εἰσηγέομαι

eisegeomai

lead in

Appears 9 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Symposium 4
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176e6
176e10
189d3
177a2
Crito 2
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48a8
48a8
Laches 1
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179e1
Laws 1
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Book III 1
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684e2
Timaeus 1
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20d1

Dictionary (LSJ)

εἰσηγέομαι, Dor. εἰσᾱγ-, fut. -ήσομαι, A. lead in, εἰσηγοῦ σὺ λαβὼν ἡμᾶς Ar. Av. 647 ; bring in, introduce, ἀοιδάς Simon. 174 (dub.); of religious rites, Hdt. 2.49; δημαγωγίαν Plb. 2.21.8; ἔθος D.H. 11.50. 2. introduce, propose, τὴν πεῖραν Th. 3.20; γῆς ἀναδασμούς Pl. Lg. 684e ; νόμον Diph. 38, cf. D. 18.148, etc. ; δόγμα Ph. 1.140,al.; εἰ. περί τινος make a proposal on a subject, Isoc. 4.170 : c. inf., propose, εἰ. τὴν αὐλητρίδα χαίρειν ἐᾶν to let her go, Pl. Smp. 176e, cf. Cri. 48a, cf. D.H. 6.51, Plu. Publ. 16; τοῦτο τὸ μάθημα, ὅτι καλὸν εἴη Pl. La. 179e ; εἰ. ὅπως.. Plu. Them. 20; εἰσηγουμένου τινός at his proposal, on his motion, Th. 4.76, cf. IG 5(1).1451.6 (Messene, ii A.D.), etc. 3. εἰσηγεῖσθαί τινι represent to a person, ἐσηγεῖται.. τοῖς ἐν τέλει οὖσιν ὡς οὐ χρεών.. Th. 7.73: hence, advise, instruct, τοιαῦτα μέντοὐγὼ φρονεῖν τούτοισιν εἰσηγησάμην Ar. Ra. 972 ; τοῖς νεωτέροις Isoc. 1.4 ; εἰ. τοῖς πολεμίοις ἃ χρὴ καταλαβεῖν τῶν χωρίων Lys. 14.35. 4. relate, narrate, explain, τινί τι Pl. Smp. 189d; λόγον τινί Id. Ti. 20d.

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