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κηδεύω

κηδεύω, to take charge of, attend to, ally oneself (in marriage)

κηδ-εύω, (κῆδος)
  • take charge of, tend, S. OT 1323 (lyr.), OC 750; πόλιν Id. Fr. 683.4, E. IT 1212; νύμφην Id. Med. 888; νόσημα Id. Or. 883.
      • 2 esp. attend to a corpse, bury, ἐν ξένῃσι χερσὶ κηδευθεὶς τάλας S. El. 1141, cf. E. Rh. 983; μʼ ἔθαψε καὶ ἐκήδευσεν IG 14.1860: also in Prose, Plb. 5.10.4, etc.; ταφὴ κηδευθεῖσα ταῖς τῶν ἐναντίων χερσί Demad. 9, cf. Plu. Alex. 56; βασιλέων κηδευομένων Arist. Fr. 519, cf. Wilcken Chr. 499 (ii/iii A.D.); κεκηδευμένος νεκρὸς ἐν μέλιτι J. AJ 14.7.4; εἰς ἣν [σορὸν] οὐδενὶ ἔξεσται ἕτερον πτῶμα κηδεῦσαι CIG 3028.3 (Ephesus), cf. POxy. 1067.6 (iii A.D.).
      • 3 = κηδεμονεύω, in Pass., Cod.Just. 3.10.1.1.
    • II contract a marriage, of the bridegroom, ally oneself in marriage, τὸ κηδεῦσαι καθʼ ἑαυτὸν ἀριστεύει μακρῷ A. Pr. 890 (lyr.): c. acc. cogn., κ. λέχος marry, S. Tr. 1227: c. dat. pers., ally oneself with . ., E. Hipp. 634, Fr. 395, D. 59.81, Men. Epit. 427, etc.; κ. ὅτῳ θέλουσιν Arist. Pol. 1307a37; become the son-in-law of, Moer. p.368 P.:—in Pass., to be married, E. Ph. 347 (lyr.).
      • 2 c. acc. pers., make oneʼs kinsman by marriage, Id. Hec. 1202; also κ. τὴν θυγατέρα τινί to marry her to some one, J. AJ 6.10.2: abs., οἱ κηδεύσαντες those who formed the marriage, E. Med. 367.

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