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ἐξόμνυμι

ἐξόμνυμι, to swear in excuse; deny, refuse on oath

ἐξόμνῡμι and ἐξομνύω, fut. ἐξομοῦμαι: aor. ἐξώμοσα:—
  • swear in excuse, ἐξώμοσεν ἀρρωστεῖν τουτονί D. 19.124.
    • II mostly, swear in the negative, ἐξομῇ τὸ μὴ εἰδέναι; S. Ant. 535; μαρτυρεῖν ἢ ἐξομνύειν D. 29.20:— mostly in Med., aor. ἐξωμοσάμην, deny or disown upon oath, swear formally that one does not know a thing, abjure, τὰς διαβολάς Id. 57.36; ἃ μὲν οἶδεν ἐξόμνυσθαι Is. 9.19: abs., ib. 18, Pl. Lg. 949a, etc.; οὐκ ἂν ἐξομόσαιτο μὴ οὐκ εἰδέναι D. 57.59, cf. PHal. 1.230 (iii B. C.); forswear, renounce, συγγένειαν ἐξόμνυσθαι LXX 4 Ma. 4.26, 10.3.
      • 2 decline or refuse an office by an oath that one has not means or health to perform it, ἐξομόσασθαι τὴν πρεσβείαν Aeschin. 2.94, cf. D. 19.124; [τὴν ἀρχήν] Arist. Pol. 1297a20, Plu. Marc. 6, 12, cf. Thphr. Char. 24.5.
      • 3 forswear, renounce, τὴν ἐλευθερίαν Luc. Apol. 6; τὴν ἐπικουρίαν Jul. Or. 2.60d.
    • III later, simply, swear, make affidavit, PFlor. 32A 12 (iii A. D.).

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