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ἐξελέγχω

exelegcho

convict, confute, refute

Appears 49 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐξελέγχω, strengthd. for ἐλέγχω, A. convict, confute, refute, Simon. 75, S. OT 297, Ant. 399, Ar. Nu. 1062; τοῖς ἔργοις τοὺς λόγους ἐ. Antipho 6.47; ἐν τῷ δήμῳ ἐ. [τινά] D. 21.16:—Pass., ἐπʼ αἰσχραῖς αἰτίαις ἐξελήλεγκται Lys. 6.44; ὑπὸ τῶν εἰκότων Antipho 2.1.9; ἔκ τινος Ar. Ra. 960; ἐξελεγχόμενος περί τινος Pl. Hp.Ma. 304d; ὑπʼ ἐμοῦ ἐξελεγχθήσονται ἔργῳ Id. Ap. 17b. 2. c. dupl. acc. pers. et rei, refute one in a point, ib.23a, Ly. 222d:— Pass., τοσοῦτον . . ἡλίκον οὗτος νῦν ἐξελήλεγκται has been convicted of . ., D. 21.147; οὐ τοῦτό γʼ ἐξελέγχομαι I am not to blame in this, E. El. 36. 3. with predicate added in part., convict one of being . ., ἐ. τινὰ ἀδύνατον ὄντα Pl. Grg. 522d; ἐ. τινὰ τεχνάζοντα D. 29.19; ἐ. τινὰ ὡς οὐ . . Pl. Grg. 482b:—Pass., ἵνʼ ἐξελέγχοισθε πονηρευόμενοι Heraclit. 125a; κἀξελέγχεται . . κάκιστος ὤν E. Hipp. 944; ἐξελέγχεται συμβεβουλευκώς D. 19.5, etc. II. put to the proof, bring to the test, ὁ ἐξελέγχων . . ἀλάθειαν χρόνος Pi. O. 10(11).53; in a court of justice, A. Eu. 433; τὴν ποίησιν Ar. Ra. 1366; ἐ. τὴν τύχην, τὰς ἐλπίδας, Plb. 21.14.4, 1.62.4; ἐ. τοὺς Θηβαίους εἰ διαμαχοῦνται Plu. Ages. 19:— Pass., πάντες ἦσαν ἐξεληλεγμένοι all had had their sentiments well ascertained, D. 18.23; ἃ δʼ ἡ φύσις ἀεὶ ἐβούλετο, ἐξηλέγχθη ἐς τὸ ἀληθές was fully proved to be true, Th. 3.64; χρυσὸς μὲν οἶδεν ἐξελέγχεσθαι πυρί Men. 691. 2. Medic., find out oneʼs weak points, Gal. 15.902:— Pass., Id. 6.323. III. compute, χαλκὸν μυρίον Pi. N. 10.46. IV. establish a claim to, ὀγδοήκοντα τάλαντα D. 38.20.
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