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δικάζω

dikazo

judge, sit in judgement

Appears 60 times across Plato's dialogues.

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δικάζω, fut. δικάσω Il. 23.579, Ar. Eq. 1089, V. 689, 801, Pl. Criti. 120a, etc.; Ion. δικῶ Hdt. 1.97; inf. δικᾶν GDIiv p.880 (Chios), SIG 134b23 (Milet.): aor. ἐδίκασα, Ep. δίκασα, δίκασσα, Od. 11.547, Il. 23.574: pf. δεδίκακα Heraclid.Cum. 1:—Med. (v. infr. II), fut. -άσομαι Hdt. 1.96, D. 37.37: aor. ἐδικασάμην Lys. 12.4, D. 38.17, etc.: plpf. ἐδεδίκαστο (v. infr. II):—Pass., fut. δικασθήσομαι D.H. 5.61, δεδικάσομαι Luc.Bis Acc.14: aor. ἐδικάσθην Th. 1.28, Pl. Cri. 50b: pf. δεδίκασμαι Lys. 21.18: plpf. ἐδεδίκαστο D. 33.27: (δίκη):—Α. judge, sit in judgement, Il. 23.579, Hdt. 1.14, Antipho 5.90, etc.; sit as a juror, D. 21.75; δ. καὶ ἐκκλησιάζειν Lys. 26.2, cf. Arist. Pol. 1293a9, etc. 2. c. acc. rei, give judgement on, decide, determine, Il. 1.542; δ. δίκην Hes. Op. 39, etc.; ἀλιτρά Pi. O. 2.65; πρᾶγμα A. Eu. 471, cf. 601; τἀμπλακήματα Id. Supp. 230; δ. δίκην ἄδικον give an unjust judgement, Hdt. 5.25; δ. ἐμπορικὰς δίκας D. 35.46; less freq., γραφὰς δ. Lycurg. 7; εὐθύνας D. 19.132; ἀγῶνα Din. 1.46: c. acc. cogn., δίκας δ. adjudge a penalty, Hdt. 6.139; δ. φυγήν τινι decree it as his punishment, A. Ag. 1412; δ. φόνον ματέρος ordain her slaughter, E. Or. 164 (lyr.): c. gen., δικάζειν τοὺς βασιλέας αἰτιῶν φόνου Lex Draconis ap.IG 12.115.11; δ. τοῦ ἐγκλήματος (sc. δίκην) X. Cyr. 1.2.7:—Pass., δίκαι δικασθεῖσαι Pl. Cri. 50b, cf. Lys. 17.3; ὁποτέρων ἂν δικασθῇ εἶναι τὴν ἀποικίαν it may be decided . . , Th. 1.28. b. pass judgement on, condemn, γάμον ἄγαμον S. OT 1214 (lyr.). 3. φόνον δ. plead in a case of murder, E. Or. 580: abs., plead, D.C. 69.18. 4. c. dat. pers., decide between persons, judge their cause, Τρωσί τε καὶ Δαναοῖσι δικαζέτω ὡς ἐπιεικές Il. 8.431; ἐς μέσον ἀμφοτέροισι δικάσσατε 23.574, cf. Hdt. 1.97; τοῖσι Πέρσῃσι δίκας δ. Id. 3.31; ἑκάστῳ κατὰ τὸ μέγαθος τοῦ ἀδικήματος passed judgement on each, Id. 2.137. 5. c. inf., δικαξάτω λαγάσαι Leg.Gort. 1.5; ἐδίκασαν δέκα ἀνταπόλλυσθαι Hdt. 3.14; δ. ὡς . . Id. 1.84. 6. Pass., αἰσχρὰς δίκας δ. to have actions brought against one, Lys. 21.18. II. Med., of the party, plead oneʼs cause, go to law, Od. 11.545, 12.440, Hdt. 1.96, Th. 1.77; πρὸς τοὺς ἀστυνόμους Pl. Lg. 845e; δίκην δικάζεσθαί τινι go to law with one, Lys. 12.4, D. 55.31; simply, δ. τινί Pl. Euthphr. 4e; πρός τινας Th. 3.44; prop. of a private suit, opp. a public prosecution, D. 21.26: with gen. added, δ. τινὶ κακηγορίας Lys. 10.12; κλοπῆς D. 22.27, etc.; ἐδεδίκαστο ἄν μοι τῆς ἐγγύης Id. 33.27; δ. τινὶ περί τινος ib.26. 2. τὸ δ. forensic speaking, Arist. Rh. 1354b26, cf. Antipho 2.2.12.
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