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ἐπιδίδωμι,
A. give besides, τινί τι
Il. 23.559
, Hdt. 2.121 .δ',al., E. Med. 186 (anap.), Ba. 1128 , etc.: abs., Hes. Op. 396 , etc.
b. . of a physician,administer, ὅσων τῷ κάμνοντι δεῖ
Ph. 1.253
;give afterwards,τροφὴν
προδόντες ἐπιδιδόασι τὸν ἐλλέβορον
Dsc. 4.148
.
2. .give in dowry,ὅσς'
οὔ πώ τις ἑῇ ἐπέδωκε θυγατρί
Il. 9.148
, cf. Lys. 16.10 , Pl. Lg. 944a ( Pass. ), X. Cyr. 8.5.19 .
b. . esp.contribute as a `benevolence', for the purposeof supplying state necessities, opp.εἰσφέρειν(which was compulsory), Is. 5.37 ;ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων ἐ. Din. 1.80 ; τριήρη ἐπέδωκεν
Close Browse lexicon entries ; τὸ κοινὸν ἐπέδωκε τῷ θεῷ
(Delph.,iii B.C.); but also,
c. .offer moneyas a bribe or consideration, X. Ath. 3.3 .
3. .give freely, bestow, Th. 4.11 , Ar. Pax 333 ; ὑμῖν τῶν ἑαυτοῦ τι
ἑαυτοῦ [ζῆλον] εἰς τὴν φιλοδοξίαν
4. .ἐπιδιδόναι ἑαυτόν giveoneselfup, devoteoneself,τινίto one, Ar. Th. 213 , cf. Luc. Peregr. 13 ; εἴς τι
(Olbia,iii B.C.), cf. Hdn. 3.4.1 ;εἰς πᾶν τό σοι χρήσιμον ἐμαυτὸν ἐ. UPZ 62.9
(ii B.C.); also (sc.ἑαυτὸν) ἐπιδιδόναι εἰς τρυφήν
: abs.,ἐπιδόντες ἐφερόμεθαranbefore the wind,
5. .give intoanother'shands, deliver, ἐπιστολήν τινι
(dub.l.), Act.Ap. 15.30 ; χρηματισμόν
: abs., of petitions, freq. in Pap., BGU 45 , etc.; of reports or returns, POxy. 255.16
(i A.D.), etc.:— Pass. , OGI 515.37 (Mylasa,iii A.D.), Just. Nov. 53.3.1 .
6. .ἐ. ψῆφον τοῖς πολίταις givethempower tovote, Plu. Num. 7 .
7. .dictate, opp.γράφειν, D.Chr. 18.18 .
II. . Med. ,take as one's witness,θεοὺς ἐπιδώμεθα`give each other ourgods', Il. 22.254 :—in Il. 10.463 , Aristarch. readσὲ γὰρ πρώτην . . ἐπιδωσόμεθ', perh. in the same sense, though Apollon. and Scholl. explain it byδώροις τιμήσομεν: cf.περιδίδωμι.
III. . in Prose, freq. intr.,increase, advance, ἐς ὕψος
; καθ' ἡμέραν ἐς τὸ ἀγριώτερον
;ἐπὶ τὸ μεῖζονib. 24 ; ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον
, Pl. Prt. 318a ;εἰς ὄγκον πρὸς ἀρετήν increasein virtue Id. Lg. 913b ; πρὸς εὐδαιμονίαν
: and abs.,grow, Pl. Euthd. 271b ;advance, improve, Th. 6.72 , 7.8 ;βελτίων ἔσται καὶ ἐ. Pl. Prt. 318c , cf. Cra. 41c e, Tht. 146b , 150d , Isoc. 9.68 , etc.;ἐ. πάμπολυ [ἡ μάχη]waxesgreat, Pl. Tht. 179d .
2. . = ἐνδίδωμι v,give in, give way, ἐ. ἐπίδοσιν τοῖσι ἕλκουσι
, cf. Gal. 6.5 , Sor. 1.103 .
References Il. 23.559 Hdt. 2.121 E. Med. 186 Ba. 1128 Hes. Op. 396 Ph. 1.253 Dsc. 4.148 Il. 9.148 Lys. 16.10 Pl. Lg. 944a X. Cyr. 8.5.19 Is. 5.37 Din. 1.80 D. 21.160 Id. 18.113 SIG 489.9 X. Ath. 3.3 Th. 4.11 Ar. Pax 333 Lys. 30.26 X. Cyr. 1.5.1 Inscr.Prien. 114.12 Ar. Th. 213 Luc. Peregr. 13 SIG 495.124 Hdn. 3.4.1 UPZ 62.9 Ath. 12.525e Nymphis 15 Luc. Herm. 28 Act.Ap. 27.15 D.S. 14.47 Act.Ap. 15.30 LXX 2 Ma. 11.17 Luc. Peregr. 16 BGU 45 POxy. 255.16 OGI 515.37 Just. Nov. 53.3.1 Plu. Num. 7 D.Chr. 18.18 Il. 22.254 Il. 10.463 Aristarch. Apollon. Hdt. 2.13 Th. 6.60 Id. 8.83 24 Hp. Aph. 1.3 Pl. Prt. 318a Id. Lg. 913b Isoc. 3.32 Pl. Euthd. 271b Th. 6.72 7.8 Pl. Prt. 318c Cra. 41c Tht. 146b 150d Isoc. 9.68 Pl. Tht. 179d Hp. Art. 72 Gal. 6.5 Sor. 1.103 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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