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ὀρθόω

ὀρθόω, to set straight

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ὀρθώσασι aorist active participle masculine dative plural, aorist active participle neuter dative plural of ὀρθόω

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ὀρθόω,
  • set straight,
      • 1 in height, set upright, set up one fallen or lying down, raise up, τὸν δʼ αἶψʼ ὤρθωσεν Ἀπόλλων Il. 7.272; χερσὶ λαβὼν ὤρθωσε 23.695, v. infr. II.1; ὀρθοῦν κάρα, πρόσωπον, E. Hipp. 198 (anap.), Alc. 388 (so in Med., οὔατα ὀρθώσασθαι Q.S. 4.511); of buildings, raise up, rebuild, E. Tr. 1161; πολὺ τοῦ τείχους X. HG 4.8.10: generally, build, raise, Ζηνὸς ὀρθῶσαι βρέτας τρόπαιον E. Ph. 1250; ἔρυμα λίθοις καὶ ξύλοις Th. 6.66:—Pass., to be set upright, ἕζετο δʼ ὀρθωθείς he sat upright, Il. 2.42, etc.; ὀρθωθεὶς δʼ ἄρʼ ἐπʼ ἀγκῶνος 10.80; ὠρθοῦθʼ ὁ τλήμων ὀρθὸς ἐξ ὀρθῶν δίφρων S. El. 742; ὀρθούμενοι ἐξιέναι X. Cyr. 8.8.10, cf. 1.3.10; simply, rise from oneʼs seat, stand up, A. Eu. 708, S. Ph. 820; rise up, ὀρθωθεὶς εὐνῆθεν A.R. 2.197.
      • 2 in direction, make straight, τὰ διεστραμμένα τῶν ξύλων Arist. EN 1109b7, cf. X. Mem. 3.10.15; ὀρθώσατʼ ἐκτείνοντες ἄθλιον νέκυν E. Hipp. 786:—Pass., ἢν τόδʼ ὀρθωθῇ βέλος if this dart go straight, S. Ph. 1299; παρὰ στάθμην . . ὀρθοῦται κανών Id. Fr. 474.
    • II metaph. (from signf. I.1) raise up, restore to health or happiness, ἐκ κακῶν ἄνδρας ὀρθοῦσιν . . κειμένους Archil. 56.2; ψυχῆς τελεότης σκήνεος μοχθηρίην ὀρθοῖ Democr. 187; ὧδε ποιήσας ὀρθώσεις σεωυτόν Hdt. 3.122, cf. A. Th. 229 (lyr.), S. OC 394, etc.; ὀ. βίον Id. OT 39; ὀ. ὕμνον raise it as a monument of glory, Pi. O. 3.3, cf. I. 1.46; also, exalt, honour, Σικελίαν, οἶκον, Id. N. 1.15, I. 6(5).65; make famous, Id. P. 4.60, cf. Pl. La. 181a; ὀρθοῦν τὸν ὑπτιάζοντα λόγον restore it to vigour, Hermog. Id. 2.1.
      • 2 (from signf. I.2) guide aright, γνώμην A. Ag. 1475 (lyr.); πόλλʼ ἁμαρτὼν οὐδὲν ὤρθωσας φρενί Id. Supp. 915; ὀ. ἀγῶνας, ξυμφοράς, bring them to a happy end, Id. Ch. 584, Eu. 897; τὰ . . πόλεος θεοὶ . . σείσαντες ὤρθωσαν πάλιν S. Ant. 163; τύχη τέχνην ὤρθωσεν Men. Mon. 495, cf. 625:—Pass., of actions or persons acting, succeed, prosper, ἢν ἡ διάβασις μὴ ὀρθωθῇ Hdt. 1.208; στρατηγὸς πλεῖστʼ ἂν ὀρθοῖτο Th. 3.30, cf. 42; ὀρθοῦνται τὰ πλείω ib. 37; τὸ -ούμενον success, Id. 4.18; of persons and places, to be safe and happy, flourish, S. Ant. 675, Antipho 5.7, Th. 2.60; of words and opinions, to be right, be true, οὕτως ὀρθοῖτʼ ἂν ὁ λόγος Hdt. 7.103; ὀρθοῦσθαι γνώμην E. Hipp. 247 (anap.); ἐν ἀγγέλῳ γὰρ κρυπτὸς ὀρθοῦται λόγος it lies with the messenger to set right a secret message, A. Ch. 773 (κυπτὸς v.l. ap. Sch. Il. 15.207, i. e. to straighten a crooked message).
      • 3 Pass., ὀρθουμένων if all goes well, A. Eu. 772.
    • III intr., use the nominative case (opp. πλαγιάζω), Hermog. Id. 1.3, 9.

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