ἡδονῶν καὶ ἐπιθυμιῶν

κρᾰτ-έω, [dialect] Aeol. [full] κρετέω, [tense] aor. inf. [full] κρέτησαι Sapph. Supp.9.5:— [voice] Med., [tense] aor. ἐπι-κρατησάμενοι v.l. in Gal.UP6.13:—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut.

A

κρατήσομαι Aristid.1.501

J. and, with v.l. κρατηθήσομαι, Th.4.9:—to be strong, powerful: hence,

I abs., rule, hold sway,

Ἤλιδα.., ὅθι κρατέουσιν Ἐπειοί Od.13.275

,15.298; μέγα κρατέων ἤνασσε with mighty sway.., Il.16.172;

ἅπας δὲ τραχύς, ὅστις ἂν νέον κρατῇ A.Pr.35

; ὁ κρατῶν the ruler, Id.Ag. 951, 1664, S.Ant. 738, etc.;

θῶπτε τὸν κρατοῦντ' ἀεί A.Pr. 937

;

οἱ κρατοῦντες Id.Ch. 267

, S.OT 530, etc.;

τὸ κρατοῦν E.Andr. 133

(lyr.), Pl.Lg. 714c, Arist.Pol. 1255a15; ἡ κρατοῦσα the lady of the house, A.Ch. 734.

2 in Poets, c. dat., rule among,

μέγα κρατέεις νεκύεσσιν Od.11.485

;

ἀνδράσι καὶ θεοῖσι 16.265

; Φθίᾳ rule in Phthia, Pi.N.4.50;

ἐν Ἰλιάδι χθονί E.El.4

.

3 c. gen., to be lord or master of, rule over, πάντων Ἀργείων, πάντων, Il.1.79, 288, cf. Od. 15.274;

Ὀλύμπου A.Pr. 149

(lyr.);

δωμάτων Id.Ag. 1673

;

ὅπλων S.Aj. 1337

; κ. τοῦ βίου to be master of.., And.1.137;

αὑτοῦ κ. S.Aj. 1099

, Antipho 5.26, cf. S.OC 405;

ἡδονῶν καὶ ἐπιθυμιῶν Pl.Smp. 196c

, etc.;

τῶν πραγμάτων D.2.27

; τοῦ μὴ πείθεσθαι τοῖς νόμοις κρατῆσαι to be above obedience.., X.Lac.4.6.

II conquer, prevail, get the upper hand, abs., A.Ag. 324, etc.;

πολλῷ ἐκράτησαν Hdt.5.77

;

εἰ τὰ τοῦ Μήδου κρατήσειε Th.3.62

;

ὁ μὴ πειθόμενος κρατεῖ Pl.Phdr. 272b

;

ἔνθα τἀναιδὲς κρατεῖ Diph.111

: c. dat. modi, κ. τῇ γνώμῃ prevail in opinion, Hdt.9.42; πάλᾳ, ἱπποδρομίᾳ, Pi.O.8.20, I.3.13;

μάχῃ E.HF 612

;

ταῖς ναυσί Ar.Ach. 648

;

τῷ Φοινίκων ναυτικῷ Th.1.16

; also

θουρίῳ ἐν Ἄρει S.Aj. 614

(lyr.);

ἐν τοῖς πολέμοις Ar.Pl. 184

: c.acc.cogn.,

κ. στάδιον B. 6.15

, cf. 7;

ὀκτὼ νίκας E.Epigr.1

;

τὸν ἀγῶνα D.21.18

; τὴν μάχην v.l. for τῇ μάχῃ in D.S.18.30;

τὴν πρεσβείαν Philostr.VS1.21.6

; πάντα in all things, S.OT 1522; οἱ κρατοῦντες the conquerors, X.An.3.2.26;

τὰ κατὰ πόλεμον κρατούμενα τῶν κρατούντων εἶναί φασιν Arist.Pol. 1255a7

.

b to be superior,

πλήθους ἕκατι ναυσὶν κρατῆσαι A.Pers. 338

: abs., to be the best, Critias 2.7 D.

c of reports, etc., prevail, become current,

φάτις κρατεῖ A.Supp. 293

, S.Aj. 978;

λόγος κ. A.Pers. 738

;

νόμιμα δὲ τὰ Χαλκιδικὰ ἐκράτησεν Th.6.5

;

κρατεῖ ἡ φήμη παρά τισι Plb. 9.26.11

.

2 c.inf., prevail so that,

κ. τῷ πλήθει ὥστε μὴ αὐτίκα τὰς πύλας ἀνοίγεσθαι Th.4.104

: impers., κατθανεῖν κρατεῖ 'tis better to.., A.Ag. 1364;

κρατεῖ μὴ γιγνώσκοντ' ἀπολέσθαι E.Hipp. 248

(anap.).

3 c.gen., conquer, prevail over,

τῶν ἐναντίων S.Fr.85

, cf. OC 646, A.Th. 955 (lyr.), etc.;

κ. τινὸς τὸν ἀγῶνα Philostr.Her.2.5

: metaph.,

τό τοι νομισθὲν τῆς ἀληθείας κρατεῖ S.Fr.86

; κ. τῆς διαβολῆς get the better of it, Lys.19.53; ὁ λόγος τοῦ ἔργου ἐκράτει surpassed, went beyond it, Th.1.69; ἡ φύσις.. τῶν διδαγμάτων κρατεῖ is better than.., Men. Mon. 213, cf. 169.

b of food, digest, assimilate, Hp.VM3,14, Mnesith. ap. Ath.2.54b, Phylotim.ib.3.79c:—[voice] Pass., Hp.Epid.6.5.15;

τῆς τροφῆς μὴ κρατηθείσης Plu.2.654b

.

4 c.acc., conquer, master, Pi.N.10.25, A.Pr. 215, Th. 189, E.Alc. 490, Ar.Nu. 1346, Av. 420, X. An.7.6.32, etc.; μάχῃ, τῷ πολέμῳ τινά, Th.6.2, Aeschin.2.30;

τῷ λόγῳ τινά Ar.V. 539

; πάχει μάκει τε in.., Pi.P.4.245; outdo,

τοὺς φίλους εὖ ποιῶν X.Hier.11.15

;

τῷ διαφθαρῆναι χρήμασιν ἢ μὴ κεκράτηκα Φίλιππον D.18.247

; surpass,

κρατεῖ δὲ ὁ τῆς ἡδονῆς [βίος] τὸν τῆς φρονήσεως Pl.Phlb. 12a

:—[voice] Pass., to be overcome, A.Th. 750 (lyr.), etc.;

ὕπνῳ Id.Eu. 148

(lyr.);

ὑπὸ τοῦ ὕπνου Hdt.2.121

.

δ'; ὑπὸ τῶν ἡδονῶν Pl.Lg. 633e

.

III become master of, get possession of, τῆς ἀρχῆς, τῶν νεκρῶν, Hdt.1.92,4.111;

πολλὰ φρονέοντα μηδενὸς κ. Id.9.16

;

σέθεν A.Supp. 387

;

οὔπω ἡ βουλή σου ἐκράτει Lys.13.26

;

κ. τῆς γῆς Th.3.6

;

ναυσὶ τῆς θαλάσσης Pl.Mx. 240a

; κ. τῆς λέξεως have it at command, remember it, Ath.7.275b; master by the intellect,

πάντων τῶν τῆς ἱστορίας μερῶν Plb.16.20.2

:—[voice] Pass., to be mastered,

δεῖ ἐν ταῖς τέχναις καὶ ἐπιστήμαις ταῦτα κρατεῖσθαι Arist.Pol. 1331b38

, cf. Po. 1456a10 (prob.for κροτεῖσθαι).

IV lay hold of,

τῆς χειρός LXX Ge.19.16

, Ev.Matt.9.25, Ev.Marc.9.27.

2 c.acc.rei, seize, win and keep, esp.by force,

πᾶσαν αἶαν A.Supp. 255

;

θρόνους S.OC 1381

; seize, hold fast, arrest, τινα Batr.63, Plb.8.18.8, Ev.Matt.14.3;

τένοντα Batr.233

;

τὰς χεῖράς τινος PLips. 40iii2

(iv/v A.D.); secure, grasp, τὴν ἀκατονόμαστον Τριάσα Zos.Alch.p.230 B.

3 hold up, support, τινα D.H.4.38; maintain a military post, X.An.5.6.7; hold fast,

τὰς παραδόσεις 2 Ep.Thess.2.15

; keep, retain, PTeb.61 (b).229 (ii B.C.):—[voice] Pass., οὐκ ἦν δυνατὸν κρατεῖσθαι αὐτὸν ὑπ' αὐτοῦ (sc. τοῦ θανάτου) Act.Ap.2.24; ἡ κτῆσις τοῖς τέκνοις κεκράτηται has been reserved for, settled upon, POxy. 237 viii 36 (ii A.D.).

4 in Law, possess a title to, κ. καὶ κυριεύειν c.gen., PTeb.319.19 (iii A.D.), etc.

b sequester, place under embargo, OGI1669.23 ([voice] Pass., Egypt, i A.D.), BGU 742 iii 6 ([voice] Pass., ii A.D.).

5 hold in the hand,

ὁ κρατῶν τοὺς ἑπτὰ ἀδτέρας ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ Apoc.2.1

;

πόαν Dsc.3.93

;

ἄρτον Plu.2.99d

;

σκῆπτρον Ath.7.289c

, cf. Luc.Am.44, Ach.Tat.1.6, etc.;

δακτύλιον PMag.Lond.46.451

(iv A.D.).

6 endure, put up with,

τὸν ἀργυροπράτην POxy. 1844

(vi A.D.).

V control, command, A.Ag.10, E. Hec. 282:—[voice] Pass., αἰσχρὰ τῷ νόμῳ κρατούμενα controlled by.., Ar.Av. 755;

κρατεῖσθαι ὑπὸ τοῦ προβουλεύματος D.H.9.52

;

διαθέσει Porph. Sent.27

.

VI repair, make good, τὸ βεδὲκ (Hebr.)

τοῦ οἴκου LXX 4 Ki.12.5

.

σωφροσύνη [pron. full] [ῠ], [dialect] Dor. [suff] σωφρον-ύνα, [dialect] Ep. and poet. [full] σᾰοφροσύνη (as in Hom. and in later poetry, IG22.3632.11, 3753), ἡ,

A soundness of mind, prudence, discretion, Od.23.13; in pl., ib.30; the common form first in Thgn.379, 701, 1138, Epich.101;

αἰδὼς σωφροσύνης πλεῖστον μετέχει Th.1.84

;

σ. λαβεῖν Id.8.64

; sanity, opp. μανία, X.Mem. 1.1.16, cf. Act.Ap.26.25.

2 moderation in sensual desires, selfcontrol, temperance, Democr.210, Ar.Nu. 962 (anap.), Pl. 563 (anap.), And.1.131, Pl.Phdr. 237e, etc.;

σ. τὸ κρατεῖν ἡδονῶν καὶ ἐπιθυμιῶν Id.Smp. 196c

; σ. τὸ περὶ τὰς γυναῖκας (sc. ἔργον) Arist.Pol. 1263b9, cf. EN 1117b23, Pl.Phd. 68c, R. 430e sq., 1 Ep.Ti.2.9.

3 in a political sense, a moderate form of government, Th.8.64.

ἐγκράτ-εια [ρᾰ], ἡ,

A mastery over, ἐ. ἑαυτοῦ self- control, Pl.R. 390b; ἐ. ἡδονῶν καὶ ἐπιθυμιῶν control over them, ib. 430e, cf. X.Mem.2.1.1, Isoc.1.21;

περί τι Arist.EN 1149a21

, al.

II abs., self-control, X. Mem.1.5.1, Isoc.3.44, Arist.EN 1145b8, al., LXX Si.18.30, Act.Ap. 24.25, etc.

ἐπιθυμία, ας, ἡ (s. ἐπιθυμέω; Pre-Socr., Hdt.+)

① a great desire for someth., desire, longing, craving

ⓐ as a neutral term, in Hdt., Pla., Thu. et al. αἱ περὶ τὰ λοιπὰ ἐ. desires for other things Mk 4:19. ἐ. πράξεων πολλῶν desire for much business Hm 6, 2, 5 (but mng. 2 below is also poss.). ἐ. τῆς ψυχῆς desire of the soul Rv 18:14.

ⓑ of desire for good things (Diod S 11, 36, 5 ἐπιθ. τῆς ἐλευθερίας=for freedom; Pr 10:24 ἐ. δικαίου δεκτή; ἄνερ ἐπιθυμιῶν GrBar 1:3; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 111) ἐπιθυμίαν ἔχειν εἴς τι have a longing for someth. Phil 1:23 (ἐ. ἔχειν as Jos., C. Ap. 1, 255; ἐ. εἰς as Thu. 4, 81, 2). ἐπιθυμίᾳ ἐπιθυμεῖν (Gen 31:30) eagerly desire Lk 22:15 (s. on ἐπιθυμέω); ἐν πολλῇ ἐ. w. great longing 1 Th 2:17. ἐλπίζει μου ἡ ψυχὴ τῇ ἐπιθυμίᾳ μου μὴ παραλελοιπέναι τι I hope that, in accordance with my desire, nothing has been omitted B 17:1. ἡ ἐ. καὶ ἡ ἀγρυπνία 21:7. ε. ἀγαθὴν καὶ σεμνήν Hm 12, 1, 1.

② a desire for someth. forbidden or simply inordinate, craving, lust (as early as Plato, Phd. 83b ἡ τοῦ ὡς ἀληθῶς φιλοσόφου ψυχὴ οὕτως ἀπέχεται τ. ἡδονῶν τε καὶ ἐπιθυμιῶν κτλ.; Polystrat. p. 30; Duris [III B.C.]: 76 Fgm. 15 Jac.; then above all, the Stoics [EZeller, Philos. d. Griechen III/1⁴, 1909, 235ff], e.g. Epict. 2, 16, 45; 2, 18, 8f; 3, 9, 21 al.; Maximus Tyr. 24, 4a μέγιστον ἀνθρώπῳ κακὸν ἐπιθυμία; Herm. Wr. 1, 23; 12, 4, also in Stob. p. 444, 10 Sc.; Wsd 4:12; Sir 23:5; 4 Macc 1:22; 3:2 al.; ApcMos 19 ἐ. … κεφαλὴ πάσης ἁμαρτίας; Philo, Spec. Leg. 4, 93, Leg. All. 2, 8, Vi. Cont. 74; Jos., Bell. 7, 261, Ant. 4, 143) Ro 7:7f; Js 1:14f; 2 Pt 1:4. ἐ. πονηρά (X., Mem. 1, 2, 64; Ar. 8, 4) Hv 1, 2, 4; 3, 7, 3; 3, 8, 4; m 8:5. ἐ. κακή (Pla., Leg. 9, 854a; Pr 12:12; 21:26; Just., A I, 10, 6) Col 3:5.—Of sexual desire (as early as Alcaeus [acc. to Plut., Mor. 525ab]; lead tablet fr. Hadrumetum 7 in Dssm., B 28 [BS 273ff] and IDefixWünsch no. 5 p. 23; PGM 17a, 9; 21; Sus Theod. 8; 11; 14 al., LXX 32; Jos., Ant. 4, 130; 132; Ath. 33, 1 μέτρον ἐπιθυμίας ἡ παιδοποιία; Did., Gen. 151, 27 ἄλογος ἐ.) D 3:3. πάθος ἐπιθυμίας 1 Th 4:5. κατʼ ἐπιθυμίαν (cp. Epict. 3, 15, 7; M. Ant. 2, 10, 1; 2; 3; Just., A II, 5, 4; Ath. 21, 1) in accordance with physical desire alone IPol 5:2. πρὸς ἐπιθυμίαν τ. ἀνθρώπων Ox 840, 38 (Ps.-Pla., Eryx. 21, 401e πρὸς τὰς ἐπιθυμίας τοῦ σώματος=to satisfy the desires of the body; cp. 405e: gambling, drunkenness and gluttony are called ἐπιθυμίαι.—In Ox 840, 38, since the ν in ἐπιθυμίαν is missing and restored, the word might also be ἐπιθυμίας.). ἐ. γυναικός (Da 11:37) Hm 6, 2, 5; 12, 2, 1. Pl. (oft. LXX; EpArist 256; Philo) w. παθήματα Gal 5:24. In a list of vices (cp. Philo, Congr. Erud. Grat. 172, Migr. Abr. 60, Vi. Cont. 2) 1 Pt 4:3; D 5:1. ἐ. πολλαὶ ἀνόητοι many foolish desires 1 Ti 6:9; νεωτερικαὶ ἐ. youthful desires 2 Ti 2:22 (WMetzger, TZ 33, ’77, 129–36); κατὰ τὰς ἰδίας ἐ. in accordance w. their own desires 4:3; cp. πρὸς τὰς ἰ. ἐ. Pol. 7:1; κατὰ τὰς ἐ. αὐτῶν AcPl Ha 8, 20 (for this: ἀνομίας AcPl BMM recto, 26, restored after Ox 1602, 27). αἱ πρότερον ἐν τῇ ἀγνοίᾳ ἐ. the desires that ruled over you formerly, when you were ignorant 1 Pt 1:14.—W. gen.: subjective gen. ἐ. ἀνθρώπων 1 Pt 4:2; τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν J 8:44; gen. of quality ἐ. μιασμοῦ defiling passion 2 Pt 2:10; cp. μιαρὰς ἐ. 1 Cl 28:1; βδελυκτὰς ἐ. 30:1. ἐ. τῆς ἀπάτης deceptive desires Eph 4:22. τῶν ἐ. τῶν ματαίων 2 Cl 19:2; cp. Hm 11, 8. ἐ. τῶν ἀσεβειῶν Jd 18. ἐ. τῆς πονηρίας evil desire Hv 1, 1, 8. ἐ. τῆς ἀσελγείας 3, 7, 2; the gen. can also indicate the origin and seat of the desire ἐ. τῶν καρδιῶν of the hearts (Sir 5:2) Ro 1:24. τῆς καρδίας … τῆς πονηρᾶς 1 Cl 3:4. ἐ. τοῦ θνητοῦ σώματος Ro 6:12 (Ps.-Pla., Eryx. 21, 401e, s. above; Sextus 448 ἐπιθυμίαι τοῦ σώματος). τῆς σαρκός Eph 2:3; 1J 2:16; 2 Pt 2:18; B 10, 9. τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν 1J 2:16; to denote someth. to which desire belongs gener. vs. 17; σαρκικαὶ ἐ. (Hippol., Ref. 5, 9, 22; Did., Gen. 62, 3) 1 Pt 2:11; D 1:4; σωματικαὶ ἐ. (4 Macc 1:32) ibid.; κοσμικαὶ ἐ. worldly desires Tit 2:12; 2 Cl 17:3; ἐ. τῶν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ Pol 5:3; εἰς ἐ. to arouse desires Ro 13:14; ποιεῖν τὰς ἐ. act in accordance w. the desires J 8:44. τελεῖν ἐ. σαρκός gratify the cravings of the flesh Gal 5:16; ὑπακούειν ταῖς ἐ. obey the desires Ro 6:12; δουλεύειν ἐ. be a slave to the desires Tit 3:3; cp. δοῦλος ἐπιθυμίας IPol 4:3. ἄγεσθαι ἐπιθυμίαις be led about by desires 2 Ti 3:6. πορεύεσθαι κατὰ τὰς ἐ. Jd 16; 18; 2 Pt 3:3; ἐν ἐπιθυμίαις (Sir 5:2) 1 Pt 4:3; ταῖς ἐ. τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου Hs 6, 2, 3; 6, 3, 3; 7:2; 8, 11, 3. ἀναστρέφεσθαι ἐν ταῖς ἐ. Eph 2:3.—BEaston, Pastoral Ep. ’47, 186f; RAC II 62–78. S. πόθος.—Schmidt, Syn. III 591–601. M-M. TW. Sv.

σωφροσύνη, ης, ἡ (Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX [esp. 4 Macc]; TestJos, EpArist, Philo, Joseph., Just., Ath., R. 22 p. 75, 19; one of the four cardinal virtues; for the Hellenic perspective of general harmony of the κόσμος and φύσις s. JKube, ΤΕΧΝΗ and ΑΡΕΤΗ, ’69, 46)

① gener. soundness of mind, reasonableness, rationality (s. σωφρονέω 1; in contrast to μανία X., Mem. 1, 1, 16; Pla., Prot. 323b; Iren. 1, 26, 1) ἀληθείας καὶ σωφροσύνης ῥήματα true and rational words (opp. μαίνομαι) Ac 26:25.

② practice of prudence, good judgment, moderation, self-control as exercise of care and intelligence appropriate to circumstances (Pla., Rep. 4, 430e ἡ σωφροσύνη ἐστὶ καὶ ἡδονῶν τινων καὶ ἐπιθυμιῶν ἐγκράτεια, cp. Phd. 68c, Symp. 196c; Aristot., Rhet. 1, 9, 9 σωφροσύνη δὲ ἀρετὴ διʼ ἣν πρὸς τὰς ἡδονὰς τοῦ σώματος οὕτως ἔχουσιν ὡς ὁ νόμος κελεύει, ἀκολασία δὲ τοὐναντίον, De Virt. et Vit. 2; Diog. L. 3, 91; 4 Macc 1:3, 31; Philo; Jos., Ant. 2, 48, C. Ap. 2, 170 [w. other virtues]; Just., A I, 6, 1; 10, 1 al.; Orig., C. Cels. 2, 29, 13; Did., Gen. 27, 15) w. ἁγνεία IEph 10:3. W. still other virtues (Theoph. Ant. 3, 15 [p. 234, 13]) 1 Cl 64. W. ἐγκράτεια (so Ath.) and other virtues 62:2. Esp. as a woman’s virtue decency, chastity (Diod S 3, 57, 3; Phalaris, Ep. 78, 1; Philo, Spec. Leg. 3, 51 w. αἰδώς; Jos., Ant. 18, 73; BGU 1024, 8; 15; grave ins APF 5, 1913, 169 no. 24. S. σωφρονέω 2; TDrew-Bear, Three Inscriptions fr. Kyme: EpigrAnat 1, ’83, ’97 n. 56 [lit.]) w. αἰδώς (X., Cyr. 8, 1, 30f and Philo, above) 1 Ti 2:9 (EpigrAnat 1, ’83, 97 n. 56). W. other virtues vs. 15.—TBird, CBQ 2, ’40, 259–63; AKollmann, Sophrosyne: WienerStud 59, ’41, 12–34; HNorth, Sophrosyne ’66.—DELG s.v. σῶς. M-M. TW. Spicq. Sv.

ἀκράτ-εια [ κρᾰ], ἡ, ([etym.] ἀκρατής)

A want of power, debility,

νεύρων Hp. Aph.5.16

, Liqu.1.

II incontinence, want of self-control, opp. ἐγκράτεια, Pl.R. 461b, Lg. 734b, etc.; ἀ. ἡδονῶν τε καὶ ἐπιθυμιῶν ib. 886a, etc., cf. Ph.2.406.

ἧσσα, [dialect] Att. [full] ἧττα, ης, ἡ,

A defeat, discomfiture, Th.5.12,7.72, Pl.Lg. 638b; πολέμου in war, Id.La. 196a;

ἧττα.. πολέμου καὶ δικῶν καὶ ἀγορῶν Aeschin.3.111

, cf. Plu.2.840c;

μὴ δι' ἧτταν, ἀλλὰ διὰ προαίρεσιν Arist.EN 1150a24

; ἧτταν προσίεσθαι to let oneself be conquered, X.Cyr.3.3.45: c. gen. rei, yielding or giving way to a thing, ἡδονῶν, ἐπιθυμιῶν, Pl.Lg. 869e (pl.);

ἡ ἐν τοῖς τοιούτοις ἧ. καλή D.Ep.3.45

; ἡ ὑπὸ τῶν λιπαρούντων ἧ. Plu.Brut.6.

ἄγω fut. ἄξω; 2 aor. ἤγαγον; also 3 pl. ἤγαγαν (GJs 10:1); ἠγάγοσαν LXX; pf. ἀγήοχα LXX. Pass.: impf. ἠγόμην; 1 fut. ἀχθήσομαι; 1 aor. ἤχθην; pf. 3 sg. ἦκται Is 23:1. See the pres. act. impv. ἄγε as a separate entry (Hom.+).

① to direct the movement of an object from one position to another

ⓐ lead, bring, lead off, lead away w. acc. τὴν ὄνον καὶ τὸν πῶλον Mt 21:7 (cp. Just., A I, 32, 6; 54, 7); γυναῖκα J 8:3; παῖδα Ac 20:12. ἄγαγε αὐτήν bring her here! AcPl Ha 2, 15f. θέλεις χαλκέα ἄγωμεν; Do you wish us to fetch a locksmith? 3, 5. W. acc. and indication of the goal πρὸς αὐτόν Lk 4:40; 18:40; cp. 19:35; J 9:13; Ac 9:27; 23:18. πρὸς τὸ συμψέλιον Hv 3, 1, 7. εἰς τὴν ἔρημον B 7:8. ἐπὶ σφαγήν to be slaughtered Ac 8:32; 1 Cl 16:7; B 5:2 (all three Is 53:7). ἔξω J 19:4, 13; ὧδε Lk 19:27. W. dat. of pers. (1 Macc 7:2) ἀγάγετέ μοι bring it to me Mt 21:2. τινὰ σύν τινι (cp. PGM 1, 179) 1 Th 4:14. Pass. τὸ πλοῖον ἀγόμενον εἰς Μακεδονίαν the ship sailing for Macedonia AcPl Ha 5, 15.—In transf. sense, of Jesus as shepherd J 10:16; ὁ θεὸς ἤγαγεν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ σωτῆρα Ἰησοῦν God brought Jesus as savior to Israel Ac 13:23.

ⓑ bring/take along (Jos., Ant. 10, 179) εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν Ac 11:26. ἕως Ἀθηνῶν 17:15. ἐπὶ τὸν Ἄρειον πάγον vs. 19; ἄγοντες παρʼ ᾧ ξενισθῶμεν Μνάσωνι (=πρὸς Μνάσωνα) ἵνα παρʼ αὐτῷ ξενισθῶμεν 21:16; s. on this ξενίζω and B-D-F §294, 5; Rob. 719). ἄγε μετὰ σεαυτοῦ bring (him) along 2 Ti 4:11 (PPetr II, 32 [2a], 13 ἄγων μεθʼ αὑτοῦ).

② to take into custody, lead away, arrest, legal t.t. w. acc. Mk 13:11; Lk 22:54; J 7:45; Ac 5:26. ὅπως δεδεμένους ἀγάγῃ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ 9:2; cp. 22:5. Of arraignment and trial w. ἐπί and acc. (BGU 22, 34ff; PTebt 331, 16f; Just., A II, 2, 12) ἐπὶ ἡγεμόνας Mt 10:18. ἐπὶ τὸ βῆμα Ac 18:12. ἐπʼ ἐξουσίαν Hs 9, 28, 4. εἰς τὸ συνέδριον Ac 6:12. [εἰς τὸ συμ]β[ο]ύ̣λιον AcPl BMM verso 20 (cp. Just. A II, 10, 4 εἰς δικαστήριον). Abs. Ac 25:6, 17, 23. Of the transport of a prisoner 23:31; J 18:28. εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν take away to the barracks Ac 21:34; 23:10. Of leading away to execution (cp. Diod S 13, 102, 1; Appian, Bell. Civ. 5, 9 §36; Lucian, Syr. Dea 25; 2 Macc 6:29; 7:18) Lk 23:32; J 19:16 v.l.; s. entry ἀπάγω 2c.

③ to lead/guide morally or spiritually, lead, encourage (in the direction of) (X., Mem. 1, 6, 14 ἐπὶ καλοκἀγαθίαν; Demosth. 25, 76 εἰς ἔλεον; 18, 316 εἰς ἀχαριστίαν; Pr 18:6; Jos., Ant. 2, 174; εἰς πίστιν Just., A I, 10, 4; εἰς ἐπίστασιν καὶ ἀνάμνησιν 44, 11) τινὰ εἰς μετάνοιαν Ro 2:4 (Polyb. 5, 16, 2 εἰς μετάνοιαν ἄξειν τ. βασιλέα; EpArist 188; Jos., Ant. 4, 144); εἰς δόξαν Hb 2:10. Of jealousy ἄ. εἰς θάνατον 1 Cl 9:1. γυναικάρια ἀγόμενα ἐπιθυμίαις ποικίλαις 2 Ti 3:6 (Aristot., EN 7, 3, 10, 1147a, 34 ἡ ἐπιθυμία ἄγει. Cp. Eur., Med. 310 σε θυμὸς ἦγεν; Pla., Prot. 355a ὑπὸ τ. ἡδονῶν ἀγόμενος; Demosth. 18, 9 τοῖς ἔξωθεν λόγοις ἠγμένος; Parthenius 29, 2 ἄγειν εἰς ἐπιθυμίαν=entice to desire; ἤγοντο εἰς τοὺς χώρους τῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν Mel., P. 50, 359). Freq. of the working of the Spirit on human beings: pass. be led, allow oneself to be led πνεύματι θεοῦ ἄγεσθαι Ro 8:14; cp. Gal 5:18; Lk 4:1, 9 (on the “permissive pass.” s. Gildersleeve, Syntax I §167).—1 Cor 12:2 is difficult: ὅτι πρὸς τὰ εἴδωλα τὰ ἄφωνα ὡς ἂν ἤγεσθε ἀπαγόμενοι may be transl. how you were attracted, carried away again and again to mute idols, where ἄν denotes repetition, and ὡς takes up the preceding ὅτι; for another expl., presupposing the rdg. ὡς ἀνήγεσθε, s. JWeiss ad loc.; s. also ICC ad loc. (Psellus p. 96, 33 offers a choice between ἂν ἀγάγοι and ἀναγάγοι; Herodas 6, 73 ἂν εὑρήσεις RHerzog or ἀνευρήσεις AKnox; CB I/2, 390 no. 248 ὸ̔ς ἂν ὀρύξει or ὸ̔ς ἀνορύξει). [τ]ὰς ἐπὶ τὴν ἀπάτην ἀγούσας (paths) that lead to deceit AcPl Ha 1, 13.

④ to make use of time for a specific purpose, spend, observe (Eur., Hdt.+; Aberciusins 18; LXX) ἀ. τὴν ἡμέραν τὴν ὀγδόην εἰς εὐφροσύνην celebrate the eighth day as a festival of joy B 15:9 (cp. OGI 90, 47 [196 B.C.] ἄγειν τὰς ἡμέρας ταύτας ἑορτάς; PCairGoodsp 3, 18 [III B.C.] ἡμέραν καλὴν ἤγαγον; freq. in PCairZen, s. Preis. IV). Perh. impers. τρίτην ταύτην ἡμέραν ἄγει this is the third day Lk 24:21; but, since this expr. cannot be found elsewhere, it is prob. better to supply Ἰησοῦς as subj. (B-D-F §129) lit. Jesus is spending the third day (cp. Galen XIII 581 Kühn τετάρτην ἡμέραν ἄγων ἀνώδυνος ἦν, ad Glauc. de med. meth. 1, 16 XI 65 K. πόστην ἄγει τὴν ἀπὸ τοῦ νοσεῖν ἡμέραν ὁ ἄνθρωπος). Of festivals celebrate, observe (Hdt.+; Aesop, Fab. 389 P. γενέθλιον ἄγειν; PCairZen 541, 5 [III B.C.] Jos., Ant 11, 77, cp. 1 Esdr 5:50; ἄγοντα ἑορτάς Ar. 10, 8; μυστήρια ἄγετε Just., A I, 25, 1; Ath. 1, 1) γενέσια Mt 14:6 v.l.; τὸ σάββατον PtK 2 p. 14, 28; νεομηνίαν ibid. ln. 29. Of meetings (like Lat. agere) συμβούλιον ἄγειν hold a meeting IPol 7:2. Pass. ἀγοραῖοι ἄγονται (s. ἀγοραῖος 2) Ac 19:38.

⑤ to move away from a position, go, intr. (X. et al.) ἄγωμεν let us go (so Vi. Aesopi G 77 P.; loanw. in rabb.; B-D-F §308) Mt 26:46; Mk 14:42; J 11:16. W. the goal given (Ael. Aristid. 51, 28 K.=27 p. 541 D.: εἰς τὸ ἱερόν; Epict. 3, 22, 55 ἄγωμεν ἐπὶ τ. ἀνθύπατον) εἰς τὰς κωμοπόλεις Mk 1:38. εἰς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν J 11:7. εἰς τὸ ὄρος ApcPt 2:4. εἰς ἀγρόν Hs 6, 1, 5; ἐπὶ τὴν θεωρίαν AcPl Ha 4, 7; πρὸς αὐτόν J 11:15. παρὰ τὸν πύργον Hs 9, 5, 6. ἄγωμεν ἴδωμεν τὸν ἔχοντα τὸν θεὸν θηριομαχοῦντα let us go and see this man, who possesses divinity, fight with the beasts AcPl Ha 4, 7. W. the point of departure given ἐντεῦθεν J 14:31. JFitzmyer, The Use of Agein and Pherein in the Synoptics: Gingrich Festschr. 147–60.—B. 711; 713. DELG. M-M.