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ἐπικηρύσσω

ἐπικηρύσσω, to announce by proclamation

ἐπικηρ-ύσσω, Att. ἐπικηρύττω, pf. -κεκήρυχα D. 19.21:—
  • proclaim, ἐπικηρυχθεὶς χθονί proclaimed king, A. Th. 634; ἐ. πόλεμόν τινι D.C. 78.38 (Pass.).
      • 2 esp. of penalties, ἐ. θάνατον τὴν ζημίαν ὃς ἂν . . proclaim death as the penalty, X. HG 1.1.15; ἐ. ἀργύριον ἐπί τινι set a price on his head, Hdt. 7.214 (but ἀργύριον, of a money penalty, Arist. Oec. 1351b31); χρήματά τινι ἐ. D.I.c.; λάφυρον κατά τινων issue letters of marque, Plb. 4.26.7:—Pass., καί οἱ φυγόντι . . ἀργύριον ἐπεκηρύχθη Hdt. 7.213; τὰ ἐπικηρυχθέντα χρήματα the price set upon oneʼs head, Nymphod. 12, cf. Plu. Them. 26; but also ὁ ἐπικηρυχθείς the proscribed person, outlaw, D.C. 37.10 (pl.).
      • 3 offer as a reward, χρημάτων πλῆθος τοῖς ἀνελοῦσι D.S. 14.8, cf. D.C. 56.43; τὸ -κηρυχθὲν τῷ ἀγαγόντι Plu. Them. 29: c. inf., τάλαντον δώσειν τῷ ἀπαγαγόντι Lys. 6.18.
    • II put up to public auction, τὰς ὠνάς PEdgar 64.4 (iii B.C.), cf. PRev.Laws 48.13 (iii B.C.), SIG 975.6 (Delos, iii B.C., Pass.), v.I. for ἀποκ. in Plu. Cam. 8.

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