- ζεύγνυμι
- harness
- 1. to yoke, put to , ἵππους [8th/7th c.BC], etc.; ζ. ἵππους ὑφ᾽ ἅρματα, ὑφ᾽ ἅρμασιν, ὑπ᾽ ὄχεσφιν, ὑπ᾽ ἀμάξηισιν [8th/7th c.BC];—;(so in Mid., ἵππους ζεύγνυσθαι to put to one's horses, [8th/7th c.BC]);—;also of riding horses, to harness, saddle and bridle , ζεῦξαι Πάγασον [Refs 5th c.BC]:—;of chariots, to put to, get ready , [8th/7th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC]
2. to bind, bind fast , [5th/4th c.BC]:—;Pass., φάρη ἐζευγμέναι having them fastened , [Refs 5th c.BC]
3. metaph., πότμωι ζυγείς in the yoke of fate, [Refs 5th c.BC]; ἀνάγκηι, ὁρκίοις ζυγείς [Refs 5th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC]
4. to join together , σανίδες ἐζευγμέναι well-joined , [8th/7th c.BC]
5. to join in wedlock , [Refs 5th c.BC]:—;in Mid., of the husband, to wed , [Refs 5th c.BC]:—;Pass. to be married , [Refs 5th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC]
6. to join opposite banks by bridges , τὸν Ἑλλήσποντον ζεῦξαι [Refs 5th c.BC], etc.:—;also, γέφυραν ζεῦξαι to form a bridge, [Refs 5th c.BC]
7. to undergird ships with ropes , [Refs 5th c.BC] (ML)