Plato Greek Lexicon ἐκφέρω

ἐκφέρω

ekphero

carry out of

Appears 12 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐκφέρω, fut. ἐξοίσω Hdt. 3.71: Ion. aor. ἐξήνεικα:—Pass., ἐξοισθήσομαι E. Supp. 561: fut. Med. ἐξοίσομαι in pass. sense, Hdt. 8.49, 76:— Α. carry out of, τινὰ πολέμοιο Il. 5.664, etc.; ὅπλα ἐκ μεγάρου ἐξενηνειγμένα Hdt. 8.37, cf. E. Ph. 779; ἐ. πεύκας Ar. Fr. 599; γραμματεῖον Id. Nu. 19; ἐξένεγκέ μοι τὴν κοπίδʼ ἔξω Men. Pk. 332. 2. carry out a corpse for burial, ἐξέφερον θρασὺν Ἕκτορα δάκρυ χέοντες Il. 24.786, cf. Hdt. 7.117, Antipho 6.21 (Pass.), etc.; also, cause death, εἰ ὑπερβάλλουσιν ἀλγηδόνες, ἐξοίσουσι Plot. 1.4.8. 3. carry away, τρίʼ ἄλεισα Od. 15.470, cf. Test.Epict. 2.22, etc.; carry off as prize or reward, ἄεθλον Il. 23.785:—more freq. in Med., τὠυτὸ (of a victory) ἐξενείκασθαι Hdt. 6.103; κλέος, δόξαν, S. El. 60, D. 14.1, etc.; accomplish, Aeschin. 2.66. 4. carry ashore, ἐπὶ Ταίναρον Hdt. 1.24, etc.; cast ashore, πόντου νιν ἐξήνεγκε . . κλύδων E. Hec. 701:—Pass., with fut. Med., come to land, be cast ashore, ἐς τοὺς ἑωυτῶν ἐξοίσονται Hdt. 8.49, cp. 76, 2.90. II. bring forth, in various senses: 1. of women, = φέρειν μέχρι τέλους, bring to the birth, Hp. Nat.Mul. 19; εἰς φῶς κύημα Pl. R. 461c, cf. Arist. HA 577b23, al.; of plants, bear seed, Id. GA 731a22; of the ground, bear fruit, Δήμητρος καρπὸν ἐ. Hdt. 1.193, 4.198. 2. bring about, accomplish, μισθοῖο τέλος Il. 21.451; τὸ μόρσιμον Pi. N. 4.61; κακίας μεγάλας ὥσπερ ἀρετὰς αἱ μεγάλαι φύσεις ἐ. Plu. Demetr. 1:—Pass., διὰ ἀνοήτων οὐδὲν ἂν καλῶς ἐξενεχθείη D. 61.7. 3. publish, deliver, χρηστήριον Hdt. 5.79; ἐ. λόγον S. Tr. 741, Pl. Mx. 236c, cf. Plu. Them. 23; εἰς τοὺς Ἕλληνας τὰ τῆς πόλεως ἁμαρτήματα Isoc. 8.14; of public measures, refer, ἐξενεῖκαι ἐς τὸν δῆμον Hdt. 9.5; ἐς πολύφημον ἐξενείκαντας Id. 5.79; ἐ. προβούλευμα εἰς τὸν δῆμον bring a project of law before the people, D. 59.4 (so in Med., ἐκφέρεσθαι προβούλευμα εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν Aeschin. 3.125): abs., freq. in Att. Inscrr., ἡ δὲ βουλὴ ἐς τὸν δῆμον ἐξενεγκέτω ἐπάναγκες IG 12.76.61, cf. 22.360.47; of authors, publish a work, Isoc. 9.74, Arist. Po. 1447b17, D.H. Comp. 1, Plu. 2.10c, etc.:—Med., ἐκφέρεσθαι γνώμην declare oneʼs opinion, Isoc. 5.36:—Pass., εἰς Ἕλληνας ἐξοισθήσεται E. Supp. 561. 4. produce, exhibit, Lys. 19.30; display, δείγματα εἰς φῶς Pl. Lg. 788c, cf. D. 19.12; φανερῶς τὸ μῖσος εἴς τινας Plb. 15.27.3; ἐ. τὴν ἰατρικὴν ἐπιστήμην D.S. 5.74. 5. disclose, τι πρὸς τὸν μάγον Hdt. 3.71; τὴν ἀπάτην ib.74; τὴν ἐπιχείρησιν Id. 8.132. 6. put forth, exert, δύνασιν E. Ion 1012:—and in Med., μέγα τι σθένος ἁ Κύπρις ἐκφέρεται νίκας S. Tr. 497 (lyr.). 7. ἐ. πόλεμον begin war, D. 1.21; ἐπί τινα Hdt. 6.56; πρός τινα X. HG 3.5.1; τινί Plb. 2.36.4, etc. 8. show the marks of, betray, reproduce, ἐκφέρουσι γὰρ μητρῷʼ ὀνείδη E. Andr. 621. 9. ὅρον ἐ. produce a definition, Arist. Metaph. 1040b2; express, διάνοιαν Phld. Po. 5.26, al.; ‘word’ a sentence, D.H. Comp. 3 (Pass.), 7; utter, Demetr. Eloc. 94; cite, adduce, ib.142; πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ἐ. soliloquize, Sch.Pi. O. 1.5. b. pronounce, Ath. 3.94f; ὅταν μακρῶς ἐκφέρηται D.H. Comp. 15, cf. Archyt. 1, Str. 9.5.17. 10. pay as indemnity, δισχίλια τάλαντα Plb. 3.27.5, etc. b. Pass., of words, to be formed, κατὰ μίμησιν Demetr. Eloc. 220; ἐπιρρηματικῶς A.D. Adv. 175.28; διὰ τοῦ ε_ ἐ. ib.193.5. 11. exact, ἀργύριον LXX 4 Ki. 15.20. III. Pass., to be carried beyond bounds, ἔξω ὅρων ἐξενεχθὲν ἀκόντιον Antipho 3.2.4: mostly metaph., to be carried away by passion, ἀπαιδευσίᾳ ὀργῆς Th. 3.84, cf. Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.127; πρὸς ὀργὴν ἐκφέρει givest way to passion, S. El. 628; ἐ. πρὸς αἰδῶ is inclined to feel respect, E. Alc. 601 (lyr.); λέγων ἐξηνέχθην Pl. Cra. 425a; ἐξενεχθεὶς ὥστε κωμῳδοποιὸς γενέσθαι Id. R. 606c; πρὸς τὸ ἄγριοι πολῖται γενέσθαι X. Cyr. 1.6.34; πάθος defined as ὁρμὴ ἐκφερομένη καὶ ἀπειθὴς λόγῳ Stoic. 3.92:—later in Act., [θυμὸς] ἐ. τινὰ τοῦ λογισμοῦ Philostr. Im. 2.21. IV. bring to oneʼs end, bring on to the trail, εὖ δέ σʼ ἐκφέρει . . βάσις S. Aj. 7; κινδυνεύει ὥσπερ ἀτραπός [τις] ἐκφέρειν ἡμᾶς [ἐν τῇ σκέψει] Pl. Phd. 66b, cf.IG 12.94.37:—Pass., ἐξηνέχθην εἰς ἅπερ Πρωταγόρας λέγει Pl. Cra. 386a. V. intr. (sc. ἑαυτόν) shoot forth (before the rest), ὦκα δʼ ἔπειτα αἱ Φηρητιάδαο . . ἔκφερον ἵπποι· τὰς δὲ μέτʼ ἐξέφερον Διομήδεος . . ἵπποι Il. 23.376, cf. 759; also, to run away, X. Eq. 3.4. 2. come to fulfilment, ὁρᾷς τὰ τοῦδε . . ὡς ἐς ὀρθὸν ἐκφέρει μαντεύμᾰτα S. OC 1424; come to an end, Id. Tr. 824 (lyr.).
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