σφετερίζω

spheterizo

make oneʼs own, appropriate, usurp

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Laws 2
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Book IV 1
Chapter ?

715a9
Book VIII 1
Chapter ?

843d8
Letters 1
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333c4

Dictionary (LSJ)

σφετερίζω, A. make oneʼs own, appropriate, usurp, ἐὰν ἑσμοὺς ἀλλοτρίους σφετερίζῃ τις Pl. Lg. 843d; τὰ πράγματα κατὰ τὴν πόλιν ἐσφετέρισαν ib.715a; τὸν χόρτον -ίσαντες PGen. 49.15 (iv A.D.):—Pass., τῆς ἐσφετερισμένης ἀρχῆς App. Hann. 45. II. more freq. in Med. σφετερίζομαι, σφετεριξάμενοι (Dor. aor.) πατραδέλφειαν A. Supp. 38 (anap.), cf. X. HG 5.1.36, D. 32.2; σ. τι τῶν ἀλλοτρίων Arist. Pr. 952a29; τι τῶν πέλας Plb. 2.19.4; χρήματα SIG 833.7 (Epist. Hadriani); ὄνομα Gal. 6.543; ὅλον τὸν ἀκροατὴν σφετεριζόμενος Luc. Cal. 8: pf. Pass. in same sense, D.H. 10.32; plpf. ἐσφετέριστο D.C. 50.1: also c. gen., -ομένους τῶν κοινῶν Phld. Rh. 2.174 S.; τῶν κτημάτων -ονται BGU 195.17 (ii A.D.).

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