to be leader of,
ἐξηγ-έομαι,
A. to be leader of,c. gen. pers., τῶν δ' ἐξηγείσθω
Il. 2.806
(for And. 1.116 ,v.
11.3 ).
2. c. acc. pers.,lead, govern,in Th. , τὰς πόλεις
1.76
;τὴν Πελοπόννησονib. 71 .
b. abs., Hdt. 1.151 , 9.11 .
3. c. dat. pers. et acc. rei,showonethe way to,
τοῖσι ἐχθροῖσι τῆς πατρίδος ἅλωσιν
Hdt. 6.135
; ἃ δ' ἐξηγεῖσθε τοῖς ξυμμάχοις
Th. 3.55
: c. dat. pers. only,go before, lead,
ἡμῖν
S. OC 1589
, etc.: c. acc. loci only,lead the way to, χῶρονib. 1520 .
4. c. gen. rei, ἐ. τῆς πράξεως
X. Cyr. 2.1.29
; with dat. pers. added, πᾶσι κάλλους τε καὶ τελειότητος
Jul. Or. 4.132d
.
5. ἐ. εἰς τὴν Ἑλλάδα lead an armyinto Greece, X. An. 6.6.34 .
II. dictatea form of words, ἐ. τὸν νόμον τῷ κήρυκι
D. 19.70
;ἐξηγοῦ θεούς dictate, namethem, E. Med. 745 .
2. generally,prescribe, order,
ποιήσουσι τοῦτο τὸ ἂν κεῖνος ἐξηγέηται
Hdt. 5.23
; ὅ τι χρὴ ποιέειν ἐξηγέο σύ
Id. 4.9
, cf. 7.234 ; ᾗ ὁ νόμος ἐξηγεῖται
Pl. R. 604b
: of a diviner, c.inf.,orderone to do, A. Eu. 595 ; τἄλλα δ' ἐξηγοῦ φίλοις
Id. Ch. 552
; esp. freq. of religious forms and ceremonies,οἷς τῶν ἄλλων θεῶν οἱ Μάγοι ἐξηγοῦντο,
= τοῖς ἄλλοις θεοῖς οὕς . . X. Cyr. 8.3.11 , cf. 4.5.51 , 7.3.1 ; τί φῶ; δίδασκ' ἄπειρον ἐξηγουμένη
A. Ch. 118
, cf. S. OC 1284 , etc.; οὗτος ὁ θεὸς περὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα . . ἐ.
Pl. R. 427c
, cf. 469a .
3. expound, interpret,
ἐ. τὸ οὔνομα καὶ τὴν θυσίην
Hdt. 2.49
; τὸν ποιητήν
Pl. Cra. 407a
; ἃ Ὅμηρος λέγει
Id. Ion 531a
; ὁ τὸν Ἡράκλειτον . . ἐξηγούμενος
Antiph. 113.3
; τὰ νόμιμα
D. 47.69
: abs.,ἄγραφοι νόμοι καθ' οὓς Εὐμολπίδαι ἐξηγοῦνταιaccording to which theyexpoundthings, Lys. 6.10 , cf. And. 1.116 (leg.κηρύκων ὤν); cf. ἐξηγητής
11
.
III. tell at length, relate in full,
Hdt. 2.3 , A. Pr. 216 , 702 , Th. 5.26 ;set forth, explain, τὴν ἔλασινthe line of march, Hdt. 3.4 , 7.6 ; ἃ μετὰ χεῖρας ἔχοι καὶ -ήσασθαι οἷός τε
Th. 1.138
; τὰ τοῦ νομοθέτου βουλήματα
Pl. Lg. 802c
, cf. R. 474c : c. acc. etinf.,explainthat . ., S. Aj. 320 : folld. by relat., ἐ. ὁτέῳ τρόπῳ . .
Hdt. 3.72
. etc.; ἐ. περί τινος
X. Lac. 2.1
.
