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ὑφηγέομαι

hyphegeomai

go just before, guide, lead

Appears 14 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑφηγέομαι, pf. ὑφήγημαι (v. infr.):—A. go just before, guide, lead, τινι E. El. 664, Pl. Euthd. 278c, etc.: abs., go first, lead the way, ὑφηγοῦ S. El. 1502, cf.Th. 1.78, Pl. Phd. 82d; τοῦτο εὐθὺς ὑφήγηται this is the guiding principle, Arist. Pol. 1260a4; κατὰ τὸν ὑφηγημένον τρόπον according to the normal plan, Id. EN 1108a3, Pol. 1256a2; κατὰ τὴν ὑ. μέθοδον ib. 1252a17 (it is not necessary to regard these usages as pass.). II. c. acc. cogn., ὑ. τὴν ὁδόν show the way, Plu. Pomp. 76, etc.; ὑ. ταῦτα gave these instructions, Lys. 33.3:—Pass., τὰ διʼ ἡμῶν ὑφηγούμενα the precepts laid down by us, Ael. Tact.Prooem. 6:—but, 2. c. acc. rei, show the way to, instruct in, ἀγαθά X. Cyr. 8.7.15; χρήματα Id. Ages. 1.19; τύπους Pl. R. 403e; ὑ. γόνον indicate or describe it, D.H. 1.78, cf. Ph. 1.14; τινί τι Plu. 2.147c, D.L. 8.60; also τινί τινος Plu. 2.582b. III. lead to a thing, indicate that it is so, A. Eu. 192.
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