Perseus analyses of εἰρύαται:

ἐρύω (drag, draw): perf ind mp 3rd pl (epic ionic)
εἰρῡαται,ἐρύω (drag, draw): perf ind mid 3rd pl (epic ionic)

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ἐρύω 1

ἐρύω (A), Il. 4.467, al., Ion. εἰρύω, Dor. ϝερύω (v. infr.): Ep. inf. εἰρύμεναι [ῠ] Hes. Op. 818 : impf. εἴρυον Mosch. 2.14, ἔρυον Il. 12.258, ἐρύεσκον Nonn. D. 43.50 : fut. ἐρύω Il. 11.454, al., ἐρύσω Opp. H. 5.375 ; Ep. ἐρύσσω Orph. L. 35, Nonn. D. 17.183 : aor. εἴρῠσα Od. 2.389, Hdt. 2.136 (in Hdt. εἴρυσα takes the place of εἵλκυσα), ἔρῠσα Il. 5.573 ; εἴρυσσα 3.373, Od. 8.85 ; lengthd. ἐρύσασκε (ἐξ-) Il. 10.490; imper. εἴρυσον S. Tr. 1033 (hex.), Dor. ϝερυσάτω (dub. sens.) BCH 50.15 (Delphi, iv B.C.); subj. ἐρύσω Il. 17.230, εἰρύσω Hp. Morb. 2.8, etc.; 2sg. ἐρύσσῃς Il. 5.110 ; Ep. 1pl. ἐρύσσομεν (for -ωμεν) 14.76, 17.635 ; opt. ἐρύσαιμι 8.21, εἰρύσαιμι Timo 59 ; inf. ἐρύσαι, ἐρύσσαι, Il. 17.419, 8.23, εἰρύσαι Hp. Morb. 1.29, (δι-, ἐξ-) Hdt. 7.24, 1.141 ; part. ἐρύσας Il. 23.21, ἐρύσαις Pi. N. 7.67, εἰρύσας Hdt. 4.10, ἐρύσσας A.R. 3.913.—

Ion., Dor., and poet. Verb:—drag, draw, implying force or violence, νῆα..εἰς ἅλα, ἅλαδε, ἤπειρόνδε, Il. 1.141, Od. 2.389, 10.423 ; ἐπʼ ἠπείροιο on land, 16.325, 359 ; [δόρυ] ἐ. ἐπʼ ἄκρης, of the Trojan horse, 8.508 ; freq. of the dead, νεκρόν, νεκροὺς ἐ., of the friends, drag them away, rescue them, Il. 5.573, 16.781 ; of the enemy, drag them off for plunder, ransom, etc., 4.467, al.; τρὶς ἐρύσας περὶ σῆμα (sc. Ἕκτορα) 24.16 ; of dogs and birds of prey, drag and tear, οἰωνοὶ ὠμησταὶ ἐρύουσι 11.454, etc.; drag away, carry off violently, Od. 9.99: c. gen. partit., διὰ δώματʼ ἐ...ἢ ποδὸς ἢ καὶ χειρός 17.479 ; ἐ. τινὰ κουρίξ by the hair, 22.187 ; also, pull down, tear away, κρόσσας μὲν πύργων ἔρυον Il. 12.258, cf. 14.35.

2. simply, draw, pull, δόρυ ἐξ ὠτειλῆς 16.863 ; φάρμακον ἐκ γαίης Od. 10.303 ; ἐξ οὐρανόθεν πεδίονδε Ζῆνʼ Il. 8.21 ; κίονʼ ἀνʼ ὑψηλὴν ἐρύσαι Od. 22.176 ; φᾶρος..κὰκ κεφαλῆς εἴρυσσε drew it over his head, 8.85 ; ἄλλον μὲν χλαίνης ἐρύων, ἄλλον δὲ χιτῶνος pulling or plucking him by.., Il. 22.493 ; νευρὴν ἐπὶ τῷ ἐ. drawing the bowstring at him, 15.464 ; ἐ. τόξον Hdt. 3.30,4.10; εἴρυσον ἔγχος draw thy sword, S. Tr. 1033 (hex.); attract, absorb, [ὑγρόν] Hp. Loc.Hom. 14 : c. gen. partit., τῆς χολῆς Id. Morb. 1.29 ; ἐπί τινι κλῆρον ἐ. draw lots for.., Call. Jov. 62 ; ἐκ ποδὸς ἐ. to put aside, Pi. N. 7.67 ; ὅππῃ ἐμὸν νόον εἰρύσαιμι Timol.c.; also πλίνθους εἰρύσαι make bricks, Hdt. 2.136.

2. of captives, χρυσῷ ἐρύσασθαι weigh against gold (cf. ἕλκω): hence, ransom, Il. 22.351 (cf. ἀντερύομαι).

3. draw towards oneself, ἕθεν ἆσσον ἐρύσσατο Od. 19.481.

b. assimilate, retain, γονήν, τροφήν, Hp. Mul. 2.166,171.

II. draw out of the press, ἐρύσασθαί τινα μάχης Il. 5.456 ; esp. of friends dragging away the body of a slain hero, οὐδέ κε..ἐκ βελέων ἐρύσαντο νέκυν 18.152 ; of enemies, 14.422, 17.161 : c. dat., in spite of, from, 5.298, 17.104.

C. Pass., pf. εἴρῡμαι, plpf. 3pl.