εὐθύνω

εὐθύνω, (εὐθύς) = the Homeric ἰθύνω (which is a freq. v.l., as in A. Pers. 773): —A. guide straight, direct, οἰωνὸν γνώμῃ στομίων ἄτερ εὐθύνων Id. Pr. 289; εὐ. ἡνίας Ar. Av. 1739 (lyr.); [ἅρματα] Isoc. 1.32; εὐ. δόρυ steer the bark straight, E. Cyc. 15; εὐ. πλάτην Id. Hec. 39; ὁ εὐθύνων the helmsman, Ep.Jac. 3.4; εὐ. ἀγέλας lead or drive them, X. Cyr. 1.1.2; εὐ. χερσί manage, guide him, S. Aj. 542; εὐ. πόδα E. Heracl. 728, etc. 2. metaph., direct, govern, Κύρου δὲ παῖς . . ηὔθυνε στρατόν A. Pers. 773; πᾶσαν εὐθύνων πόλιν S. Ant. 178, cf. 1164, E. Hec. 9, Pl. Min. 320d. 3. make straight, straighten, opp. κάμπτειν, πτέρυγας Arist. IA 709b10:— Pass., Id. Mete. 385b32. II. make or put straight, εὐ. δίκας σκολιάς make crooked judgements straight, Sol. 4.37; εὐ. λαοῖς δίκας Pi. P. 4.153; εὐ. οὖρον send a straight fair wind, Id. O. 13.28; εὐ. ὄλβον Id. P. 1.46; ὥσπερ ξύλον διαστρεφόμενον . . εὐ. ἀπειλαῖς καὶ πληγαῖς Pl. Prt. 325d, cf. 326e. III. examine the conduct of an official, Id. Plt. 299a; εὐ. τὰς ἀρχάς Arist. Pol. 1271a6, 1274a17, al.:—Pass., c. gen., -όμενος τῆς ἐφορείας Id. Rh. 1419a31. 2. c. gen. criminis, call to account for . . , τινα κλοπῆς Plu. Cic. 9:—Pass., τῶν ἀδικημάτων ηὐθύνθη Th. 1.95; οἱ -όμενοι the culprits, Mitteis Chr. 31 iii 10 (ii B.C.), cf. Notiz.Arch. 4.21 (Cyrene, i B.C.): c. dat., εὐ. φόνῳ PTeb. 14.4 (ii B.C.); to be mulcted, punished, ἐπί τινι D.C. Fr. 90, al.: abs., IG 12.41.6; ἑκατὸν δραχμῆσι ib.4.15, al. 3. generally, refute or censure, τοὺς λόγους τινός Phld. Piet. 67; τὴν Φιλίστου διάλεκτον Plu. Nic. 1:—Pass., to be refuted, διʼ αὐτῶν τῶν φαινομένων Phld. Sign. 30, cf. Plot. 3.6.13; but also, to be critically examined, Id. 4.6.13. 4. examine by torture, Procop. Goth. 3.32 (Pass). IV. intr., serve as εὔθυνος, Pl. Lg. 946d.