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περίειμι

perieimi

to be around

Appears 33 times across Plato's dialogues.

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περίειμι (εἰμί sum) A. to be around, χωρίον ᾧ κύκλῳ τειχίον περιῆν Th. 7.81 ; but more freq. II. to be superior to another, surpass, excel, c.gen.pers., τόσσον ἐγὼ περί τʼ εἰμὶ θεῶν περί τʼ εἴμʼ ἀνθρώπων 11.8.27, cf. Emp. 113, Hdt. 3.146, X. Mem. 3.7.7: c. acc. rei, περὶ φρένας ἔμμεναι ἄλλων Il. 13.631 ; περίεσσι γυναικῶν εἶδός τε μέγεθός τε Od. 18.248, cf. 19.326, etc.; οἳ περὶ μὲν βουλὴν Δαναῶν περὶ δʼ ἐστὲ μάχεσθαι Il. 1.258, cf. Od. 1.66: later c. dat. rei, σοφίᾳ τῶν Ἑλλήνων π. Pl. Prt. 342b, cf. Smp. 222e; τῇ ἐπιμελείᾳ π. τῶν φίλων X. An. 1.9.24: without gen. pers., to be superior, ναυσὶ πολὺ π. Th. 6.22 ; πολλὸν π. πλήθεϊ Hdt. 9.31, cf. X. An. 1.8.13 : abs., ἐλπὶς τοῦ περιέσεσθαι hope of success, Th. 1.144, cf. Men. Sam. 134; ἐκ περιόντος ἀγωνιεῖσθαι at an advantage, Th. 8.46. III. to be spared, τινι Hdt. 3.119: abs., survive, Id. 1.11,120, al., Hp. Prog. 20 ; τῇ σεωυτοῦ μοίρῃ περίεις by your own destiny, Hdt. 1.121 ; τὴν Ἑλλάδα π. ἐλευθέρην shall remain free, Id. 7.139, cf. D. 21.222, etc. ; of things, to be extant, still in existence, Hdt. 1.92, etc. 2. to be over and above, remain, freq. in part., τὸ περιὸν τοῦ στρατοῦ Th. 2.79 ; esp. of property, money, etc., ἡ περιοῦσα παρασκευή Id. 1.89 ; π. τινὶ εἰς τὸν ἐνιαυτόν Pl. R. 416e ; οἰόμενοι περιεῖναι χρήματά τῳ imagining that any one has a balance in his hands, D. 18.227 ; τὰ περιόντα τοῦ κλήρου the surplus, balance, Pl. Lg. 923d, cf. Lys. 21.16, Is. 5.41; τὰ περιόντα χρήματα τῆς διοικήσεως the money remaining after paying the expenses, D. 59.4, cf. IG 12.91.31, PRev.Laws 16.16 (iii B.C.), etc. ; ἃ δὲ νῦν περιόντʼ αὐτὸν ὑβρίζειν ἐπαίρει but the superfluous wealth which now incites him . . , D. 21.211. b. metaph., ἐκ τοῦ περιεῦντος γενέσθαι to be a luxury, Democr. 144 ; ἐκ τοῦ π. in oneʼs leisure, D. Ep. 3.36; as a work of supererogation, Phld. Mus.p.108K.; τοῖς ἐκ τοῦ π. εἰς εὐπρέπειαν ἠσκημένοις Luc. Am. 33 ; τοσοῦτον ὑμῖν περίεστι τοῦ πρὸς ἐμὲ μίσους you have such an excess of hatred against me, Ps.Philipp. ap. D. 12.7 ; τοσοῦτον αὐτῷ περιῆν (sc. τῆς ὕβρεως) D. 21.17, cf. Philostr. VA 3.46, Ael. NA 5.34, Aristid. Or. 22(19).6, al.; τοσοῦτον περίεστιν (sc. τῆς ὕβρεως (, ὥστε τοὺς ἠδικημένους πρὸς συκοφαντοῦσιν D. 55.29. 3. to be left over and above, to be the net result, ὑμῖν περίεστιν ἐκ τούτων the net result to you of all this is . . , Id. 13.20 ; ἐνίοις . . τὸ μηδὲν ἀναλῶσαι . . περίεστιν to some the net result is that they spend nothing, Id. 21.155 ; ὥστε μηδὲν ἄλλʼ ἢ τὰς αἰσχύνας αὐτῷ περιεῖναι Aeschin. 1.154 ; ψηφίσμαθʼ ὑμῖν περιέσται, βελτίω δʼ οὐδʼ ὁτιοῦν τὰ πράγματʼ ἔσται you will have plenty of decrees, but . . , D. Prooem. 21.3 : c. inf., περίεστι τοίνυν ὑμῖν ἀλλήλοις ἐρίζειν Id. 2.29 ; cf. περιγίγνομαι.
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