ἀμφιβάλλω,
future -βαλῶ, etc.:—
middle,
Epic dialect future ἀμφιβαλεῦμαι[
Refs 8th c.BC+]:—
throw or
put round, used by [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
I of clothes, etc.,
put them on a person, with
double accusative person et
of things, ἀμφὶ δέ με χλαῖναν.. βάλεν ἠδὲ χιτῶνα[
Refs 8th c.BC+]:—
middle,
put round oneself, δὸς δὲ ῥάκος ἀμφιβαλέσθαι[
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἄγραν.. ἀ. πλοκάμοις[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.b metaphorically and half
metaphorically, τῷ δ᾽ ἐγὼ ἀμφιβαλὼν θάλαμον δέμον I built chamber
over him, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐξ ὅτου λευκὴν ἐκ μελαίνης ἀμφιβάλλομαι τρίχα since
I have put on white hair, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.c active in
middle sense, κρατερὸν μένος ἀμφιβαλόντες [ἑαυτοῖς] 'girding themselves with strength', [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; δουλοσύναν ἀμφιβαλοῦσα κάρᾳ [ἐμαυτῆς] [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: reversely,
middle for
active, ἀμφιβάλλεσθαι Ἀΐδαν ἐπί τινι[
Refs] —
passive, ὕμνος ἀμφιβάλλεται σοφῶν μητίες σι song
is cast (like a net) over the minds of poets, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.2 throw the arms
round, so as to embrace, with
dative person, ἀμφ᾽ Ὀδυσῆι.. χεῖρε βαλόντε[
Refs 8th c.BC+]; but ἀμφὶ δὲ χεῖρας βάλλομεν, of
seizing or
taking prisoner, [
Refs]; also ἀμφὶ δὲ χεῖρα.. βάλεν ἔγχεϊ
grasped it, [
Refs]
I.3 with
accusative person,
encompass, embrace, ἀμφιβαλόντε ἀλλήλους[
Refs 8th c.BC+]
I.4 encompass, beset, δυσμενὴς ὅρι᾽ ἀμφιβάλλει[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. φῦλον ὀρνίθων
surround them
with nets, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
strike or
hit on all sides, τινὰ βέλεσι[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.4.b absolutely,
fish (compare ἀμφίβληστρον), [
NT+2nd c.AD+]
I.4.c metaphorically, ἀμφὶ κτύπος οὔατα βάλλει[
Refs 8th c.BC+]
II force, move round, τὸ ἄρθρον variant forἀμφισφάλλω (which see), [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III doubt, περί τινος[
Refs 2nd c.BC+]: also followed by
infinitive, [
Refs 3rd c.AD+]; by ὡς.. [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]; by ὅτι.. [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
IV intransitive, ἀ. εἰς τόπον
go into
another place, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV.2 to be doubtful or
in dispute, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀμφιβάλλειν εἴωθε τὰ φίλτρα
are uncertain in their action, [
Refs 4th c.AD+]:—
passive,
to be in dispute, [
Refs 6th c.AD+]
V middle,
change, μορφήν[
Refs 3rd c.AD+]
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