ἐπισημαίνω

ἐπισημαίνω, Dor.ἐπι-σᾱμαίνω SIG 953.31 (Calymna, ii B.C.):—A. mark, γράμματα Aen. Tact.31.3 (Med.):—Med., seal, μαρτυρίας τᾷ δαμοσίᾳ σφραγῖδι SIG l.c.:— Pass., to have a mark set on one, κἀπισημανθήσεται κείνου κεκλῆσθαι λαός E. Ion 1593. 2. of a disease, τῶν ἀκρωτηρίων ἀντίληψις αὐτοῦ ἐπεσήμαινεν the seizure of his extremities set a mark upon him, Th. 2.49:—Pass., ἢν ἅπαξ ἐπισημανθῇ if once he has the mark of the disease upon him, Hp. Morb.Sacr. 8. b. indicate as a symptom, πολλὰ τοῦ νοσώδους Philostr. Gym. 30: as a weather-sign, αὐχμούς Id. Her. 2.9:—Pass., show symptoms of disease, Gal. 14.661. II. indicate, c. acc. et inf., ὁ θεὸς ἐπεσήμαινεν αὐτῷ ὅσιον εἶναι X. HG 4.7.2. III. intr., give signs, appear as a symptom in a case, Hp. Epid. 1.18; ἄρθρον ἐ. συντεταμένον Id. Art. 30; of puberty, show itself, Arist. GA 727a8, 728b24; of weather-signs, indicate a change of weather, Thphr. Sign. 10, etc.; of omens, τῷ Ῥώμῳ γῦπες ἐ. ἕξ D.H. 1.86, etc.; εἰς τὸ δημόσιον Paus. 3.12.7; of the gods, δαιμόνιον αὐτοῖς ἐ. D.S. 19.103, cf. 5.3, Plu. Num. 22, Sull. 14: impers., ἐπισημαίνει symptoms appear, Arist. HA 572b32; ἐ. περὶ τοὺς μαστούς Id. GA 728b29. IV. Med. (pf. Med. in act. sense, Phld. Mus.p.82 K., Ir.p.5 W., aor. Pass., Id. Rh. 1.58S., al.), assign as a distinguishing mark, μίαν τινὰ φύσιν Pl. Phlb. 25a, cf. Plt. 258c; distinguish, τί βούλομαι Id. Lg. 744a; ἐάν τε ἰάσιμος ἐάν τε ἀνίατος δοκῇ εἶναι Id. Grg. 526b: abs., D.S. 13.28; τοσοῦτον -σημηναμένους having added so much by way of explanation, Gal. 17(1).800. 2. signify, indicate, ὃ . . Ὅμηρος ἐπες. Pl. Lg. 681e; ἐ. ἐν τοῖς ὅρκοις ὅτι "οὐκ ἀδικήσω" Arist. Pol. 1310a11; τῷ μειδιάματι . . τὴν διαμαρτίαν Luc. Laps. 1; remark, "ὀρθῶς" Thphr. Char. 2.4. 3. set oneʼs name and seal to a thing (in token of approbation), ἐπισημαίνεσθαι τὰς εὐθύνας D. 18.250: generally, applaud, signify approval, Isoc. 12. 2, Aeschin. 2.49, Men. Phasm.Fr.I, etc.: rarely in bad sense, disapprove, M.Ant. 6.20, App. BC 5.15; of a historian, Plb. 2.61.1. 4. distinguish by reward or punishments, ἐπισημαίνεσθαί τινα δώροις Id. 6.39.6; τοὺς μὲν χάρισι, τοὺς δὲ κολάσεσιν Id. Fr. 148; τὰ καλὰ τῶν ἔργων OGI 116.13 (Delos, ii B.C.), cf. 51.12 (Ptolemais, iii B.C.).