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Attic dialect ἁρμόττω, Doric dialect ἁρμόσδω [[ 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 1.53] Refs 3rd c.BC+] (ἐφ-); participle ἁρμόσσον[[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 37: ] Refs 5th c.BC+]imperfect ἥρμοζον, Doric dialect ἅρμ-[[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 8.11] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ἁρμόσω[[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1318 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀγμῶν” 31, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 263] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἥρμοσα[[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.333, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+], Doric dialect ἅρμοξα[[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 10.12] Refs 5th c.BC+] (συν-): perfect ἥρμοκα[[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Poetica” 1459b32] Refs 4th c.BC+]:— middle, Epic dialect imperative ἁρμόζεο[[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.162,] Refs 8th c.BC+] -όζου [[4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 187] Refs 4th c.BC+]: future -όσομαι[[ 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 10.971] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist ἡρμοσάμην[[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.32, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+], Doric dialect ἁρμοξάμην[[ 7th c.BC: Alcman Lyricus 71] Refs 7th c.BC+]: —passive, perfect ἥρμοσμαι[[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 116 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Laches” 193d] Refs 5th c.BC+], Ionic dialect ἅρμοσμαι[[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.124] Refs 5th c.BC+]; Doric dialect infinitive ἁρμόχθαι[[ 1st c.BC(?): Ocellus Lucanus Philosophus cited in 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 1.13.2] Refs 1st c.BC+]; Doric dialect 3rd.pers.singular ἅρμοκται[[ Ecphantus Pythagoreus cited in 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 4.7.64] Refs 5th c.AD+]: aorist ἡρμόσθην[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 93a] Refs 5th c.BC+], Doric dialect ἁρμόχθην[[ 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 8.85] Refs 3rd c.AD+]: future ἁρμοσθήσομαι[[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 908] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—fit together, join, especially of joiner's work, ἥρμοσεν ἀλλήλοισιν (i.e. τὰ δοῦρα) [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.247] Refs 8th c.BC+] (also in middle, put together, ἁρμόζεο χαλκῷ εὐρεῖαν σχεδίην[[ [prev. work] 162; ναυπηγίαν ἁρμόζων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 460; ἁρμόζειν χαίταν στεφάνοισι 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 7 6). 39; ἀρβύλαισιν ἁ. πόδα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 1189] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. πόδα ἐπὶ γαίας plant foot on ground, [[ [prev. author] “Or.” 233; ἁ. ποδὸς ἴχνια 4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 182] Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐν ἁσυχαία βάσει βάσιν ἅρμοσαι (aorist imperative middle) [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 198; στόμ᾽ ἅρμοσον ] Refs 5th c.BC+]kiss, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 763] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. ψαλίοις ἵππους furnish them with.., [[ [prev. author] “Rh.” 27 (Lyric poetry). ] Refs]
__b generally, adapt, accommodate, ἁ. δίκην εἰς ἕκαστον award each his just due, [[ 6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 36.17] Refs 6th c.BC+]; σφισὶν βίοτον ἁ. accord them life, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 7.98] Refs 5th c.BC+]; apply a remedy, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 687] Refs 5th c.BC+]; make ready, τοὐπτάνιον[[ Hegesippus Epigrammaticus Comedy texts 1.19] Refs]:—middle, accommodate, suit oneself, πρὸς τὴν παροῦσαν πάντοθ᾽ ἁρμόζου τύχην Philem.[same place]; πρός τινα[[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Merc.Cond.” 30] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἁ. σύνεσιν acquire it, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “νόμος” 2. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 of marriage, betroth, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.108; ἁ. κόρᾳ ἄνδρα 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 9.117] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁ. γάμον, γάμους,[[ [prev. work] 13, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 411] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, betroth to oneself, take to wife, τὴν θυγατέρα τινός[[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.32, 47] Refs 5th c.BC+] (but middle = active, [[ NT.2Cor.11.2); ἁ. ὡς ἐὰν αἱρῆται γάμῳ “POxy.” 906.7 (2nd-3rd c.AD):—] NT+2nd c.AD+]passive, ἁρμόσθαι θυγατέρα τινὸς γυναῖκα have her betrothed or married to one, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.137] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὡς ἐκείνῳ τῇδέ τ᾽ ἦν ἡρμοσμένα as troth was plighted between him and her, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 570. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 bind fast, ἁ. τινὰ ἐν ἄρκυσι[[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 231. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 set in order, regulate, govern, στρατόν[[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 8.11] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, [νόμοις] οὐκ ἄλλοισιν ἁρμοσθήσεται[[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 908] Refs 5th c.BC+]; κονδύλοις ἡρμοττόμην I was ruled or drilled with cuffs, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 1236. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4.b in the Spartan Constitution, act as harmost, ἐν ταῖς πόλεσιν[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 14.2, etc.: with _accusative_, ἁρμοστὴν ὃς ἥρμοζε τὴν Ἀσίαν 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Tox.” 17. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 in Music, tune instruments, τὸ σύμφωνον[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus” 56a, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, ἁρμόττεσθαι ἁρμονίαν[[ [prev. author] “R.” 591d] Refs]; ἁ. λύραν tune one's lyre,[[ [prev. work] 349e; Δωριστὶ ἁ. λύραν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 989; αὐλόν 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Harm.” 1 (but μέλη ἔς τι ἁ.] Refs 5th c.BC+] adapt them to a subject, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 184)] Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, of the lyre, ἡρμόσθαι to be tuned,[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 144e, compare “Phd.” 85e; ἁρμονίαν καλλίστην ἡρμ. [prev. author] “La.” 188d] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁμονοητικὴ καὶ ἡρμοσμένη ψυχή at harmony with itself, [[ [prev. author] “R.” 554e. ] Refs]
__6 compose, ᾆσμα[[ 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Heroicus” 19.17. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II intransitive, fit well, of clothes or armour, ἥρμοσε δ᾽ αὐτῷ [θώρηξ] [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.333; Ἕκτορι δ᾽ ἥρμοσε τεύχε᾽ ἐπὶ χροΐ 17.210; ἐσθὰς ἁρμόζοισα γυίοις 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.80] Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἆρ᾽ ἁρμόσει μοι (i.e. τὰ ὑποδήματα); [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 263] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς τρόποις ἁ. ὥσπερ περὶ πόδα fit like a shoe, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus Comedy texts 129; θώραξ περὶ τὰ στέρνα ἁρμόζων 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 2.1.16. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.b in Mathematics texts, coincide with, with dative, [[ 3rd c.AD(?): Pappus Mathematicus 612.14] Refs 3rd c.AD+]; correspond, [[ 2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus “Automatopoetica” 1.4. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.2 suit, be adapted for, τινί[[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 902 (Lyric poetry), “El.” 1293, 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 4.6] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τόδ᾽ οὐκ ἐπ᾽ ἄλλον ἁρμόσει shall not be adapted to another, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1318; κἂν ἐπὶ τῶν θηρίων ἁρμόσειε λόγος 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1281b19] Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἴς τι, πρός τι, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 289b, 286d; πρὸς τὰς συνουσίας 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.34, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 61.24 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of medicines, [[ 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 1.2, +others ] Refs 1st c.AD+]; of an argument, apply, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 209a9, +others; τὸ τοῦ Ξενοφάνους ἁρμόττει ] Refs 4th c.BC+]is applicable, [[ [prev. author] “Rh.” 1377a19. ] Refs]
__II.3 impersonal, ἁρμόζει it is fitting, with accusative et infinitive, σιγᾶν ἂν ἁρμόζοι σε[[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 731] Refs 5th c.BC+]: c.infinitive only, λόγους οὓς ἁρμόσει λέγειν[[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.42; πάντα τὰ τοιαῦτα ἁρμόττει καλεῖν [prev. author] 21.166; οὔτε ἁ. μοι οἰκεῖν μετὰ τοιούτων [prev. author] 40.57; τὰ τοιαῦτα ῥηθῆναι μάλιστ᾽ ἂν ἁρμόσειεν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 9.72. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.4 participle ἁρμόζων, ουσα, ον, fitting, suitable, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.129] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἁρμόζουσα ἀπόφασις the appropriate verdict, [[ 3rd c.BC: Archimedes Geometra “περὶ σφαίρας καὶ κυλίνδρου” 1] Refs 3rd c.BC+] Praef.; ἀλλήλοις[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Laches” 188d, +others: with _genitive_, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.44.1; πρός τι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.3.5, etc. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.5 to be in tune, λύραν ἐπίτειν᾽ ἕως ἂν ἁρμόσῃ[[ 3rd c.BC: Macho Comicus 2.9.] Refs 3rd c.BC+]
