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κατεύχομαι

kateuchomai

pray earnestly

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

κατεύχομαι, fut. -εύξομαι E. IA 1186:—A. pray earnestly, c. inf., τοῖσι Πέρσῃσι κατεύχεται εὖ γίνεσθαι Hdt. 1.132; τί σοι κατεύξῃ τἀγαθόν (sc. γενέσθαι); E.l.c. 2. c.acc. et inf., A. Ch. 139, Eu. 922 (lyr.), S. OC 1575 (lyr.); κ. τινί pray to one, A. Ch. 88, E. Andr. 1105; κ. τῇ θεῷ ἀπάξειν Ath. 13.573e; κ. τινά c. inf., entreat a person to . . , Theoc. 2.71. 3. abs., make a prayer or vow, Hdt. 2.40, 4.172, A. Ag. 1250, S. Tr. 764, etc. 4. c. gen., pray over, τῶν ἱερῶν IG 7.235.25 (Oropus, iv B.C.). II. in bad sense, 1. c. gen. pers., pray against one, imprecate curses on one, τινῶν πρὸς τὸν θεόν Pl. R. 393a: c. acc. rei, οἵας ἀρᾶται καὶ κ. τύχας A. Th. 633, cf. S. Aj. 392; πολλὰ καὶ δεινὰ καθʼ αὑτῶν Plu. Num. 12. 2. c. acc. et inf., τὸν δεδρακότα κακῶς . . ἐκτρῖψαι βίον S. OT 246; κ. τεῖσαι τοὺς Ἀχαιοὺς τὰ ἃ δάκρυα Pl. R. 394a. 3. abs., μηδὲν κατεύχου E. IT 536, cf. Pl. Lg. 934e. III. boast, c. fut. inf., Theoc. 1.97.
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