Aristotle Greek Lexicon διαδίδωμι

διαδίδωμι

diadidomi

pass on, hand over

Appears 19 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

διαδίδωμι, fut. -δώσω Pl. R. 328a:—Α. pass on, hand over, ἐμοὶ τοῦτον διέδωκαν (sc. Μοῖσαι) ἀθάνατον πόνον Pi. Pae. 9 Fr. 16.16; λαμπάδια ἔχοντες διαδώσουσιν ἀλλήλοις Pl. l.c.; propound for consideration, Pall. in Hp.Fract. 12.277 C.; spread abroad, λόγον Plu. Them. 19:— Pass., λόγος διεδόθη v.l. in X. Cyr. 4.2.10, cf. Plu. Sol. 8; διαδοθέντος τοῦ λόγου Isoc. 5.7, cf. 9.74; παρὰ τῶν ἀρχαιων δ. to be handed down by tradition, Arist. Cael. 270b17; ἐν παροιμίᾳ διαδοθῆναι Str. 6.2.4. 2. distribute, τινί τι X. An. 1.10.18, Th. 4.38, D. 49.14:—Pass., τῇ σάλπιγγι σιωπῆς εἰς ἅπαντας διαδοθείσης Plu. Flam. 10; τὸ διαδιδόμενον εἰς τὰς φλέβας, of food, Arist. PA 678a18; of the bowels, secrete, τῆς κοιλίης ὑδατόχολα πολλὰ διαδιδούσης Hp. Coac. 67. 3. δ. κόρας cast oneʼs eyes around, E. Ph. 1371, cj. in Or. 1267. 4. διαδοῦναι δίκας give satisfaction to injured party, Hsch. II. intr., spread about, Arist. HA 495b8. 2. remit, Hp. Acut.(Sp.) 5.

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