand, βλήμενος ἠὲ τυπείς Refs 8th c.BC+; so even in ἐγγύθεν ἐλβὼν βεβλήκει.. δουρί Refs; but later opposed to τοξεύειν, Refs 8th c.BC+; so τὸν δ᾽ Ὀδυσεὺς κατὰ λαιμὸν.. βάλεν ἰῷ Refs 8th c.BC+; also βάλε Τυδεΐδαο κατ᾽ ἀσπίδα smote upon it, Refs
I.2 less frequently of things, ἡνίοχον κονίης ῥαθάμιγγες ἔβαλλον Refs; of drops of blood,Refs 5th c.BC+; of the sun, ἀκτῖσιν ἔβαλλεν [θάμνους] Refs 8th c.BC+ (so passive, σελήνη.. δι᾽ εὐτρήτων βαλλομένη θυρίδων Refs 1st c.BC+; strike the senses, of sound, ἵππων ὠκυπόδων ἀμφὶ κτύπος οὔατα βάλλει Refs 8th c.BC+; of smell, ὀσμὴ β. τινά Refs
I.3 metaphorically, β. τινὰ κακοῖς, φθόνῳ, ψόγῳ, smite with reproaches, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+ (hence metaphorically, praise, Refs 4th c.BC+
II with accusative of the weapon thrown, cast, hurl, of missiles, rare in Refs 8th c.BC+: with dative, of the weapon, throw or shoot with a thing, οἱ δ᾽ ἄρα χερμαδίοισι.. βάλλον Refs 8th c.BC+ throw at one, Refs 5th c.BC+ hitting the mark, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 generally of anything thrown, εἰς ἅλα λύματ᾽ ἔβαλλον Refs 8th c.BC+; εὐνὰς β. throw out the anchor-stones, Refs; β. σπόρον cast the seed, Refs 3rd c.BC+manure, Refs 2nd c.AD+: metaphorically, ὕπνον.. ἐπὶ βλεφάροις β. Refs 8th c.BC+
II.2.b of persons, β. τινὰ ἐν κονίῃσιν, ἐν δαπέδῳ, Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, ὑπὸ χλαίνῃ βεβλημένος Refs 1st c.BC+on a sick-bed, NT+8th c.BC+; β. τινὰ ἐς ἔχθραν, ἐς φόβον, Refs 5th c.BC+; also ἐν αἰτίᾳ or αἰτίᾳ β. τινά, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 let fall, ἑτέρωσε κάρη βάλεν Refs 8th c.BC+; β. τοὺς ὀδόντας cast, shed them, Refs 4th c.BC+; so βάλλειν alone,Refs
II.4 of the eyes, ἑτέρωσε βάλ᾽ ὄμματα cast them, Refs 8th c.BC+ aiming at.., Refs 3rd c.AD+; βαλὼν πρὸς αὐτό directing one's gaze at.., Refs
II.5 of animals, push forward or in front, τοὺς σοὺς [ἵππους] πρόσθε βαλών Refs 8th c.BC+; πλήθει πρόσθε βαλόντες (i.e. ἵππους)Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.6 in a looser sense, put, place, with or without a notion of haste, τὼ μὲν.. βαλέτην ἐν χερσὶν ἑταίρων NT+8th c.BC+; β. πλίνθους lay bricks, Refs; pour, οἶνον εἰς ἀσκούς NT+1st c.AD+: metaphorically, ἐν στήθεσσι μένος βάλε ποιμένι λαῶν Refs 8th c.BC+; ὅπως.. φιλότητα μετ᾽ ἀμφοτέροισι βάλωμεν may put friendship between them,Refs 8th c.BC+; but also θυμῷ, ἐς θυμὸν β., lay to heart, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.6.b especially of putting round, ἀμφ᾽ ὀχέεσσι θοῶς βάλε καμπύλα κύκλα Refs 8th c.BC+; of clothes or arms, ἀμφὶ δ᾽ Ἀθήνη ὤμοις.. βάλ᾽ αἰγίδα Refs; put on, φαιὰ ἱμάτια Refs 2nd c.BC+
II.6.c place money on deposit, ἀργύριον τοῖς τραπεζίταις NT
II.6.d pay, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.7 of dice, throw, τρὶς ἓξ βαλεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+ absolutely, by its throw, Refs 4th c.BC+: metaphorically, εὖ or καλῶς βάλλειν to be lucky, successful, Refs 5th c.BC+
III intransitive, fall, ποταμὸς Μινυήϊος εἰς ἅλα βάλλων Refs 8th c.BC+; ἄνεμος κατ᾽ αὐτῆς (i.e. νεώς) ἔβαλε NT; [ἵππους] περὶ τέρμα βαλούσας having run round the post, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐγὼ δὲ.. τάχ᾽ ἐν πέδῳ βαλῶ (i.e. ἐμαυτήν) Refs 4th c.BC+; λίμνηθεν ὅτ᾽ εἰς ἁλὸς οἶδμα βάλητε arrive at.., Refs 3rd c.BC+; εἴσω β. enter a river's mouth, Oracle texts cited in Refs 1st c.BC+; βαλὼν κάθευδε lie down and sleep, Refs 2nd c.AD+; τί οὖν, οὐ ῥέγκω βαλώνRefs 4th c.BC+
III.2 in familiar language, βάλλ᾽ ἐς κόρακας away with you! be hanged! Refs 5th c.BC+
B middle, put for oneself, ὡς ἐνὶ θυμῷ βάλλεαι that thou may'st lay it to heart, Refs 8th c.BC+; εἰς or ἐπὶ νοῦν, εἰς μνήμην, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐπ᾽ ἑωυτῶν βαλόμενοι on their own responsibility, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἑτέρως ἐβάλοντο θεοί, see l. for ἐβόλοντο in Refs 8th c.BC+
B.2 τόξα or ξίφος ἀμφ᾽ ὤμοισιν βάλλεσθαι throw about one's shoulder, Refs 8th c.BC+
B.3 ἐς γαστέρα βάλλεσθαι γόνον conceive, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.4 lay as foundation, κρηπῖδα βαλέσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+; also, lay the foundations of, begin to form, οἰκοδομίας Refs 5th c.BC+; simply, build, ἱερὸν περί τι Refs 2nd c.AD+; β. ἄγκυραν cast anchor, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II rarely, χρόα βάλλεσθαι λουτροῖς dash oneself with water, bathe, Refs 5th c.BC+ Root g[uglide]el- 'throw', Sanskritgalati 'trickle', OHG. quellan 'spurt up', Lithuanian gulēti 'lie'.)

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