oiomō

οἴομαι,
in Refs 8th c.BC+ always un contraction ὀΐομαι (except οἴομαι Refs 8th c.BC+, see below:—the shortened form οἶμαι is the one chiefly used in Trag., οἴομαι only in Refs 5th c.BC+; but οἴομαι is frequently in Refs 5th c.BC+ does not use either form; in Attic dialect Prose codices vary, but οἶμαι prevails, and was exclusively used in parenthesis (see. infr. IV): imperfect ᾠόμην Refs 5th c.BC+: future οἰήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+:—Epic dialect aorist ὠϊσάμην (see. below): aorist ὠΐσθην Refs 8th c.BC+; participle ὀϊσθείς Refs 8th c.BC+; Attic dialect and Ionic dialect aorist ᾠήθην Refs 5th c.BC+; but rare in Comedy texts and Trag., οἰηθῇς Refs 5th c.BC+; also aorist infinitive οἰήσασθαι Refs 4th c.BC+:—active, Epic dialect present ὀΐω and οἴω, but only in 1st pers. singular (see. below); Laconian dialect οἰῶ Refs 5th c.BC+. [In the un contraction forms, Refs 8th c.BC+ can be supported by ὀϊσσάμενος Refs 4th c.BC+; active present ὀΐω has ῑ when it stands at the end of a line, also in Refs 8th c.BC+; but ῐ in Refs 8th c.BC+.]:—forebode, presage, with accusative, κῆρας ὀϊομένῳ Refs 8th c.BC+; expect, ἐελδομένοισι μάλ᾽ ἡμῖν, οὐδ᾽ ἔτ᾽ ὀϊομένοισι Refs; suspect, ἤ τι ὀϊσάμενος, ἢ καὶ θεὸς ὣς ἐκέλευσεν Refs; fear, κατὰ θυμὸν ὀΐσατο, μή ἑ λαβοῦσα οὐλὴν ἀμφράσσαιτο Refs thou art ever suspecting, Refs 8th c.BC+ you can guess how it would have happened, Refsfuture infinitive, ὀΐομαι ἄνδρα χολωσέμεν Refs 8th c.BC+; τὸ καὶ τελέεσθαι ὀΐω Refs: with accusative et present infinitive, referring to present time, οὐδέ τι θυμῷ ὠΐσθη δόλον εἶναι Refs 8th c.BC+: with accusative et aorist infinitive, referring to past time, τῇ δ᾽ ὀΐω κατανεῦσαι Refs 8th c.BC+subjunctive of the infinitive must frequently be supplied from the context, διωκέμεναι γὰρ ὀΐω I fear [they] are pursuing me, Refs 8th c.BC+infinitive alone, when both Verbs have the same subject, as κιχήσεσθαι δέ δ᾽ ὀΐω I think I shall catch you, Refs; mean, intend, with future infinitive, οὐ γὰρ ἔγωγ᾽ ἔτι σοὶ πείσεσθαι ὀΐω Refs 8th c.BC+: with present infinitive, οὐ γὰρ ὀΐω ἀνδρῶν δυσμενέων ἑκὰς ἱστάμενος πολεμίζειν Refs 8th c.BC+
II impersonal, only Refs 8th c.BC+ there comes a boding into my heart.
III think, suppose, believe, frequently in Refs 8th c.BC+; οἶμαι γάρ νιν ἱκετεύσειν (ἱκετεῦσαι codices) Refs 5th c.BC+; κτήσεσθαι (-σασθαι codices) Refs 5th c.BC+; διαπράξεσθαι (-ξασθαι codices) Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to εἰδέναι, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, μάρτυρας δύο παρεχέτω ὀμνύντας οἰόμενον that he is the putative father, Refs 4th c.BC+
IV parenthetically, mostly in first person, ἐν πρώτοισιν, ὀΐω, κείσεται among the first, I ween, will he be lying, Refs 8th c.BC+; in Attic dialect this parenthetic use is probably confined to the shorter form οἶμαι, imperfect ᾤμη; rarely in other persons than the first, as οὐκ οἴει ἀναγκασθήσετα; Refs 5th c.BC+; πόσης οἴεσθε γέμει σωφροσύνη; Refs
IV.2 expressive of modesty or courtesy, to avoid over-great bluntness of assertion, Refs 5th c.BC+: even between a preposition and its case, ἐξ οἶμαι τῆς ἀκροτάτης ἐλευθερίας Refs 5th c.BC+; or between Article and substantive, οἱ γὰρ οἶμαι βέλτιστοι Refs
V answering a question, I think so, I should think so, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἴεσθαί γε χρή one must think so, it would seem so, Refs
VI Attic dialect phrases:
VI.1 πῶς οἴε; you can't think how, to add force, like{πῶς δοκεῖς}; πόθος τὴν καρδίαν ἐπάταξε πῶς οἴει σφόδρα Refs 5th c.BC+
VI.2 οἴομαι δεῖν I think it my duty, think fit, hence sometimes, intend, purpose, λέγειν οἴεται δεῖν ποιεῖν δεινούς his object is to train orators, Refs 5th c.BC+; [ὁ ἀκόλαστος] οἰόμενος δεῖν [διώκει τὰ ἡδέα] intentionally, Refs 5th c.BC+; but οἴομαι δὲ δεῖν οὐδέν methinks there is no need, Refs 5th c.BC+; must we not either think we know or really know? (δεῖν being superfluous).
VI.3 οἴομαι without δεῖν I mean to, intend, οὐκ οἴει.. δοῦναι δίκη; Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐ βαλεῖν (variant{βάλλειν}).. ᾠήθη Refs 4th c.BC+

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