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δίδωμι, Il. 23.620 , etc. (lateδίδω
POxy. 121
(iii A. D.)); late forms,1 pl. διδόαμεν v.l. in J. BJ 3.8.5 , etc.,3 pl. δίδωσι(παρα-) Id. AJ 10.4.1 , etc.; but thematic forms are freq. used, esp. in Ep. and Ion. ,διδοῖς, διδοῖσθα,
Il. 9.164 , 19.270 ,
A.
διδοῖ
Od. 17.350
, Mimn. 2.16 , Hdt. 2.48 , Hp.
Aër.
12 (ἀνα-), A. Supp. 1010 , etc., διδοῦσι
Il. 19.265
(always in Hom. ), dub. in Att. , Antiph. 156 ; imper. δίδου
Thgn. 1303
, Hdt. 3.140 , E. Or. 642 , δίδοι
Pi. O. 1.85
, Epigr. in Class.Phil. 4.78 , Ep.
Close Browse lexicon entries ;inf. διδόναι,also διδοῦν
Ar. Eq. 678 , Od. 19.367 , 11.289 ( Ep.
, etc.,ἐδίδουν( v.l. ἐδίδων ) Hes. Op. 139 , D.H. 5.6 codd. (ἀπ-), alsoἔδιδονprob. in h.Cer. 437 ,δίδονib. 328 ; Ep. iter. δόσκον
:aor. 1 ἔδωκα,used only in ind., Od. 9.361 , etc., Ep.
:aor. 2 ἔδων,used in pl. ind.ἔδομεν ἔδοτε ἔδοσαν( Lacon.
B 1 ), and in moods,δός, δῶ, δοίην, δοῦναι, δούς;
Ep. forms ofaor.,subj. 3 sg. δώῃ, δώῃσι, δῷσι,
Il. 16.725 , 1.324 , Od. 2.144 ;3 sg. δώη,
(Delph.), IG 7.3054 (Lebad.), δοῖ
;3 sg.opt. is written δόη
(also Dor. , Ar. Lys. 1163 (ἀπο-) , δόμειν
(also opt.δυϝάνοιib. 6 ); Arc.
(Orchom.,iii B. C.), also in later Greek, BGU 38.13
:— Med. only in compds.:— Pass. ,fut.
, A. Supp. 1041 , Th. 1.26 , etc.;3 pl.
, etc.: inpres.andimpf.,to be ready to give, offer,
Il. 9.519 , Hdt. 5.94 , 9.109 , Ar. Fr. 100 , X. An. 6.3.9 , etc.; τὰ διδόμενα things offered,
2. of the gods,grant, assign, κῦδος, νίκην,etc., Il. 19.204 , 11.397 , etc.; of evils,δ. ἄλγεα, ἄτας, κήδεα,etc., 1.96 , 19.270 , Od. 9.15 , etc.; twice in Hom. in Pass. ,οὔ τοι δέδοται πολεμήϊα ἔργαnot to theehavedeeds of warbeen granted,
Il. 5.428 , cf. Od. 2.78 ; laterεὖ διδόναι τινί givegood fortune,providewellfor. . , S. OT 1081 , OC 642 , E. Andr. 750 : abs., of the laws,grant permission,
3. offerto the gods,ἑκατόμβας, ἱρὰ θεοῖσιν,
Il. 12.6 , Od. 1.67 , etc.
4. withinf.added,ξεῖνος γάρ οἱ ἔδωκεν . . ἐς πόλεμον φορέειν gaveit him to wear in war, Il. 15.532 , cf. 23.183 ; δῶκε [τεύχεα] θεράποντι φορῆναι
: later freq. ofgivingto eat or drink, ἐκ χειρὸς διδοῖ πιεῖν
, cf. Cratin. 124 , Pherecr. 69 , etc.; ἐδίδου ῥοφεῖν
; withinf.omitted, φιάλην ἔδωκε κεράσας
; also ofgivingwater to wash with,δίδου κατὰ χειρός(sc.νίψασθαι) Arched. 2.3 , cf. Alex. 261.2 .
5. Prose phrases,δ. ὅρκον,opp.λαμβάνειν, tenderan oath, δοκεῖ κἂν ὀμόσαι εἴ τις αὐτῷ ὅρκον διδοίη
, cf. D. 39.3 , Arist. Rh. 1377a8 ;δ. ψῆφον, γνώμην, puta proposal to the vote,proposea resolution, D. 21.87 , 24.13 :δ. χάριν,
= χαρίζεσθαι , S. Aj. 1354 , Cratin. 317 ;ὀργῇ χάριν δούς having indulged. . , S. OC 855 ;λόγον τινὶ δ. giveone leave to speak, X. HG 5.2.20 ; δ. λόγον σφίσι deliberate,
; οὐκ, εἰ διδοίης . . σαυτῷ λόγον
Arist. SE 165a27 (butδ. λόγον, εὐθύνας, renderaccounts, IG 12.91 , al.):δ. δίκηνorδίκας,
v. δίκη :ἀκοὴν δ. λόγοις lendan ear to . . , S. El. 30 , etc.;δ. ἐργασίαν givediligence,=Lat.dare operam, OGI 441.109 (Lagina,i B. C.), POxy. 742.11 : c.inf., Ev.Luc. 12.58 : abs., sc. πληγήν, λίθῳ δ. τινί
;ἐμβολὰς διδόναι, ram,of ships, D.S. 13.10 .
II. c. acc. pers.,hand over, deliver up,
; μιν . . ὀδύνῃσιν ἔδωκεν
2. of parents,givetheir daughterto wife,
, Od. 4.7 ; also of Telemachus, ἀνέρι μητέρα δώσω
;τὴν . . Σάμηνδε ἔδοσαν gaveherin marriageto go to Samé, 15.367 , cf. 17.442 ; withinf.added, δώσω σοι Χαρίτων μίαν ὀπυιέμεναι
: in Prose and Trag., θυγατέρα δ. τινὶ γυναῖκα
, cf. Th. 6.59 , X. HG 4.1.4 , etc.: abs., ἐδίδοσαν καὶ ἤγοντο ἐξ ἀλλήλων
.β́,cf. E. Med. 288 ; also δ. κόρᾳ ἄνδρα
3. διδόναι τινά τινι grantanother to one's entreaties,pardonhim at one'srequest, X. An. 6.6.31 ;διδόναι τινί τι forgiveone a thing,condoneit, E. Cyc. 296 (s. v. l.).
4. δ. ἑαυτόν τινι giveoneselfup,
δ. σφέας αὐτοὺς τοῖσι Ἀθηναίοισι
, cf. S. Ph. 84 , Th. 2.68 ; τινὶ εἰς χεῖρας
;εἰς τρυφήν, εἰς λῃστείας,
D.S. 17.108 , 18.47 : c.inf., δίδως' ἑκὼν κτείνειν ἑαυτόν
5. appoint, establish,of a priest, LXX Ex. 31.6 ;δῶμεν ἀρχηγόνib. Nu. 14.4 ;δ. τινὰ εἰς ἔθνος μέγαib. Ge. 17.20 ;place, τινὰ ὑπεράνω πάντα τὰ ἔθνηib. De. 28.1 :— Pass. ,οἱ δεδομένοι, = Nethinim, ministersof the Temple, ib. Ne. 5.3 ;ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς ἵνα. .orders were giventhem that . . , Apoc. 9.5 .
III. in vows and prayers, c. acc. pers. etinf.,grant, allow, bring about that. . , esp. in prayers,δὸς ἀποφθίμενον δῦναι δόμον Ἄϊδος εἴσω grant thathe may go . . , Il. 3.322 ; τὸν κασίγνητον δότε τυίδ' ἴκεσθαι
;δός με τείσασθαι givemeto. . , A. Ch. 18 , cf. Eu. 31 ; also c. dat. pers., τούτῳ . . εὐτυχεῖν δοῖεν θεοί
; θεοὶ δοῖέν ποτ' αὐτοῖς . . παθεῖν
, cf. OC 1101 , 1287 , Pl. Lg. 737b .
2. grant, concedein argument, δ. καὶ συγχωρεῖν
, cf. Arist. Metaph. 990a12 , al.: c.inf., Id. Ph. 239b29 ; δ. εἶναι θεούς
; ἑνὸς ἀτόπου δοθέντος τἆλλα συμβαίνει
;δεδομένα,τά, data,title of work by Euclid;ἡ δοθεῖσα γραμμή, γωνία,etc., Pl. Men. 87a , Euc. 1.9 , etc.; δεδόσθω κύκλος
, al.; also in Alchemy,δός takecertain substances, Pleid.X. 69 .
IV. Gramm.,describe, record,Sch. Pi. P. 5.93 , Sch. Il. 16.207 .
V. seemingly intr.,give oneself up, devote oneself,c. dat., esp. ἡδονῇ
, Plu. Publ. 13 ; ἡδοναῖς
; δρόμῳ δοὺς φέρεσθαι at full speed,
References Od. 17.350 Mimn. 2.16 Hdt. 2.48 Hp. 12 A. Supp. 1010 Il. 19.265 Hom. Antiph. 156 Thgn. 1303 Hdt. 3.140 E. Or. 642 Pi. O. 1.85 Class.Phil. 4.78 Od. 3.380 Thgn. 1329 Il. 24.425 Theoc. 29.9 Alc. Supp. 23.13 Ar. Eq. 678 Od. 19.367 11.289 Il. 5.165 Hdt. 8.9 Hes. Op. 139 D.H. 5.6 h.Cer. 437 328 Il. 14.382 14.268 Il. 19.204 11.397 1.96 19.270 Od. 9.15 Il. 5.428 Od. 2.78 S. OT 1081 OC 642 E. Andr. 750 Is. 7.2 Pl. Lg. 813c Il. 12.6 Od. 1.67 Il. 15.532 23.183 7.149 Hdt. 4.172 Cratin. 124 Pherecr. 69 Ar. Fr. 203 Eup. 253 Hegem. 1 Pherecr. 41 Diph. 17.7 Ephipp. 10 Diph. 58 Arched. 2.3 Alex. 261.2 Is. 9.24 D. 39.3 Arist. Rh. 1377a8 D. 21.87 24.13 S. Aj. 1354 Cratin. 317 S. OC 855 X. HG 5.2.20 Hdt. 1.97 S. OT 583 Arist. SE 165a27 IG 12.91 S. El. 30 OGI 441.109 POxy. 742.11 Ev.Luc. 12.58 PLips. 13 iii 3 D.S. 13.10 Od. 19.167 Il. 5.397 23.21 Od. 24.65 Pl. R. 574c Pi. P. 5.60 Il. 6.192 Od. 4.7 2.223 15.367 17.442 Il. 14.268 Hdt. 1.107 Th. 6.59 X. HG 4.1.4 Hdt. 5.92 E. Med. 288 Pi. P. 9.117 X. An. 6.6.31 E. Cyc. 296 Hdt. 6.108 S. Ph. 84 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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