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1 ἀποβαίνω
A- εβήσετο Il.2.35
: [tense] aor. 2 ἀπέβην: [tense] pf. ἀποβέβηκα—in these tenses intr. ([tense] pres. not in Hom.):— step off from a place, νηὸς ἀ. alight, disembark from a ship, Od.13.281; ἀπὸ τῶν νεῶν, ἀπὸ τῶν πλοίων, Hdt.5.86,4.110;ἐκ τῶν νεῶν X.HG5.1.12
:abs., disembark, Hdt.2.29, Th.1.111, etc.;ἀ. ἐς χώρην Hdt.7.8
.β, cf. E.Fr. 705, Th.4.9, Lys.2.21;ἐς τὴν γῆν Th.1.100
; ἐξ ἵππων ἀ. ἐπὶ χθόνα dismount from a chariot, Il.3.265, cf. 11.619;ἵππων 17.480
; but in D.61.23 τὸ ἀποβαίνειν seems to be the art of leaping from horse to horse (cf. ἀποβάτης)τῇ συνωρίδι τοῦ ἀποβάντος IG9(2).527.10
([place name] Larissa): generally, ἀβάτων ἀποβάς having stepped off ground on which none should step, S.OC 167.2 go away, depart, Il.1.428, 5.133, etc.;ἀπέβη πρὸς μακρὸν Ολυμπον 24.468
; πρὸς δώματα, κατὰ δῶμα, Od.4.657, 715;μετ' ἀθανάτους Il.21.298
: c. gen.,ἀ. πεδίων E. Hec. 140
;ἀπὸ τῆς φάτνης X.Eq.Mag.1.16
; of death,ἀπὸ δὲ φθίμενοι βεβᾶσι E.Andr. 1022
; of hopes, vanish, come to nought, Id.Ba. 909 (lyr.).II of events, issue, result from,τὰ ἔμελλε ἀποβήσεσθαι ἀπὸ τῆς μάχης Hdt.9.66
; resulted,Pl.
Phlb. 39a, cf. Lg. 782e;ὅ τι ἀποβήσεται Id.Prt. 318a
, etc.; τὸ ἀποβαῖνον, [var] contr. τὠποβαῖνον, the issue, event, Hdt.2.82, etc.; τὰ ἀποβαίνοντα, τὸ ἀποβάν, the results, Th.1.83, 2.87; the probable results,Id.
3.38, cf. S.E.M.5.103.2 freq. with an Adv. or other qualifying phrase, σκοπέειν.. τὴν τελευτὴν κῇ ἀποβήσεται how it will turn out, issue, Hdt.1.32; ἀ. τῇ περ εἶπε ib.86; ἀ. κατὰ τὸ ἐόν ib.97; ἀ. παρὰ δόξαν, ἀ. τοιοῦτον, Id.8.4,7.23;τοιόνδ' ἀπέβη τόδε πρᾶγμα E. Med. 1419
, cf. X.Cyr.1.5.13;πολέμου τοιοῦτον ἀπέβη τὸ τέλος Plb.26.6.15
;οὐδὲν αὐτῷ.. ὡς προσεδέχετο ἀπέβαινεν Th.4.104
, cf. 3.26;παρὰ γνώμην ἀ. 5.14
; opp.κατὰ γνώμαν ἀ. Theoc.15.38
;πῶς ἡ φήμη δοκεῖ ὑμῖν ἀποβῆναι; And.1.131
.3 abs., turn out well, succeed,ἡ ὑπόσχεσις ἀπέβη Th.4.39
, cf. 5.14; of dreams, turn out true, Arist.Div. Somn.463b10.4 of persons, with an Adj., turn out, prove to be so and so, ἀ. οὐ κοινοί prove partial, Th.3.53;ἀ. χείρους Pl.Lg. 952b
;φρενιτικοὶ ἀ. Hp.Coac. 405
;τύραννος ἐκ βασιλέως ἀ. Plb.7.13.7
; also of a wound,ἰάσιμον ἀ. Pl.Lg. 878c
.b with εἰς.., ἀ. εἰς τὰ πολιτικὰ οἱ τοιοῦτοι prove fit for public affairs, Id.Smp. 192a;ἐς ἀλαθινὸν ἄνδρ' ἀ. Theoc.13.15
.c of conditions, etc., ἀπέβη ἐς μουναρχίην things ended in a monarchy, Hdt.3.82; ;ἀποβήσεται εἰς μαρτυρίαν Ev.Luc.21.13
.5 of space, μέγεθος μὲν ἦν πρὸς τὸν Ἠριδανὸν ἀποβεβηκῦα reaching, extending to.., Pl.Criti. 112a.6 τῷ ἀποβεβηκότι ποδί with the hind foot, opp. τῷ προβεβηκότι, Arist.IA 706a9.B causal, in [tense] aor. 1 ἀπέβησα, cause to dismount, disembark, land (in which sense ἀποβιβάζω serves as [tense] pres.),ἀ. στρατιήν Hdt.5.63
, 6.107;ἐς τὴν Ψυττάλειαν Id.8.95
.II hence, in [voice] Pass., τὸ ἀποβαινόμενον σκέλος a leg put out so as not to bear the weight of the body, Hp.Art.52:—[voice] Act., Id.Mochl.20.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἀποβαίνω
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2 δοκιμάζω
δοκιμάζω (s. four next entries) fut. δοκιμάσω, δοκιμῶ LXX; 1 aor. ἐδοκίμασα; pf. 2 sg. δεδοκίμακας Jer 12:3, pass. δεδοκίμασμαι (Hdt., Thu.+)① to make a critical examination of someth. to determine genuineness, put to the test, examine (so mostly LXX.—EpArist 276; Jos., Ant. 1, 233; 3, 15; TestAsh 5:4; Tat., Ath.; Iren. 1, prol. 2 [Harv. I 3, 9]) w. acc., test oxen for their usefulness Lk 14:19 (Hdt. 2, 38 of the Apis bulls). ἑαυτόν examine oneself 1 Cor 11:28; 2 Cor 13:5; one’s own work Gal 6:4; the works of God Hb 3:9 v.l. (Ps 94:9); of God’s self (w. πειράζω); ApcPt (Ox 849, 25); τὰ διαφέροντα Ro 2:18; Ph 1:10; φθοριμαίοις (cod. φθοριμειοις) λόγοις, οὓς σὺ (cod. σοι) δοκίμασον destructive statements, which you must evaluate AcPlCor 1:3; everything 1 Th 5:21; spirits (of bogus prophets) 1J 4:1; cp. D 12:1; Hm 11, 7, 16; 1 Cl 42:4; believers in general Hs 8, 2, 5; fig. οἰκοδομήν 9, 5, 2; heaven and earth Lk 12:56a; τὸν καιρόν 56b; be convinced of someone’s faithfulness 1 Cl 1:2; try to learn τί ἐστιν εὐάρεστον τῷ κυρίῳ what is pleasing to the Lord Eph 5:10.—Of the examination of prospects for special service in the Christian community (acc. to Attic usage: Lysias 16, 3; Pla., Leg. 6, 765c; Attic ins) 1 Ti 3:10. Of God 1 Th 2:4b (Jer 11:20; 17:10; 20:12; Ps 7:10; 26:2; Jos., Ant. 1, 233).—Of opponents Βαρσαββὰς … δοκιμαζόμενος ὑπὸ τῶν ἀπίστων Barsabbas … was put to the test by the unbelievers Papias (11:2).—For Ro 2:18, and 12:2 s. 2b below.② to draw a conclusion about worth on the basis of testing, prove, approve, here the focus is on the result of a procedure or examination.ⓐ prove by testing, of gold (Isocr., Panathen. 14, 39; SIG 334, 45 [on monetary assoc. s. other reff. in SEG XLII, 1851]; Pr 8:10; Sir 2:5; Wsd 3:6) 1 Pt 1:7 (on testing of character cp. Pind., P. 10, 67f); Hv 4, 3, 4; cp. 1 Cor 3:13 (JGnilka, Ist 1 Cor 3:10–15 ein Schriftzeugnis für d. Fegefeuer? ’55). τὰς ψυχάς ApcPt 3.ⓑ accept as proved, approve (PEleph 1, 10; POxy 928, 7 ἵνα ἐὰν δοκιμάσῃς ποιήσῃς; PTebt 326, 10) w. acc. τὶ ISm 8:2. οὓς ἐὰν δοκιμάσητε whom you consider qualified 1 Cor 16:3. ἐδοκιμάσαμεν σπουδαῖον ὄντα we have tested and found him zealous 2 Cor 8:22. ἐδοκίμασε γὰρ ὑμᾶς ὁ κύριος καὶ ἐνέγραψεν ὑμᾶς εἰς τὸν ἀριθμὸν τὸν ἡμέτερον Hs 9, 24, 4; cp. λίθους v 3, 5, 3. δ. τὸ ἀγάπης γνήσιον prove the genuineness of love 2 Cor 8:8. ἐν ᾧ δοκιμάζει for what he approves Ro 14:22. δ. τὰ διαφέροντα approve (or discover s. under 1) what is essential Ro 2:18; Phil 1:10. W. inf. (Appian, Iber. 90 §392, Bell. Civ. 2, 114 §475; Jos., Ant. 2, 176, Vi. 161 simply = intend, wish) οὐκ ἐδοκίμασαν τὸν θεὸν ἔχειν ἐν ἐπιγνώσει they did not see fit to have a true knowledge of God Ro 1:28 (anticipating the opposite in 12:2.—WReiss, ‘Gott nicht kennen’ im AT, ZAW 58, ’40/41, 70–98). W. indir. quest. foll. δ., τί τὸ θέλημα τ. θεοῦ approve (or discover s. under 1) what God’s will is 12:2. Pass. (Prov. Aesopi 171 P. φίλος καὶ ἵππος ἐν ἀνάγκῃ δοκιμάζονται=stand the test; Jos., Ant. 3, 71) δεδοκιμάσμεθα we have been found worthy w. inf. foll. 1 Th 2:4a. δεδοκιμασμένος tested, approved of genuine prophets D 11:11 (Diod S 4, 7, 1 δεδοκιμασμένος of the story writer who has a good reputation; cp. SIG 807, 9; PFay 106, 23; 2 Macc 4:3); cp. Hm 11, 7, 16 (s. 1 above); πνεῦμα δεδοκιμασμένον v 2, 4; of Jesus Ac 2:22 D.—B. 652. DELG s.v. δοκάω etc. EDNT. M-M. TW. Spicq. -
3 δοκιμάζω
A assay, test,πορφύραν καὶ χρυσόν Isoc.12.39
;τοὺς οἴνους Arist.EN 1118a28
;τὰ νομίσματα Id.HA 491a21
:—[voice] Med., prove for oneself, choose,χώραν X.Oec.8.10
, cf. Men.532.11 (dub.):— [voice] Pass.,ἐπειδὰν τὸ ἔργον.. δοκιμασθῇ CIG2266.15
([place name] Delos).2 of persons, δ. αὐτούς put them to the test, make trial of them, Isoc.2.50;δ. τοὺς μηνυτάς Th.6.53
;φίλους X.Mem.2.6.1
, cf. PEleph.1.8 (iv B. C.), etc.; also of Apis-bulls, Hdt.2.38.II approve, sanction,μετὰ δεδοκιμασμένου [λόγου] μὴ ξυνέπεσθαι Th.3.38
;ἐψηφίσασθε δοκιμάσαντες τοὺς νόμους, εἶτ' ἀναγράψαι τούτους οἳ ἂν δοκιμασθῶσι And.1.82
;ἄρρενας ἔρωτας Plu.2.11e
; : c. inf., ἐκπονεῖν ἐδοκίμαζε he approved of their working, X.Mem.1.2.4;ἐπειδή.. ἐδοκιμάσθη ταῦτα καλῶς ἔχειν Th.2.35
.2 as a political term,a approve after scrutiny as fit for an office, Lys.16.3, Pl.Lg. 759d, Arist.Ath.45.3:—[voice] Pass., to be approved as fit, Lys.15.6, etc.;δοκιμασθεὶς ἀρχέτω Pl.Lg. 765b
; μου δοκιμαζομένου when I was undergoing a scrutiny, D.21.111; δεδοκιμασμένος [ἰατρός] PFay.106.24 (ii A. D.), cf. PGnom. 201 (ii A. D.): metaph., (ii B. C.);ὑπὲρ τοῦ στεφανωθῆναι δοκιμάζομαι D.18.266
.c examine and admit boys to the class of ἔφηβοι or to the rights of manhood,Ar.
V. 578 ([voice] Pass.), Arist.Ath.42.2, etc.; ;εἰς ἄνδρας δεδοκιμασμένοι Isoc.12.28
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4 παρίστημι
A causal in [tense] pres., [tense] impf., [tense] fut., and [tense] aor.1 ; later [tense] pf. παρέστᾰκα in same sense, PTeb.5.196 (ii B.C.), Plb.3.94.7, S.E. M.7.273, etc.I cause to stand, place beside,π. τοὺς ἱππεῖς ἐφ' ἑκάτερον τὸ κέρας Plb.3.72.9
, cf. 3.113.8 ; παραστήσας τὰ ὅπλα having brought his arms into view, D.18.175 ; π. τινὰ φυλάττειν set one near a thing to guard it, v.l. in Id.49.35 ;π. σορὸν σορῷ Anatolian Studies p.204
([place name] Termessus).II set before the mind, present,ὑπόθεσιν.. οὐ χὶ τὴν οὖσαν παριστάντες ὑμῖν D.3.1
; τοῦτο π. τοὺς θεοὺς ὑμῖν that they may put this into your minds, Id.18.1 ;τὸ δεινὸν π. τοῖς ἀκούουσιν Id.21.72
; π. ἐλπίδας, ὁτιοῦν τῶν δεινοτάτων, Id.19.333, 21.15 ; arouse, inspire, οὐ γὰρ ἡ πληγὴ παρέστησε τὴν ὀργὴν ἀλλ' ἡ ἀτιμία ib.72 ;π. φόβον καὶ ἀπορίαν ταῖς πόλεσι Plb.3.94.7
; π. ὁ κίνδυνος διαλογισμόν, μὴ.. Aeschin.2.159 : so τοῦτο π. ὑμῖν γνῶναι prompt you to that decision, D.18.8 ; π. τινὶ θαρρεῖν give one confidence, v.l. in Aeschin.1.174 ; π. τινί c. inf., put it into his head to.., Paus.9.14.6 ; also π. τινὶ ὅτι or ὡς .., X. Oec.13.1, Pl.R. 600c.2 dispose a person,πρὸς μελαγχολίας Phld. Ir.p.28
W., cf. Mus.p.73 K. ; alsoἈθηναίους ἄλλα παρέστησεν ὡς ἥρωα τιμᾶν Θησέα Plu. Thes.35
:—also in [voice] Pass., V. B. V. 1.3 of a Poet, represent, describe,τὸν Νέστορα παρέστησε [ὁ ποιητὴς] πείθοντα Phld. Hom. p.65
O., cf. Ath.3.110f, 4.133b ;δι' ἐτυμολογίας Corn. ND1
:—[voice] Pass., παριστάσθω ὅτι .. let it be stated that.., S.E. M.7.310.4 furnish, supply, deliver, PCair.Zen.790.10 (iii B.C.), PTeb.5.196 (ii B.C.), Abh. Berl.Akad.1925(5).31 ([place name] Cyrene).5 make good, prove, show,τι πολλοῖς τεκμηρίοις Lys.12.51
, cf. Act.Ap.24.13 ;καθάπερ προϊόντες -στήσομεν Phld. Ir.p.85
W., cf. Mus.p.37 K.6 c. acc. pers., present, offer, ἑαυτοὺς τῷ θεῷ, ἑαυτοὺς δούλους εἰς ὑπακοήν, Ep.Rom.6.13,16.8 in later Greek, as in [voice] Med. (V. C. 1), produce in court, etc., BGU759.22 (ii A.D.), etc.:—[voice] Pass., Sammelb.4512.82 (ii B.C.), etc.III set side by side, compare,[πόλεις] μικρὰς μεγάλαις Isoc. 12.40
.—The use of these act. tenses occurs in Pl.l.c., but first becomes common in Oratt.B [voice] Pass., with [tense] aor. 2, [tense] pf. and [tense] plpf. [voice] Act., intr.:I stand by, beside, or near,θέων δέ οἱ ἄγχι παρέστη Il.15.442
, cf. 483 ; , cf. 8.218, 18.183 ; ἑξείης πάντεσσι παρίστασαι, of a beggar, 17.450 ;οὐδ' ἄρα οἵ τις ἀνουτητί γε παρέστη Il.22.371
; ζωγράφῳ παρεστηκυῖα, of a painter's model, X. Mem.3.11.2 : freq. in part. παραστάς with a Verb,εἶπε παραστάς Il.12.60
; οὖτα π. 20.472 ; παρασταθείς, v.l. for κατασταθείς, E.Or. 365.2 stand by, i.e. help, defend, τινι Il.10.279, etc. ; , cf. 15.255 ;Ὀδυσῆϊ π. ἠδ' ἐπαρήγει 23.783
, cf. Hes. Th. 439, Hdt.1.87, etc.;π. τινὶ χερσί S. Aj. 1384
; βοηθοὶ π. X. Cyr.5.3.19 ;οὐ παρέστη οὐδ' ἐβοήθησεν D.45.64
.II more freq. in past tenses, to have come,δεῦρο παρέστης Il.3.405
; to be at hand, , etc.2 of events, to be near, be at hand, ;κακὴ Διὸς αἶσα παρέστη ἡμῖν Od.9.52
, cf. 16.280 : in [tense] fut. [voice] Med.,σοὶ..παραστήσεσθαι ἔμελλεν μοῖρ' ὀλοή 24.28
;ἐάν του καιρὸς ἢ χρεία παραστῇ D. 21.101
, cf. 73: freq. in [tense] pf.,παρέστηχ' ὡς ἔοικ' ἀγὼν μέγας E. Hec. 229
, cf. Med. 331 ; in part.,τὸ χρῶμα τὸ παρεστηκός Ar. Eq. 399
;ὁ νῦν παρεστηκὼς ἡμῖν λόγος Pl. Lg. 962d
: in [dialect] Att. form παρεστώς, ῶσα, ός, th=s parestw/shs no/sou S. Ph. 734 ; τοῦ π. θέρους ib. 1340 ;τὰς παρεστώσας τύχας E. Or.[ 1024]
; τὰ παρεστῶτα present circumstances, τὰ λῷστα, κράτιστα τῶν π., A. Ag. 1053, Pr. 218 ;πρὸς τὸ παρεστός Ar. Eq. 564
;πρὸς τὸ παριστάμενον X. Eq.Mag.9.1
.III come to the side of another, come over to his opinion,παραστῆναι ἐς τῶν Περσέων τὴν γνώμην Hdt.6.99
: abs., come to terms, surrender, submit, Id.3.13,5.65, 6.140 ;οἱ πολέμιοι παραστήσονται Id.3.155
;τῷ πολέμῳ παραστῆναι D. 22.15
, cf. EM653.2.IV happen to one,τῷ δὴ λέγουσι.. θῶμα μέγιστον παραστῆναι Hdt.1.23
;τὸ φρονεῖν ἀλλοῖα παρίσταται Emp. 108
; esp. come into one's head, occur to one,τὼς νόος ἀνθρώποισι παριστᾶται Parm.16.2
; ; δόξα π. τινὶ ὥστε .. Pl.Phd. 66b ; σοὶ τοῦτο παρέστηκεν, ὡς .. Id.Phdr. 233c ; π. θαῦμα, γνώμη, And.2.2, 24 (s.v.l.) ;ἔκπληξις παρέστη Th.8.96
: impers., παρίσταταί μοι it occurs to me ; τῷ οὐ παραστήσεται.. τεθνάναι βούλεσθαι to whom it will not occur to wish for death, Hdt.7.46: folld. by ὡς, Th. 4.61,95, Lys. 12.62, etc.: c. inf., Id.7.17; : c. acc. et inf., Lys.21.12, Pl.Phd. 58e; part., τὸ παριστάμενον that which comes into one's head, a thought, Luc. Cont. 13 ; ἐκ τοῦ π. λέγειν speak offhand, Plu.Dem.9, cf. Gal. 14.295.2 collect oneself,παραστῆναι πρὸς τὸν κίνδυνον D.S. 17.43
; τῷ θυμῷ παραστάς ib.99 ;π. πρὸς τὴν ἀπολογίαν Plu. Alc. 19
;παρεστηκότες ταῖς γνώμαις Arr.Fr. 161
J.3 metaph., οἶνος παρίσταται the wine improves, becomes fit for drinking, opp. ἐξίσταται, Thphr. CP6.14.10, cf. Dsc.5.8.b of a crop, to be ripe, (Egypt, iii B. C.); so prob. (iii B. C.).VI παρεστηκέναι φρενῶν to be beside oneself, lose one's wits, Plb.18.53.6 ;π. ταῖς διανοίαις Id.14.5.7
, etc.; ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον π. Id.22.8.13 ; cf.παρεξίστημι 11
.VII abs., παρεστηκός, = παρόν, since it was in their power, since the opportunity offered, Th.4.133.C Some tenses of [voice] Med., [tense] pres. and [tense] impf. sts., [tense] fut. and [tense] aor. I almost always (for exceptions, v. supr. B. 11.2, III, iv), are used in causal sense:I set by one's side, bring forward, produce,π. ἱερεῖα X.An.6.1.22
; esp. in a court of justice,τοὺς παῖδας παραστησάμενοι Lys.20.35
; παιδία παραστήσεται (of a culprit) D.21.99 ; ταῦτα παραστησάμενος ib.187;μάρτυρας παρίστανται Is.4.13
, etc.; παραστήσασθαί τινα produce him as witness, Id.9.9, D.34.28, etc.;π. τινὰ εἰς κρίσιν Pl.R. 555b
.II bring to one's side, bring over by force, bring to terms,ἀέκοντας παραστήσασθαι Hdt. 8.80
;π. βία S.OC 916
;π. πολιορκίᾳ Th.1.98
; πολιορκοῦντας π. ὁμολογίᾳ ib.29 : abs., π. τινά, π. πόλιν, Hdt.3.45, Th.1.124, etc.;τοὺς οἰκοῦντας τὴν Ἀττικὴν π. εἰς φορὰν δασμοῦ Pl.Lg. 706b
.2 generally, dispose for one's own views or purposes, τινὰ παραστήσασθαι οὕτως ὥστε .. so to dispose a person that.., Hdt.4.136 ;ἑαυτοὺς πρὸς τὴν μάχην Plb.3.109.9
; dispose, induce a person,πρὸς τὸ κοινωνεῖν Id.29.3.5
: c. acc. et inf., Chio Ep.3.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > παρίστημι
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