ξενολογ-έω,
A. enlist foreign troops,esp.mercenaries,
Isoc. 5.96 , D. 40.36 , Plb. 3.27.4 , LXX 1 Ma. 4.35 ; ξ. ἐκ τᾶς Ἀσίας εἰς ἴδιον πόλεμον
SIG 581.82
(Crete,ii B. C.) ; ξ. πλῆθος μισθοφόρων
Plb. 1.9.6
:— Med. , OGI 270.12 (Crete,iii B. C.) :— Pass. , Plb. 14.7.5 , al., CIG 2623 (Citium), J. AJ 13.4.9 .
2. metaph.,ξ. ἔλεον παρά τινων raise a contribution ofpity, D.S. 34 / 5.2.39 .