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σεμνύνω

semnyno

exalt, magnify

Appears 17 times across Plato's dialogues.

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σεμνύνω,= foreg., A. exalt, magnify, τὸν σαυτοῦ θεόν Pl. Phlb. 28b; τῷ ω_ Id. Phdr. 244d; ἑαυτούς Id. Phlb. 28c, cf. Plt. 263d; ὑμᾶς D. 19.238; τὰ παρʼ αὑτοῖς Id. 23.212; ταῦτα περὶ ἑωυτὸν ἐσέμνυνε thus did he throw a cloak of majesty about himself, Hdt. 1.99. II. Med. with aor. ἐσεμνυνάμην, to be grave, solemn, esp. affect a grave and solemn air, E. Fr. 924 (lyr.); μηδʼ αὐθάδως σεμνυνόμενος χαλέπαινε Ar. Ra. 1020, cf. Av. 727; δικανικὴ καὶ ἰατρικὴ σεμνύνονται Pl. R. 405a; πρὸς σέ Id. Thg. 130b: to be reserved, of a girl, E. IA 996: with part., σεμνύνεσθαι ὥς τι ὄντε Pl. Phdr. 243a; οὐ σεμνύνεται ἐσχηματισμένη ὡς ὑπερήφανόν τι διαπραττομένη Id. Grg. 511d; σ. πολίτης ὤν Luc. Patr.Enc. 2; also σ. ἐπὶ πέντε καὶ εἴκοσι καταλόγῳ προγόνων to be proud of . . , pique oneself on it, Pl. Tht. 175a, cf. Isoc. 16.29, D. 19.235; ἔν τινι Id. 18.258: also c. dat., ταῖς ἐξουσίαις Sosiph. 3.2; τῷ σπανίως ὁρᾶσθαι σ. X. Ages. 9.1, cf. 2, Hdn. 1.5.5: rarely c. acc., σ. τὴν μοιχείαν Id. 5.7.3: c. dupl. acc., μητρόπολιν Ὑπάταν Hld. 2.34; σ. διότι Plb. 9.35.1.
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