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Gloss σῴζω , with ι wherever ζ follows ω , as σῴζω , EM 741.27 , and so (written σωιζ- ) in Inscrr. and Papyri down to iii B.C. , e.g. IG 12.625.4 , 22.687.35 , 1611.378 , Isyll. 75 (lapis), PCair.Zen. 482.
σῴζω, withιwhereverζfollowsω, asσῴζω, EM 741.27 , and so (writtenσωιζ-) in Inscrr. and Papyri down toiii B.C., e.g. IG 12.625.4 , 22.687.35 , 1611.378 , Isyll. 75 (lapis), PCair.Zen. 482.17 , 532.23
(iii B.C.), Test.Epict. 1.6
(iii/ii B.C.), (ἀνα-) IG 22.492.13 , also in cod. Laur. of S. El. 993 , al., but otherwise without it, e.g.
A.
ἔσωσε
IG 9(2).257.11
(Thess.,v B.C.); but Didym. (and many Hellenistic and later Inscrr. and Papyri) rejected theιeverywhere,v. EMl.c., and on the other hand Inscrr. showσῳσ-(always writtenσωισ-) fromv B.C., ἔσῳσεν
IG 12.1085.5
, 22.1236.6 , συνδιασῴσαντες
GDI 1612.9
(Dyme,iii B.C.),σῴσαι(3 sg.opt.) IG 5(2).357.152 (Stymphalus,iii B.C.), διέσῳσαν
OGI 56.18
Close Browse lexicon entries (Canopus,iii B.C.), cf. PPetr. 3p.72
(iii B.C.);σοζ[, i.e.σωζ[, occurs in IG 12.590 :fut.
, Th. 1.137 , etc.; early Att.
:pf. σέσωκα, alsoσέσῳκα, v. ἀνασῴζω :— Med. ,fut.
, (ἐκ-) A. Pers. 360 , (δια-) X. Cyr. 4.2.28 :aor.
, Ar. Nu. 77 , Hp. Prog. 1 , etc.:aor.
, al., SIG 167.37 (Mylasa,iv B.C.) (ἐσώσθηνonly in Hsch. ):pf.
(iii B.C.); said to be Att. by Phot. ;διασεσῳμένουςis found in IG 22.435.11 (after 336 B.C.) andδιασεσῳμένοιin PCair.Zen. 240.11
(iii B.C.); later σέσῳσται
(Amorgos,iii B.C.).--The foll. forms are found in Hom. and dialects,
;3 sg.ind. or opt.σώζει(-οι) Hes. Op. 376 ( v.l. for εἴη ):pres. part.
σωζόμενοι(-ομένοισι) Thgn. 68 , 235 (s.v.l.).
, Call. Del. 22 , etc.;3 pl.
, Call. Epigr. 35 (as v.l.), etc.:fut.
, Od. 10.473 ; imper. σαωθήτω
(fort.σάῳς);2 sg.imper. σάω
, 17.595 , Call. l.c., etc.:σάωas3 sg. impf., Il. 16.363 , 21.238 .
;σώετε, σώεσθαι, A.R. 4.197 , 2.610 .
5. fromσόω,subj. σόῃς, -ῃ, -ωσι, Il. 9.681 , 424 , 393 vulg., where Tyrannio ap.Hdn.Gr. 2.66 readsσοῷς, σοῷ, σοῶσι; in 9.681
Aristarch. read bothσαῷςandσοῷς; the formsσοῷς, σοῷperh. arise fromσαόω, by contraction and 'distraction': butσόωσιfromσώωσιacc. to Hdn.Gr.l.c.; Hsch. cites alsoσόεις, σοῦταιas = σώζεις, σώζεται .
σωάδδει: παρατηρεῖ, Hsch. : but alsoσχολι-σοί̈δδω,aor. ἀπέσοιξεν: ἀπέσωσεν, Λάκωνες, Id.
7. σωννύω, Dinol. 5 :—save, keep,
1. of persons,save from death, keep alive, σώοντες ἑταίρους
; ὄτ' ἄσφ' ἀπολλυμένοις σάως
, cf. Th. 1.91 , X. An. 3.1.38 ; πόδες καὶ γοῦνα ς. τινά
;νὺξ στρατὸν ς. 9.78 ;spare, Od. 22.357 :— Pass. ,to be saved, kept alive, preserved, opp.ἀπολέσθαι, Il. 15.503 , Od. 3.185 , etc.; ἀγαπητῶς σεσωσμένους
;keep a whole skin, escape destruction, οἱ σωθησόμενοι
; so inpres. σωζόμενος, Thgn. 68 , 235 (s.v.l.);to be healed, recover from sickness, Hp. Coac. 136 , Is. 1.10 (dub. l.); ὑγιαίνοντες καὶ σωζόμενοι
(i B.C.);σώζεο, as a wish,God bless you, farewell, Call. Del. 150 , AP 5.240 (Paul. Sil.), 9.372 ;σώζοισθεib. 171 ( Pall. ); also,save oneself, escape, σώθητι
;μόγιςorμόλις σῴζεσθαι escapewith difficulty, Id. Ep. 332c , D.S. 2.48 , etc.;χαλεπῶς ς. Thgn. 675 .
b. esp. inNT, of God or Christ, 1 Ep.Cor. 1.21 , etc.; ς. τὸ ἀπολωλός
:—freq. in Pass. ,to be savedorin a state of salvation,
Ev.Matt. 19.25 , etc.; οἱ σῳζόμενοι
2. of things,keep safe, preserve, rare in Hom. , σάω μὲν ταῦτα, σάω δ' ἐμέ
;πόλιν καὶ ἄστυ ς. Il. 17.144 ; σαώσει Ἀργείους καὶ νῆας
, cf. 9.230 : freq. in Trag. and Att. , ς. φάρμακον
;τὰ σκεύη, παῖδας οἶκον χρήματα, καρπούς, Ar. Pax 730 (anap.), Av. 380 (troch.), 1062 (lyr.);τὰ πατρῷα, τὰ ὑπάρχοντα, Id. Th. 820 (lyr.), Th. 1.70 ;ς. πόλιν preservethe city or the state, Hdt. 8.34 , A. Th. 749 (lyr.), S. Ant. 1058 , Pl. R. 417a , cf. Grg. 512b , etc.; τὰ πράγματα
(lyr.);τὰς πολιτείας, τὴν δημοκρατίαν, etc., Arist. Pol. 1309b15 , 36 ;τόνδε γὰρ [λόγον] σῴζων keepingitsecret, A. Pr. 524 , cf. S. OC 1530 ;ς. καιρόν saveorrecoveran opportunity, D. 19.6 , cf. 23.4 :— Med. ,keeporpreserve for oneself, τὴν εὐλάβειαν
, cf. E. Alc. 146 , etc.; αὐτὸς αὑτῷ ς. τι
, cf. Eq. 1017 (hex.):— Pass. ,τὸ ἄπραγμον οὐ σῴζεται isnotsecure, Th. 2.63 ;ἡ . . πόλις οὐκ ἂν ἐσῴζετο; Ar. Ec. 219 ;to be preservedorextant, of books, Longin. ap. Porph. Plot. 20 , Gal. 15.705 , D.C. 70.2 .
3. keep, observe, maintainlaws, etc., ς. ἐφετμάς
, cf. Arist. VV 1250b17 ; τοὺς σοὺς λόγους
;τὸ μόρσιμονib. 613 ; τὰ πρὸς τοὺς κατοίκους δίκαια
(ii A.D.);confirm, τὸ τοῦ ποιήσαντος
, cf. Antig. Mir. 45 ( Pass. );πρὸς τὸ τὰ φαινόμενα σῴζεινtoretainthe observed facts, Procl. Hyp. 5.10 ;κατὰ ποσὸν σῴζει τὴν πρὸς τὸ μῶλυ ἐμφέρειαν retains, i.e.does not lack, a certain resemblance to . . , Dsc. 3.46 , cf. 98 , Sor. Fasc. 8 :— Pass. ,to be maintained, τοῦ μήκους σῳζομένου
; ἐφ' ᾧ τοῖς θεοῖς τὰ ἱερὰ σωθήσεσθαι
4. keep in mind, remember, E. Hel. 266 , Pl. R. 486c : more freq. in Med. , παρῆκα θεσμῶν οὐδέν, ἀλλ' ἐσῳζόμην . . ὅπως δύσνιπτον ἐκ δέλτου γραφήν
, cf. El. 1257 ; μηδ' ἂ ἔμαθε σῴζοιτο
; in full, μνήμην σῴζομαι στρατεύματος
(lyr.), cf. Pl. Grg. 501a , Tht. 163d .
1. simply c. acc.,v.supr.
2. with a sense of motion to a place,bringonesafeto, τὸν δ' ἐσάωσεν ἐς ποταμοῦ προχοάς
; εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τὴν ἐπουράνιον
:— Pass. ,come safe toa place, σωθέντος ἐμεῦ ὀπίσω ἐς οἶκον
, cf. 9.104 ; πρὸς ἤπειρον σεσῶσθαι
;σῴζεσθαι ἐπὶ τὴν ὑμετέρην [χώρην] Hdt. 5.98 ; ἐς δόμους σωθέντ'
: c. dat. pers., μόλις ὔμμιν ἐσώθην
3. ς. τινὰ ἐκ φλοίσβοιο, ἐκ πολέμου,carry off safe, rescue from . ., Il. 5.469 , 11.752 ; ἐκ ποταμοῖο
; διὰ δεινῶν πραγμάτων σεσωσμένοι
: c. gen.,σώσας ἐχθρῶν χθόνα having rescueditfromthem, S. Ant. 1162 ; σῶσαί τινα κακοῦ
.--Both constructions may be combined, ς. τινὰ ἐκ πολέμοιο νῆας ἔπι
4. c. acc. et dat. pers.,save foranother, υἷά τινι
, etc.:— Pass. , σῴζεταί τί τινι
5. c.inf., [σπονδαὶ] αἵ σε σῴζουσιν θανεῖνwhichsavetheefromdying, E. Ph. 600 (troch.).
6. c.part.,σῴζεσθαι φεύγοντεςby flight, X. Cyr. 3.3.51 .
7. abs.,τὰ σώσοντα what is likely to save, D. 6.5 ;ἡ σῴζουσα [ψῆφος] Luc. Harm. 3 .
b. σώζων,ὁ ,Saviour, of a god, JRS 14.28 (Iconium); epith. of Apollo, CR 19.368 (Sizma).
= ἀρτεμισία , Ps.- Dsc. 3.113 .
References IG 9(2).257.11 IG 12.1085.5 22.1236.6 GDI 1612.9 IG 5(2).357.152 OGI 56.18 PPetr. 3p.72 IG 12.590 S. Ph. 1391 Th. 1.137 IG 12.188.30 E. Ba. 793 A. Pers. 360 X. Cyr. 4.2.28 Ar. Ec. 402 Th. 5.111 Ar. Nu. 77 Hp. Prog. 1 Th. 1.110 SIG 167.37 Hsch. A. Th. 821 820 E. IT 607 D. 56.33 S. Tr. 83 Pl. Criti. 109d 110a PCair.Zen. 331.8 Od. 5.490 Hes. Op. 376 Thgn. 68 235 Thgn. 868 Call. Del. 22 Tyrt. 11.13 h.Hom. 13.3 Call. Epigr. 35 Il. 10.44 21.611 Pi. Fr. 231 Il. 15.503 Od. 10.473 Il. 17.228 Od. 3.185 21.309 Alc. 73 Od. 13.230 17.595 Call. Il. 16.363 21.238 Od. 9.430 Il. 8.363 A.R. 4.197 2.610 Il. 9.681 424 393 2.66 9.681 Aristarch. Dinol. 5 Il. 21.238 Th. 1.91 X. An. 3.1.38 Il. 21.611 9.78 Od. 22.357 Lys. 16.16 Pl. Tht. 176d Hp. Coac. 136 Is. 1.10 IG 22.1028.89 Call. Del. 150 AP 5.240 9.372 171 Pall. Pl. Cri. 44b Id. Ep. 332c D.S. 2.48 Thgn. 675 1 Ep.Cor. 1.21 Ev.Luc. 19.10 Ev.Jo. 12.47 Ev.Matt. 19.25 Ev.Luc. 13.23 Act.Ap. 2.47 Hom. 5.490 Il. 17.144 10.44 9.230 S. Tr. 686 Id. Ph. 766 Ar. Pax 730 Av. 380 1062 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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