aniēkamō

ἀνίημι, ης
(ἀνιεῖς, as if from ἀνιέω, uncertain in Refs 8th c.BC+, ησι: imperfect ἀνίην, Refs 8th c.BC+ and 3rd.pers.singular εις, ει, Ionic dialect 3rd.pers.singular ἀνίηRefs 8th c.BC+; 1st pers.singular ἀνίεινRefs 2nd c.AD+future ἀνήσω: perfect ἀνεῖκα: aorist 1 ἀνῆκ; Ionic dialect ἀνέηκα.:—the Homeric forms ἀνέσειRefs 8th c.BC+, aorist optative ἀνέσαιμιRefs, participle ἀνέσαντεςRefs 8th c.BC+: aorist 2, 3rd.pers.plural ἀνεῖσανRefs 5th c.BC+, subjunctive ἀνῇςRefs 4th c.BC+, Epic dialect 3rd.pers.singular subjunctive ἀνήηRefs 8th c.BC+infinitive ἀνεῖναι, participle ἀνείς:—passive, ἀνίεμαι: perfect ἀνεῖμαιRefs 5th c.BC+, 3rd.pers.plural perfect ἀνέωνταιRefs 5th c.BC+infinitive ἀνἑῶσθαι (sic) Refs: aorist participle ἀνεθείςRefs 5th c.BC+: future ἀνεθήσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+ Attic dialect: but even Refs 8th c.BC+.]: —send up or forth, Ζεφύροιο.. ἀήτας Ὠκεανὸς ἀνίησινRefs 8th c.BC+; of Charybdis, τρὶς μὲν γάρ τ᾽ ἀνίησιν.. τρὶς δ᾽ ἀναροιβδεῖRefsspew up, vomit, Refs 5th c.BC+; of the earth, καρπὸν ἀ. make corn or fruit spring up, Refs 4th c.BC+; also of the gods, ἀ. ἄροτον γῆςRefs 5th c.BC+; so of females, produce, Refs:—in passive, σπαρτῶν ἀπ᾽ ἀνδρῶν ῥίζωμ᾽ ἀνεῖταιRefs 4th c.BC+: then in various relations, συὸς χρῆμα ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+; of a forest, πῦρ καὶ φλόγαRefs 5th c.BC+:—send up from the grave or nether world, Refs 5th c.BC+ — passive, ἐκ γῆς κάτωθεν ἀνίεται ὁ πλοῦτοςRefs; of fruit, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 let come up, give access to, τινάRefs 5th c.BC+
II let go, from Refs 8th c.BC+ i.e. left me, Refs 8th c.BC+: —passive, ἀνίεσθαι wake up, Refs 1st c.BC+; set free, ἐκ στέγης ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+; let go unpunished, ἄνδρα τὴν ὀλιγαρχίαν λυμαινόμενονRefs 5th c.BC+; ἄνετέ μ᾽ ἄνετε leave me alone, forbear, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a state of mind, ἐμὲ δ᾽ οὐδ᾽ ὣς θυμὸν ἀνίει.. ὀδύνηRefs 8th c.BC+; ἀ. ἵππον to let him go (by slackening the rein), Refs 5th c.BC+
II.b loosen, unfasten, δεσμόνRefs 8th c.BC+: hence, open, πύλας ἄνεσανRefs 8th c.BC+; ἀ. σήμαντρα break the seal, Refs:—passive, πύλαι ἀνειμέναιRefs 1st c.BC+
II.2 ἀ. τινί let loose at one, slip at, ἀ. τὰς κύναςRefs 8th c.BC+infinitive, Διομήδεα μαργαίνειν ἀνέηκενRefs: generally, set on or urge to do a thing, with infinitive, Μοῦσ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἀοιδὸν ἀνῆκεν ἀειδέμεναιRefs 8th c.BC+: frequently with accusative person only, let loose, excite, as οὐδέ κε Τηλέμαχον.. ῷδ᾽ ἀνιείηςRefs 8th c.BC+; τοῖσιν μὲν Θρασυμήδεα δῖον ἀνῆκεν urged Thrasymedes to their aid, Refs:—so in passive, ἅπας κίνδυνος ἀνεῖται σοφίαςRefs 5th c.BC+
II.3 ἀ. τινὰ πρός τι to let go for any purpose, τὸν λεὼν.. ἀνεῖναι πρὸς ἔργα τε καὶ θυσίαςRefs 5th c.BC+; ἐς παιγνίην ἑωυτὸν ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐὰν δ᾽ ἀνῇς, ὕβριστον χρῆμα κἀκόλαστον [γυνή] if you leave her free, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 let, allow, with accusative et infinitive, ἀνεῖναι αὐτοὺς ὅ τι βούλονται ποιεῖνRefs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive omitted, ἀνεῖσα πένθει κόμανRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. στολίδος κροκόεσσαν τρυφάνRefs 1st c.AD+infinitive, ἀνεὶς αὐτῷ θηρᾶν having given him leave to hunt, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 middle, loosen, undo, with accusative, κόλπον ἀνιεμένη baring her breast, Refs 8th c.BC+; αἶγας ἀνιέμενοι stripping or flaying goats, Refs 8th c.BC+; so in active, ἀνιέναι· δέρειν, Refs 5th c.AD+
II.6 let go free, leave untilled, of ground dedicated to a god, τέμενος ἀνῆκεν ἅπανRefs 5th c.BC+allowed to run wild, LXX:—but this sense mostly in passive, devote oneself, give oneself up, ἐς τὸ ἐλεύθερονRefs 5th c.BC+; especially of animals dedicated to a god, which are let range at large (compare ἄνετος), ἀνεῖται τὰ θηρίαRefs; of a person devoted to the gods, νῦν δ᾽ οὗτος ἀνεῖται στυγερῷ δαίμονιRefs 5th c.BC+; of places, etc., θεοῖσιν ἀ. δένδρεαRefs 3rd c.BC+; ἄλσος ἀνειμένον a consecrated grove, conjecture in Refs 5th c.BC+; of land, ἀ. εἰς νομάςRefs 2nd c.BC+ devoted to a thing, wholly engaged in it, e.g. ἐς τὸν πόλεμονRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀνέωνται ἐς τὸ μάχιμον they are given up to military service, Refs; ἐς τὸ κέρδος λῆμ᾽ ἀνειμένον given up to.., Refs 5th c.BC+perfect participle passive ἀνειμένος as adjective, going free, left to one's own will and pleasure, at large, Refs 5th c.BC+; πέπλοι ἀνειμένοι let hang loose, Refs; τὸ εἰς ἀδικίαν καὶ πλεονεξίαν -μένον unrestrained propensity to.., Refs 1st c.AD+
II.7 slacken, relax, opposed to ἐπιτείνω or ἐντείνω, of a bow or stringed instrument, unstring, as Refs 5th c.BC+; especially of musical scales, ἁρμονίαι ἀνειμέναι, opposed to σύντονοι, Refs 4th c.BC+: metaphorically, ὀργῆς ὀλίγον τὸν κόλλοπ᾽ ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀνειμένη τάσις the grave accent,Refstemper, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.7.b remit, neglect, give up, στέρνων ἀραγμούςRefs 5th c.BC+; φυλακήν, ἄσκησιν, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. θάνατόν τινι to remit sentence of death to one, let one live, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τὰ χρέα, τὰς καταδίκας, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἄνες λόγον speak more mildly, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. ἀρχήν, πόλεμον, etc., Refs:—passive, to be treated remissly, ἀνεθήσεται τὰ πράγματαRefshas become effete, powerless, Refs 5th c.BC+perfect participle ἀνειμένος as an adjective, ἐν τῷ ἀνειμένῳ τῆς γνώμης when their minds are not strung up for action, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀνειμένῃ τῇ διαίτῃ relaxed, unconstrained, of the Athenians, Refs; δίαιτα λίαν ἀ., of the Ephors, Refs 4th c.BC+dissolute, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἄνανδρος καὶ λίαν ἀ.Refsparched, Refs 3rd c.BC+; of climate, ἀ. καὶ μαλακόςRefs 4th c.BC+: comparative ἀνειμενώτεροςRefs 4th c.AD+ —but,
II.8 the sense of relaxation occurs also as an intransitive usage of the active, slacken, abate, of the wind, ἐπειδὰν πνεῦμ᾽ ἀνῇRefs 5th c.BC+; ἐμφῦσα οὐκ ἀνίει, of a viper, having fastened on him she does not let go, Refs not to give way at all, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰς τιμὰς ἀνεικέναι ἤκουον that prices had fallen, Refs 4th c.BC+; σιδήρια ἀ. ἐν τοῖς μαλακοῖς lose their edge, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.8.b with participle, give up or cease doing, ὕων οὐκ ἀνίει [ὁ θεός] Refs 5th c.BC+
II.8.c with genitive, cease from a thing, μωρίαςRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀνῆκε τοῦ ἐξελθεῖν forbore to come forth, LXX
II.9 dilute, dissolve, διά τινος or τινί, Refs 2nd c.AD+; διυγραινομένων καὶ ἀνιεμένωνRefs 4th c.BC+

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.