ἐξάγω
exago
lead out, lead away
Appears 12 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐξάγω, pf. -ῆχα 42.19, -αγήγοχα PHib. 1.34.10 (iii B. C.):—Α. lead out, lead away: I. of persons, mostly c. gen. loci, μεγάροιο, πόγηος, ὁμίλου, Od. 22.458, 23.372, Il. 5.353; μάχης ib.35: with ἐκ . ., Od. 8.106, 20.21; ἐ. ἐκ τῆς χώρης 4.148, al.; Ἄργεος ἐξαγαγόντες having brought her out from Argos, Il. 13.379; bring out of prison, release, 1.34.4, al. (iii B.C.), Act.Ap. 16.39; bring forth into the world, τόν γε . . Εἰλείθυια ἐξάγαγε πρὸ φόωσδε Il. 16.188; νεοττούς lead out of the nest, HA 613b12; ἐ. Λυδοὺς ἐς μάχην 1.79, etc.; ἐπὶ θήραν τινά Fr. 2 , cf. Cyr. 1.4.14; lead out to execution, 5.38, An. 1.6.10, etc.: c. acc. cogn., με τήνδε τὴν ὁδὸν . . ἐξήγαγε OC 98. b. seemingly intr., march out (sc. στρατόν), HG 4.5.14, 5.4.38, etc.: generally, go out, ὡς εἰς θήραν Cyr. 2.4.18; εἰς προνομάς ib.6.1.24: once in , τύμβον . . ἕνα χεύομεν ἐξαγαγόντες let us go out and pile one tomb for all, Il. 7.336 (); also, come to an end, οἱ μεγάλοι πόνοι συντόμως ἐ. soon pass away, Fr. 447, cf. 7.33. 2. draw out from, release from, ἀχέων τινά P. 3.51; ἐ. τινὰ ἐκ τοῦ ζῆν, i.e. put him to death, 23.16.13; ἑαυτὸν ἐκ τοῦ ζῆν commit suicide, 38.16.5; τοῦ ζῆν 2.1076b; τοῦ σώματος Comp.Demetr.Ant. 6; simply ἐ. ἑαυτόν 3.188, cf. 5.29; ὅταν ἡμᾶς τὸ χρεὼν ἐξάγῃ 49. 3. eject a claimant from property (cf. ἐξαγωγή II), 30.4, 32.17, 44.32, etc.:—Pass., to be turned out, ὑπὸ τοῦ παιδοτρίβου 37. II. of merchandise, etc., carry out, export, ῥῶπον χθονός Fr. 263, cf. Eq. 278, 282, etc.; εἴ τις ἐξαγαγὼν παῖδα ληφθείη exporting him as a slave, 10.10, cf. 13.67:—Pass., 2.11, 6.31, Vect. 3.2, etc.; τὰ -όμενα exports, Rh. 1359b22; οὔτε γὰρ ἐξήγετο . . οὐδὲν οὔτʼ εἰσήγετο 18.145:—Med., Ath. 2.3. 2. draw off water, Oec. 20.12 (Pass.), 55.17; draw out, of perspiration, ὑπὸ τοῦ ἡλίου Aër. 8 (Pass.); so, carry off by purgative medicines, ἕλμινθας Gp. 12.26.1, cf. 2.152.2, 2.134c, CA 2.5: generally, get rid of, HP 5.6.3. 3. of building, draw or carry farther out, αἱμασιάν 55.22:—Pass., ὁ περίβολος πανταχῇ ἐξήχθη τῆς πόλεως 1.93. 4. of expenses, ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἐξάγεσθαι 43.25. III. bring forth, produce, οὐκ ἐξάγουσι καρπὸν οἱ ψευδεῖς λόγοι Fr. 834; ᾠά hatch, HA 564b8; call forth, excite, δάκρυ τινί Supp. 770:—Med., γέλωτα ἐξαγαγέσθαι Cyr. 2.2.15; μικρὰ ἆθλα πολλοὺς πόνους ἐξάγεται elicit, induce, Hier. 9.11. IV. lead on, carry away, excite, τινά Alc. 1080, Supp. 79; τινὰ ἐπʼ οἶκτον Ion 361, cf. HF 1212 (anap.); ἐς τοὺς κινδύνους 3.45; in bad sense, lead on, tempt, οὐδέ με οἶνος ἐ. ὥστε εἰπεῖν 414; ἐ. ἐπὶ τὰ πονηρότερα τὸν ὄχλον 6.89:—Med., HF 775 (lyr.); εἰς τὸ διδόναι λόγον 2.922f:—Pass., to be led on to do a thing, c.inf., ἐξήχθην ὀλοφύρασθαι 2.61; ταῦτα . . ἐξήχθημεν εἰπεῖν R. 572b, cf. An. 1.8.21; ἃ μὲν ἄν τις ἐξαχθῇ πρᾶξαι 21.41, cf. 74; εἰς ἅμιλλαν Sol. 29: abs., to be carried away by passion, 1.15; ὑπὸ τοῦ θυμοῦ 5.17.8, etc.; ἐξάγουσα ὀδύνη distracting pain, Med. ap. 7.8.1. 2. lead away, [λόγον] εἰς ἄλλας ὑποθέσεις 2.42e; προβλήματα ἐ. εἰς ὀργανικὰς κατασκευάς reduce, Marc. 14 (also εἰς ἔργον πρόβλημα ibid.); ἐ. εἰς τὸ ἀνώτερον, Lat. altius repetere, 2.639e; πρὸς τὴν Ἑλληνικὴν διάλεκτον ἐξάγειν τοὔνομα express in Greek, Num. 13. V. exercise, τὴν ἀρχὴν οὐκέτι βασιλικῶς, ἀλλὰ τυραννικώτερον 2.56, cf. IG 22.1304.4, 14; carry out instructions, Michel 409.18 (Naxos, iii B.C.). VI. give directions in a will, ἐμαυτὸν οὕτως ἐξάγω Lycon ap. 5.72. VII. intr., pass oneʼs life, 3.43.
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