Plato Greek Lexicon ἀπαγγέλλω

ἀπαγγέλλω

apaggello

bring tidings, report

Appears 29 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπαγγέλλω, fut. -αγγελῶ, Ion. -έω Simon. 5.18: aor. 1 ἀπ-ήγγειλα: pf. -ήγγελκα Plu. Fab. 16:—Pass., pf. -ήγγελμαι Pl. Chrm. 153c: aor. -ηγγέλθην Hdt. 2.121.εʹ, E. Hec. 672, later -ηγγέλην Plu. Galb. 25: 1. of a messenger, bring tidings, report, τινί τι Il. 9.626, etc., Pi. P. 6.18, Hdt. 3.25, etc.; τι πρός τινα A. Ch. 266, X. An. 6.3.22, etc.; ἀ. εἰς τὴν Ἑλλάδα, εἰς τὸ στρατόπεδον, ib.2.4.4, 6.4.25; τὰ παρά τινος ib.2.3.4; ταῦτα περί σου οἴκαδε Pl. Men. 71c, cf. Hp. de Arte 11, Th. 4.122; ἀ. ἡδονάς, φόνον, E. IT 642, Andr. 1241: folld. by relat. clause, ἐκέλευε τὸν ἄγγελον ἀπαγγέλλειν ὅτι . . Hdt. 1.127, cf. X. An. 2.3.5; ἀ. ὡς . . Lys. 9.6: abs., πάλιν ἀ. bring back tidings, report in answer, Od. 9.95: —Pass., ἐξ ὧν . . ἀπηγγέλλετό μοι as he was reported to me, D. 21.25: c. part., ἀπηγγέλθη . . ὁ νέκυς ἐκκεκλεμμένος was reported to have been stolen away, Hdt. 2.121.εʹ. 2. of a speaker or writer, report, relate, ὄψις ἀπαγγέλλει Id. 1.210, cf. Arist. Rh. 1417b9, Po. 1448a21, D.H. Comp. 20; ὧν ὁ παθὼν ἔνια . . οὐδʼ ἂν ἀπαγγεῖλαι δύναιθʼ ἑτέρῳ D. 21.72; describe, Hp. Prorrh. 2.3 (Pass.), cf. Plu. Fab. 16; [Ῥωμαίους] ἡττημένους ὑπὸ τοῦ συγγραφέως ἀπηγγέλθαι Plb. 1.15.11. 3. recite, declaim, Chor. in Rev.Phil. 1.220. II. explain, interpret, a dream or riddle, LXX Ge. 41.8, Jd. 14.12.
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