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ἀποδείκνυμι

apodeiknymi

point away from

Appears 77 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἀποδείκνυμι (and ἀποδεικνύω X. Smp. 8.20, Plb. 7.14.3), Ion. ἀποδέκνῦμι GDI 5653b14 (Chios, v B. C.), fut. -δείξω, Ion. -δέξω:—A. point away from other objects at one, and so: I. point out, display, make known, whether by deed or word, σφι γνώμας Hdt. 1.171,al.; τάφους καὶ συγγένειαν Th. 1.26; ἦθος τὸ πρόσθε τοκήων A. Ag. 727; ἀρετήν Hyp. Epit. 29; τὰ τῆς τεχνης ἐξευρήματα Hp. Praec. 9; proclaim, τὴν ἡμέρην GDI l. c.;—Pass., τῶν οὔρων ἀποδεχθέντων SIG 134b22 (Milet., iv B. C.). 2. bring forward, produce, μαρτύρια τούτων Hdt. 5.45; πολλοὺς παῖδας Id. 1.136, cf. S. OT 1405, Isoc. 19.6, X. Cyr. 1.2.5; ἐπόχους 8.1.35; ἀ. τρόπαια And. 1.147; χρήματα πλεῖστʼ ἀ. ἐν τῷ κοινῷ Ar. Eq. 774; μορφὴν ἑτέραν E. Fr. 839.14 (v.l. ἐπέδειξεν): c. part., ὑγιέα τινὰ ἐόντα ἀ. produce him safe and sound, Hdt. 3.130, cf. 134. 3. produce, deliver accounts, τὸν λόγον Id. 7.119; ἀ. τετρακόσια τάλαντα τετελεσμένα ib.118. 4. publish a law, Lys. 30.11, X. HG 2.3.11. 5. appoint, assign, τέμενος ἀ. τινί Hdt. 5.67, 89; βωμόν τινι Id. 7.178; ἓν βουλευτήριον Th. 2.15; γῆς ὅρους ib.72; τὴν τρίτην ἀ. ἐκκλησίαν to fix, prescribe it, D. 24.25:—Pass., τοῖσί ἐστι χῶρος ἀποδεδεγμένος Hdt. 1.153; τροφὴ αὐτοῖσι τοιαύτη ἀποδέδεκται Id. 2.65. b. c. inf., κώμας ὅθεν ἀπέδειξαν οἱ ἡγεμόνες λαμβάνειν τὰ ἐπιτήδεια whence they appointed that they should receive . ., X. An. 2.3.14:—Pass., τοῖσι ἀποδεδέχθαι . . ἕλκειν (impers.) it had been appointed them to draw, Hdt. 2.124. 6. show by argument, prove, demonstrate, Ar. Nu. 1334, Arist. AP 0.75b37, etc.; ἀ. σαφεῖς τὰς ἀποδείξεις And. 2.3; ἀ. ὡς . . Ar. V. 548, Pl. R. 472d; ὅτι . . Id. Prt. 323c, etc.; πότερον . . ἢ . . Id. Alc. 1.114b: c. dupl. acc., prove one so and so, οὓς ἀποδείξω λέκτρων προδότας E. Ion 879, etc.; τοιούτους τινάς Hp. Decent. 4: folld. by part., ἀ. λόγῳ . . οὐδὲν μετεόν Hdt. 5.94; ἀ. τινὰ λέγοντα οὐδέν make it evident that . ., 7.17, cf. 2.133. II. show forth a person or thing as so and so, hence: 1. appoint, proclaim, create, ἀ. τινὰ στρατηγόν X. An. 1.1.2, al.: c. inf., στρατηγὸν εῖναι Hdt. 5.25; ἀ. τούτους τὴν πόλιν νέμειν ib.29; ἑαυτὸν ὅτι ἐστὶ θεός 2 Ep.Thess. 2.4:—Pass., to be so created, Hdt. 1.124,162; μελεδωνοὶ ἀποδεδέχαται τῆς τροφῆς 2.65; ἀπεδέχθη εῖναι ἵππαρχος 7.154; αὐτοκράτωρ ἀποδέδεικται POxy. 1021.7 (i A. D.); ὕπατος ἀποδεδειγμένος, = Lat. consul designatus, OGI 379.5 (Tiflis), etc. 2. make, render, mostly with an Adj., ἀ. τινὰς μοχθηροτάτους make them finished rascals, Ar. Ra. 1011; ἀ. κρατίστους τοὺς λόχους X. Cyr. 2.1.23; γοργότερον ἀ. τὸν ἵππον Id. Eq. 1.10; ζῷον ἀγριώτερον Pl. Grg. 516b: with a Subst., γέλωτα ἀ. τινά Id. Tht. 166a, cf. Phd. 72c: c. part., βλέποντʼ ἀποδείξω σʼ ὀξύτερον τοῦ Λυγκέως Ar. Pl. 210; ἀ. τινὰς ἀλλοτρίους ὄντας Pl. Smp. 179c:—Pass., πολέμιοι ἀποδεδειγμένοι declared enemies, X. An. 7.1.26, cf. D. 23.200. 3. represent as, ἀ. παῖδα πατρὸς ἑωυτῶν ἕκαστον ἐόντα Hdt. 2.143, cf. Lys. 32.17:— Pass., ἀνδραγαθίη δʼ αὕτη ἀποδέδεκται is represented, considered as . ., Hdt. 1.136; οὐδὲ . . οὗτοι ἐν τοῖσι ἄλλοισι θεοῖσι ἀποδεδέχαται have not been considered, admitted among . ., 2.43:—these two last examples may be pass. usages of ἀποδέχομαι. 4. c. inf., ordain a thing or person to be, X. Oec. 7.30,Lac. 10.7. 5. dedicate, consecrate, θέατρον Plu. Luc. 29:—Pass., νεὼς ἀποδέδεικται Luc. Tox. 5. B. Med., show forth, exhibit something of oneʼs own, ἀποδέξασθαι τὴν γνώμην deliver oneʼs opinion, Hdt. 1.170,207, cf. Th. 1.87; also ἀ. μεγάλα ἔργα Hdt. 1.59, al.; ἀξιαπηγητότατα ib.16; οὐδὲν λαμπρὸν ἔργον ib.174; ἀ. ἀρετάς display high qualities, Pi. N. 6.49 (cf. supr. A. I.2); πνεύματα εἰς ἄλληλα στάσιν . . ἀποδεικνύμενα A. Pr. 1088; of buildings and the like, μνημόσυνα ἀ. Hdt. 2.101; χώματα ἀξιοθέητα 1.184; οὐδεμίαν στρατηΐην ἀ. not to have any military service to show, 2.111:—Pass., ἔργα μεγάλα καὶ θαυμαστὰ . . ἀποδεχθέντα Id. Prooem., cf. 9.27. 2. Med. in act. sense, ἀποδεδειγμένοι ἦσαν ὅτι had declared that . ., X. An. 5.2.9. C. Pass., v. supr. I.5, II.1, 2, 3: aor. ἀπεδείχθην is always Pass., as Hdt. 7.154; and so mostly pf. ἀποδέδειγμαι, 1.136, Antipho 2.4.10, X. An. 7.1.26; but the part. of the latter is sts. Act., v. supr. B. 2.
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