- ἀράομαι
- to curse
- 1. to pray to a god, c. dat., [8th/7th c.BC]:—;c. acc. to invoke , [8th/7th c.BC]
2. c. acc. et inf. to pray that , [8th/7th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC]:—;c. inf. only, to pray to be so and so, [8th/7th c.BC]
3. to pray something for one, τί τιν; sometimes in good sense, ἀρ. τινι ἀγαθά [Refs 5th c.BC]; but usually in bad, to imprecate upon one, ἀρὰς ἀρ. τινι [Refs 5th c.BC], etc.; without an acc., ἀρᾶσθαί τινι to curse one, [Refs 5th c.BC]
4. c. inf. fut. to vow that one will or would , ἠρήσατο ῥέξειν [8th/7th c.BC] (ML)