| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ύω | rain | LXX.Exod.9.18 • LXX.Exod.16.4 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὕω (huō) to rain G:V
ὕω [ῡ
in present except in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]future ὕσω [ῡ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ὗσα [Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, future (as passive) ὕσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, aorist ὕσθην [Refs]: perfect participle ἐφ-υσμένος [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—rain, ὗε Ζεύς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κἢν ὕῃ [ῠ] *zeu/s [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ὗσον, ὗσον, ὦ φίλε Ζεῦ, κατὰ τῆς ἀρούρας Votum cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+] —but,
__2 after [Refs 8th c.BC+], it rains, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εἰ ὗε if it rained, [Refs]when it is raining, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὕοντος πολλῷ as it was raining heavily, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πολὺ ὕσαντος after it had rained heavily, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὕε, κύε, prayer addressed by hierophants to sky and earth, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 sometimes with accusative loci, ἑπτὰ ἐτέων οὐκ ὗε τὴν Θήρην it did not rain on Thera, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 frequently with accusative cognate, ὗσε χρυσόν it rained gold, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὗσεν ὁ θεὸς ἰχθύας, βατράχους, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; νεφέλαι ὕουσι [μύρον] [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II passive, with future middle, to be drenched with rain, λέων ὑόμενος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὕσθησαν αἱ Θῆβαι Thebes was rained upon, i.e. it rained there, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ γῆ ὕεται ὀλίγῳ it rains little or seldom there, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὄνος ὕεται he is like an ass in rain, proverbial of an obstinate person, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 sometimes, fall down in rain, in a shower, ὑσθῆναί φασιν χρυσόν [Refs 1st c.BC+]. (Cf. Sanskrit sunóti 'press out juice'.)