δεξιόομαι

dexioomai

greet with the right hand, welcome

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Hipparchus 1
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Chapter ?

225c7
Menexenus 1
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235c5
Republic 1
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Book V 1
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468b7

Dictionary (LSJ)

δεξιόομαι, impf. ἐδεξιούμην X. Cyr. 7.3.38, Ep. 3pl. δεξιόωντο h.Hom. 6.16, A.R. 2.756: fut. -ώσομαι A. Ag. 852, S. El. 976: aor. ἐδεξιωσάμην Lys. 2.37, X. Cyr. 7.5.53, etc.:—Pass., aor. ἐδεξιώθην Pl. R. 468b: (δεξιά, δεξιός):—Α. greet with the right hand, welcome, c. acc.pers., Ar. Pl. 753, Lys. 2.37, X. Cyr. 7.5.53; canvass, τὸν δῆμον Plu. Cat.Mi. 49: but also c. dat. pers., δεξιοῦσθαι θεοῖς to raise oneʼs right hand to the gods, pay greeting or honour to them, A. Ag. 852: also c. dat. modi, δ. χερσί h.Hom. l. c.; ἐπαίνοις S. El. 976; δώροις Arist. Mu. 391b8; λόγοις χρηστοῖς καὶ ἔργοις Paus. 2.16.2; στόματι Luc. Alex. 41; ὀφθαλμοῖς Lib. Decl. 4.18: c. acc. rei, πυκνὴν ἄμυστιν δεξιούμενοι pledging one in many a bumper, E. Rh. 419:—Pass., Pl.l.c.; ζῷα δεξιούμενα with right hands joined, IG 2.754.33. II. δεξιώσασθαι· ἐγγίσασθαι γυναικί, Hsch.

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