Plato Greek Lexicon ἀπεῖπον

ἀπεῖπον

apeipon

speak out, tell out, declare

Appears 13 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπεῖπον, inf. ἀπειπεῖν, Ep. ἀπŏειπεῖν, ἀπŏειπέμεν, and part. ἀπōειπών, i.e. ἀποϝειπών, Il. 19.35, etc.: less freq. aor. I ἀπεῖπα Hdt. 3.153, S. Ant. 405: fut. in use is ἀπερῶ, pf. ἀπείρηκα, mostly in signf. IV. 3:—Med., aor. I ἀπειπάμην Hdt. 1.59, 5.56, Arist. EN 1163b19, but never in correct Att.:—Pass., fut. ἀπορρηθήσομαι Lys. 22.14: aor. ἀπερρήθην Pl. Lg. 929a, D. 33.21:—pres. and impf. are supplied by ἀπαυδάω, ἀπόφημι, and in Att. Prose by ἀπαγορεύω:—Α. speak out, tell out, declare, μῦθον Il. 9.309, cf.431; ἀγγελίην 7.416; ἀληθείην 23.361; ἐφημοσύνην Od. 16.340; μνηστήρεσσιν ἀπειπέμεν (prob. μνηστῆρσʼ ἀποειπέμεν) to give them full notice, ib.1.91; ἀπηλεγέως ἀποειπεῖν Il. 9.309, cf. Od. 1.373; ῥῆσιν ἀπερέοντα to deliver a verbal message, Hdt. 1.152: in aor. Med., ἀπείπασθαι θανάτῳ ζημιοῦν τοὺς πλευσομένους Arist. Mir. 837a2. II. deny, refuse, ὑπόσχεο καὶ κατάνευσον, ἢ ἀπόειπʼ Il. 1.515, cf.9.510,675; σύμφαθι ἢ ἄπειπε Pl. R. 523a: c. acc., βοήθειαν Plu. Tim. 2. III. forbid (cf. ἀπαγορεύω I), freq. in Prose, ἀ. τινι μὴ ποιεῖν forbid one to do, tell him not to do, Hdt. 1.155, S. OC 1760, Ar. Av. 556; also without μή, Plb. 2.52.8: with inf. omitted, ἀπειπὼν εἴργει μελάθρων A. Ag. 1333, cf. S. Ant. 405; ἀ. τινί τι forbid him the use of it, Arist. Pol. 1264a21:—Pass., ἀπειρῆσθαι γάρ οἱ . . μηδενὶ ἐπιδεικνύναι Hdt. 6.61; τὸ ἀπειρημένον a forbidden thing, Id. 3.52, Antipho 3.2.7; ἀπείρηται δὲ τοῦτο τῷ νόμῳ Xenarch. 7.7; ἀπειρημένον, abs., contrary to orders, Arist. Rh. 1373b10. IV. renounce, disown, give up, c. acc. rei, ἀ. μῆνιν Il. 19.35; and not seldom in Prose, as εἴτε . . ἀπερέουσι . . τὴν συμμαχίην Hdt. 7.205; ἀπειπεῖν . . κηρύκων ὕπο . . πατρῴαν ἑστίαν renounce it by public proclamation, E. Alc. 737; τὸν υἱὸν ὑπὸ κήρυκος ἀ. Pl. Lg. 928d; πόνους E. HF 1354; προξενίαν Th. 5.43, 6.89; ὁμιλίαν Lys. 8.6; ταῦτα μὲν οὖν ἀπείποι τις ἄν D. 21.113; ἀ. τὴν στρατηγίαν to resign it, X. An. 7.1.41; τὴν ἀρχήν Arist. Pol. 1272b5; ἐλπίδας Plb. 14.9.6; ἀ. γυναῖκα divorce her, Plu. Luc. 38:—in Pass., αἱ σπονδαὶ οὐκ ἀπείρηντο had not been renounced, remained in force, Th. 5.48; τὰς σπονδὰς μέλλειν ἀπορρηθήσεσθαι Lys. 22.14:—in Med., ἀπείπασθαι παῖδα Hdt. 1.59; συμμαχίην 4.120, 125; φιλίαν Plb. 33.10.5; ἀ. ὄψιν averruncare, Hdt. 5.56; ἀ. υἱόν, πατέρα, Arist. EN 1163b19; ἀποϝειπάθθω (Cret. for ἀπειπάσθω) let him renounce the inheritance, Leg.Gort. 11.11; ἀ. γνώμας withdraw, retract them, Plu. Caes. 8. 2. refuse, c. inf., Nonn. D. 4.30. 3. intr., fail, tire, sink from exhaustion, ἐπεὶ δʼ ἀπεῖπε S. Tr. 789, cf. Ar. Pax 306, Pl. Phdr. 228b, etc.; ἀπειρηκὸς σῶμα Antipho 5.93; γῆ ἀπειρηκυῖα Thphr. CP 3.20.3; οὐ γάρ που ἀπεροῦμέν γέ πω shall not give in yet, Pl. Tht. 200d; ἕως ἂν ἀπείπωσιν D. 54.25, cf. 27; οἱ διὰ τὸν χρόνον ἀπειρηκότες Arist. Pol. 1329a33; οὐδʼ ἀπεῖπεν . . φάτις was not unfulfilled, A. Th. 840. b. c. dat. pers., fail or be wanting to one, οὐκ ἀ. φίλοις E. Med. 459. c. c. dat. rei, fail or fall short in a thing, ἀπειρηκότων δὲ χρήμασι now that they are bankrupt, D. 3.8; ἀ. σώμασι Isoc. 4.92, Lycurg. 40; but, d. ἀ. κακοῖς, ἄλγει, give way to, sink under them, E. Or. 91, Hec. 942; ἀ. ὑπὸ πλήθους κακῶν X. HG 6.3.15. e. ἀ. πρὸς τὸν φόνον to be tired of butchery, Plu. Cam. 18; ἀ. ἐν τοῖς δράμασι Antiph. 191, 14. f. c. pres. part., ἀ. ταλαιπωρούμεναι Ar. Lys. 778; φέροντες ἀπεροῦσιν they will be tired of paying, Th. 1.121; ἀ. λέγων give over speaking, Pl. Lg. 769e; ἀπειρήκη τὰ ὄντα σκοπῶν I had failed to . ., Id. Phd. 99d, etc.
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