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ἐγγυάω

eggyao

give

Appears 11 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐγγυάω, impf. ἠγγύων (παρ-) S. OC 94, E. Supp. 700, X. An. 4.1.17, etc.: aor. ἠγγύησα E. IA 703, D. 29.47, etc.: pf. ἠγγύηκα D.C. 38.9: plpf. ἠγγύηκει Is. 3.58:—Med., fut. -ήσομαι D. 24.46: aor. ἠγγυησάμην And. 1.44,73, D. 22.53:—Pass., aor. ἠγγυήθην (ἐξ-, κατ-) Lys. 23.11, D. 59.49: pf. ἠγγύημαι (δι-) Th. 3.70:—also treated as a compd., ἐνεγυησάμεθα PEleph. 27.9 (iii B. C.), and freq. in codd.: impf. ἐνεγύων Is. 3.45, D. 41.16; ἐνεγύησα Is. 3.36,70: pf. ἐγγεγύηκα ib.40, D. 59.53: impf. Pass. ἐνεγυᾶτο Is. 3.70: pf. ἐγγεγύημαι D. 33.24, POxy. 259.7 (i A.D.): plpf. ἐνεγεγύητο Is. 3.55: but these forms are incorrect: (ἐγγύη):—Α. give or hand over as a pledge:—Med., have a thing pledged to one, accept as a surety, δειλαί τοι δειλῶν γε καὶ ἐγγύαι ἐγγυάασθαι Od. 8.351 (nowhere else in Hom.). 2. esp. of a father, plight, betroth, θυγατέρα ἐγγυᾶν τινι Hdt. 6.57 (v. infr.); Ζεὺς ἠγγύησε καὶ δίδωςʼ E. IA 703:—Med., have a woman plighted or betrothed toone, c. acc., D. 57.41:—Act. and Med. opposed, Hdt. 6.130:—Pass., of the man, to be betrothed, θυγατρί τινος Pl. Lg. 923d. II. Med., pledge oneself, give security, ἐγγύας ἐγγυησάμενοι πρὸς τὸ δημόσιον And. 1.73, cf. Pl. Lg. 953e; ἐπί τισι Lys. 23.9; ἐ. τινὶ ὅτι . . Pl. Euthd. 274b. 2. c. acc. et inf. fut., promise or engage that . . , Pi. O. 11(10).16, Ar. Pl. 1202, X. An. 7.4.13, Pl. Prt. 336d, etc.; ἐγγυᾶσθαί [τινα] καὶ ὁμολογεῖν παρέξειν Lys. 13.23; ἐγγυωμένη δώσειν Babr. 58.10. 3. c.acc. rei, answer for, ἐγγυᾶσθαι τὰ μέλλοντʼ ἔσεσθαι D. 18.191: c.acc. pers., Pl. Lg. 855b; ἐγγυᾶσθαί τινά τινι give surety for him to another, D. 33.28; ἐγγύην ἐγγυᾶσθαί τινα πρός τινα Pl. Phd. 115d; ἐ. τὰ μετέωρα give guarantees without security, SIG 364.46 (Ephesus, iii B.C.).
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