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βεβαιόω

bebaioo

confirm, establish, make good

Appears 19 times across Plato's dialogues.

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βεβαιόω, A. confirm, establish, make good, τοῖς δικασταῖς τὴν δόξαν Pl. Cri. 53b; δωρεὰν Is. 1.18; εἴτε δεξιὰς δοῖεν ἐβεβαίουν X. Cyr. 8.8.2, etc.; ἔργῳ βεβαιούμενα, opp. ἀκοῇ λεγόμενα, Th. 1.23; β. λόγον make good oneʼs word, Lys. 20.32; β. τὴν πρᾶξιν X. An. 7.6.17; treat as valid, τὰς αὑτῶν αἰσθήσεις Metrod. 1, cf. Epicur. Sent. 24; β. τινί τι secure one the possession of a thing, οὐδʼ ἡμῖν αὐτοῖς βεβαιοῦμεν [τὴν ἐλευθερίαν] Th. 1.122; τοῖς θεοῖς βεβαιοῦντες τοὺς νόμους οὒς ἐψηφίσασθε Lys. 6.29, cf. D. 21.30; τὴν ἀρχήν τινι Plu. Sull. 22; τὸν λόγον Ev.Marc. 16.20:—Med., establish for oneself, secure, σφᾶς αὐτούς Th. 1.33; τὴν ἀρχήν, τὴν φιλίαν τινός, Id. 6.10,78; β. τινάς confirm them in oneʼs interest, ib.34; βασιλείαν Paus. 3.11.4; τὰ περὶ τῆς βοηθείας Plb. 2.51.5. 2. Med., secure oneʼs ground in argument, Pl. Tht. 169e; confirm oneself in an opinion, Id. Grg. 489a, Prt. 348d. 3. guarantee the validity of a purchase, warrant the purchaserʼs title, β. τινὶ τὸ βαλανεῖον Is. 5.23, cf. Din. 1.42, D. 37.12, SIG 46.4 (Halic., v B. C.); τὴν μίσθωσιν BGU 1119.47 (i B. C.): generally, β. τοὺς κανόνας Arr. Epict. 2.11.24. II. intr., determine, show itself positively, τοῖσιν ἐνδοιαστῶς ἔχουσι . . ἐβεβαίωσε [ἡ νοῦσος] Hp. Epid. 1.2.
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