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καταψηφίζομαι

katapsephizomai

vote against

Appears 15 times across Plato's dialogues.

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καταψηφίζομαι, fut. -ιοῦμαι Lys. 12.90:—A. vote against or in condemnation of, τινος Antipho 1.12, Lys. 10.31, Pl. Ap. 36a, 41d, X. Ap. 32: metaph., τῆς ψυχῆς Democr. 159; κ. τινὸς θάνατον pass a vote of death against him, Lys. 12.100; κατεψηφισμένοι αὐτοῦ θάνατον X. HG 1.5.19; κ. τινὸς δειλίαν, κλοπήν, find him guilty of cowardice, of theft, Lys. 14.11, Pl. Grg. 516a; ἀδικίαν ὑμῶν αὐτῶν Isoc. 15.297: abs., οἱ -ψηφισάμενοι δικασταί Pl. Lg. 878d: later in pf. Act. κατεψήφικα D.H. 4.58,5.8. 2. Pass. (so always in aor.), to be condemned, ἑάλωκεν ἤδη καὶ κατεψήφισται D. 21.151; θανάτου ἢ φυγῆς καταψηφισθῆναι to death or exile, Pl. R. 558a, cf. Plt. 299a. b. of the sentence, to be pronounced against a person, δίκη κατεψηφισμένη τινός Th. 2.53; κατεψηφισμένος ἦν μου ὁ θάνατος X. Ap. 27, cf. 23; τὰ ὑφʼ ὑμῶν -ψηφισθέντα Lys. 14.12. 3. Med., carry measures adverse to a person, Plu. Caes. 29. II. vote in affirmation, opp. ἀποψηφ-, Arist. Pol. 1298b39; generally, come to a determination, Id. Po. 1461b2:— so in Pass., τὰ κοινῇ τοῖς Ἀχαιοῖς -ψηφισθέντα εἰς τιμήν τινος D.S. 29.18. 2. metaph., ἀείμνηστον ἡμῶν δόξαν Vett.Val. 351.28.
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