διορθόω
diorthoo
make straight
Appears 11 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
διορθόω, A. make straight, Art. 38. 2. δ. λόγον tell my tale aright, O. 7.21. II. set right, restore to order, 9.47; δ. λόγοις ἔριν make up a quarrel, Hel. 1159 (lyr.); δ. ἀδικήματα amend them, 4.24.4; δ. τὴν Ἰλιάδα correct or revise it, Alex. 8, cf. Alc. 7 (Pass.), Plot. 7, al.:—Med., amend for oneself, διορθοῦσθαι τὰ μέλλοντα 4.181; τἀγνοούμενα Ep. 1.3; σφᾶς αὐτούς 24.10.12; δ. πίστιν make good, redeem it, 1.7.12; τὰ προσοφειλόμενα pay off, 12.28.5 (cf. III); maintain in argument, 2.112:—but freq. like Act., ἐξέστω διορθώσασθαι τὰς συνθήκας SIG 581.85 (Crete, ii B. C.); δ. τὴν Ἰλλυριῶν ἄγνοιαν 3.16.4, etc.; also διορθοῦσθαι ὑπέρ τινος take full security for . . , 33.11. III. pay, τὸ λοιπόν PHib. 1.63.13 (iii B. C.); τόκον POxy. 483.16 (ii A. D.):—Med., PRev.Laws 18.14, al. (iii B. C.); φόρους PEleph. 14.1 (iii B. C.), cf. PSI 5.509.13 (iii B. C.), etc.; ἀργύριον BCH 46.420 (Caria, i B. C.). IV. reconcile, τινά τινι VS 1.17.2.
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