Plato Greek Lexicon ἀνάπτω

ἀνάπτω

anapto

make fast on

Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἀνάπτω, A. make fast on or to, Hom. (only Od.), ἐκ δʼ αὐτοῦ [ἱστοῦ] πείρατʼ ἀνῆπτον Od. 12.179, cf. 51, 162; πρυμνήσιʼ ἀνάψαι 9.137: c. dat., γαίῃ A.R. 2.177; ἀ. τι πρός τι E. HF 1012:— Med., ἐκ τοῦδʼ ἀναψόμεσθα πρυμνήτην κάλων to him will we moor our bark, i.e. he shall be our protector, Id. Med. 770, etc.; θεοῖσι κῆδος ἀνάψασθαι form a close connexion with . . , Id. Tr. 845; χάριτας ἔς τινα ἀ. confer favours on . . , Id. Ph. 569; also, fasten to oneself, ἐπιστολὴν ἐκ τῶν δακτύλων ἀ. Din. 1.36; take in tow, ναῦν D.S. 13.19, Plu. Cam. 8; τὸ κράτος Ph. 1.474:—Pass., to be fastened or fasten oneself on to, cling to, c. gen., πέπλων E. HF 629: c. dat., κίοσιν ib.1038 (prob., lyr.); have a thing fastened on one, περιβόλαιʼ ἀνήμμεθα ib.549. 2. hang up in a temple, offer up, like ἀνατίθημι, πολλὰ δʼ ἀγάλματʼ ἀνῆψεν Od. 3.274, cf. Arist. Fr. 572, Lyc. 853, Philostr. VA 1.11, Tryph. 256. 3. metaph., fasten upon, attach to, μῶμον ἀνάψαι Od. 2.86; αἷμα ἀ. τινί a charge of bloodshed, dub. in E. Andr. 1196, cf. Ps.-Phoc. 70, etc.; κήδεʼ ἀνῆπταί τινι A.R. 2.245; ascribe, refer to, τοὺς λόγους εἰς ἀριθμοὺς ἀ. Arist. Metaph. 1078b22; ἀρχήν, αἰτίαν ἀ. εἰς τὸν Πύθιον Plu. Lyc. 6, etc.; χάριν ἀ. τινί ascribe a favour to him, Id. Ant. 46; τὴν χάριν εἰς Καίσαρα πάντων ἀνῆπτεν Id. Brut. 6; τοῖς ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν εὐδαιμονίαν ἀνάψασι Porph. Abst. 2.3:—Med., attach oneself, πρὸς πολλούς Phld. Herc. 1457.8. II. light up, kindle, λύχνα Hdt. 2.133; πῦρ E. Or. 1137; φῶς Pl. Ti. 39b; πυρὶ ἀ. δόμους E. Or. 1594: metaph., νέφος οἰμωγῆς ὡς τάχʼ ἀνάψει Id. Med. 107:—Pass., to be kindled, Zeno Stoic. 1.31, etc. 2. inflame with anger, Lib. Or. 68.35:—Pass., ib.33.15, Ps.-Callisth. 3.22; excite emotionally, Phld. Po. 1425.20. 3. intr., to be lighted up, Arist. Mir. 841a32.
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