συλάω
sylao
strip off
Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
συλάω, impf. contr. in Ep. ἐσύλα, σύλα, Il. 6.28, 4.116; Ion. Iterat. σύλασκε Sc. 480:—Pass., fut. συληθήσομαι Pr. 761, συλήσομαι 4.7.10:—A. strip off, esp. strip off the arms of a slain enemy, (only in Il.), Lyr., etc. Construction: 1. in full, c. acc. pers. et rei, strip off from another, strip him of his arms (cf. σκυλεύω) , μή μιν Ἀχαιοὶ τεύχεα συλήσωσι Il. 15.428, cf. 16.500; ἔπειτα δὲ καὶ τὰ (sc. ἔναρα) . . νεκροὺς ἂμ πεδίον συλήσετε 6.71; με κασίγνητον συλᾷς IT 157 (anap.); τὴν θεὸν τοὺς στεφάνους σεσυλήκασιν 24.182:— Pass., c. acc. rei, to be stripped, robbed, deprived of a thing, σκῆπτρα συληθήσεται Pr. 761; ταῦτʼ (sc. τὰ τόξα) ἐσυλήθην ἐγώ Ph. 413; λέκτρα συλᾶσθαι βίᾳ IA 1275; συληθεὶς τὰς βοῦς 6.19; σεσυλήμεθα τὰ ἡμέτερα ὑπὸ τούτων 35.26. 2. c. acc., strip a person of his arms, ἦ τινα συλήσων νεκύων Il. 10.343: generally, pillage, plunder, τὰ ἱρά, τοὺς θεούς, etc., 6.101, Lg. 864d, etc.; τοὺς νεώς 4.155; θεῶν βρέτη Pers. 810; νεκρόν R. 469d:—Pass., βαρβάρων συλᾶσθʼ ὕπο Hel. 600. 3. c. acc. rei, strip off, ὄφρα τάχιστα τεύχεα συλήσειε Il. 4.466, etc.; freq. with additions, ἀπʼ ὤμων τεύχεʼ ἐσύλα 6.28, etc.; τὰ μὲν ἔντεʼ ἀπὸ χροὸς . . συλήσας 13.641. b. take off or out, ἐσύλα τόξον took out the bow [from its case], 4.105; σύλα πῶμα φαρέτρης took the lid off the quiver, ib.116; with a notion of violence or suddenness, κρᾶτα σ. Μεδοίσας P. 12.16. c. carry off, τοὺς πολεμίους οὐ συλήσειν αὐτά (sc. τὰ χρήματα) will not seize them as booty, 5.36, cf. 9.116; θεῶν γέρα σ. Pr. 83, cf. OC 922, Ph. 1365; λόγοις τὰ τῶν προγόνων ἔργα συλήσας καὶ διασύρας 19.313; σ. κατὰ βραχὺ τὴν τῶν πυρετῶν διάθεσιν in Gal. 1.295 :—Pass., to be carried off as spoil, ἄγαλμα σεσυλημένον 6.118; to be taken away, Hipp. 799: metaph., συλᾶται ὕπνος ἀπὸ γλεφάρων Fr. 3.10. d. exercise right of σῦλαι, IG 9(1).333.3 (Locr., v. B.C.):—Pass., πανταχοῦ συλωμένων ἡμῶν the right of reprisals was exercised against us everywhere, 3.33. 4. after , c. acc. pers. et gen. rei, τίς σε δαίμων συλᾷ πάτρας; carries thee away from . . , Hel. 669:—Pass., συλαθεὶς ἀγενείων stealing from among the boys, and enlisting among the men, O. 9.89.
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