στεφανόω
stephanoo
to be put round in a circle
Appears 12 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
στεφανόω, Med., Syracusan 2sg. imper. στεφάνουσο Sch. 11.42:—Pass., fut. -ώσομαι 1.496 ; -ωθήσομαι 3.20, al., PCair.Zen. 60.7 (iii B.C.): I. used by and only in Pass., to be put round in a circle or as a rim or border, and hence to be put round, ἣν περὶ μὲν πάντῃ Φόβος ἐστεφάνωται round about the aegis is Terror wreathed, Il. 5.739; τῇ δʼ ἐπὶ μὲν Γοργὼ ἐστεφάνωτο 11.36; ἀμφὶ δέ μιν θυόεν νέφος ἐστεφάνωτο all round about him was a cloud, 15.153; νῆσον, τὴν πέρι πόντος ἐστεφάνωται the sea lies round about the island, Od. 10.195: rarely c. acc., τείρεα, τά τʼ οὐρανὸς ἐστεφάνωται constellations which heaven has all round it, Il. 18.485, cf. Th. 382, IG 42(1).129.9 (Epid.); of a crowd of spectators surrounding a dancing-floor, ἀμφὶ δʼ ὅμιλος ἀπείριτος ἐστεφάνωτο h.Ven. 120; περὶ δʼ ὄλβος ἀπείριτος ἐστεφάνωτο around were . . riches in a circle placed, Sc. 204: so in later Ep., 3.1214, 5.99, A. 45, etc.: also in Act., περίτροχον ἐστεφάνωσαν αἱμασιήν made a fence round, C. 4.90. 2. to be surrounded, ἐστεφανωμένος τιάραν μυρσίνῃ having his tiara wreathed with myrtle, 1.132; πεδία ἐστεφάνωται ὄρεσιν are surrounded by . . , Aër. 19; ὅπλοισιν πόλις Epigr. ap. 9.15.6; χθὼν ἅτε νῆσος -ωται 4: so in Act., [Βαβυλῶνα] τείχεσιν ἐστεφάνωσεν 1006. II. after in Act., crown, wreathe, χαίταν O. 14.24; Ὀρέστην σ. Or. 924; κρᾶτα κισσίνοις βλαστήμασιν Ba. 177; στεφάνοις ib.101 (lyr.); c. gen., πίτυος 2.31; σ. τινὰ ὡς σωτῆρα 1.45; τὸν νικῶντα θαλλῷ Lg. 946b; νῖκαι σ. τινά N. 11.21; of crowning a corpse, Ec. 538; a tomb, IG 12.1037, Sammelb. 7457.10 (iii/ii B.C.), Cont. 22, PLips. 30.2 (iii A.D.); ships, 2.981e; of the nuptial crown, Ca. 3.11; κατηρῶντο τοῖς ἐστεφανωμένοις newly wedded couples, Or. 33.29; στεφανοῦν εὐαγγέλια crown one for good tidings, Eq. 647; στεφανοῦσα, title of a statue by Praxiteles (v. στέφω III), cf. 12.534d:—Pass., to be crowned or rewarded with a crown, 7.55, 8.59, PCair.Zen. l.c., 2 Ep.Ti. 2.5; ἐλαίᾳ O. 4.13; ποίᾳ P. 8.19; φυτὸν στεφανούμενος 1.5; σ. καὶ ἀνακηρύττεσθαι 2.18:—Med., crown oneself, στεφανωσαμένη δρυῒ καὶ . . σπείραισι δρακόντων Fr. 535 (anap.); στεφανοῦσθε κισσῷ Ba. 106 (lyr.); στεφανωσάμενος καλάμῳ Nu. 1006; στεφανωσάμενος αὐτόν (sc. τὸν στέφανον) Ep. 40; στεφανοῦνται τῶν ἀνθέων Her. 12a.2; τῆς πίτυος 9.10: also abs., of one going to sacrifice, 4.80; τῷ θεῷ HG 4.3.21; at a festival, Ach. 1145, 518.15, etc.; win a crown, of the victor at the games, O. 7.15,81, 12.17, N. 6.19:—Pass., c. dupl. acc., ἐστεφανώθη Ἐλεύθερος . . Ἁδριάνεια πάλην IG 22.2087.64 (ii A.D.). 2. crown as an honour or reward (cf. στέφανος 11.2b), 19.193, 239, 84, IG 22.212.30 (iv B.C.), etc.; reward by a gift of money, etc. (cf. στέφανος II 5), Καλλισθένην ἑκατὸν μναῖς Fr. 19, cf. 14.53, Tim. 16; σ. τινὰ πεντακοσίοις ἀργυρίου ταλάντοις, χιλίοις δὲ λιβανωτοῦ 13.9.5: also ἐστεφανωκότος . . τὰς δυνάμεις χρυσῶν μυριάδων τριάκοντα Gauthier et Sottas Décret trilingue en l’ honneur de Ptolémée IV p.67 (iii B.C.). 3. metaph., confer glory upon, decorate, honour, τινὰ μολπᾷ O. 1.100; τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους ἤθεσι χρηστοῖς Nu. 959; ἀπὸ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων τὴν πόλιν (by a victory in the games) 4.26; Ἑλλάδα Tr. 1030, cf. 4 ; ἔργοις γένος TAM 1.44 (Xanthus); [τὸ ῥόδον] ἐγκωμίῳ Ep. 51; ἀριστείοις 4.32; πανοπλίᾳ 20.84:—Pass., σοφίας ἀριστεῖα ἐστεφανοῦτο Her. 10.4. 4. crown or honour with libations, σ. τύμβον αἵματι Hec. 126 (anap.). 5. crown with the badge of office, esp. of persons sacrificing, 26.8:—Pass., An. 7.1.40; of magistrates in office, ὁ ἐστεφανωμένος ἄρχων 21.17; βούλεται -ωθῆναι ἐξηγητείαν PRyl. 77.37 (ii A.D.).
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