Aristotle Greek Lexicon διαμαρτάνω

διαμαρτάνω

diamartano

miss entirely, go quite astray from

Appears 30 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

διαμαρτάνω, fut. -αμαρτήσομαι D. 19.151:—Α. strengthd. for ἁμαρτάνω, miss entirely, go quite astray from, τῆς ὁδοῦ Th. 1.106; τοῦ πράγματος D. 21.192, 51.2; τοῦ ἑταίρου Pl. Phdr. 257d; τῆς ὀρθοτάτης πολιτείας Arist. Pol. 1293b25. 2. fail utterly of, fail of obtaining, τινός Th. 2.78; τῶν ἐλπίδων Isoc. 4.93; τοῦ ἀγῶνος Is. 6.52; τῆς εἰρήνης D. 18.30; δυοῖν χρησίμοιν οὐ δ. not to miss both of two good things, Id. 19.151. 3. abs., fail utterly, opp. τυγχάνω, Pl. Tht. 178a; to be quite wrong, Macho 2.6; γνώμῃ in judgement, D. 24.48,110; δ. τοῖς ὅλοις Arist. EN 1098b28; ἐν τῇ ἀρχῇ ib.1163a3; περί τι Id. Oec. 1345b10:—Pass., τὰ πολλὰ . . διημαρτημένα utter failures, Pl. Lg. 639e; διημαρτημένας δόξας Diogenian.Epicur. 2.32; διημαρτημένος faulty, of style, Phld. Rh. 1.8S., Longin. 33.1, Demetr. Eloc. 114 (also in act. sense, πολλαχῇ διημαρτημένου τοῦ Πλάτωνος Longin. 32.8, cf. Plu. 2.44e). Adv. διημαρτημένως Poll. 6.205.

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