νεανιεύομαι

neanieuomai

to be a youth

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Gorgias 2
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482c4
527d6
Phaedrus 1
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235a6

Dictionary (LSJ)

νεανιεύομαι (Act. only in Hsch.), fut. -εύσομαι D. 19.242: aor. ἐνεανιευσάμην Id. 21.69:—Pass. (v. infr.):—A. to be a youth, Ph. 1.303, Poll. 2.20. II. more freq., act like a hot-headed youth, wilfully or wantonly, swagger, Ar. Fr. 827, Lys Fr. 324 S.; ν. εἰς τοὺς πολίτας behave so towards . . , Isoc. 20.17, cf. Hyp. Eux. 27; ἐν τοῖς λόγοις Pl. Grg. 482c; νεανιευσάμενος εἰπεῖν with youthful insolence, Plu. Cic. 1:— Pass., ἐφʼ ἅπασι τοῖς ἑαυτῷ νενεανιευμένοις to all his wanton acts, D. 21.18; τὰ ἐν τῇ βουλῇ νεανιευθέντα Plu. Mar. 29. 2. make youthful, i.e. bold, promises, c. Adj. neut., ν. τοιοῦτον, ὡς . . D. 19.194; οὐδʼ ἐνεανιεύσατο τοιοῦτον οὐδέν Id. 21.69; μέχρι τοῦ λόγου ν. Luc.Bis Acc. 21: c. inf., undertake with youthful spirit, Plu. Dem. 3.

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