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διαμαρτάνω

διαμαρτάνω, to go astray from

διᾰμαρτ-άνω, fut. -αμαρτήσομαι D. 19.151:—
  • strengthd. for ἁμαρτάνω, miss entirely, go quite astray from, τῆς ὁδοῦ Th. 1.106; τοῦ πράγματος D. 21.192, 51.2; τοῦ ἑταίρου Pl. Phdr. 257d; τῆς ὀρθοτάτης πολιτείας Arist. Pol. 1293b25.
      • 2 fail utterly of, fail of obtaining, τινός Th. 2.78; τῶν ἐλπίδων Isoc. 4.93; τοῦ ἀγῶνος Is. 6.52; τῆς εἰρήνης D. 18.30; δυοῖν χρησίμοιν οὐ δ. not to miss both of two good things, Id. 19.151.
      • 3 abs., fail utterly, opp. τυγχάνω, Pl. Tht. 178a; to be quite wrong, Macho 2.6; γνώμῃ in judgement, D. 24.48,110; δ. τοῖς ὅλοις Arist. EN 1098b28; ἐν τῇ ἀρχῇ ib. 1163a3; περί τι Id. Oec. 1345b10:—Pass., τὰ πολλὰ . . διημαρτημένα utter failures, Pl. Lg. 639e; διημαρτημένας δόξας Diogenian.Epicur. 2.32; διημαρτημένος faulty, of style, Phld. Rh. 1.8 S., Longin. 33.1, Demetr. Eloc. 114 (also in act. sense, πολλαχῇ διημαρτημένου τοῦ Πλάτωνος Longin. 32.8, cf. Plu. Aud. 2.44e). Adv. διημαρτημένως Poll. 6.205.

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