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ἀποδεκατεύω (Ion.-Att.; SEG IX, 72, 56 τῷ θεῷ; cp. δεκατεύω Hdt. et al.; Alexis Com. 200, 4 K. [in Athen. 6, 226a]) to give one tenth of someth., tithe πάντα Lk 18:12 v.l.—DELG s.v. δέκα.

ἐξεγείρω fut. ἐξεγερῶ; 1 aor. ἐξήγειρα. Pass.: 1 fut. ἐξεγερθήσομαι; aor. ἐξηγέρθην LXX; pf. 3 sg. ἐξεγήγερται Zech 2:17 (s. ἐγείρω; Trag., Hdt. et al.; LXX; Joseph.; SibOr 3, 767; PLond 1912, 100; Mel., P. 85, 641 ).

[b]① to awaken someone fr. sleep, awaken (Trag. et al.; Epict. 2, 20, 17; SIG 1168, 118; Sir 22:9; 1 Esdr 3:13) 1 Cl 26:2 (Ps 3:6). Pass. w. intr. sense wake up (Hdt. 1, 34 al.) εὐθὺς ἐξεγερθείς as soon as he had awakened (or risen) Mk 6:45 D.

② to raise up fr. the dead, raise (cp. Aeschyl., Choëph. 495; Da 12:2 Theod.; the awakening of the spirits of the dead IDefixWünsch 5, 21 p. 24) 1 Cor 6:14 (perh. of rising to the new resurrection life in Christ; cp. Phil 3:11 ἐξανάστασις); AcPlCor 2:31.

③ to bring to a sitting position, raise up τινὰ τῆς χειρός someone by the hand Hv 3, 1, 7. Pass. w. act. sense rise up 3, 12, 2.

④ cause to appear, bring into being (Cantharus Com. [V B.C.], Fgm. 1; PLond 1912, 100; Zech 11:16; Jos., Ant. 8, 271; Mel., P. 85 τοὺς βασιλεῖς [Bodm.]) Ro 9:17, unless this is to be interpreted as in 5.

⑤ give one higher status, elevate Ro 9:17, but s. 4.—M-M. TW.

δίδωμι (Hom.+) by-form διδῶ (B-D-F §94, 1; Rob. 311f) Rv 3:9 (δίδω Tregelles, δίδωμι v.l.), 3 sg. διδοῖ (GrBar 7:2), 3 pl. διδόασι; impf. 3 sg. ἐδίδου, ἐδίδει (Hs 6, 2, 7; cp. Mk 4:8 cod. W), 3 pl. ἐδίδουν, ἐδίδοσαν J 19:3; ptc. διδῶν (Hs 8, 3, 3); fut. δώσω; 1 aor. ἔδωκα, subj. 3 sg. δώσῃ J 17:2; Rv 8:3 v.l. (on this W-S.§14, 9; B-D-F §95, 1; Rob. 308f), 1 pl. δώσωμεν Mk 6:37 v.l., 3 pl. δώσωσιν Rv 4:9 v.l.; pf. δέδωκα; plpf. ἐδεδώκειν (and without augm. δεδώκειν Mk 14:44; Lk 19:15; J 11:57); 2 aor. subj. 3 sg. δῷ J 15:16 (δώῃ v.l.); also in the form δώῃ Eph 1:17; 2 Ti 2:25 (in both δῷ as v.l.): in all these cases read δώῃ subj., not δῴη opt., s. below; δοῖ Mk 8:37 (B-D-F §95, 2; Mlt. 55; Rdm.² 97f and Glotta 7, 1916, 21ff; GKilpatrick in Festschrift JSchmid ’63, 135), pl. δῶμεν, δῶτε, δῶσιν; 2 aor. opt. 3 sg. Hellenist. (also LXX) δῴη for δοίη Ro 15:5; 2 Th 3:16; 2 Ti 1:16, 18 (on Eph 1:17; 2 Ti 2:25 s. above); 2 aor. impv. δός, δότε, inf. δοῦναι, ptc. δούς; pf. δέδωκα LXX. Pass.: 1 fut. δοθήσομαι (W-S. §14, 8ff); 1 aor. ἐδόθην; pf. δέδομαι.

① to give as an expression of generosity, give, donate as a gen. principle: μακάριόν ἐστιν μᾶλλον διδόναι ἢ λαμβάνειν it is more blessed to give than to receive Ac 20:35 (Theophyl. Sim., Ep. 42 τὸ διδόναι ἢ τὸ λαβεῖν οἰκειότερον); cp. 1 Cl 2:1; Hm 2:4ff (the contrast δίδωμι … λαμβάνω is frequently found: Epicharmus, Fgm. 273 Kaibel; Com. Fgm. Adesp. 108, 4 K.; Maximus Tyr. 32, 10c ὀλίγα δούς, μεγάλα ἔλαβες; Sir 14:16; Tat. 29, 2).—On the logion Ac 20:35 s. Unknown Sayings 77–81: giving is blessed, not receiving (cp. EHaenchen on Ac 20:35; Aristot., EN 4, 3, 26; Plut., Mor. 173d). S. μᾶλλον 3c. δὸς τοῖς πτωχοῖς give to the poor Mt 19:21 (HvonCampenhausen, Tradition u. Leben ’60, 114–56). τινὶ ἔκ τινος give someone some (of a substance: Tob 4:16; Ezk 48:12) Mt 25:8. S. also 7:11; 14:7.

② to give someth. out, give, bestow, grant δ. δακτύλιον εἰς τὴν χεῖρα put a ring on the finger Lk 15:22 (cp. Esth 3:10—δίδωμί τι εἰς τ. χεῖρα also Aristoph., Nub. 506; Herodas 3, 70). give τινί τι someth. to someone τὸ ἅγιον τοῖς κυσίν Mt 7:6 (Ps.-Lucian, Asin. 33 τὰ ἔγκατα τοῖς κυσὶ δότε).—A certificate of divorce to one’s wife 5:31 (Dt 24:1; conversely of the wife Just., A II, 2, 6 ῥεπούδιον δοῦσα); without dat. 19:7. Of bread (w. dat. or acc. somet. to be supplied fr. the context) 26:26f; Mk 2:26; 14:22; Lk 6:4; 11:7f; 22:19; J 21:13 (difft. Mt 14:19; 15:36; Mk 6:41; 8:6 the disciples transfer to others what they have received). W. inf. foll. δ. τινὶ φαγεῖν give someone someth. to eat Mt 14:16; 25:35, 42; Mk 5:43; 6:37; J 6:31 al. (cp. Gen 28:20; Ex 16:8, 15; Lev 10:17); someth. to drink Mt 27:34; Mk 15:23; J 4:7; Rv 16:6 (Hdt. 4, 172, 4; Aristoph., Pax 49; Jos., Ant. 2, 64; schol. on Nicander, Alexiph. 146 δὸς πιεῖν τί τινι, without dat. 198; PGM 13, 320 δὸς πεῖν[=πιεῖν]; Jos., Ant. 2, 64).—τὰς ῥάβδους GJs 9:1.—Lk 15:29 (Hipponax 43 Deg.).

③ to express devotion, give δόξαν δ. θεῷ give God the glory, i.e. praise, honor, thanks (Josh 7:19; Ps 67:35; 1 Esdr 9:8; 2 Ch 30:8 and oft.) Lk 17:18; J 9:24 (practically=promise under oath to tell the truth); Ac 12:23 al. δόξαν καὶ τιμήν (2 Ch 32:33) give glory and honor Rv 4:9. Through a sacrificial offering θυσίαν δ. bring an offering Lk 2:24 (cp. Jos., Ant. 7, 196 θυσίαν ἀποδοῦναι τ. θεῷ).

④ to cause to happen, esp. in ref. to physical phenomena, produce, make, cause, give fig. extension of mng. 1 ὑετὸν δ. (3 Km 17:14; Job 5:10; Zech 10:1; PsSol 5:9) yield rain Js 5:18; send rain Ac 14:17. τέρατα cause wonders to appear Ac 2:19 (Jo 3:3). Of heavenly bodies φέγγος δ. give light, shine Mt 24:29; Mk 13:24 (cp. Is 13:10). Of a musical instrument φωνὴν δ. (cp. Ps 17:14; 103:12; Jdth 14:9; Pind., N. 5, 50b [93]) produce a sound 1 Cor 14:7f.

⑤ to put someth. in care of another, entrust

ⓐ of things entrust τινί τι someth. to someone money Mt 25:15; Lk 19:13, 15; the keys of the kgdm. Mt 16:19; perh. Lk 12:48. W. εἰς τὰς χεῖρας added J 13:3 (cp. Gen 39:8; Is 22:21; 29:12 al.) or ἐν τῇ χειρί τινος 3:35 (cp. Jdth 9:9; Da 1:2; 7:25 Theod.; 1 Macc 2:7). Of spiritual things J 17:8, 14; Ac 7:38.

ⓑ of pers. τινά τινι entrust someone to another’s care J 6:37, 39; 17:6, 9, 12, 24; Hb 2:13 (Is 8:18).

⑥ to engage in a financial transaction

ⓐ of payment pay, give τινί τι Mt 20:4; 26:15; 28:12; Mk 14:11; Lk 22:5; Rv 11:18. Fig. repay someone (Mélanges Nicole, var. contributors, JNicole Festschr. 1905, p. 246 [HvanHerwerden=PLips 40 III, 3 p. 129] λίθῳ δέδωκεν τῷ υἱῷ μου; Ps 27:4) Rv 2:23. Of taxes, tribute, rent, etc. τινὶ ἀπό τινος pay rent of someth. Lk 20:10 (cp. 1 Esdr 6:28). τὶ pay (up), give someth. Mt 16:26; 27:10; Mk 8:37; δ. κῆνσον, φόρον καίσαρι pay tax to the emperor (Jos., Bell. 2, 403) Mt 22:17; Mk 12:14; Lk 20:22. Of inheritance pay out a portion of property Lk 15:12.

ⓑ as commercial t.t. for bookkeeping λόγον δ. render account (POxy 1281, 9 [21 A.D.]; PStras 32, 9 δότω λόγον; cp. Phil 4:15) Ro 14:12.

ⓒ of a bank deposit, equivalent to τιθέναι put, place, deposit ἀργύριον ἐπὶ τράπεζαν put money in the bank Lk 19:23.

⑦ appoint to special responsibility, appoint (Num 14:4) κριτάς judges Ac 13:20; w. double acc. appoint someone someth. (PLille 28, II [III B.C.] αὐτοῖς ἐδώκαμεν μεσίτην Δωρίωνα) τοὺϚ μὲν ἀποστόλους some (to be) apostles Eph 4:11. τινὰ κεφαλήν make someone head 1:22. Also δ. τινὰ εἴς τι B 14:7 (Is 42:6).

⑧ to cause someth. to happen, give (Philo, Leg. All. 3, 106 δ. χρόνον εἰς μετάνοιαν) δ. γνῶσιν σωτηρίας= to give (his people) knowledge of salvation = to tell (his people) how to be saved Lk 1:77.

⑨ to bear as a natural product, yield, produce of a field and its crops καρπὸν δ. yield fruit (Ps 1:3) Mt 13:8; Mk 4:7f; fig. ἔδωκεν μοὶ Κύριος καρπὸν δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ GJs 6:3 (Pr 11:30).

⑩ to dedicate oneself for some purpose or cause, give up, sacrifice τὸ σῶμά μου τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν διδόμενον my body, given up for you Lk 22:19 (cp. Thu. 2, 43, 2; Libanius, Declam. 24, 23 Förster οἱ ἐν Πύλαις ὑπὲρ ἐλευθερίας τ. Ἑλλήνων δεδωκότες τὰ σώματα; of Menas δ. ἀπροφασίστως ἑαυτόν ‘gave of himself unstintingly’ OGI 339, 19f; Danker, Benefactor 321–23; for use of δ. in a testamentary context cp. Diog. L. 5, 72); ἑαυτὸν (τὴν ψυχὴν) δ. give oneself up, sacrifice oneself (ref. in Nägeli 56; 1 Macc 6:44; 2:50) w. dat. 2 Cor 8:5. λύτρον ἀντι πολλῶν give oneself up as a ransom for many Mt 20:28; Mk 10:45 (ἀντί 3). Also ἀντίλυτρον ὑπέρ τινος 1 Ti 2:6. ὐπέρ τινος for or because of a person or thing J 10:15 v.l.; Gal 1:4; Tit 2:14; AcPl Ha 8, 24 (on the form of these passages s. KRomaniuk, NovT 5, ’62, 55–76). ἑαυτὸν δ. τῷ θανάτῳ ISm 4:2 (cp. Just., A I, 21, 2 πυρί); δ. ἑαυτὸν εἰς τὸ θηρίον face the beast Hv 4, 1, 8.

⑪ to cause (oneself) to go, go, venture somewhere (cp. our older ‘betake oneself’) (Polyb. 5, 14, 9; Diod S 5, 59, 4; 14, 81, 2; Jos., Ant. 7, 225; 15, 244) εἰς τὸ θέατρον Ac 19:31; εἰς τὴν ἔρημον GJs 1:4.

⑫ to use an oracular device, draw/cast lots Ac 1:26.

⑬ to grant by formal action, grant, allow, freq. of God (cp. 7 above) ἐξουσίαν δ. (Hippol., Ref. 5, 26, 21 grant someone the power or authority, give someone the right, etc. (cp. TestJob 20:3; Jos., Ant. 2, 90, Vi. 71) Mt 9:8; 28:18; 2 Cor 13:10; Rv 9:3; 1 Cl 61:1; τοῦ πατεῖν ἐπάνω τινός tread on someth. Lk 10:19. τὴν σοφίαν τοῦ γράψαι τὴν ἱστορίαν ταύτην the ability to write this account GJs 25:1. ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς δύναμιν καὶ ἐξουσίαν ἐπί Lk 9:1 (cp. Just., D. 30, 3 ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ δύναμιν). ταῦτά σοι πάντα δώσω i.e. put them under your control Mt 4:9 of the devil. Simple δ. w. inf. (Appian, Liby. 19 §78 ἢν [=ἐὰν] ὁ θεὸς δῷ ἐπικρατῆσαι 106 §499) δέδοται it is given, granted to someone γνῶναι τὰ μυστήρια to know the secrets Mt 13:11; cp. ἡ δοθεῖσα αὐτῷ γνῶσις B 9:8 (Just., D. 7, 3 εἰ μή τῳ θεός δῷ συνιέναι) ἔδωκεν ζωὴν ἔχειν he has granted (the privilege) of having life J 5:26. μετὰ παρρησίας λαλεῖν to speak courageously Ac 4:29 and oft. Rather freq. the inf. is to be supplied fr. the context (Himerius, Or. 38 [4], 8 εἰ θεὸς διδοίη=if God permits) οἷς δέδοται sc. χωρεῖν Mt 19:11. ἦν δεδομένον σοι sc. ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν J 19:11. W. acc. and inf. foll. (Appian, Mithrid. 11, §37; Heliodorus 5, 12, 2 δώσεις με πιστεύειν) οὐδὲ δώσεις τὸν ὅσιόν σου ἰδεῖν διαφθοράν you will not permit your holy one to see corruption Ac 2:27; 13:35 (both Ps 15:10). ἔδωκεν αὐτὸν ἐμφανῆ γενέσθαι granted that he should be plainly seen 10:40. δὸς … ῥαγήναι τὰ δέσμα grant that our chains be broken AcPl Ha 3,11f. Pregnant constr.: grant, order (Diod S 9, 12, 2 διδ. λαβεῖν=permit to; 19, 85, 3 τὶ=someth.; Appian, Bell. Civ. 4, 125 §524 ὁ καιρὸς ἐδίδου=the opportunity permitted; Biogr. p. 130 ἐδίδου θάπτειν τ. ἄνδρα) ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς ἵνα μὴ ἀποκτείνωσιν orders were given them not to kill Rv 9:5; cp. 19:8.—Of an oath w. double inf. Lk 1:73f. S. also 17 below.

⑭ to cause to come into being, institute περιτομὴν δ. institute circumcision B 9:7.

⑮ give up, someth. that has been under one’s control for a relatively long time, give up, give back ἡ θάλασσα τ. νεκρούς the sea gave up its dead Rv 20:13.

⑯ to proffer someth., extend, offer χεῖρα hold out one’s hand (to someone) Ac 9:41 (cp. 1 Macc 6:58; 2 Macc 12:11; Jos., Bell. 6, 318). (τὸν) μαστὸν τῇ παῖδι GJs 5:2; 6:3.

⑰ In many phrases this word relates to an activity or an abstract object, and with tr. freq. determined by the noun object; cp. 13 above.

ⓐ of humans: of a plan conceived in a meeting give counsel or advice: δ. for ποιεῖν (cp. κατά A2b β and s. s.v. συμβούλιον), which is read by some mss., in συμβούλιον δ. conspired (against Jesus) Mk 3:6. ἀφορμὴν δ. give an occasion (for someth.) 2 Cor 5:12; Hm 4, 1, 11; μαρτυρίαν δ. give testimony 1 Cl 30:7; δ. τὸ μαρτύριον bear witness AcPl Ha 4, 28; γνώμην δ. give an opinion 1 Cor 7:25; 2 Cor 8:10; ἐγκοπὴν δ. cause a hindrance 1 Cor 9:12; ἐντολὴν δ. command, order J 11:57; 12:49; 1J 3:23; ἐντολὴν καινὴν δ. give a new commandment J 13:34; εὔσημον λόγον δ. speak plainly or intelligibly 1 Cor 14:9; παραγγελίαν δ. give an instruction 1 Th 4:2; δ. τὴν ἐν [κυρίῳ σφραγίδα] seal in the Lord AcPl Ha 11, 23 (restored after the Coptic); προσκοπὴν δ. put an obstacle in (someone’s) way 2 Cor 6:3; δ. ἐκδίκησιν take vengeance 2 Th 1:8; ῥάπισμα δ. τινί slap someone J 18:22; 19:3; σημεῖον δ. give a sign Mt 26:48; τόπον δ. τινί make room for someone (Plut., Gai. Gracch. 840 [13, 3]) Lk 14:9; fig. leave room for Ro 12:19 (cp. τόπος 4); Eph 4:27. ὑπόδειγμα δ. give an example J 13:15; φίλημα δ. τινί give someone a kiss Lk 7:45.—δὸς ἐργασίαν Lk 12:58 is prob. a Latinism=da operam take pains, make an effort (B-D-F §5, 3b note 9; Rob. 109), which nevertheless penetrated the popular speech (OGI 441, 109 [senatorial decree 81 B.C.]; POxy 742, 11 [colloq. letter 2 B.C.] δὸς ἐργασίαν; PMich 203, 7; 466, 33f [Trajan]; PGiss 11, 16 [118 A.D.]; PBrem 5, 8 [117/119 A.D.]).

ⓑ esp. oft. of God (Hom. et al.) and Christ: give, grant, impose (of punishments etc.), send, of gifts, peace τινί τι Eph 4:8; 1 Cl 60:4; τινί τινος give someone some of a thing Rv 2:17. Also τινὶ ἔκ τινος 1J 4:13. τὶ εἴς τινα 1 Th 4:8 (Ezk 37:14); εἰς τὰς καρδίας put into the hearts Rv 17:17 (cp. X., Cyr. 8, 2, 20 δ. τινί τι εἰς ψυχήν). Also ἐν τ. καρδίαις δ. (cp. ἐν 3) 2 Cor 1:22; 8:16 (cp. Ezk 36:27). εἰς τὴν διάνοιαν Hb 8:10 (Jer 38: 33); ἐπὶ καρδίας Hb 10:16 (δ. ἐπί w. acc. as Jer 6:21, and s. Jer 38:33 ἐπὶ καρδίας αὐτῶν γράψω). W. ἵνα foll. grant that Mk 10:37.—The pass. occurs very oft. in this sense (Plut., Mor. 265d; 277e) Lk 8:10; Rv 6:4; 7:2; 13:7, 14f and oft. ἐκδίκησιν διδόναι τινί inflict punishment on someone 2 Th 1:8; βασανισμὸν καὶ πένθος δ. τινί send torment and grief upon someone Rv 18:7; ὄνομα δ. GJs 6:2, χάριν δ. (Jos., Bell. 7, 325) Js 4:6; 1 Pt 5:5 (both Pr 3:34); GJs 14:2; υἱοθεσίαν AcPl Ha 2, 28; 9,12; ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν 2, 30f; μεγαλεῖα 6,13. W. gen. foll. over someone Mt 10:1; Mk 6:7; J 17:2.—B. 749. Schmidt, Syn. 193–203. DELG. M-M. TW.

παραδίδωμι (Pind., Hdt.+) pres. 3 sg. παραδίδει (-δίδη cod. [ApcEsdr 3:12 p. 27, 23 Tdf.]), subj. 3 sg. παραδιδῷ and παραδιδοῖ 1 Cor 15:24 (B-D-F §95, 2; W-S. §14, 12; Mlt-H. 204), ptc. παραδιδούς; impf. 3 sg. παρεδίδου Ac 8:3 and 1 Pt 2:23, pl. παρεδίδουν Ac 16:4 v.l.; 27:1 and παρεδίδοσαν 16:4 (B-D-F §94, 1; Mlt-H. 202); fut. παραδώσω; 1 aor. παρέδωκα; 2 aor. indic. παρέδοσαν Lk 1:2; 2 aor. subj. 3 sg. παραδῷ and παραδοῖ Mk 4:29; 14:10, 11; J 13:2 (B-D-F §95, 2; Mlt-H. 210f), impv. παράδος, ptc. παραδούς; pf. παραδέδωκα, ptc. παραδεδωκώς (Ac 15:26); plpf. 3 pl. παραδεδώκεισαν Mk 15:10 (on the absence of augment s. B-D-F §66, 1; Mlt-H. 190). Pass.; impf. 3 sg. παρεδίδετο 1 Cor 11:23b (-δίδοτο is also attested; B-D-F §94, 1; Mlt-H. 206); 1 fut. παραδοθήσομαι; 1 aor. παρεδόθην; perf. 3 sg. παραδέδοται Lk 4:6, ptc. παραδεδομένος (Ac 14:26).

① to convey someth. in which one has a relatively strong personal interest, hand over, give (over), deliver, entrust

ⓐ a thing τινί τι (Jos., Ant 4, 83; Mel., P. 42, 290; 292; 294) τάλαντά μοι Mt 25:20, 22. αὐτοῖς τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ vs. 14. ὑμῖν τὴν γῆν 1 Cl 12:5. τινὶ τὴν κτίσιν Hv 3, 4, 1; λίθους Hs 9, 7, 1; ἀμπελῶνα 5, 6, 2. Also in the sense give back, restore, give up (X., Hell. 2, 3, 7 τινί τι) αὐτῷ τὴν παρακαταθήκην ἣν ἔλαβον Hm 3:2.—Pass., w. the thing easily supplied fr. the context ἐμοὶ παραδέδοται Lk 4:6.—παρέδωκεν τὸ πνεῦμα J 19:30 (ApcMos 42; cp. TestAbr B 12 p. 117, 4f [Stone p. 82] Σαρρα … παρέδωκε τὴν ψυχήν; ParJer 9:8; ApcEsdr 7:14) needs no dat.: he gave up his spirit voluntarily. ἄνθρωποι παραδεδωκότες τὰς ψυχὰς αὐτῶν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος τοῦ κυρίου men who have risked ( pledged Field, Notes 124) their lives for the name of the Lord Ac 15:26. καὶ ἐὰν παραδῶ τὸ σῶμά μου ἵνα καυθήσομαι and if I give up my body to be burned 1 Cor 13:3 (Maximus Tyr. 1, 9i τῇ Αἴτνῃ αὐτοῦ παραδοὺς σῶμα; Syntipas p. 60, 11 πυρὶ σεαυτὴν παραδίδως). ὅταν παραδιδοῖ τ. βασιλείαν τῷ θεῷ when (Christ) delivers the kingship to God 15:24.

ⓑ hand over, turn over, give up a person ([Lat. trado] as a t.t. of police and courts ‘hand over into [the] custody [of]’ OGI 669, 15; PHib 92, 11; 17; PLille 3, 59 [both pap III B.C.]; PTebt 38, 6 [II B.C.] al.—As Military term ‘surrender’: Paus. 1, 2, 1; X., Cyr. 5, 1, 28; 5, 4, 51.) τινά someone Mt 10:19; 24:10; 27:18; Mk 13:11; Ac 3:13. Pass. Mt 4:12; Mk 1:14; Lk 21:16. τινά τινι Mt 5:25 (fr. one official to another, as UPZ 124, 19f [II B.C.]; TestAbr B 10 p. 115, 11 [Stone p. 78]); 18:34; 27:2; Mk 10:33b; cp. 15:1; Lk 12:58; 20:20; J 18:30, 35; Ac 27:1; 28:16 v.l.; Hs 7:5; 9, 10, 6; Pass. Lk 18:32; J 18:36; Hv 5:3f; m 4, 4, 3; Hs 6, 3, 6b; 9, 11, 2; 9, 13, 9; 9, 20, 4; 9, 21, 4. τὸν Ἰησοῦν παρέδωκεν τῷ θελήματι αὐτῶν Lk 23:25.—Esp. of Judas (s. Brown, Death I 211f on tendency of translators to blur the parallelism of Judas’ action to the agency of others in the passion narrative), whose information and action leads to the arrest of Jesus, w. acc. and dat. ἐγὼ ὑμῖν παραδώσω αὐτόν Mt 26:15. Cp. Mk 14:10; Lk 22:4, 6; J 19:11. Pass. Mt 20:18; Mk 10:33a. Without a dat. Mt 10:4; 26:16, 21, 23; Mk 3:19; 14:11, 18; Lk 22:48; J 6:64, 71; 12:4; 13:21. Pass. Mt 26:24; Mk 14:21; Lk 22:22; 1 Cor 11:23b (NRSV et al. render ‘betrayed’, but it is not certain that when Paul refers to ‘handing over’, ‘delivering up’, ‘arresting’ [so clearly Posidon.: 87 Fgm. 36, 50 Jac. παραδοθείς ‘surrendered’] he is even thinking of the action taken against Jesus by Judas much less interpreting it as betrayal; cp. Ac 3:13 παρεδώκατε). ὁ παραδιδοὺς αὐτόν (παραδιδούς με) his (my) informer (on the role of a מסוֹר in Israelite piety s. WKlassen, Judas ’96, 62–66; but Ac 1:18 the action of Judas as ἀδικία) Mt 26:25, 46, 48; Mk 14:42, 44; Lk 22:21; J 13:11; 18:2, 5. Cp. Mt 27:3, 4; J 21:20. The article w. pres. ptc. connotes the notoriety (cp. the use of traditor in Tacitus, Histories 4, 24) of Judas in early tradition. His act is appraised as betrayal Lk 6:16, s. προδότης.—τινὰ εἰς χεῖράς τινος deliver someone/someth. into someone’s hands (a Semitic construction, but paralleled in Lat., cp. Livy 26, 12, 11; Dt 1:27; Jer 33:24; Jdth 6:10; 1 Macc 4:30; 1 Esdr 1:50. Pass. Jer 39:4, 36, 43; Sir 11:6; Da 7:25, 11:11; TestJob 20:3; ParJer 2:7 τὴν πόλιν; AscIs 2:14; cp. Jos., Ant. 2, 20) Ac 21:11. Pass. Mt 17:22; 26:45; Mk 9:31; 14:41; Lk 9:44; 24:7 (NPerrin, JJeremias Festschr., ’70, 204–12); Ac 28:17. ἡ γῆ παραδοθήσεται εἰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ D 16:4b. Also ἐν χειρί τινος (Judg 7:9; 2 Esdr 9:7; cp. 2 Ch 36:17; 1 Macc 5:50; Just., D. 40, 2 ὁ τόπος τοῖς ἐχθροῖς ὑμῶν παραδοθήσεται) 1 Cl 55:5b.—W. indication of the goal, or of the purpose for which someone is handed over: in the inf. (Jos., Bell. 1, 655) παραδιδόναι τινά τινι φυλάσσειν αὐτόν hand someone over to someone to guard him (X., An. 4, 6, 1) Ac 12:4. W. local εἰς (OGI 669, 15 εἰς τὸ πρακτόρειόν τινας παρέδοσαν; PGiss 84 II, 18 [II A.D.] εἰς τ. φυλακήν): εἰς συνέδρια hand over to the local courts Mt 10:17; Mk 13:9. εἰς τὰς συναγωγὰς καὶ φυλακάς hand someone over to the synagogues and prisons Lk 21:12. εἰς φυλακήν put in prison Ac 8:3; cp. 22:4. Also εἰς δεσμωτήριον (of a transcendent place of punishment: cp. PGM 4, 1245ff ἔξελθε, δαῖμον, … παραδίδωμί σε εἰς τὸ μέλαν χάος ἐν ταῖς ἀπωλείαις) Hs 9, 28, 7. ἑαυτοὺς εἰς δεσμά give oneself up to imprisonment 1 Cl 55:2a. W. final εἰς (cp. En 97:10 εἰς κατάραν μεγάλην παρα[δο]θήσεσθε): ἑαυτοὺς εἰς δουλείαν give oneself up to slavery 55:2b (cp. Just., D. 139, 4). εἰς τὸ σταυρωθῆναι hand over to be crucified Mt 26:2. εἰς τὸ ἐμπαῖξαι κτλ. 20:19. εἰς θλῖψιν 24:9. εἰς κρίμα θανάτου Lk 24:20. εἰς κρίσιν 2 Pt 2:4. εἰς θάνατον hand over to death (POxy 471, 107 [II A.D.]): Mt 10:21 (Unknown Sayings, 68 n. 3: by informing on the other); Mk 13:12; Hm 12, 1, 2f; pass.: ending of Mk in the Freer ms.; 2 Cor 4:11; 1 Cl 16:13 (Is 53:12); B 12:2; Hs 9, 23, 5. π. ἑαυτὸν εἰς θάνατον give oneself up to death 1 Cl 55:1; fig. hand oneself over to death Hs 6, 5, 4. εἰς θλῖψιν θανάτου παραδίδοσθαι be handed over to the affliction of death B 12:5. π. τὴν σάρκα εἰς καταφθοράν give up his flesh to corruption 5:1.—ἵνα stands for final εἰς: τὸν Ἰησοῦν παρέδωκεν ἵνα σταυρωθῇ he handed Jesus over to be crucified Mt 27:26; Mk 15:15; cp. J 19:16.—π. alone w. the mng. hand over to suffering, death, punishment, esp. in relation to Christ: κύριος παρέδωκεν αὐτὸν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν 1 Cl 16:7 (cp. Is 53:6).—Ro 8:32. Pass. 4:25; cp. B 16:5. π. ἑαυτὸν ὑπέρ τινος Gal 2:20 (GBerényi, Biblica 65, ’84, 490–537); Eph 5:25. παρέδωκεν ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν προσφορὰν καὶ θυσίαν τῷ θεῷ he gave himself to God for us as a sacrifice and an offering vs. 2.—π. τινὰ τῷ σατανᾷ εἰς ὄλεθρον τῆς σαρκός hand someone over to Satan for destruction of his physical body 1 Cor 5:5. οὓς παρέδωκα τῷ σατανᾷ, ἵνα whom I have turned over to Satan, in order that 1 Ti 1:20 (cp. INikaia I, 87, 4f of someone handed over to the gods of the netherworld for tomb violation [New Docs 4, 165]; also the exorcism PGM 5, 334ff νεκυδαίμων, … παραδίδωμί σοι τὸν δεῖνα, ὅπως … ; s. the lit. s.v. ὄλεθρος 2; also CBruston, L’abandon du pécheur à Satan: RTQR 21, 1912, 450–58; KLatte, Heiliges Recht 1920; LBrun, Segen u. Fluch im Urchr. ’32, 106ff). The angel of repentance says: ἐμοὶ παραδίδονται εἰς ἀγαθὴν παιδείαν they are turned over to me for good instruction Hs 6, 3, 6a (Demetr. Phaler. [IV/III B.C.] Fgm. 164 FWehrli ’49: Demosthenes παραδίδωσι ἑαυτὸν τῷ Ἀνδρονίκῳ to be initiated into dramatic art).—ἑαυτοὺς παρέδωκαν τῇ ἀσελγείᾳ they gave themselves over to debauchery Eph 4:19. ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις τ. αἰῶνος τούτου Hs 6, 2, 3. ταῖς τρυφαῖς καὶ ἀπάταις 6, 2, 4. παρεδώκατε ἑαυτοὺς εἰς τὰς ἀκηδίας Hv 3, 11, 3 (s. ἀκηδία). Of God, who punishes evil-doers: παρέδωκεν αὐτοὺς εἰς ἀκαθαρσίαν he abandoned them to impurity Ro 1:24 (for the thought cp. 1QH 2:16–19. See also EKlostermann, ZNW 32, ’33, 1–6 [retribution]). εἰς πάθη ἀτιμίας to disgraceful passions vs. 26. εἰς ἀδόκιμον νοῦν vs. 28. παρέδωκεν αὐτοὺς λατρεύειν τῇ στρατιᾷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ Ac 7:42. God, the All-Gracious One, is the subject of the extraordinary (s. lit. διδαχή 2) expression εἰς ὸ̔ν παρεδόθητε τύπον διδαχῆς = τῷ τύπῳ δ. εἰς ὸ̔ν π. (obedient) to the form of teaching, for the learning of which you were given over i.e. by God Ro 6:17 (cp. the ins. fr. Transjordania in Nabataean times NGG Phil.-Hist. Kl. Fachgr. V n.s. I, 1, ’36, p. 3, 1 Abedrapsas thanks his paternal god: παρεδόθην εἰς μάθησιν τέχνης=‘I was apprenticed to learn a trade’. AFridrichsen, ConNeot 7, ’42, 6–8; FBeare, NTS 5, ’59, 206–10; UBorse, BZ 12, ’68, 95–103; FDanker, Gingrich Festschr., ’72, 94).

② to entrust for care or preservation, give over, commend, commit w. dat. (cp. PFlor 309, 5 σιωπῇ παραδ. ‘hand over to forgetfulness’; Just., A II, 5, 2 τὴν … τῶν ἀνθρώπων … πρόνοιαν ἀγγέλοις … παρέδωκεν ‘[God] entrusted angels with concern for humans’; Tat. 7, 3 τῇ σφῶν ἀβελτερίᾳ παρεδόθησαν ‘they were handed over to their own stupidity’) παραδίδοσθαι τῇ χάριτι τοῦ κυρίου ὑπό τινος be commended by someone to the grace of the Lord Ac 15:40. Ἀντιόχεια, ὅθεν ἦσαν παραδεδομένοι τῇ χάριτι τοῦ θεοῦ εἰς τὸ ἔργον Antioch, from which (city they had gone out) commended to the grace of God for the work 14:26.—παρεδίδου τῷ κρίνοντι he committed his cause to the one who judges 1 Pt 2:23.

③ to pass on to another what one knows, of oral or written tradition, hand down, pass on, transmit, relate, teach (Theognis 1, 28f passes on what he himself learned as παῖς, ἀπὸ τῶν ἀγαθῶν; Pla., Phil. 16c, Ep. 12, 359d μῦθον; Demosth. 23, 65; Polyb. 7, 1, 1; 10, 28, 3; Diod S 12, 13, 2 π. τινί τι pass on someth. to future generations εἰς ἅπαντα τὸν αἰῶνα; Plut., Nic. 524 [1, 5]; Herm. Wr. 13, 15; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 60 τὴν κατὰ νόμους παραδεδομένην εὐσέβειαν; PMagd 33, 5 of a report to the police concerning the facts in a case; Just.; A I, 54, 1 τὰ μυθοποιηθέντα) Lk 1:2. παραδόσεις Mk 7:13 (of the tradition of the Pharisees, as Jos., Ant. 13, 297; cp. the rabbinic term מָסַר); 1 Cor 11:2. ἔθη Ac 6:14. ὁ ἡμῖν παραδοθεὶς λόγος the teaching handed down to us Pol 7:2 (Just., D. 53, 6). ἡ παραδοθεῖσα αὐτοῖς ἁγία ἐντολή 2 Pt 2:21 (ApcMos 23 τὴν ἐντολήν μου ἣν παρέδωκά σοι). ἡ παραδοθεῖσα τοῖς ἁγίοις πίστις Jd 3. τὰ παραδοθέντα (Philo, Fuga 200) Dg 11:1. παρεδίδοσαν αὐτοῖς φυλάσσειν τὰ δόγματα they handed down to them the decisions to observe Ac 16:4.—(In contrast to παραλαμβάνειν [the same contrast in Diod S 1, 91, 4; 3, 65, 6; 5, 2, 3; PHerm 119 III, 22; BGU 1018, 24; PThéad 8, 25]) pass on 1 Cor 11:23a; 15:3; AcPlCor 2:4; EpilMosq 2. W. a connotation of wonder and mystery (of mysteries and ceremonies: Theon Smyrn., Expos. Rer. Math. p. 14 Hiller τελετὰς παραδιδόναι; Diod S 5, 48, 4 μυστηρίων τελετὴ παραδοθεῖσα; Strabo 10, 3, 7; Wsd 14:15 μυστήρια καὶ τελετάς. ParJer 9:29 τὰ μυστήρια … τῷ Βαρούχ; Just., D. 70, 1 τὰ τοῦ Μίθρου μυστήρια παραδιδόντες; cp. 78, 6. Cp. Herm. Wr. 13, 1 παλιγγενεσίαν; PGM 4, 475) πάντα (πᾶς 1dβ) μοι παρεδόθη ὑπὸ τ. πατρός μου Mt 11:27; Lk 10:22 (cp. Herm. Wr. 1, 32 πάτερ … παρέδωκας αὐτῷ [ὁ σὸς ἄνθρωπος is meant] τὴν πᾶσαν ἐξουσίαν; in Vett. Val. 221, 23 astrology is ὑπὸ θεοῦ παραδεδομένη τ. ἀνθρώποις.—For lit. on the saying of Jesus s. under υἱός 2dβ).—S. παράδοσις, end.

④ to make it possible for someth. to happen, allow, permit (Hdt. 5, 67; 7, 18 [subj. ὁ θεός]; X., An. 6, 6, 34 [οἱ θεοί]; Isocr. 5, 118 [οἱ καιροί]; Polyb. 22, 24, 9 τῆς ὥρας παραδιδούσης) ὅταν παραδοῖ ὁ καρπός when the (condition of the) crop permits Mk 4:29.—On the whole word: WPopkes, Christus Traditus, ’67.—M-M. EDNT. TW. Spicq. Sv.

εἰ, [dialect] Att.-[dialect] Ion. and Arc. (for εἰκ, v. infr. 11 ad init.), = [dialect] Dor. and [dialect] Aeol. αἰ, αἰκ (q. v.), Cypr.

A

ἤ Inscr.Cypr.135.10

H., both εἰ and αἰ in [dialect] Ep.:— Particle used interjectionally with imper. and to express a wish, but usu. either in conditions, if, or in indirect questions, whether. In the former use its regular negative is μή; in the latter, οὐ.

A INTERJECTIONALLY, in Hom., come now! c. imper.,

εἰ δὲ.. ἄκουσον Il.9.262

; εἰ δὲ καὶ αὐτοὶ φευγόντων ib.46; most freq. with ἄγε (q. v.), 1.302, al.

2 in wishes, c. opt.,

ἀλλ' εἴ τις.. καλέσειεν 10.111

, cf. 24.74; so later,

εἴ μοι ξυνείη μοῖρα S.OT 863

(lyr.);

εἴ μοι γένοιτο φθόγγος ἐν βραχίοσιν E.Hec. 836

: more freq. folld. by

γάρ, αἲ γὰρ δὴ οὕτως εἴη Il.4.189

, al.;

εἰ γὰρ γενοίμην ἀντὶ σοῦ νεκρός E.Hipp. 1410

;

εἰ γὰρ γένοιτο X.Cyr.6.1.38

;

εἰ γὰρ ἐν τούτῳ εἴη Pl.Prt. 310d

; of unattained wishes, in Hom. only c. opt.,

εἰ γὰρ ἐγὼν.. Διὸς πάϊς αἰγιόχοιο εἴην Il.13.825

;

Ζεῦ πάτερ, αἰ γὰρ ἐμὸς πόσις εἴη Alcm.29

; later with past tenses of ind.,

εἰ γάρ μ' ὑπὸ γῆν.. ἧκεν A.Pr. 152

(anap.); εἰ γὰρ τοσαύτην δύναμιν εἶχον ὥστε .. E.Alc. 1072: twice in Od. c. inf. (cf. the use of inf. in commands),

αἰ γὰρ τοῖος ἐὼν.. ἐμὸς γαμβρὸς καλέεσθαι 7.311

, cf. 24.376.

b εἴθε, [dialect] Ep. αἴθε, is freq. used in wishes in the above constructions,

εἴθε οἱ αὐτῷ Ζεὺς ἀγαθὸν τελέσειεν 2.33

;

εἴθ' ὣς ἡβώοιμι Il.7.157

;

ἰὼ γᾶ, εἴθ' ἔμ' ἐδέξω A.Ag. 1537

(lyr.);

εἴθε σοι, ὦ Περίκλεις, τότε συνεγενόμην X.Mem.1.2.46

: later c. inf.,

γαίης χθαμαλωτέρη εἴθε.. κεῖσθαι AP9.284

(Crin.).

c εἰ γάρ, εἴθε are also used with ὤφελον ([dialect] Ep. ὤφελλον), of past unattained wishes,

αἴθ' ὤφελλες στρατοῦ ἄλλου σημαίνειν Il.14.84

; εἰ γὰρ ὤφελον [κατιδεῖν] Pl.R. 432c.

d folld. by a clause expressing a consequence of the fulfilment of the wish, αἰ γὰρ τοῦτο.. ἔπος τετελεσμένον εἴη· τῷ κε τάχα γνοίης .. Od. 15.536, cf. 17.496, al.; sts. hard to distinguish from εἰ in conditions (which may be derived from this use),

εἴ μοί τι πίθοιο, τό κεν πολὺ κέρδιον εἴη Il.7.28

.

B IN CONDITIONS, if:

I with INDIC.,

1 with all tenses (for [tense] fut., v. infr. 2), to state a condition, with nothing implied as to its fulfilment, εἰ δ' οὕτω τοῦτ' ἐστίν, ἐμοὶ μέλλει φίλον εἶναι but if this is so, it will be.., Il.1.564: any form of the Verb may stand in apodosi,

εἰ θεοί τι δρῶσιν αἰσχρόν, οὐκ εἰσὶν θεοί E.Fr.292.7

;

εἰ δοκεῖ, πλέωμεν S.Ph. 526

;

εἰ Φαῖδρον ἀγνοῶ, καὶ ἐμαυτοῦ ἐπιλέλησμαι Pl.Phdr. 228a

;

κάκιστ' ἀπολοίμην, Ξανθίαν εἰ μὴ φιλῶ Ar.Ra. 579

, cf. Od.17.475;

εἰ θεοῦ ἦν, οὐκ ἦν αἰσχροκερδής· εἰ δ' αἰσχροκερδής, οὐκ ἦν θεοῦ Pl.R. 408c

;

εἰ ταῦτα λέγων διαφθείρω τοὺς νέους, ταῦτ' ἂν εἴη βλαβερά Id.Ap. 30b

, cf. 25b; εἰ οὗτοι ὀρθῶς ἀπέστησαν, ὑμεῖς ἂν οὐ χρεὼν ἄρχοιτε if these were right in their revolt, (it would follow that) you rule when you have no right, Th.3.40.

b to express a general condition, if ever, whenever, sts. with [tense] pres.,

εἴ τις δύο ἢ καὶ πλείους τις ἡμέρας λογίζεται, μάταιός ἐστιν S.Tr. 943

: with [tense] impf.,

εἴ τίς τι ἠρώτα ἀπεκρίνοντο Th.7.10

: rarely with [tense] aor., D.S.31.26.1, S.E.P.1.84; cf. 111.2.

2 with [tense] fut. (much less freq. than ἐάν c. subj.), either to express a future supposition emphatically,

εἰ φθάσομεν τοὺς πολεμίους κατακαίνοντες οὐδεὶς ἡμῶν ἀποθανεῖται X.Cyr.7.1.19

;

εἰ μὴ βοηθήσετε οὐ περιέσται τἀκεῖ Th.6.91

; εἰ αὕτη ἡ πόλις ληφθήσεται, ἔχεται ἡ πᾶσα Σικελία ibid.; in threats or warnings,

εἰ μὴ καθέξεις γλῶσσαν ἔσται σοι κακά E.Fr.5

;

εἰ τιμωρήσεις Πατρόκλῳ, αὐτὸς ἀποθανῇ Pl.Ap. 28c

, cf. D.28.21: or,

b to express a present intention or expectation, αἶρε πλῆκτρον εἰ μαχεῖ if you mean to fight, Ar.Av. 759;

ἐγὼ μὲν οὐκ ἀνήρ.. εἰ ταῦτ' ἀνατεὶ τῇδε κείσεται κράτη S.Ant. 485

, cf. Il.1.61, E.Hec. 863.

3 with historical tenses, implying that the condition is or was unfulfilled.

a with [tense] impf., referring to present time or to continued or repeated action in past time (in Hom. always the latter, Il.24.715, al.): ταῦτα οὐκ ἂν ἐδύναντο ποιεῖν, εἰ μὴ διαίτῃ μετρίᾳ ἐχρῶντο they would not be able to do this (as they do), if they did not live an abstemious life, X.Cyr.1.2.16, cf. Pl.R. 489b; οὐκ ἂν νήσων ἐκράτει, εἰ μή τι καὶ ναυτικὸν εἶχεν he ([place name] Agamemnon) would not have been master of islands, if he had not had also some naval force, Th.1.9;

αἰ δ' ἦχες ἔσλων ἴμερον ἢ κάλων.. αἴδως κεν.. ἦχεν Sapph.28

; εἰ ἦσαν ἄνδρες ἀγαθοὶ.. οὐκ ἄν ποτε ταῦτα ἔπασχον if they had been good men, they would never have suffered as they did, Pl.Grg. 516e, cf. X.Mem.1.1.5; εἰ γὰρ ἐγὼ τάδε ᾔδἐ.. οὐκ ἂν ὑπεξέφυγε if I had known this.., Il.8.366.

b with [tense] aor. referring to past time,

εἰ μὴ ἔφυσε θεὸς μέλι.. ἔφασκον γλύσσονα σῦκα πέλεσθαι Xenoph.38

; εἰ μὴ ὑμεῖς ἤλθετε, ἐπορευόμεθα ἂν ἐπὶ βασιλέα had you not come, we should be on our way.., X.An.2.1.4;

καὶ ἴσως ἂν ἀπέθανον, εἰ μὴ ἡ ἀρχὴ διὰ ταχέων κατελύθη Pl.Ap. 32d

, cf. Il.5.680, Od.4.364, D.4.5, 27.63: with [tense] plpf. in apodosi,

εἰ τριάκοντα μόναι μετέπεσον τῶν ψήφων, ἀπεπεφεύγη ἄν Pl. Ap. 36a

.

c rarely with [tense] plpf. referring to action finished in past or present time, λοιπὸν δ' ἂν ἦν ἡμῖν ἔτι περὶ τῆς πόλεως διαλεχθῆναι, εἰ μὴ προτέρα τῶν ἄλλων τὴν εἰρήνην ἐπεποίητο if she had not (as she has done) made peace before the rest, Isoc.5.56, cf. Pl.Ti. 21c.

II with SUBJ., εἰ is regularly joined with ἄν ([dialect] Ep. κε, κεν), cf. ἐάν: Arc. εἰκαν in Tegean Inscrr. of iv B. C. (IG5(2).3.16, 31, 6.2, SIG306.34) should be understood as εἰκ ἄν (εἰ: εἰκ = οὐ: οὐκ), since εἰ δ' ἄν is also found in IG5(2).3.2, 6.45, and εἰκ alone, ib.3.21; but ἄν ([etym.] κε, κεν) are freq. absent in Hom. as Od.5.221, 14.373 (and cf. infr. 2), and Lyr., Pi. (who never uses εἰ with ἄν or κε ([etym.] ν)) P.4.266, al.; in dialects,

αἰ δείλητ' ἀγχωρεῖν IG9(1).334.6

([dialect] Locr., v B. C.), cf. Foed.[dialect] Dor. ap. Th.5.79; rarely in Hdt.,

εἰ μὴ ἀναβῇ 2.13

; occasionally in Trag., A.Eu. 234, S.OT 198 (lyr.), etc.; very rarely in [dialect] Att. Prose,

εἰ ξυστῶσιν αἱ πόλεις Th.6.21

;

εἴ τι που ἄλσος ἢ τέμενος ἀφειμένον ᾖ Pl.Lg. 761c

: in later Prose,

εἴ τις θελήσῃ Apoc.11.5

;

εἰ φονεύῃ Plot.2.9.9

, cf. Procl. Inst.26.

1 when the apodosis is [tense] fut., to express a future condition more distinctly and vividly than εἰ c. opt., but less so than εἰ c. [tense] fut. ind. (supr. 1.2a); εἰ δέ κεν ὣς ἕρξῃς καί τοι πείθωνται Ἀχαιοί, γνώσῃ ἔπειθ' .. if thou do thus.., thou shalt know, Il.2.364, cf. 1.128, 3.281, Od.17.549;

ἂν δέ τις ἀνθιστῆται, σὺν ὑμῖν πειρασόμεθα χειροῦσθαι X. An.7.3.11

; ἂν μὴ νῦν ἐθέλωμεν ἐκεῖ πολεμεῖν αὐτῷ, ἐνθάδ' ἴσως ἀναγκασθησόμεθα τοῦτο ποιεῖν if we be not now willing, D.4.50, cf. X.Cyr. 5.3.27: folld. by imper., ἢν εἰρήνης δοκῆτε δεῖσθαι, ἄνευ ὅπλων ἥκετε ib.3.2.13, cf. 5.4.30.

2 when the apodosis is present, denoting customary or repeated action, to express a general condition, if ever, ἤν ποτε δασμὸς ἵκηται, σοὶ τὸ γέρας πολὺ μεῖζον (sc. ἐστί) whenever a division comes, your prize is (always) greater, Il.1.166; ἢν ἐγγὺς ἔλθῃ θάνατος, οὐδεὶς βούλεται θνῄσκειν if death come near, E.Alc. 671; with ἄν omitted,

εἴ περ γάρ τε χόλον.. καταπέψῃ ἀλλά.. ἔχει κότον Il.1.81

.

b with Rhet. present in apodosis, ἐὰν μὴ οἱ φιλόσοφοι βασιλεύσωσιν, οὐκ ἔστι κακῶν παῦλα there is (i.e. can be, will be) no rest.., Pl.R. 473d.

III with OPTATIVE (never with ἄν in early Gr., later ἐάν c. opt., Dam.Pr. 114, al.),

1 to express a future condition less definitely than ἐάν c. subj., usu. with opt. with ἄν in apod., ἦ κεν γηθήσαι Πρίαμος Πριάμοιό τε παῖδες.. εἰ σφῶιν τάδε πάντα πυθοίατο μαρναμένοιιν surely they would exult, if they should hear.., Il.1.255, cf. 7.28, Od.3.223;

εἴης φορητὸς οὐκ ἄν, εἰ πράσσοις καλῶς A.Pr. 979

;

οὐδὲ γὰρ ἄν με ἐπαινοίη, εἰ ἐξελαύνοιμι τοὺς εὐεργέτας X.An.7.7.11

;

οἶκος δ' αὐτός, εἰ φθογγὴν λάβοι, σαφέστατ' ἂν λέξειεν A.Ag.37

, etc.: [tense] fut. opt. is f.l. in Pl.Tht. 164a: with [tense] pres. ind. in apod., Xenoph.34.3, Democr.253: with [tense] fut.ind., Meliss.5.

b in Hom.sts. with [tense] pres. opt., to express an unfulfilled present condition, εἰ μὲν νῦν ἐπὶ ἄλλῳ ἀεθλεύοιμεν, ἦ τ' ἂν ἐγὼ τὰ πρῶτα φεροίμην if we were now contending, etc., Il.23.274: rarely in Trag., εἰ μὴ κνίζοι ( = εἰ μὴ ἔκνιζε) E.Med. 568; also

εἰ ἀναγκαῖον εἴη ἀδικεῖν ἢ ἀδικεῖσθαι, ἑλοίμην ἂν μᾶλλον ἀδικεῖσθαι Pl.Grg. 469c

.

2 when the apodosis is past, denoting customary or repeated action, to express a general condition in past time (corresponding to use of subj. in present time, supr. 11.2); once in Hom.,

εἴ τίς με.. ἐνίπτοι, ἀλλὰ σὺ τόν γ'.. κατέρυκες Il.24.768

; εἰ δέ τινας θορυβουμένους αἴσθοιτο.., κατασβεννύναι τὴν ταραχὴν ἐπειρᾶτο if he should see ( whenever he saw) any troops in confusion, he (always) tried, X.Cyr.5.3.55, cf. An.4.5.13, Mem.4.2.40; εἴ τις ἀντείποι, εὐθὺς ἐτεθνήκει if any one made objection, he was a dead man at once, Th. 8.66;

ἀλλ' εἴ τι μὴ φέροιμεν, ὤτρυνεν φέρειν E.Alc. 755

. For εἰ c. ind. in this sense v. supr. 1.1: ind. and opt. are found in same sentence,

ἐμίσει, οὐκ εἴ τις κακῶς πάσχων ἠμύνετο, ἀλλ' εἴ τις εὐεργετούμενος ἀχάριστος φαίνοιτο X.Ages.11.3

.

3 in oratio obliqua after past tenses, representing ἐάν c. subj. or εἰ with a primary (never an historical) tense of the ind. in oratio recta, ἐλογίζοντο ὡς, εἰ μὴ μάχοιντο, ἀποστήσοιντο αἱ πόλεις (representing ἐὰν μὴ μαχώμεθα, ἀποστήσονται) X.HG6.4.6, cf. D.21.104, X.HG5.2.2; ἔλεγεν ὅτι, εἰ βλαβερὰ πεπραχὼς εἴη, δίκαιος εἴη ζημιοῦσθαι (representing εἰ βλαβερὰ πέπραχε, δίκαιός ἐστι) ib.32, cf. An.6.6.25; εἰ δέ τινα φεύγοντα λήψοιτο, προηγόρευεν ὅτι ὡς πολεμίψ χρήσοιτο (representing εἴ τινα λήψομαι, χρήσομαι) Id.Cyr.3.1.3; also, where oratio obliqua is implied in the leading clause, οὐκ ἦν τοῦ πολέμου πέρας Φιλίππῳ, εἰ μὴ Θηβαίους.. ἐχθροὺς ποιήσειε τῇ πόλει, i.e. Philip thought there would be no end to the war, unless he should make.. (his thought having been ἐὰν μὴ ποιήσω), D.18.145;

ἐβούλοντο γὰρ σφίσιν, εἴ τινα λάβοιεν, ὑπάρχειν ἀντὶ τῶν ἔνδον, ἢν ἄρα τύχωσί τινες ἐζωγρημένοι Th.2.5

.

4 c. opt. with ἄν, only when the clause serves as apodosis as well as protasis, cf. Pl.Prt. 329b, D.4.18, X.Mem.1.5.3 (v.

ἄν A. 111

. d).

IV c. INF., in oratio obliqua, only in Hdt.,

εἰ γὰρ δὴ δεῖν πάντως περιθεῖναι ἄλλῳ τέῳ τὴν βασιληΐην, [ἔφη] δικαιότερον εἶναι κτλ. 1.129

;

εἰ εἶναι τοῦτο μὴ φίλον 2.64

, cf. 172, 3.105, 108.

V after Verbs denoting wonder, delight, indignation, disappointment, contentment, and similar emotions, εἰ c. ind. is used instead of ὅτι, to express the object of the feeling in a hypothetical form, θαυμάζω εἰ μηδεὶς ὑμῶν μήτ' ἐνθυμεῖται μήτ' ὀργίζεται, ὁρῶν .. I wonder that no one of you is either concerned or angry when he sees.., D.4.43;

οὐκ ἀγαπᾷ εἰ μὴ δίκην δέδωκεν, ἀλλ' εἰ μὴ καὶ χρυσῷ στεφάνῳ στεφανωθήσεται ἀγανακτεῖ Aeschin.3.147

: after past tenses,

ἐθαύμασε δ' εἰ μὴ φανερόν ἐστιν X.Mem.1.1.13

;

δεινὸν εἰσῄει, εἰ μὴ.. δόξει D.19.33

;

ἐθαύμαζον εἴ τι ἕξει τις χρήσασθαι τῷ λόγῳ Pl.Phd. 95a

;

οὐδὲ ᾐσχύνθη εἰ.. ἐπάγει D.21.105

: in oratio obliqua (expressed or implied) c. opt., ἐπεῖπεν ὡς δεινὸν (sc. εἴη)

εἰ.. μεγαλόψυχος γένοιτο Aeschin.2.157

;

ᾤκτιρον εἰ ἁλώσοιντο X.An.1.4.7

; ἐθαύμαζε δ' εἴ τις ἀρετὴν ἐπαγγελλόμενος ἀργύριον πράττοιτο he wondered that any one should demand money, Id.Mem.1.2.7; ἔχαιρον ἀγαπῶν εἴ τις ἐάσοι I rejoiced, being content if any one should let it pass, Pl.R. 450a:—in this use the neg. οὐ is also found,

ἀγανακτῶ εἰ ὁ Φίλιππος ἁρπάζων οὐ λυπεῖ D.8.55

;

δεινὸν ἂν εἴη εἰ οἱ ἐκείνων ξύμμαχοι οὐκ ἀπεροῦσιν Th.1.121

;

τέρας λέγεις, εἰ οὐκ ἂν δύναιντο λαθεῖν Pl.Men. 91d

, etc.

VI in citing a fact as a ground of argument or appeal, as surely as, since, εἴ ποτ' ἔην γε if there was [as there was], i.e. as sure as there was such an one, Il.3.180, al.;

εἰ τότε κοῦρος ἔα, νῦν αὖτέ με γῆρας ὀπάζει 4.321

; πολλοὺς γὰρ οἶκε εἶναι εὐπετέστερον διαβάλλειν ἢ ἕνα, εἰ Κλεομένεα μὲν μοῦνον οὐκ οἷός τε ἐγένετο διαβαλεῖν, τρεῖς δὲ μυριάδας Ἀθηναίων ἐποίησε τοῦτο it seems easier to deceive many than one, if (as was the fact, i.e. since) he was not able.., Hdt.5.97, cf. 1.60,al.

VII ELLIPTICAL CONSTRUCTIONS:

1 with apodosis implied in the context, εἰ having the force of in case, supposing that, πρὸς τὴν πόλιν, εἰ ἐπιβοηθοῖεν, ἐχώρουν they marched towards the city [so as to meet the citizens], in case they should rush out, Th.6.100; ἱκέται πρὸς σὲ δεῦρ' ἀφίγμεθα, εἴ τινα πόλιν φράσειας ἡμῖν εὔερον we have come hither to you, in case you should tell us of some fleecy city (i.e. that we might hear of it), Ar.Av. 120; παρέζεο καὶ λαβὲ γούνων, αἴ κέν πως ἐθέλῃσιν ἐπὶ Τρώεσσιν ἀρῆξαι sit by him and grasp his knees [so as to persuade him], in case he be willing to help the Trojans, Il.1.408, cf. 66, Od.1.94, 3.92; ἄκουσον καὶ ἐμοῦ, ἐάν σοι ἔτι ταὐτὰ δοκῇ hear me also [that you may assent], in case the same opinion please you, Pl.R. 358b; ἰδὲ δή, ἐάν σοι ὅπερ ἐμοὶ συνδοκῇ look now, in case you approve what I do, ib. 434a.

2 with apodosis suppressed for rhetorical reasons, εἴ περ γάρ κ' ἐθέλῃσιν Ὀλύμπιος.. στυφελίξαι if he wish to thrust him away, [he will do so], Il.1.580; εἰ μὲν δώσουσι γέρας—· εἰ δέ κε μὴ δώωσιν, ἐγὼ δέ κεν αὐτὸς ἕλωμαι if they shall give me a prize, [well and good]; but if they give not, then I will take one for myself, 1.135, cf. 6.150, Ar.Pl. 468; καὶ ἢν μὲν ξυμβῇ ἡ πεῖρα—· εἰ δὲ μή .. and if the attempt succeed, [well]; otherwise.., Th.3.3, cf. Pl.Prt. 325d.

3 with the Verb of the protasis omitted, chiefly in the following expressions:

a εἰ μή except,

οὐδὲν ἄλλο σιτέονται, εἰ μὴ ἰχθῦς μοῦνον Hdt. 1.200

; μὰ τὼ θεώ, εἰ μὴ Κρίτυλλά γ' [εἰμί]—nay, if I'm not Critylla! i.e. I am, Ar.Th. 898; εἰ μὴ ὅσον except only,

ἐγὼ μέν μιν οὐκ εἶδον, εἰ μὴ ὅσον γραφῇ Hdt.2.73

, cf. 1.45, 2.20;

εἰ μὴ εἰ Th.1.17

, Pl.Grg. 480b, etc.; εἰ μή τι οὖν, ἀλλὰ σμικρόν γέ μοι τῆς ἀρχῆς χάλασον if nothing else, yet.., Id.Men. 86e; ironical,

εἰ μὴ ἄρα ἡ τῆς ἀρετῆς ἐπιμέλεια διαφθορά ἐστιν X.Mem.1.2.8

;

εἰ μή πέρ γε τὸν ὑοσκύαμον χρήματα εἶναι φήσομεν Id.Oec.1.13

.

b εἰ δὲ μή but if not, i.e. otherwise,

προηγόρευε τοῖς Λαμψακηνοῖσι μετιέναι Μιλτιάδεα, εἰ δὲ μή, σφέας πίτυος τρόπον ἀπείλεε ἐκτρίψειν Hdt.6.37

, cf. 56; after μάλιστα μέν, Th.1.32,35, etc.:—after a preceding neg., μὴ τύπτ'· εἰ δὲ μή, σαυτόν ποτ' αἰτιάσει don't beat me; otherwise, you will have yourself to blame, Ar.Nu. 1433;

ὦ Κῦρε, μὴ οὕτω λέγε· εἰ δὲ μή, οὐ θαρροῦντά με ἕξεις X.Cyr.3.1.35

;

οὔτ' ἐν τῷ ὕδατι τὰ ὅπλα ἦν ἔχειν· εἰ δὲ μή Id.An.4.3.6

, cf. Th.1.28, 131, Pl.Phd. 91c.

c εἰ δέ sts. stands for

εἰ δὲ μή, εἰ μὲν βούλεται, ἑψέτω· εἰ δ', ὅτι βούλεται, τοῦτο ποιείτω Pl.Euthd. 285c

, cf. Smp. 212c;

εἰ δ' οὖν S.Ant. 722

;

εἰ δ' οὕτως Arist.EN 1094a24

; εἰ δὲ τοῦτο and if so, Str.2.1.29.

d εἰ γάρ for if so, Id.7.3.6.

e εἴ τις if any, i. e. as much as or more than any,

τῶν γε νῦν αἴ τις ἐπιχθονίων, ὀρθῶς B.5.5

;

ὄτλον ἄλγιστον ἔσχον, εἴ τις Αἰτωλὶς γυνή S.Tr.8

, cf. OC 734; εἴ τις ἄλλος, siquis alius, E.Andr.6, etc.;

εἴ τινες καὶ ἄλλοι Hdt.3.2

, etc.;

εἴπερ τις ἄλλος Pl.R. 501d

; also κατ' εἰ δέ τινα τρόπον in any way, IG 5(2).6.27 ([place name] Tegea).

f εἴ ποτε or εἴπερ ποτέ now if ever,

ἡμῖν δὲ καλῶς, εἴπερ ποτέ, ἔχει.. ἡ ξυναλλαγή Th.4.20

, cf. Ar.Eq. 594;

αἴ ποτα κἄλλοτα Alc.Supp.7.11

, cf. X.An.6.4.12, etc.; but in prayers,

εἴ ποτέ τοι ἐπὶ νηὸν ἔρεψα.. τόδε μοι κρήηνον ἐέλδωρ Il.1.39

.

g εἴ ποθεν (sc. δυνατόν ἐστι) if from any quarter, i.e. from some quarter or other, S.Ph. 1204 (lyr.); so εἴ ποθι somewhere, anywhere, Id.Aj. 885 (lyr.);

εἴ που Od.4.193

.

h εἴ πως ib. 388, X.An.2.3.11: in an elliptical sentence (cf. VII. 1),

πρέσβεις πέμψαντες, εἴ πως πείσειαν Th.1.58

.

VIII with other PARTICLES:

1 for the distinction between καὶ εἰ (or καὶ ἐάν, or κἄν ) even if, and εἰ καί (or ἐὰν καί ) even though, v. καί:—the opposite of καὶ εἰ is οὐδ' εἰ, not even if; that of εἰ καί is εἰ μηδέ, if (although) not even.

2 for ὡς εἰ, ὡς εἴ τε, ὥσπερ εἰ, etc., v. ὡς and ὥσπερ.

3 for εἰ ἄρα, v. ἄρα; for εἰ δή, εἴπερ, v. εἰ δή, εἴπερ; for εἴ γε, v. γέ.

IX in neg. oaths, = Hebr. im, LXXPs.94(95).11, Ev.Marc.8.12, al.

C IN INDIRECT QUESTIONS, whether, folld. by the ind., subj., or opt., according to the principles of oratio obliqua:

1 with IND. after primary tenses, representing the same tense in the direct question, σάφα δ' οὐκ οἶδ' εἰ θεός ἐστιν whether he is a god, Il.5.183;

εἰ ξυμπονήσεις.. σκόπει S.Ant.41

.

2 with SUBJ. after primary tenses, representing a dubitative subj. in the direct question, τὰ ἐκπώματα οὐκ οἶδ' εἰ Χρυσάντᾳ τουτῳῒ δῶ whether I should give them, X.Cyr.8.4.16: sts. elliptical,

ἐς τὰ χρηστήρια ἔπεμπε, εἰ στρατεύηται ἐπὶ τοὺς Πέρσας Hdt.1.75

.

3 OPT. after past tenses, representing either of the two previous constructions in the direct question, ἤρετο εἴ τις ἐμοῦ εἴη σοφώτερος he asked whether any one was wiser than I (direct ἔστι τις σοφώτερος;), Pl.Ap. 21a;

ἐπεκηρυκεύετο Πεισιστράτῳ, εἰ βούλοιτό οἱ τὴν θυγατέρα ἔχειν γυναῖκα Hdt.1.60

: rarely [tense] aor. opt. for the [tense] aor. ind., ἠρώτων αὐτὸν εἰ ἀναπλεύσειεν I asked him whether he had set sail (direct ἀνέπλευσας;), D.50.55: but [tense] aor. opt. usually represents [tense] aor. subj., τὸν θεὸν ἐπήροντο εἰ παραδοῖεν Κορινθίοις τὴν πόλιν.. καὶ τιμωρίαν τινὰ πειρῷντ' ἀπ' αὐτῶν ποιεῖσθαι they asked whether they should deliver their city to the Corinthians, and should try.., Th.1.25:—in both constructions the ind. or subj. may be retained, ψῆφον ἐβούλοντο ἐπαγαγεῖν εἰ χρὴ πολεμεῖν ib. 119; ἐβουλεύοντο εἴτε κατακαύσωσιν.. εἴτε τι ἄλλο χρήσωνται whether they should burn them or should dispose of them in some other way, Id.2.4; ἀνακοινοῦσθαι αὐτὸν αὑτῷ εἰ δῷ ἐπιψηφίσαι τοῖς προέδροις [he said that] he consulted him whether he should give.., Aeschin.2.68.

4 with OPT. and ἄν when this was the form of the direct question, ἠρώτων εἰ δοῖεν ἂν τούτων τὰ πιστά they asked whether they would give (direct δοιήτε ἄν;), X.An.4.8.7.

5 the NEG. used with εἰ in indirect questions is οὐ, when οὐ would be used in the direct question, ἐνετέλλετο.. εἰρωτᾶν εἰ οὔ τι ἐπαισχύνεται whether he is not ashamed, Hdt.1.90, etc.; but if μή would be required in the direct form, it is retained in the indirect, οὐ τοῦτο ἐρωτῶ, ἀλλ' εἰ τοῦ μὲν δικαίου μὴ ἀξιοῖ πλέον ἔχειν μηδὲ βούλεται ὁ δίκαιος, τοῦ δὲ ἀδίκου (the direct question would be μὴ ἀξιοῖ μηδὲ βούλεται; he does not see fit nor wish, does he?) Pl.R. 349b:—in double indirect questions, εἴτε.. εἴτε.. ; εἰ.. εἴτε.. ; εἴτε.. ἢ .., either οὐ or μή can be used in the second clause,

ὅπως ἴδῃς εἴτ' ἔνδον εἴτ' οὐκ ἔνδον S.Aj.7

;

σκοπῶμεν εἰ ἡμῖν πρέπει ἢ οὔ Pl.R. 451d

; εἰ ἀληθὲς ἢ μή, πειράσομαι μαθεῖν ib. 339a;

πολλὰ ἂν περιεσκέψω, εἴτε ἐπιτρεπτέον εἴτε οὔ·.. οὐδένα λόγον οὐδὲ συμβουλὴν ποιῇ, εἴτε χρὴ ἐπιτρέπειν σαυτὸν αὐτῷ εἴτε μή Id.Prt. 313a

, 313b;

ἀνάγκη τὴν ἐμὴν μητέρα, εἴτε θυγάτηρ ἦν Κίρωνος εἴτε μή, καὶ εἰ παρ' ἐκείνῳ διῃτᾶτο ἢ οὔ, καὶ γάμους εἰ διττοὺς ὑπὲρ ταύτης εἱστίασεν ἢ μὴ.. πάντα ταῦτα εἰδέναι τοὺς οἰκέτας Is.8.9

; τοὺς νόμους καταμανθάνειν εἰ καλῶς κεῖνται ἢ μή.. τοὺς λόγους εἰ ὀρθῶς ὑμᾶς διδάσκουσιν ἢ οὔ Antipho 5.14.

προΐημι, 3 [tense] pres.

A

προΐει Il.2.752

; [ per.] 3sg. subj. προϊῇ (v.l. 3 opt. προΐοι) h.Ven. 152: [tense] impf. προΐειν, εις, ει, Il.1.326, 336, Od.9.88, 10.100, etc.: [tense] fut. προήσω: [tense] aor. 1 προῆκα, [dialect] Ep. προέηκα, both in Hom.: [tense] aor. 2 ind. [ per.] 3pl.

πρόεσαν Od.8.399

; opt.

προεῖεν X.An. 7.2.15

codd.; imper.

πρόες Il.16.241

(on the accent, v. Hdn.Gr.2.931), [ per.] 3sg.

προέτω 11.796

; inf. προέμεν for προεῖναι, Od.10.155:—[voice] Med., [tense] aor. 1

προηκάμην D.19.78

,84, 32.15, etc.: [tense] aor. 2 opt. πρόοιντο or

προοῖντο Th.1.120

, D.18.254, cf. X.An.1.9.10:—[voice] Pass., [tense] pf. προεῖμαι, [tense] plpf. προεῖτο, D. (v. infr. 11.1). [On the quantity, v. ἵημι.]:—send forth, send forward, Il.1.195 (tm.), 326, 336, etc.; esp. send troops forward, X. Cyr. 7.1.22,27 : also, send a thing or person to another,

ἀγγελίας Od.2.92

;

ἐπ' Αἴαντα.. κήρυκα Il.12.342

;

τῷ κῦδος ἅμα πρόες 16.241

: in Hom. freq. with inf. added to define the action,

Ταλθύβιον προΐει.. ἰέναι Il.3.118

;

αἰετὼ.. προέηκε πέτεσθαι Od.2.147

; [

οὖρον] προέηκεν ἀῆναι 3.183

; π. τινὰ διδασκέμεναι, μυθήσασθαι, πυθέσθαι, Il.9.442, 11.201, 649;

ἑτάρους π. πεύθεσθαι Od.9.88

; so βασιλευέμεν τοι προήσειν will allow thee to.., Pi.P.4.166.

2 dismiss, let go, τινα Il.4.398; τήνδε θεῷ πρόες let her go to the god, i.e. in reverence to him, 1.127.

3 let loose, let fall, esp. thoughtlessly, ἔπος προέηκε let drop a word, Od.14.466;

φήμην 20.105

; πηδάλιον ἐκ χειρῶν προέηκε he let the helm slip from his hands, 5.316: with inf., πόδα προέηκε φέρεσθαι let slip his foot so that it fell, 19.468.

4 with direct purpose, cast, of a fisherman,

ἐς πόντον π. βοὸς κέρας 12.253

.

5 of missiles, discharge, shoot, ἔγχος, βέλος, ὀϊστόν, etc., Il.5.15, 280, 11.270, 13.662, etc.; ἀκόντια π. ἐπὶ τὸν νεβρόν f.l. in X.Cyn.9.

6 of a river, ἐς Πηνειὸν προΐει ὕδωρ it pours its water into the Peneius, Il.2.752, cf. Hes.Fr.37, E.Hipp. 124 (lyr.).

II give up, deliver, betray one to his enemy, Hdt.1.159, 3.137; χρήματα μέν σφι π. offering to give them.., Id.1.24, cf. Ar.Nu. 1214;

τὰς ναῦς π. τινί Th.8.32

: with an inf. added,

γυναῖκα.. π. ἀπάγεσθαι Hdt.2.115

:—[voice] Pass., to be given or thrown away,

εἰ ταῦτα προεῖτ' ἀκονιτεί D.18.200

;

καιροὶ προεῖνται Id.19.8

, cf. 25.10.

2 ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτίκα ἡδὺ π. αὑτούς devote themselves to.., X.Cyr.7.5.76.

B in Prose mostly in [voice] Med. (not found in Hom.), send forward from oneself, drive forward,

τὸν λαγὼ εἰς τὰς ἄρκυς X.Cyn.6.10

(s. v.l.): c. inf., τοὺς ἐρῶντας ἵμερος δρᾶν προΐεται forces them on to do, S.Fr.149.9 codd. Stob.

2 of sounds, utter,

τὴν φωνήν Aeschin.2.23

, etc.;

λόγον Ti.Locr.100c

;

ῥῆμα D.19.118

; π. πᾶσαν φωνήν use all sorts of entreaties, Plb.3.84.10, etc.;

π. τῶν ἀπορρήτων οὐδὲν οὐδενί Id.3.20.3

, etc.

3 emit, π. γονήν, σπέρμα, κόπρον, βλαστούς, etc.,Arist.GA 719b3, 721a30, HA 554b1, Thphr. CP1.12.9, etc.;

κλημάτια.. προϊέμενα ῥίζας Dsc.4.29

.

II give up, let go, προέμενον αὐτῇ (sc. τὴν χεῖρα) Hdt. 2.121.έ; give up to the enemy,

Κέρκυραν τοῖς Κορινθίοις Th.1.44

, cf. D.18.72, 21.213; abandon, Id.19.152; π. σφᾶς αὐτούς gave themselves up as lost, Th.2.51;

αὑτὸν τοῖς πολεμίοις X.An.5.8.14

;

σφᾶς αὐτοὺς καὶ τὰ ὅπλα Polyaen.4.3.4

;

τὸν βίον Plu.Ant.53

: abs., give up hope, Jul.Or.8.250a.

2 desert, abandon,

εἰ τὰ κάτω προοῖντο Th.1.120

, cf. 6.78, X.An.1.9.10, etc.; οὐδαμῇ προΐενθ' αὑτούς did not lose themselves (i.e. take bribes), D.19.139;

τι τῶν πρὸς τὴν πολιτείαν Arist.Pol. 1307b4

.

3 give away, give freely,

ἔρανον τῇ πόλει Th. 2.43

;

τὰ ἑαυτῶν D.34.52

;

ὑμῖν οὐδὲν προεῖνται τῶν σφετέρων Lys. 21.12

;

ἀπὸ τῶν ἰδίων D.18.114

; εὐεργεσίαν ἄνευ μισθοῦ without a stipulated fee, leaving it to one's honour, Pl.Grg. 520c, cf. Phdr. 231c, X.An.7.7.47; give up without payment received,

τὴν ἀλλαγήν Pl.Lg. 849e

.

b spend lavishly,

μέγεθος χρημάτων οὐδενὶ λόγῳ Procop. Arc.26.23

.

c pay, in kind or in money, PHib.1.76.2 (iii B.C.), UPZ23.18 and 26, 26.12 (ii B.C.), PAmh.61.11 (ii B.C.), SIG694.60 (Elaea, ii B.C.).

4 throw off,

θοἰμάτιον D.21.216

( προϊέμενον χλάμυν is f.l. in Sapph.64).

5 throw away,

τὰ ἴδια X.Cyn.12.11

codd.; π. τὸν καιρόν, τὸ παρόν, Lycurg.126, D.1.9; καθ' ἕκαστον ἀεί τι τῶν πραγμάτων ib.14;

πολλὰ τῶν κοινῶν Id.18.134

;

εἰ οὗτοι χρήματα.. μὴ προοῖντ' ἄν, πῶς ὑμῖν. καλὸν τὸν ὅρκον προέσθαι; Id.21.212

;

μηδενὸς κέρδους τὰ κοινὰ δίκαια π. Id.6.10

; τὰ πατρῷα, τὰ τῆς δημοκρατίας ἰσχυρά, Aeschin.3.173, 234; πόλεων.. ὧν ἦμέν ποτε κύριοι.. προϊεμένους (gen. by attraction of the relat. ὧν) D.2.2;

τὴν ψυχὴν π. Porph.Abst. 2.13

: abs., throw away one's advantage, Arist.Rh. 1398a2, cf.EN 1114a17 (less freq. neglect a disadvantage,

π. κακόν τι Lib.Or.21.27

); to be lavish, Arist. Rh. 1366b7.

6 with part., inf., or Adj., ἡμᾶς προέσθαι ἀδικουμένους suffer us to be wronged, Th.2.73, cf. Plb.30.7.4;

προέμενοι ἀπολέσθαι αὐτούς X.HG2.3.35

;

π. τισὶν ὑμᾶς ἐξαπατῆσαι D.16.3

, cf. Lys.13.23, etc.;

π. τὰ ἴδια ἀνομοθέτητα Pl.Lg. 780a

; also τοὺς Ἕλληνας

εἰς ὅουλείαν π. D.10.25

, cf. 5.15.

7 suffer to escape,

ἐκ τοιούτων τοὺς ὑπεναντίους Plb.3.94.8

;

τινὰ ἐκ τῆς πόλεως Id.4.4.3

; let pass,

διὰ κενῆς τὸν χρόνον Id.3.70.10

; let slip, utter, μαλθακοὺς λόγους φρενός dub. in E.Med. 1052.

8 rarely in good sense, confide, entrust to one, X. Cyr. 5.2.9;

τὰ τέκνα τισὶν εἰς ὁμηρίαν Plb.28.4.7

: abs., X.An.7.3.31.

9 lend on risk, Pl.Demod. 384c, D.36.6.

μεθίημι, μεθιεῖς (

A v.l. μεθίης) , μεθιεῖ, Il.6.523, 10.121, Od.4.372; [dialect] Ion.

μετίει Hdt.2.70

; [ per.] 3pl.

μεθιᾶσι Pl.Ti. 81d

; [dialect] Ion.

μετιεῖσι Hdt.1.133

; imper.

μεθίει Pl.La. 187b

; [dialect] Ep. subj. [ per.] 3sg.

μεθίῃσι Il.13.234

; inf. μεθιέναι, [dialect] Ep. - ιέμεναι, -ιέμεν, ib. 114,4.351: [tense] impf. [ per.] 3sg.

μεθίει 15.716

, 16. 762, 21.72, [ per.] 3pl.

μέθιεν Od.21.377

; [dialect] Ep.

μεθίεσκεν A.R.4.799

: [tense] fut.

μεθήσω Od.15.212

; [dialect] Ep. inf. μεθησέμεναι, -έμεν, 16.377, Il.20.361: [tense] aor. 1 μεθῆκα, [dialect] Ep.

μεθέηκα 23.434

(also

ἐμέθηκα Phot.

); part.

μεθήσας Coluth.127

: other moods from [tense] aor. 2, imper.

μέθες S.El. 448

, Ar.Ec. 958 (lyr.), etc.; subj. μεθῶ, [dialect] Ep.

μεθείω Il.3.414

; opt.

μεθείην S.Ph. 1302

; inf. μεθεῖναι, [dialect] Ep.

μεθέμεν Il.1.283

; part.

μεθείς A.Pers. 699

(troch.), etc.:—[voice] Med., first in Hdt., not in [dialect] Att. Prose, [tense] fut.

μεθήσομαι E.Hipp. 326

, Ar.V. 416 ( μετήσομαι in pass. sense, Hdt.5.35): [tense] aor. 2

μεθεῖτο S.Tr. 197

,

μέθεσθε Id.OC 1437

; subj. dual and pl. μεθῆσθον, μεθῆσθε, Ar.Ra. 1380, V. 434; inf.

μεθέσθαι S.El. 1277

:—[voice] Pass., [dialect] Ion. [tense] impf.

ἐμετίετο Hdt.1.12

: [tense] pf. [ per.] 3sg.

μεθεῖται A.Th.79

(lyr.); pl.

μεθεῖνται Pl.Phlb. 62d

; [dialect] Ion. part.

μεμετιμένος Hdt.6.1

, etc.: [dialect] Ion. [tense] aor. 1

μετείθη Id.1.114

. [ Generally [pron. full] ῐ in Hom. and [dialect] Ep., [pron. full] ῑ in [dialect] Att.: but [pron. full] ῑ in

μεθιέμεν Il.14.364

,

μεθίετε 4.234

, al.,

μεθιέμεναι 13.114

: in μεθίει, 15.716, 16.762, 21.72, [pron. full] ῑ may be long by augment, but [pron. full] ῐ in

μεθίεν Od.21.377

.]

I trans., set loose, let go what is bound, stretched, or held back: hence

1 c. acc. pers., release a prisoner, Il.10.449, Hdt. 1.24, etc.;

μ. χεροῖν S.OC 838

; let a visitor depart, Od.15.212, cf. Pl.La. 187b; dismiss a wife, Hdt.9.111: c. inf., set one free to do as he will,

ἐμὲ μέθες ἰέναι ἐπὶ τὴν θήρην Id.1.37

, cf. 40; also

ἐλεύθερον μ. τινά E.Hec. 551

:—[voice] Pass., to be let go, dismissed, Hdt.1.12, 114, al.; but μεθεῖται στρατός is let loose (as if from a leash), A.Th.79 (lyr.).

b give up, abandon,

μὴ χωσαμένη σε μεθείω Il.3.414

;

εἰ τοῦτον Τρώεσσι μεθήσομεν.. ἄστυ πότι.. ἐρύσαι 17.418

.

c metaph., εἴ με μεθήῃ ῥῖγος granting the cold will quit hold of me, Od.5.471.

2 c. acc. rei, let go, let fall, throw, τι ἐς ποταμόν ib. 460, Hdt.2.70; μ. δεξιάν (v.l. δεξιᾶς) E.Hipp. 333;

μ. με χεῖρα S.Ph. 1301

; ταῦτα μὲν μέθες (sc. τὰ λουτρά) lay down, Id.El. 448, cf. 1205; μ. ψυχήν give up the ghost, E.Med. 1218; of liquids, let flow, let drop,

πολλὰ τῶν δακρύων Hdt.9.16

;

ἰὸν ἀντιπενθῆ μεθεῖσα καρδίας A.Eu. 783

(lyr.): c. acc. et inf., μ. τὰς συμπάσας [ ἐπιστήμας] ῥεῖν εἰς .. Pl.Phlb. 62d; of words, utter,

γλῶσσαν Περσίδα μ. Hdt.6.29

; λόγους, βρόμον μ., E. Hipp. 499, 1202; μ. βλαστόν let it shoot forth, Hdt.6.37; of weapons, let fly, discharge,

μετὰ δ' ἰὸν ἕηκε Il.1.48

;

μ. βέλος S.Ph. 1300

, cf. X. Cyr.4.3.9; ἐκ χερὸς λίθον, ἀπὸ γλώσσης λόγον, Men.1092; of plants, put forth,

καρπούς Porph.Abst.2.13

; μ. ξίφος ἐς γυναῖκα plunge it into her, E.Or. 1133; but μ. οἱ τὰς αἰχμάς laid them aside as he ordered, Hdt.3.128, cf. 4.3, 9.62: elliptically, μεθῆκε (sc. τὰς ἡνίας) E.Fr.779.7; ναῒ μεθεῖναι give the ship her way, S.Aj. 250 (lyr.).

b relieve,

κῆρ ἄχεος Il.17.539

.

c c. dat. pers. et acc., give up to, surrender,

Ἕκτορι νίκην 14.364

;

στέμματ' ἀνέμοις E.Ba. 350

.

d resign, throw aside,

χόλον Il.15.138

, Od.1.77; Ἀχιλλῆϊ μεθέμεν χ. as a favour to Achilles, Il.1.283 (cf. 11.3); μ. καρδίας χόλον from one's heart, E.Med. 590; give up a scheme, Hdt.1.133; τὰ παρεόντα ἀγαθά ib.33;

τὴν ἀρχήν Id.3.143

;

τὴν τυραννίδα Id.5.37

;

αἰδῶ A.Pers. 699

(troch.);

τὸ κόσμιον S.El. 872

; τἀφανῆ the search for the unknowable, Id.OT 131;

τεμένη.. μέθες E.Supp. 1212

:—[voice] Pass.,

ἡ πρότερον γνώμη ἀποδεχθεῖσα μετείσθω Hdt.4.98

.

e forgive one a fault,

Ἀθηναίοισι τὰς ἁμαρτάδας Id.8.140

.ά; remit,

φόρον τῇσι πόλισι Id.6.59

; τόνδε κίνδυνον μεθείς excusing you this peril, E.Ph. 1229.

f let in, introduce,

τὸ δεῖγμα εἰς τὰς ἄλλας πόλεις Pl.Lg. 951d

;

τὸ μὲν τῶν ἐγκυρτίων εἰς τὸ στόμα μεθῆκεν Id.Ti. 78c

.

II intr., relax one's energies:

1 abs., to be slack, remiss, dally, Od.4.372, etc.; esp. in battle, Il.13.229, 20.361, etc.

2 c. inf., omit or neglect to do,

ὅς τις μεθίῃσι μάχεσθαι 13.234

, cf. 23.434;

οἱ ἵπποι μετιέντες τὰς νομὰς νέμεσθαι Hdt.1.78

;

μ. τὰ δέοντα πράττειν X.Mem.2.1.33

.

b permit, μεθεῖσά μοι λέγειν having left it for me to speak, having allowed me, S.El. 628:—[voice] Pass.,

δύο πηγαὶ μεθεῖνται ῥεῖν Pl.Lg. 636d

.

3 c. gen. rei, relax, cease from,

μεθιέντα.. στυγεροῦ πολέμοιο Il.6.330

;

ἀλκῆς 4.234

;

βίης Od.21.126

; μεθιεὶς πολέμου (prob. for πόλεμον) Tyrt.12.44;

μ. τῆς χρησμοσύνης Hdt.9.33

; μέθιεν.. χόλοιο Τηλεμάχῳ [ the suitors] ceased from wrath in deference to Telemachus, Od.21.377.

b c. gen. pers., abandon, neglect, Il.11.841.

4 c. part., κλαύσας καὶ ὀδυράμενος μεθέηκε after weeping and lamenting he leaves off, 24.48.

III [voice] Med., free oneself from, let go one's hold of, c. gen.,

παιδὸς οὐ μεθήσομαι E.Hec. 400

, cf. Ar.Pl.42, 75, etc.;

σῶν γονάτων E.Hipp. 326

;

τοῦ θρόνου Ar.Ra. 830

, etc.;

σπουδασμάτων Metrod.Herc.831.15

: in this sense the acc. is rarely used and perh. corrupt, ἐκεῖνο (fort. ἐκείνου) E.Ph. 519; τόνδε (fort. τοῦδε) Ar.V. 416; in S.El. 1277 (lyr.) the constr. is μή μ' ἀποστερήσῃς τῶν σῶν προσώπων ἁδονάν, [ ὥστε] μεθέσθαι [ αὐτῆς], and in E.Med. 736 ἄγουσιν οὐ μεθεῖ' ἂν ἐκ γαίας ἐμέ, the acc. is governed by ἄγουσιν.

ἀφίημι, [ per.] 2sg.

A

ἀφίης Pl.Phlb. 50d

, etc., [ per.] 3sg. ἀφίησι, also ἀφίει, [dialect] Ion.

ἀπίει Hdt.2.96

, [ per.] 1pl.

ἀφίεμεν Ar.Nu. 1426

; imper.

ἀφίει Id.V. 428

: [tense] impf. ἀφίειν, with double augm.

ἠφίειν Pl.Euthd. 293a

; [ per.] 3sg.

ἀφίει Il. 1.25

, IG22.777.15, D.6.20, [dialect] Ion.

ἀπίει Hdt.4.157

,

ἠφίει Th.2.49

, Pl. Ly. 222b,

ἤφιε Ev.Marc.11.16

; [ per.] 2pl.

ἀφίετε D.23.188

; [ per.] 3pl. ἀφίεσαν E.Heracl. 821, Th.2.76, D.21.79, etc.,

ἠφίεσαν X.HG4.6.11

,

ἠφίουν Is. 6.40

(dub.): [tense] fut.

ἀφήσω Il.2.263

, etc., [dialect] Ion.

ἀπ- Hdt.7.193

: [tense] pf.

ἀφεῖκα X.An.2.3.13

, D.56.26: [tense] aor. I ἀφῆκα, [dialect] Ion.ἀπ-, [dialect] Ep.ἀφέηκα, used in ind. only, Il.23.841, etc.: [tense] aor. 2 ind. only in dual and pl., ἀφέτην, ἀφεῖμεν, ἀφεῖτε or ἄφετε, ἀφεῖσαν or ἄφεσαν; imper. ἄφες, subj. ἀφῶ, opt. αφείην ([ per.] 2pl.

ἀφεῖτε Th.1.139

), inf. ἀφεῖναι, part. ἀφείς:—[voice] Med., ἀφίεμαι, [dialect] Ion. ἀπίεμαι, Hdt.3.101, Th.2.60, etc.: [tense] impf.[ per.] 3sg.

ἀφίετο Od.23.240

, D.25.47: [tense] fut.

ἀφήσομαι E.Hel. 1629

: [tense] aor. 2

ἀφείμην X.Hier.7.11

; imper. ἀφοῦ, ἄφεσθε, S.OT 1521, Ar.Ec. 509; inf.

- έσθαι Isoc.6.83

, part.

- έμενος Pl.R. 354b

; Arc.inf.

ἀφεῶσθαι SIG306.19

(Tegea, iv B. C.):—[voice] Pass., [tense] pf.

ἀφεῖμαι S.Ant. 1165

, Pl.Lg. 635a; inf.

ἀφεῖσθαι SIG577.77

(Milet., iii/ii B. C.): [tense] plpf. [ per.] 2sg.

ἀφεῖσο Men.Epit. 572

: rarer [tense] pf. [ per.] 3pl.

ἀφέωνται Ev.Jo.20.23

, imper.

ἀφεώσθω IG5(2).6.14

: [tense] aor.

ἀφείθην E.Ph. 1377

,

ἀφέθην Batr.87

, [dialect] Ion.

ἀπείθην Hdt.6.112

; later [dialect] Aeol. inf.

ἀφέθην Milet.3

No.152.34 (ii B. C.): [tense] fut.

ἀφεθήσομαι Pl.R. 472a

, etc. [[pron. full] ῐ mostly in [dialect] Ep. (except in augm. tenses): [pron. full] ῑ always in [dialect] Att. Hom. also has ἀφῑετε, metri gr., Od.7.126]:—send forth, discharge, of missiles, ἔγχος, δίσκον ἀφῆκεν, Il.10.372, 23.432;

ἀφῆκ' ἀργῆτα κεραυνόν 8.133

;

ἀπῆκε βέλος Hdt.9.18

, etc.: hence in various senses, ἀ. ἑαυτὸν ἐπί τι throw oneself upon, give oneself up to it, Pl.R. 373d;

ἀ. αὑτὸν εἰς τὴν πολιτείαν Plu.Alc.13

; ἀ. γλῶσσαν let loose one's tongue, make utterance, Hdt.2.15, E.Hipp. 991; ἀ. φθογγήν ib. 418;

ἔπος S.OC 731

;

φωνάς D.18.218

;

γόους E.El.59

(v. infr. 11.2);

ἀρὰς ἀφῆκας παιδί Id.Hipp. 1324

; ἀ. θυμὸν ἔς τινας give vent to.. (v. infr. 11.2), S.Ant. 1088; ὀργὴν εἴς τινα vent upon.., D.22.58; ἀ. δάκρυα shed tears, Aeschin.3.153; ἀ. παντοδαπὰ χρώματα change colour in all ways, Pl.Ly. 222b; freq.of liquids, etc., emit, ἀ. τὸ ὑγρόν, τὸν θολόν, τὸ σπέρμα, etc., Arist.HA 487a18, 524a12, 489a9; ἀ. τὸ ᾠόν, τὸ κύημα, ib. 568b30, a22; of plants,

ἄνθος ἀφιεῖσαι

putting forth,

Od.7.126

, cf. Thphr.HP7.7.3; of a spider,

ἀ. ἀράχνιον Arist.HA 555b5

;

ἱδρῶτα Plu.Mar.26

; put forth, produce,

καρπόν Thphr.HP3.4.5

; φύλλον ib. 6.5.1 (but ἀ. σπέρμα leave issue, Ev.Marc.12.22):—[voice] Pass., to be emitted, Il.4.77 (tm.); of troops, to be let go, launched against the enemy, Hdt.6.112.

2 let fall from one's grasp, Il.12.221; opp. κατέχω, Plu.2.508d;

πόντιον ἀ. τινά E.Hec. 797

.

3 give up or hand over to,

τὴν Ἰωνίην τοῖσι βαρβάροισι Hdt.9.106

;

ἐχθροῖς αἶαν A.Th. 306

;

ἀ. τινὰ δημόσια εἶναι Th.2.13

:—[voice] Pass.,

ἡ Ἀττικὴ ἀπεῖτο ἤδη Hdt.8.49

.

II send away,

1 of persons,

κακῶς ἀφίει Il.1.25

;

αὐτὸν δὲ κλαίοντα.. ἀφήσω 2.263

.

b let go, loose, set free,

ζωόν τινα ἀ. 20.464

; let loose,

βοῦς Hdt.4.69

;

περιστεράς Alex.62.3

;

ἀ. Αἴγιναν αὐτόνομον Th.1.139

; ἀ. ἐλεύθερον, ἀζήμιον, Pl.R. 591a, Lg. 765c;

τινὰς ἀφορολογήτους Plb.18.46.5

;

ἀφέντ' ἐᾶν τινα S.Aj. 754

, cf. E.Fr. 463; ἐς οἴκους, ἐκ γῆς, S.OT 320, E.IT 739: c. acc. pers. et gen. rei, release from a thing,

ἀποικίης Hdt.4.157

: in legal sense, acquit of a charge or engagement,

φόνου τινα D.37.59

(abs., ἐὰν αἰδέσηται καὶ ἀφῇ ibid.);

συναλλαγμάτων Id.33.12

: c. acc. only, acquit, Antipho 2.1.2, etc. (v. infr. 2 c):—[voice] Pass.,

κινδύνου ἀφιέμενοι Th.4.106

; τοὺς γέροντας τοὺς ἀφειμένους released from duty, Arist.Pol. 1275a15;

ἐγκλημάτων ἀφεῖσο Men.Epit. 572

.

c let go, dissolve, disband, of an army or fleet, Hdt.1.77, etc.; dismiss, δικαστήρια (opp. λύειν ἐκκλησίαν) Ar.V. 595.

d put away, divorce,

γυναῖκα Hdt.5.39

; ἀ. γάμους break off a marriage, E.Andr. 973; ἀ. τὸν υἱόν disown him, Arist.EN 1163b22 (but with metaph. from releasing a debtor).

e dedicate,

τὰ νεογνὰ τῷ θεῷ X.Cyn.5.14

;

ἱερὸν.. ἄβατον ἀφεῖτο Pl. Criti. 116c

.

2 of things, get rid of,

ἀφέτην πολυκαγκέα δίψαν Il. 11.642

; ἀφίει μένος [ἔγχεος] slackened its force, 13.444; ἀ. ὀργήν put away wrath (v. supr. 1.1), A.Pr. 317;

ὀργήν τινι Arr.An.1.10.6

; γόους (v. supr. 1.1) E.Or. 1022;

νόσημα Hp.Prorrh.2.39

; ἀ. πνεῦμα, ψυχήν, give up the ghost, E.Hec. 571, Or. 1171: in Prose, give up, leave off,

μόχθον Hdt.1.206

; ξυμμαχίαν, σπονδάς, Th.5.78, 115, etc.:—[voice] Med.,

ἀ. τὸ προλέγειν D.S.19.1

.

b ἀ. πλοῖον ἐς .. loose ship for a place, Hdt.5.42.

c in legal sense (v. supr. Ib), c. dat. pers. et acc. rei, ἀ. τινὶ αἰτίην remit him a charge, Id.6.30;

τὰς ἁμαρτάδας Id.8.140

.β', cf.Ev.Matt.6.12, al.;

τὰς δίκας.. ἀφίεσαν τοῖς ἐπιτρόποις D.21.79

;

ἀ. τινὶ εἰς ἐλευθερίαν χιλίας δραχμάς Id.59.30

, cf.IG22.43A27; ἀ. πληγάς τινι excuse him a flogging, Ar.Nu. 1426; ἀ. ὅρκον Jusj. in Lexap.And.1.98;

φόρον Plb.21.24.8

([voice] Pass.);

δάνειόν τινι Ev.Matt.18.27

.

III leave alone, pass by, Hdt.3.95, etc.; neglect, τὰ θεῖα S.OC 1537;

τὸν καιρόν D.1.8

;

λέκτρων εὐνάς A.Pers. 544

: folld. by a predicate, ἀφύλακτον ἀ. τὴν ἑωυτῶν leave unguarded, Hdt.8.70; ἄτιμον, ἔρημον ἀ. τινά, S.OC 1279, Ant. 887;

ἀ. τινὰς ὀρφανούς Ev.Jo. 14.18

;

ἀ. τι ἀόριστον Arist.Pol. 1265a39

; leave,

περὶ κινήσεως, ὅθεν ὑπάρχει, τοῖς ἄλλοις ἀφεῖσαν Id.Metaph. 985b20

, cf. 987b14:—[voice] Pass., esp. in [tense] pf. imper.,

ἀφείσθω ἐπὶ τοῦ παρόντος

missum fiat,

Id.EN 1166a34

, cf. Pol. 1286a5, 1289b12.

2 c. acc. et inf., ἀ. τὸ πλοῖον φέρεσθαι let the boat be carried away, Hdt.1.194;

μὴ ἀφεῖναί με ἐπὶ ξένης ἀδιαφορηθῆναι PLond.2.144.14

(i A. D.).

IV c. acc. pers. et inf., suffer, permit one to do a thing,

ἀ. τινὰ ἀποπλέειν Hdt.3.25

, cf. 6.62, al., etc.: with inf. understood, ἡνίκα προῖκ' ἀφιᾶσιν (sc. θεᾶσθαι)

οἱ θεατρῶναι Thphr.Char.30.6

: c. subj.,

ἄφες ἐκβάλω Ev.Matt.7.4

, cf. Arr.Epict.1.9.15;

ἄφες ἐγὼ θρηνήσω POxy.413.184

(i A. D.); ἄφες ἵνα .. Arr.Epict.4.13.19; οὐκ ἤφιεν ἵνα .. Ev.Marc.11.16:—[voice] Pass.,

ἀφείθη σχολάζειν Arist.Metaph. 981b24

.

V seemingly intr. (sc. στρατόν, ναῦς, etc.), break up, march, sail, etc., Hdt.7.193;

ἀ. ἐς τὸ πέλαγος Th.7.19

; cf. 11.2b.

2 c. inf., give up doing,

ἀφεὶς σκοπεῖν τὰ δίκαια Diph.94

.

B [voice] Med., send forth from oneself, much like [voice] Act.;

θορήν Hdt.3.101

.

2 loose something of one's own from, δειρῆς δ' οὔ πω.. ἀφίετο πήχεε λευκώ she loosed not her arms from off my neck, Od.23.240.

3 freq. in [dialect] Att. c. gen. only, τέκνων ἀφοῦ let go of the children ! S. OT 1521;

τοῦ κοινοῦ τῆς σωτηρίας ἀ. Th.2.60

;

λόγων Pl.Grg. 458c

, Aeschin.1.178;

μὴ ἀφίεσο τοῦ Θεαιτήτου, ἀλλ' ἐρώτα Pl.Tht. 146b

, etc.;

ἀφεῖσθαι τοῦ δικαίου τούτου D.37.1

;

ἀφέμενος τῆς ἰαμβικῆς ἰδέας Arist.Po. 1449b8

.