αἱρέω
ε-contract Verb;
Transliteration:
Principal Part:
αἱρέω
αἱρήσω
ᾕρησα
ᾕρηκα
ᾕρημαι
ᾑρέθην
Structure:
αἱρέ
(Stem)
+
ω
(Ending)
Etym.: The forms ei(=lon etc. come from the stem e(l-.
Sense
- to take, grasp, seize
- to win, gain
- to convict, win a conviction
- (figuratively) to grasp with the mind, understand
- (middle) to take for oneself, choose
- (middle) to prefer
Conjugation
The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.
Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.
- εἶδον γὰρ αὐτῶν κρείσσον’ ἢ λέξαι λόγῳ τολμήμαθ’, οἷσ ἤλπιζον αἱρήσειν πόλιν. (Euripides, Suppliants, episode6)
- εἰ μὴ μόνοσ οἰεί τεύξεσθαι τούτου καὶ αἱρήσειν διώκων ὃ πρὸ σοῦ μάλα πολλοὶ κἀγαθοὶ καὶ ὠκύτεροι παρὰ πολὺ διώκοντεσ οὐ κατέλαβον. (Lucian, 160:2)
- ἀλλ’ αἴρεται μὲν ἀσπὶσ αὐτοῖσ προδοσίασ σημεῖον, ἐπιπλέουσι δὲ ταῖσ Ἀθήναισ ἐλπίζοντεσ αἱρήσειν καὶ καθ’ ἡσυχίαν Σούνιον κάμψαντεσ ὑπεραιωροῦνται Φαλήρων, οἱ δὲ πρῶτοι καὶ δοκιμώτατοι τῶν ἀνδρῶν προδιδόασιν ἀπεγνωκότεσ τὴν πόλιν· (Plutarch, De Herodoti malignitate, section 27 5:1)
- ὡσ δὲ ἤκουσε τοῖσ φρουροῖσ εἰσ τὴν Λοκρίδα γεγενῆσθαι στρατείαν ἐλπίσασ ἔρημον αἱρήσειν τὸν Ὀρχομενὸν ἐστράτευσεν, ἔχων μεθ’ ἑαυτοῦ τὸν ἱερὸν λόχον καὶ τῶν ἱππέων οὐ πολλούσ, ἐπεὶ δὲ πρὸσ τὴν πόλιν προσαγαγὼν εὑρ͂εν ἥκουσαν ἐκ Σπάρτησ διαδοχὴν τῆσ φρουρᾶσ, ἀπῆγεν ὀπίσω τὸ στράτευμα πάλιν διὰ Τεγυρῶν, ᾗ μόνῃ βάσιμον ἦν κύκλῳ παρὰ τὴν ὑπώρειαν. (Plutarch, Pelopidas, chapter 16 2:1)
- ἀκμὴ γὰρ οὐ μακρῶν ἡμῖν λόγων, μὴ καὶ μάθῃ μ’ ἥκοντα κἀκχέω τὸ πᾶν σόφισμα, τῷ νιν αὐτίχ’ αἱρήσειν δοκῶ. (Sophocles, Philoctetes, episode 1:4)
Synonyms
-
to take
- λαμβάνω (I take, I take hold of, grasp)
- λάζομαι (I seize, grasp)
- συναρπάζω (to seize, grasp)
- συμμάρπτω (to seize or grasp together)
- ὑπολαμβάνω (I take up, seize)
- καταλαμβάνω (I seize, grasp, hold)
- συναιρέω (to grasp or seize together, to seize at once)
- καθαιρέω (to take and carry off, seize)
- ὑπολαμβάνω (I take away, seize, remove)
- προσπεριβάλλω (to grasp at)
-
to win
- ἐπικτάομαι (to gain or win besides)
- θιγγάνω (to reach, gain, win)
- ἐπισπάω (to attract, gain, win)
- ἀναλαμβάνω (to gain quite over, win over)
- προσκτάομαι (to gain or win over, to win over, to his side)
- προσποιέω (to attach to oneself, win, gain over)
- ἀνύω (I gain)
- κτεατίζω (to get, gain, win)
- ἐξαείρω (to carry off for oneself, earn, win)
- ἀνακτάομαι (to win, over, gain)
- ὑποποιέω (to gain by underhand tricks, to win over)
- ἐξαρέσκομαι (to win over)
-
to convict
-
to grasp with the mind
- ἕπω (to follow up, in mind, to understand)
- καταλαμβάνω (I grasp with the mind: comprehend)
-
to take for oneself
-
to prefer
Derived
- ἀναιρέω (, to take up, to take up and carry off)
- ἀπεξαιρέω (to take out, remove)
- ἀποπροαιρέω (to take away from, having taken some of)
- ἀφαιρέω (to take from, take away from, having taken)
- διαιρέω (to take one from another, to cleave in twain, to divide into parts)
- ἐξαιρέω (to take out of, to take out, to take out for oneself)
- ἐξαφαιρέω (to take right away)
- καθαιρέω (to take down, we lowered, to take)
- μεθαιρέω (to catch in turn)
- παραιρέω (to take away from beside, withdraw, remove)
- περιαιρέω (to take off something that surrounds, take off an outer coat, take away)
- προαιρέω (to bring forth, produce from one's stores, to take away first)
- προαναιρέω (to take away before, to refute by anticipation)
- προεξαιρέω (to take out before, to be deprived of before)
- προσαιρέομαι (to choose for oneself, to take for one's companion or ally, to choose in addition to)
- προυφαιρέω (to filch beforehand, get, held)
- συγκαθαιρέω (to put down together, to join in putting down, to accomplish)
- συναιρέω (to grasp or seize together, to seize at once, to bring together)
- συναναιρέω (to destroy together with, to destroy altogether or utterly, to give the same answer)
- συναφαιρέω (to take away together, to assist in rescuing)
- συνεξαιρέω (to take out together, to help in removing, to take away also)
- ὑπεξαιρέω (to take away from below, to drain away, to make away with)
- ὑφαιρέω (to seize underneath or inwardly, to draw or take away from under, tried to draw)
