προσβιβάζω

prosbibazo

cause to approach, bring near

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Cratylus 1
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427c6
Phaedrus 1
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229e2
Theaetetus 1
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153c9

Dictionary (LSJ)

προσβιβάζω, Att.fut. -βιβῶ Ar. Av. 426 (lyr.), S. Ichn. 166, Pl. Phdr. 229e:—A. causal of προσβαίνω, cause to approach, bring near, π. ἑαυτὸν κινδύνοις expose . . , Longin. 15.5. b. liken, make to resemble, τινά τινι Plu. Pomp. 46. 2. metaph., bring over, persuade, εὖ προσβιβάζεις με Ar. Eq. 35; τὸ τῇδε καὶ τὸ κεῖσε καὶ τὸ δεῦρο προσβιβᾷ λέγων Id. Av. 426; τῷ λόγῳ προσβιβάζειν [τινάς] X. Mem. 1.2.17, cf. Aeschin. 3.93, Plu. Cat.Mi. 36:—Pass., προσβιβασθῆναι πρὸς τὴν ἀλήθειαν Luc. Philops. 33. II. of things, add, ἐπὶ τούτοις τὸν κολοφῶνα Pl. Tht. 153c, cf. Phld. Mus.p.73K. 2. π. κατὰ τὸ εἰκὸς ἕκαστον reduce it into accordance with probability, Pl. Phdr. 229e; τἄλλα π. κατὰ γράμματα καὶ κατὰ συλλαβάς reduce to letters and syllables, Id. Cra. 427c. 3. prove, Alex.Aphr. in Sens. 49.9.

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