Plato Greek Lexicon εἰσάγω

εἰσάγω

eisago

lead in

Appears 40 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

εἰσάγω [ᾰ], Ion. impf. ἐσάγεσκον Hdt. 1.196: pf. -αγήοχα Epist. Philipp. ap. D. 18.39: pf. Pass. ἐσῆγμαι Hdt. 2.49:—Α. lead in or into, esp. into oneʼs dwelling, introduce, c. dupl.acc., αὐτοὺς εἰσῆγον θεῖον δόμον Od. 4.43; Κρήτην εἰσήγαγʼ ἑταίρους he led his comrades to Crete, 3.191; ἐσ. τινὰ ἐς.. Hdt. 1.196, etc.: c. dat., τινὰ δόμοις E. Alc. 1112 codd.; εἰ. ψυχᾷ χάριν Id. Hipp. 526(lyr.); ὅταν σε καιρὸς εἰσάγῃ, = ὅταν καιρὸς ᾖ σὲ εἰσιέναι, S. El. 39; νὺξ εἰ. πόνον Id. Tr. 29:—Med., admit forces into a city, Th. 8.16,108; take in with one, introduce into a league or conspiracy, Ὀτάνης ἐσάγεται Ἰνταφρένεα Hdt. 3.70:— Pass., τὴν θερμότητα εἰσάγεσθαι εἰς τοὺς πόρους Thphr. Ign. 38. 2. ἐσαγαγεῖν or ἐσαγαγέσθαι γυναῖκα to lead a wife into oneʼs house, Hdt. 5.40,6.63. 3. bring in, σῖτον Th. 4.26; import, οἶνον Ἀθήναζε κατʼ ἐμπορίαν D. 35.35:—Med., εἰσάγεσθαι καὶ ἐξάγεσθαι X. Ath. 2.3, cf.D. 18.145; εἰ. ὧν ἐνδεεῖς Arist. Pol. 1257a32:—Pass., εἰσαγόμενα καὶ ἐξαγ. imports and exports, Id. Rh. 1359b22, cf. Hdt. 3.6, SIG 37 (Teos, v B.C.). 4. εἰ. εἰς τοὺς φράτερας introduce a child to the members of oneʼs φρατρία, Lys. 30.2 (Pass.), Is. 3.75, cf. D. 57.54; εἰς Κήρυκας And. 1.127; εἰ. τινὰς εἰς τὴν πολιτείαν Arist. Pol. 1308a8; τινὰς ἐς σπονδάς secure their adhesion, Th. 5.35; ἰατρὸν εἰσάγειν τινί call in a physician for another, X. Mem. 2.4.3, cf. D. 47.67:—Med., of the physician himself when ill, εἰσάγεσθαι ἄλλους ἰατρούς Arist. Pol. 1287a41. 5. introduce new customs, Hdt. 2.49 (Pass.); τελετὰς πονηράς E. Ba. 260; σόφισμα Id. Ph. 1408; δεινότατον ἔθος εἰς τὴν πολιτείαν D. 19.2; εἰ. τὰ εἴδη the doctrineofideas, Arist. EN 1096a13; αὐλὸν καὶ ῥυθμὸν εἰς τὸν πόλεμον ἀντὶ σάλπιγγος Plb. 4.20.6. 6. δούλιον εἰσᾶγον αἶσαν, for δ. ἆγον εἰς αἶσαν, A. Ch. 77(lyr.). II. bring in, bring forward, esp. on the stage, χορόν Ar. Ach.II; Ἥραν ἠλλοιωμένην Pl. R. 381d; δράματα Id. Ap. 35b, cf. Luc. Hist.Conscr. 58; of an orator, εἰ. σεαυτὸν ποιόν τινα Arist. Rh. 1417b7; represent in art, Corn. ND 28, al. (Pass.). 2. εἰ. τινὰ εἰς τὴν βουλήν bring a culprit before the Council, X. HG 7.3.5, etc. 3. as law-term, εἰ. δίκην or γραφήν to bring a cause into court, of the prosecutor, A. Eu. 580,582, cf. D. 24.10, PHal. 1.125, etc.; ὑπόθεσιν OG 1669.41 (Egypt, i A.D.); also of the εἰσαγωγεύς II, Antipho 6.42, IG 12(7).3.40 (Arcesine), etc.; οἱ δὲ θεσμοθέται εἰσαγόντων εἰς τὴν Ἡλιαίαν Lex ap.D. 21.47. b. εἰ. τινά bring forward the case of an officer at the εὔθυναι (q.v.), D. 18.117 : generally, bring a person into court, prosecute, Pl. Ap. 25c,al.; in full, εἰ. εἰς δικαστήριον ib.29a, Grg. 521c (Pass.), cf. Lg. 910e,al. 4. pay in, τὴν τιμὴν ἐπὶ τὴν δημοσίαν τράπεζαν IG 22.1013.28 ; ἀργύριον PHib. 46.18 (iii B.C.), etc. 5. enter, register, POxy. 1535.8 (Pass.), etc. III. introduce to a subject, instruct:—Pass., εἰσαγόμενοι, οἱ, beginners, Ph. 1.175, Gal. Libr.Propr.Prooem., etc. IV. intr., enter, Sch.T.Il. 6.252.
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