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εὐθύνω

εὐθύνω, to guide straight, direct

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Εὐθύνατε aorist active imperative 2nd plural, aorist active indicative 2nd plural of εὐθύνω

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εὐθῡν-ω, (εὐθύς) = the Homeric ἰθύνω (which is a freq. v.l., as in A. Pers. 773): —
  • guide straight, direct, οἰωνὸν γνώμῃ στομίων ἄτερ εὐθύνων Id. Pr. 289; εὐ. ἡνίας Ar. Av. 1739 (lyr.); [ἅρματα] Isoc. 1.32; εὐ. δόρυ steer the bark straight, E. Cyc. 15; εὐ. πλάτην Id. Hec. 39; ὁ εὐθύνων the helmsman, Ep.Jac. 3.4; εὐ. ἀγέλας lead or drive them, X. Cyr. 1.1.2; εὐ. χερσί manage, guide him, S. Aj. 542; εὐ. πόδα E. Heracl. 728, etc.
      • 2 metaph., direct, govern, Κύρου δὲ παῖς . . ηὔθυνε στρατόν A. Pers. 773; πᾶσαν εὐθύνων πόλιν S. Ant. 178, cf. 1164, E. Hec. 9, Pl. Min. 320d.
      • 3 make straight, straighten, opp. κάμπτειν, πτέρυγας Arist. IA 709b10:— Pass., Id. Mete. 385b32.
    • II make or put straight, εὐ. δίκας σκολιάς make crooked judgements straight, Sol. 4.37; εὐ. λαοῖς δίκας Pi. P. 4.153; εὐ. οὖρον send a straight fair wind, Id. O. 13.28; εὐ. ὄλβον Id. P. 1.46; ὥσπερ ξύλον διαστρεφόμενον . . εὐ. ἀπειλαῖς καὶ πληγαῖς Pl. Prt. 325d, cf. 326e.
    • III examine the conduct of an official, Id. Plt. 299a; εὐ. τὰς ἀρχάς Arist. Pol. 1271a6, 1274a17, al.:—Pass., c. gen., -όμενος τῆς ἐφορείας Id. Rh. 1419a31.
      • 2 c. gen. criminis, call to account for . ., τινα κλοπῆς Plu. Cic. 9:—Pass., τῶν ἀδικημάτων ηὐθύνθη Th. 1.95; οἱ -όμενοι the culprits, Mitteis Chr. 31 iii 10 (ii B.C.), cf. Notiz.Arch. 4.21 (Cyrene, i B.C.): c. dat., εὐ. φόνῳ PTeb. 14.4 (ii B.C.); to be mulcted, punished, ἐπί τινι D.C. Fr. 90, al.: abs., IG 1(2).41.6; ἑκατὸν δραχμῆσι ib. 4.15, al.
      • 3 generally, refute or censure, τοὺς λόγους τινός Phld. Piet. 67; τὴν Φιλίστου διάλεκτον Plu. Nic. 1:—Pass., to be refuted, διʼ αὐτῶν τῶν φαινομένων Phld. Sign. 30, cf. Plot. 3.6.13; but also, to be critically examined, Id. 4.6.13.
      • 4 examine by torture, Procop. Goth. 3.32 (Pass).
    • IV intr., serve as εὔθυνος, Pl. Lg. 946d.

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