ταῖς ἐξουσίαις

μεταμορφόω 1 aor. pass. μετεμορφώθην; pf. pass. ptc. μεταμεμορφωμένος (Diod S 4, 81, 5; Castor of Rhodes [50 B.C.]: 250 Fgm. 17 Jac. εἰς ἕτερα μεταμορφοῦσθαι σώματα; Plut., Mor. 52d al.; Athen. 8, 334c; Aelian, VH 1, 1; Ps.-Lucian, Asin. 11; Herm. Wr. 16, 9; PGM 1, 117; 13, 70; Ps 33:1 Sym.; TestSol; AscIs 3:13; Philo, Mos. 1, 57, Leg. ad Gai. 95; Ar.; Tat. 10, 1; Orig., C. Cels. 5, 42, 30; Theoph. Ant. 2, 6 [p. 108, 16]) ‘transform, change in form’ in our lit. only in pass.

① to change in a manner visible to others, be transfigured of Jesus, who took on the form of his heavenly glory Mt 17:2; Mk 9:2 (Orig., C. Cels. 2, 65, 17. Simon Magus claims that he came to save the world μεταμορφούμενον καὶ ἐξομοιούμενον ταῖς ἀρχαῖς καὶ ταῖς ἐξουσίαις, καὶ τοῖς ἀγγέλοις Iren. 1, 23, 3 [Harv. I 193, 4]; cp. 1QH 7:24).—RHartstock, Visionsberichte in den Syn. Evangelien: JKaftan Festschr. 1920, 130–44; AvHarnack, SBBerlAk 1922, 62–80; ELohmeyer, ZNW 21, 1922, 185–215;UvWilamowitz, Red. u. Vorträge⁴ II 1926, 280–93: D. Verklärung Christi; JBernardin, The Transfiguration: JBL 52, ’33, 181–89; JBlinzler, D. ntl. Berichte üb. d. Verklärg. Jesu ’37; JHöller, D. Verkl. Jesu ’37; EDabrowski, La transfiguration de Jésus ’39; GHBoobyer, St. Mark and the Transfiguration Story ’42; HRiesenfeld, Jésus transfiguré ’47; HBaltensweiler, Die Verklärung Jesu ’59; SHirsch (βαπτίζω 2a). Of the transformation of raw material into a statue Dg 2:3.

② to change inwardly in fundamental character or condition, be changed, be transformed τὴν αὐτὴν εἰκόνα μεταμορφοῦσθαι be changed into the same form 2 Cor 3:18 (i.e. Christians progessively take on the perfection of Jesus Christ through the Spirit’s operation; on the acc. s. B-D-F §159, 4; Rob. 486; for the idea Rtzst., Mysterienrel.³ 262–65; cp. Seneca, Ep. 6, 1, esp. 94, 48). μὴ συσχηματίζεσθε τῷ αἰῶνι τούτῳ, ἀλλὰ μεταμορφοῦσθε τῇ ἀνακαινώσει τοῦ νοός do not model yourselves after this age, but let yourselves be transformed by the renewing of your minds Ro 12:2 (in contrast to the process expressed in συσχηματίζω ‘model after’ and thus superior to what the world displays).—DELG s.v. μορφή. M-M. TW.

μεθύσκω, [tense] fut. -ύσω [ῠ] LXX De.32.42: [tense] aor. 1 ἐμέθῠσα ib.2 Ki.11.13, [dialect] Ep. - υσσα Nonn.D.3.11, AP5.260 (Agath.); inf.

A

μεθύσαι Alex.

(v. infr.):—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut.

μεθυσθήσομαι LXX Ho.14.8

, Luc.Luct.13, D.L. 7.118: [tense] aor.

ἐμεθύσθην Heraclit.117

, E.Cyc. 167, etc.; [dialect] Aeol. inf.

μεθύσθην Alc.35

: [tense] pf.

μεμέθυσμαι Hedyl.

ap. Ath.4.176d:—Causal of μεθύω, make drunk, intoxicate,

Διόνυσος οἶδε τὸ μεθύσαι μόνον Alex. 214

;

μ. ἑαυτὴν οἴνῳ Luc.Syr.D.22

: metaph.,

πάνθ' ὅσα δι' ἡδονῆς μεθύσκοντα παράφρονας ποιεῖ Pl.Lg. 649d

;

τὴν αἴσθησιν Thphr.Od. 46

; Ἀθηνᾶ μεθύσασα ὕπνῳ τοὺς βαρβάρους Vett. Val.347.26.

2 give to drink,

θηλὴ μεθύσκει με μητρῴη Babr.89.9

; moisten, βωμοὺς ἐν γάλακτι, τέφρην, AP6.99 (Phil.), 11.8.

II [voice] Pass., = μεθύω, drink freely, get drunk, Alc. l.c., Hdt.1.133, etc.; ὀδμῇ, οἴνῳ, ib. 202;

πίνων οὐ μεθύσκεται X.Cyr.1.3.11

: in [tense] aor. ἐμεθύσθην, to be drunk,

ἀνὴρ ὁκόταν μεθυσθῇ Heraclit.

l.c.;

ἅπαξ μεθυσθείς E.Cyc. 167

, cf. Ar.V. 1252;

ἀνθρώπους οἵους μεθυσθέντας D.2.19

: c. gen., νέκταρος with nectar, Pl.Smp. 203b: metaph.,

ὅταν πόλις [ἐλευθερίας] μεθυσθῇ Id.R. 562d

: c. dat., ταῖς ἐξουσίαις with power, D.H.4.74:—in Hp. Steril. 218 μεθυσκέτω is corrupt for μεθυσκέσθω.

2 to be filled with food,

μ. σίτῳ LXX Ho.14.8

; cf. μεθύει· πεπλήρωται, Hsch.

σεμν-ύνω,= foreg.,

A exalt, magnify,

τὸν σαυτοῦ θεόν Pl.Phlb. 28b

;

τῷ ω ¯ Id.Phdr. 244d

;

ἑαυτούς Id.Phlb. 28c

, cf. Plt. 263d;

ὑμᾶς D.19.238

;

τὰ παρ' αὑτοῖς Id.23.212

; ταῦτα περὶ ἑωυτὸν ἐσέμνυνε thus did he throw a cloak of majesty about himself, Hdt.1.99.

II [voice] Med. with [tense] aor. ἐσεμνυνάμην, to be grave, solemn, esp. affect a grave and solemn air, E.Fr. 924 (lyr.);

μηδ' αὐθάδως σεμνυνόμενος χαλέπαινε Ar.Ra. 1020

, cf. Av. 727;

δικανικὴ καὶ ἰατρικὴ σεμνύνονται Pl.R. 405a

;

πρὸς σέ Id.Thg. 130b

: to be reserved, of a girl, E.IA 996: with part.,

σεμνύνεσθαι ὥς τι ὄντε Pl.Phdr. 243a

;

οὐ σεμνύνεται ἐσχηματισμένη ὡς ὑπερήφανόν τι διαπραττομένη Id.Grg. 511d

;

σ. πολίτης ὤν Luc.Patr.Enc.2

; also σ. ἐπὶ πέντε καὶ εἴκοσι καταλόγῳ προγόνων to be proud of.., pique oneself on it, Pl.Tht. 175a, cf. Isoc. 16.29, D.19.235;

ἔν τινι Id.18.258

: also c. dat.,

ταῖς ἐξουσίαις Sosiph. 3.2

; τῷ σπανίως ὁρᾶσθαι ς. X.Ages.9.1, cf. 2, Hdn.1.5.5: rarely c. acc.,

σ. τὴν μοιχείαν Id.5.7.3

: c. dupl. acc.,

μητρόπολιν Ὑπάταν Hld. 2.34

;

σ. διότι Plb.9.35.1

.

ἀποχράω, [dialect] Dor. [suff] ἀποχοιρ-χρέω Archim.Aren.3.3, [Epich.] 253: inf.

A

- χρῆν D.4.22

, Antiph.161, Luc.Herm.24 (- χρῆναι v.l. in D.H.3.22, condemned by AB81), [dialect] Ion.

- χρᾶν Hdt.3.138

, but

- χρῆναι Hp.VC14

; part. -χρῶν, -χρῶσα, v. infr.: [tense] impf. ἀπέχρη, [dialect] Ion.

- έχρα Hdt.1.66

: [tense] fut. - χρήσω: [tense] aor. - έχρησα:—suffice, be sufficient, be enough:

1 abs., in persons other than [ per.] 3sg., [ per.] 1sg. only in εἷς ἐγὼν ἀποχρέω [Epich.] l.c.; [

θανάτω] δύ' ἀποχρήσουσιν μόνω Ar.Pl. 484

; ἀποχρήσει (sc. ἡ ὑφαντική) Pl.Plt. 279b;

τηλικαύτην ἀποχρῆν οἶμαι τὴν δύναμιν D.4.22

;

ἀποχρῶν ἀνὴρ ἔμοιγε πρὸς τὰ νῦν κακά Pherecr.145.6

;

ἡλικία ἀποχρῶσα Ar.Fr. 489

;

σύμβουλος ἀποχρῶν τῇ πόλει Pl.Alc.2.145c

; of ἀρετή, Stoic.3.50: c. inf.,

ἀποχρῶσι.. ἑκατὸν νέες χειρώσασθαι Hdt.5.31

;

Κνιδίους μούνους ἀποχρᾶν οἱ τοὺς κατάγοντας γίνεσθαι Id.3.138

, cf. 9.48;

πεδίον ἀποχρῶν τὴν Ἀσίαν πρὸς τὴν Εὐρώπην ἀντιτάξαι Philostr. Im.1.1

.

2 mostly in [ per.] 3sg., c. dat.,

a with a nom., [ποταμὸς] οὐκ ἀπέχρησε τῆ στρατιῇ πινόμενος was not enough to supply the army with drink, Hdt.7.43, 196; often in the phrase

ταῦτ' ἀπόχρη μοι Ar. Av. 1603

, cf. Pl.Phdr. 279a;

ἀπόχρη μοι τοσοῦτον ἐὰν.. Isoc.5.28

;

οὐκ ἀπέχρησε δὲ αὐτῷ τοῦτο D.21.17

;

οὐδὲ ταῦτ' ἀπέχρησεν αὐτοῖς Isoc. 4.97

. b. impers., c. inf., ἀποχρᾷ ([etym.] - χρη) μοι ἡσυχίην ἄγειν, ποιέειν τι, etc., t)is sufficient for me to.., Hdt.1.66, 6.137, 9.79, Hp.Mochl.38; [

ἔφασαν] ἀποχρήσειν σφι τὴν ἑωυτῶν φυγάσσειν Hdt.8.130

: c. dat. part., ἀποχρᾶν σφι κατὰ τὸ ἥμισυ ἡγεομένοισι it was enough for them if they shared the command, Id.7.148; μέρος βαιὸν ἐχούση πᾶν ἀπόχρη μοι 'tis all sufficient for me to have a little, A.Ag. 1574 (nowhere else in Trag.);

τοσαῦτ' ἀπόχρη προσθήσειν Str.9.1.20

.

c impers., ἀπόχρη τινός there is enough of a thing, Hp.Mul.1.12, Vid.Ac.4; ἀποχρῆν ἐνίοις ὑμῶν ἄν μοι δοκεῖ εἰ.. methinks it would have satisfied some of you, D.4.42: abs. in part., οὐκ ἀποχρῆς αν αὐτῷ since it did not suffice him, Arist.Xen. 976b21.

3 [voice] Pass., to be contented with a thing, c. dat., ἀποχρεωμένων τούτοισι τῶν Μυσῶν the Mysians being satisfied therewith, Hdt.1.37;

τοῖς ὀνόμασι μόνον D.17.31

.

b impers.,

οὐκ ἀπεχρᾶτο μούνων Μήδων ἄρχειν Hdt.1.102

;

ἀπεχρᾶτό σφι ἡσυχίην ἄγειν Id.8.14

.

II deliver an oracle, Ael.Fr.59.

B ἀποχράομαι use to the full, avail oneself of,

ἐπικαιρότατον χωρίον.. ἀποχρῆσθαι Th.1.68

;

ἀποχρήσασθε τῆ.. ὠφελίᾳ Id.6.17

, cf. 7.42; ὅταν.. ἀποχρήσωνται χρῶνται λοιπὸν ὡς προδόταις when they have made all the use they can of them, then they deal with them.., Plb.18.15.9.

2 abuse, misuse, c. dat.,

εἰς ταῦτα ἀποχρῆσθαι τῷ πλουτεῖν D.21.124

;

πλεονεκτικῶς ταῖς ἐξουσίαις ἀ. OGI665.16

(Egypt, i A.D.);

ἀποχρωμένων μᾶλλον ἢ χρωμένων αὐτῷ Plu.Comp.Alc.Cor.2

;

οἷς μὲν χρῆσθαι, οἷς δ' ἀ. Id.2.178c

: c. gen.,

θυγατρός Id.Nob.13

.

3 c. acc., destroy, kill, Ar.Fr. 358, Th.3.81, Poll.8.74, etc.

4

ἀ. τὰ χρήματα

make use of,

Arist.Oec. 1349b17

.

5 ἀποχρησαμένοις· ἀποσεισαμένοις, Hsch.

πλεονέκτης, ου, ὁ (=ὁ πλέον ἔχων; since Hdt. [7, 158 adj.]; PMagd 5, 7 [221 B.C.]; Sir 14:9; Philo, Mos. 1, 56; Ar. 10, 3; Just., A I, 12, 1) one who desires to have more than is due, a greedy person, whose ways are judged to be extremely sinful by Christians and many others. (S. πλεονεξία and JWeiss on 1 Cor 5:11. In Hellenic society this was a violation of the basic principle of proportion and contrary to the idea of beneficent concern for the citizenry.) Among the sinners of the ‘two ways’ B 19:6; D 2:6. Also elsewh. w. those who are burdened w. serious vices (as M. Ant. 11, 18, 6; Philo, Sacr. Abel. 32) 1 Cor 5:10f; 6:10; Eph 5:5 (here characterized as εἰδωλολάτρης; s. on πλεονεξία); Hs 6, 5, 5 (Thu. 1, 40, 1; X., Mem. 1, 2, 12 [both w. βίαιος]; 1, 5, 3, Cyr. 1, 6, 27 [w. κλέπτης and ἅρπαξ]; Aristot., EN 5, 2 [w. ὁ παράνομος and ὁ ἄνισος]; Diod S 20, 106, 4; Plut., Ages. 607 [20, 6] [w. ἐν ταῖς ἐξουσίαις πονηρός], Mor. 57c [w. κακοῦργος]; Vett. Val. 42, 28 [w. ἀλλοτρίων ἐπιθυμητής]).—DELG s.v. ἔχω and πλείων. M-M. TW.