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χέω (cheō) to pour ^G:V

χέω,

used in the simple form mostly by Poets, but see at {ἐγ-}, κατα-, συγ-χέω; -εει is not contraction by Epic dialect, see [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but in Trag. and Attic dialect always so, ἐκ-χεῖ, συγ-χεῖς, κατα-χεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; for -εε no rule is observed, imperfect χέε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν-έχει, ἐν-έχεις, ἐξ-έχει, [Refs 5th c.BC+] — -έῃ, -έο, -έου, -έω seem never to have been contracted, except ἐγχεῦντα [Refs 3rd c.BC+] — future χέω (ἐκ-χεῶ accusative to [Refs 4th c.AD+] H., but this is Hellenistic, [LXX], ἐκ-χεεῖ [LXX]middle χεόμενος (see. below) points to Attic dialect χέω), συγ- [χέων 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Comicus 69.3 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect future χεύω [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist ἔχεα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect ἔχευα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect aorist 1 subjunctive χεύομεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect κέχῠκα, (ἐκ-) [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—middle, future Attic dialect χεόμενος [Refs 4th c.BC+]: aorist ἐχεάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect ἐχευάμην, χευάμην, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect subjunctive χεύεται (περι-) [Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, future χῠθήσομαι (συγ-) [Refs 4th c.BC+] —aorist 1 ἐχύθην [ῠ] [Refs 8th c.BC+] not in Inscrr. or Papyrus, falsa lectio in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]aorist χύτο [ῠ] [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔχυντο, χύντο,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; participle χύμενος, η, ον, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect κέχῠμαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: pluperfect Epic dialect κέχῠτο [Refs 8th c.BC+]—Epic dialect present χείω, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; later Epic dialect present χεύω both in the simple Verb and compounds, [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—middle, χεύομαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: in later Prose present χύνω (which see); χῦσαι is falsa lectio for{λῦσαι} in codices dett. of [Refs 3rd c.AD+] —Rare in Prose, except in compounds and in middle

__BRadic. sense, pour:
__B.I properly of liquids, pour out, let flow, κρήνη κατ᾽ αἰγίλιπος πέτρης χέει ὕδωρ [Refs 8th c.BC+] of Zeus, i.e. makes it rain, [Refs 8th c.BC+] it snows, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently of drink-offerings, χέουσα χοάς [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—middle, χοὴν χεῖσθαι νεκύεσσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, κέχυται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κρῆναι χέονται they gush forth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χέεσθαι βουτύρῳ, γάλακτι to flow with.., [LXX]
__B.I.2 χ. δάκρυα shed tears, δάκρυα θερμὰ χέοντες [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—middle, ὅσα σώματα χεῖται [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, of tears, flow, δάκρυα θερμὰ χέοντο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of blood, to be shed, drip, φονίας σταγόνας χυμένας ἐς πέδον [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B.I.3 smelt metal, [LXX]
__B.I.3.b cast, of bronze statues, [Refs 6th c.BC+]
__B.I.4 passive, become liquid, melt, dissolve, τὰ κεχυμένα, opposed to τὰ συνεστῶτα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the ground in spring, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κεχυμένοι ὀφθαλμοί perhaps moist, languishing eyes, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__B.II of solids, shed, scatter, φύλλα ἄνεμος χαμάδις χέει [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν.. ἄλφιτα χ. δοροῖσιν pour into..,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; καλάμην χθονί, of a mower or reaper, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, ἐν νάσῳ κέχυται σπέρμα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πάγου χυθέντος when the frost was on the ground, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κέχυται νόσος has spread through his frame, [Refs]
__B.II.2 throw up earth, so as to form a mound, σῆμ᾽ ἔχεαν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χεύαντες δὲ τὸ σῆμα[Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.II.3 χ. δούρατα shower spears, [Refs]:—middle, βέλεα χέοντο they showered their darts, [Refs]
__B.II.4 let fall, drop, κατὰ δ᾽ ἡνία χεῦεν ἔραζε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀπὸ κρατὸς χέε (variant for{βάλε}) δέσματα [Refs 8th c.BC+] of trees, not to shed their fruit, but to let it hang down in profusion, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, πλόκαμος γένυν παρ᾽ αὐτὴν κεχυμένος streaming down, falling, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II.5 in passive, to be heaped up, massed together, [ἰχθύες] ἐπὶ ψαμάθοισι κέχυνται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of dead geese, [Refs]; of dung,[Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.II.6 passive, of living beings, stream in a dense throng, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.II.7 of persons, ἀμφ᾽ αὐτῷ χυμένη throwing herself around him,[Refs 8th c.BC+]:—middle, ἀμφὶ φίλον υἱὸν ἐχεύατο πήχεε [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, of things, ἀμφὶ δὲ δεσμοὶ τεχνήεντες ἔχυντο [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.II.8 perfect passive κέχυμαι, to be wholly engaged or absorbed in, Δᾶλος, ἐν ᾇ κέχυμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κεχυμένος ἐς τἀφροδίσια, Latin effusus in Venerem, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__B.III of impalpable things:
__B.III.1 of the voice, φωνήν, αὐδὴν χ., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of wind instruments, πνεῦμα χέων ἐν αὐλοῖς [Refs 7th c.BC+]:—middle, κωμῳδικὰ πολλὰ χέασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+] —but in passive, κεχυμένα ᾄσματα non-rhythmical melodies, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__B.III.1.b κὰκ κεφαλῆς χεῦεν πολὺ κάλλος [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.III.2 of things that obscure the sight, κατ᾽ ὀφθαλμῶν χέεν ἀχλύν shed a dark cloud over the eyes, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πολλὴν ἠέρα χεῦε shed a mist abroad, [Refs 8th c.BC+] — passive, ἀμφὶ δέ οἱ θάνατος χύτο was shed around him, [Refs 8th c.BC+] the mist dissolved or vanished, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐχεύατο πόντον ἔπι φρίξ (middle in passive sense) [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.III.3 aorist passive, ἐχύθη οἱ θυμός his mind overflowed with joy, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__B.III.4 passive, to be dissipated, diffused, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; to be rarefied, opposed to πιλεῖσθαι, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]. (Cf. Sanskrit juhóti 'pour (sacrificial offerings)', participle hutás (= χυτός), Latin fundo, Gothic giutan 'pour'.)

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Jer.6.11 ☩ LXX.Exod.4.9 ☩ LXX.Lev.4.18 ☩ LXX.Deut.12.16 ☩ LXX.Lev.4.12 ☩ LXX.Exod.29.16 ☩ LXX.Job.29.6 ☩ LXX.Mal.3.3}