Plato Greek Lexicon ἀναβάλλω

ἀναβάλλω

anaballo

throw up

Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἀναβάλλω, A. throw up, χοῦν ἐξ ὀρύγματος Th. 4.90, cf. X. Cyr. 7.5.10, Ostr. 1399 (i A. D.); τάφρος ἀναβεβλημένη foss and dyke, X. An. 5.2.5. 2. ἀ. τινὰ ἐπὶ τὸν ἵππον put on horseback, mount him, Id. An. 4.4.4, Eq. 6.12; of the horse, ἀ. τὸν ἀναβάτην unseat his rider, ib.8.7. 3. ἀ. τὰ ὄμματα cast up oneʼs eyes, so as to show the whites, Arist. Pr. 876a31; τὰ λευκά Alex. 222.9, Ctes. Fr. 20. 4. cause to spring up, κρήνην Str. 8.6.2. 5. lay bricks, SIG 2587.59, cf. Hyp. Fr. 103. 6. lift, remove a tumour, Antyll. (?)ap. Orib. 45.17.6. 7. Pass., to be lifted up, in prayer, εὔχονται σπλάγχνοισι κακῶς ἀναβαλλομένοισι Aristeas Epic. 1. II. put back, put off, μηκέτι νῦν ἀνάβαλλε . . ἄεθλον Od. 19.584 (the only place in which Hom. uses the Act.); ἀ. τινά put off [with excuses], D. 8.52; ἀ. τὰ πράγματα 4.14; distract oneʼs attention, Philostr. Im. 2.24:—Pass., ἀνεβλήθη ἡ ἐκκλησία it was adjourned, Th. 5.45; ὥστε . . εἰς τοὺς παῖδας ἀναβληθήσεσθαι τὰς τιμωρίας will be put off to the time of the sons, Isoc. 11.25; ὑμεναίους οὐκ ἀναβαλλομένους Call. Aet. 3.1.43; cf. infr. B. II. 2. pf. part. Pass. ἀναβεβλημένος slow, measured, αὔλημα D.Chr. 1.1, cf. Hld. 2.8: so in Adv. -μένως slowly, D.H. Dem. 54. b. of style, diffuse, τὸ ὕπτιον καὶ ἀ. Hermog. Id. 2.11; λέξις ἀ., opp. συνεστραμμένη, Aristid. Rh. 2p.540S. III. like B. III, put on, ἀ. τὸ Κρητικόν (a short cloak) Eup. 311 (s. v.l.). IV. run a risk (prob. metaph. from dice), ἐγώ σφε θάψω κἀνὰ κίνδυνον βαλῶ A. Th. 1033. B. more freq. in Med., strike up, begin to play or sing (cf. ἀναβολή II), ἀναβάλλετο καλὸν ἀείδειν Od. 1.155, 8.266, Theoc. 6.20: abs., ἀναβάλεο Pi. N. 7.77; ἀναβαλοῦ Ar. Pax 1269: c. acc., εὐχὴν ἀ. τῷ Ἔρωτι Philostr. Im. 1.29. II. put off, delay a thing in which oneself is concerned (v. supr. II), μηδʼ ἔτι δηρὸν ἀμβαλλώμεθα ἔργον Il. 2.436, cf. Hes. Op. 410, Pi. O. 1.80, N. 9.29, Hdt. 3.85; τὸ μέν τι νυνὶ μὴ λάβῃς, τὸ δʼ ἀναβαλοῦ Ar. Nu. 1139; εἰσαῦθις ἀναβεβλήμεθα Ec. 983; εἰς τὴν ὑστεραίαν ἀναβαλέσθαι [τὴν δίαιταν] to adjourn till the morrow, D. 21.84, cf. Pl. Mx. 234b; ἀ. τινας Act.Ap. 24.22: abs., defer payment, Isoc. 3.33: c. fut. inf., ἀ. κυρώσειν ἐς τέταρτον μῆνα Hdt. 6.86.βʹ; ἀ. ἐς τρίτην ἡμέρην ἀποκρινέεσθαι 5.49; ἀ. ποιήσειν τὰ δέοντα D. 3.9: c. aor. inf., ἀ. ὑποκρίνασθαι Hdt. 9.8; οὐκέτι ἀνεβάλλοντο μὴ τὸ πᾶν οὐ μηχανήσασθαι 6.88. 2. throw off oneself on another, refer a thing to him, τὶ ἐπί τινα Luc. Pisc. 15. III. throw oneʼs cloak up or back, throw it over the shoulder, so as to let it hang in folds, ἀναβάλλεσθαι χλαῖναν Ar. V. 1132: so also ἀναβάλλεσθαι alone, Id. Ec. 97; ἀ. ἐπιδέξια Pl. Tht. 175e, cf. Ar. Av. 1568; εἴσω τὴν χεῖρα ἔχοντα ἀναβεβλημένον with oneʼs cloak thrown up or back, D. 19.251; ἀναβεβλ. ἄνω τοῦ γόνατος Thphr. Char. 4.4; cf. ἀναβολή I.2. IV. = supr. A IV, ἀναβάλλεσθαι μάχας risk battles, Hdt. 5.49. V. to be wroth, LXX Ps. 77(78).21.
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