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ἐπελπίζω

ἐπελπίζω, to buoy up with hope, to cheat with false hopes

ἐπελπίζω,
  • buoy up with hope, αὐτοὺς θειάσαντες ἐπήλπισαν, ὡς λήψονται Th. 8.1, cf. Anon. ap. Suid. s.v. Πυθαγόρας, Longin. 44.2, Luc. DMort. 15[5].2.
    • II intr., ἐ. τινί pin oneʼs hopes upon, hope in, Hld. 7.26; ἐπί τινι D.C. 41.11: abs., Luc. Tim. 21; but also,
      • 2 merely, = ἐλπίζω, E. Hipp. 1011, Ph. 1.74, al.; hope besides, Th. 8.54 (v.l. ἐλπίζων).

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