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ἀφοσιόω

aphosioo

purify from guilt

Appears 9 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἀφοσιόω, Ion. ἀποσ-, A. purify from guilt or pollution, τὴν πόλιν Pl. Lg. 873b; σεαυτόν Id. Euthphr. 4c; πόλιν τὰ πρὸς τοὺς θεούς Aeschin. 3.120. 2. dedicate, devote, κόρας ἑταιρισμῷ Clearch. 6. 3. establish, consecrate, θυσίας OGI 383.202. II. Med., satisfy oneʼs conscience, Pl. Phd. 60e; make atonement or expiation, Id. Phdr. 242c; ἀποσιοῦσθαι τῇ θεῷ Hdt. 1.199; ἀ. ὑπὲρ αὑτοῦ Pl. Lg. 874a. 2. c.acc. rei, acquit oneself of an obligation, ἀποσιεύμενος τὴν ἐξόρκωσιν quit oneself conscientiously of oneʼs oath, Hdt. 4.154; ἀ. λόγιον quitting oneself of the orders of an oracle, ib.203; τὰ πρὸς τοὺς θεούς Jul. Mis. 361b. b. avert a curse or the consequence of crime, ἄγος Plu. Cam. 18, cf. Alc. 33,al.; διαβολάς D.H. 4.79; τὴν ἀσθένειαν τῆς φύς εως Sallust. 18 (prob.l.). c. do a thing for formʼs sake, i.e. do it perfunctorily, οὐδʼ ἀφοσιούμενος ἀλλʼ ὡς οἷόν τʼ ἄριστα παρασκευαζόμενος Is. 7.38; ἀ. περί τινος Pl. Lg. 752d, cf. Ep. 331b; προβολήν Plu. Per. 10. d. allege as an excuse, τὴν ἀνάγκην Id. Them. 24. e. eschew on religious grounds, hold in abomination, κρόμυον, κυάμους, Id. 2.353f, 286d: abs., Ant. 28. III. Pass., ἀφωσιωμέναι· ἀνόσιαι, ἄποθεν τοῦ ὁσίου γεγενημέναι, S. Fr. 253.
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