Plato Greek Lexicon καταλλάσσω

καταλλάσσω

katallasso

change

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

καταλλάσσω, Att. καταλλάττω, A. change money, Plu. Arat. 18, etc. (also in Med., D. 19.114:—Pass., Matreas ap.Ath. 1.19b, with a play on signf. II); change or give away, τὴν χάριν τῶν νόμων for the laws, Din. 3.21 (s. v. l.); καταλλάσσειν τὸν βίον to leave life, Ael. VH 5.2. b. abs., transgress, contravene regulations, IG 5(2).3.2 (Tegea). 2. Med., exchange one thing for another, ἡδονὰς πρὸς ἡδονάς Pl. Phd. 69a; ἀντί τινος πάντα ibid., cf. Phld. Vit.Herc. 1457.10; βίον πρὸς μικρὰ κέρδη Arist. EN 1117b20; τι ἐπʼ ἀργυρίῳ Hdn. 2.13.6: abs., exchange prisoners, D.C. Fr. 57.36. II. change a person from enmity to friendship, reconcile, σφέας Hdt. 5.29, cf. 95, 6.108; κ. τινὰς πρὸς ἀλλήλους Arist. Oec. 1348b9; θεὸς κόσμον κ. ἑαυτῷ 2 Ep.Cor. 5.19:—Med., καταλλάσσεσθαι τὴν ἔχθρην τινί to make up oneʼs enmity with any one, Hdt. 1.61, cf. 7.145:—Pass., esp. in aor. κατηλλάχθην or κατηλλάγην (former preferred by Trag., latter in Prose), to become reconciled, τινι E. IA 1157, X. An. 1.6.1, etc.; πρὸς ἀλλήλους Th. 4.59; θεοῖσιν ὡς καταλλαχθῇ χόλου that he may be reconciled to them after his anger, S. Aj. 744; κ. πρός τινα ἐκ διαφορᾶς Ael. VH 2.21. 2. Pass., of an offence, to be atoned for, φόνον ἐπιγαμίαις μὴ καταλλάσσεσθαι μηδὲ χρήμασιν OGI 218.105 (Ilium, iii B. C.).
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