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ἀπεῖπον

ἀπεῖπον, to speak out, tell out, declare (Hom.), deny, refuse, forbid

ἀπεῖπον, inf. ἀπειπεῖν, Ep. ἀπŏειπεῖν, ἀπŏειπέμεν, and part. ἀπōειπών, i.e. ἀποϝειπών, Il. 19.35, etc.: less freq. aor. 1 ἀπεῖπα Hdt. 3.153, S. Ant. 405: fut. in use is ἀπερῶ, pf. ἀπείρηκα, mostly in signf. IV. 3:—Med., aor. 1 ἀπειπάμην Hdt. 1.59, 5.56, Arist. EN 1163b19, but never in correct Att.:—Pass., fut. ἀπορρηθήσομαι Lys. 22.14: aor. ἀπερρήθην Pl. Lg. 929a, D. 33.21:—pres. and impf. are supplied by ἀπαυδάω, ἀπόφημι, and in Att. Prose by ἀπαγορεύω:—
  • speak out, tell out, declare, μῦθον Il. 9.309, cf. 431; ἀγγελίην 7.416; ἀληθείην 23.361; ἐφημοσύνην Od. 16.340; μνηστήρεσσιν ἀπειπέμεν (prob. μνηστῆρσʼ ἀποειπέμεν) to give them full notice, ib. 1.91; ἀπηλεγέως ἀποειπεῖν Il. 9.309, cf. Od. 1.373; ῥῆσιν ἀπερέοντα to deliver a verbal message, Hdt. 1.152: in aor. Med., ἀπείπασθαι θανάτῳ ζημιοῦν τοὺς πλευσομένους Arist. Mir. 837a2.
    • II deny, refuse, ὑπόσχεο καὶ κατάνευσον, ἢ ἀπόειπʼ Il. 1.515, cf. 9.510, 675; σύμφαθι ἢ ἄπειπε Pl. R. 523a: c. acc., βοήθειαν Plu. Tim. 2.
    • III forbid (cf. ἀπαγορεύω I), freq. in Prose, ἀ. τινι μὴ ποιεῖν forbid one to do, tell him not to do, Hdt. 1.155, S. OC 1760, Ar. Av. 556; also without μή, Plb. 2.52.8: with inf. omitted, ἀπειπὼν εἴργει μελάθρων A. Ag. 1333, cf. S. Ant. 405; ἀ. τινί τι forbid him the use of it, Arist. Pol. 1264a21:—Pass., ἀπειρῆσθαι γάρ οἱ . . μηδενὶ ἐπιδεικνύναι Hdt. 6.61; τὸ ἀπειρημένον a forbidden thing, Id. 3.52, Antipho 3.2.7; ἀπείρηται δὲ τοῦτο τῷ νόμῳ Xenarch. 7.7; ἀπειρημένον, abs., contrary to orders, Arist. Rh. 1373b10.
    • IV renounce, disown, give up, c. acc. rei, ἀ. μῆνιν Il. 19.35; and not seldom in Prose, as εἴτε . . ἀπερέουσι . . τὴν συμμαχίην Hdt. 7.205; ἀπειπεῖν . . κηρύκων ὕπο . . πατρῴαν ἑστίαν renounce it by public proclamation, E. Alc. 737; τὸν υἱὸν ὑπὸ κήρυκος ἀ. Pl. Lg. 928d; πόνους E. HF 1354; προξενίαν Th. 5.43, 6.89; ὁμιλίαν Lys. 8.6; ταῦτα μὲν οὖν ἀπείποι τις ἄν D. 21.113; ἀ. τὴν στρατηγίαν to resign it, X. An. 7.1.41; τὴν ἀρχήν Arist. Pol. 1272b5; ἐλπίδας Plb. 14.9.6; ἀ. γυναῖκα divorce her, Plu. Luc. 38:—in Pass., αἱ σπονδαὶ οὐκ ἀπείρηντο had not been renounced, remained in force, Th. 5.48; τὰς σπονδὰς μέλλειν ἀπορρηθήσεσθαι Lys. 22.14:—in Med., ἀπείπασθαι παῖδα Hdt. 1.59; συμμαχίην 4.120, 125; φιλίαν Plb. 33.10.5; ἀ. ὄψιν averruncare, Hdt. 5.56; ἀ. υἱόν, πατέρα, Arist. EN 1163b19; ἀποϝειπάθθω (Cret. for ἀπειπάσθω) let him renounce the inheritance, Leg.Gort. 11.11; ἀ. γνώμας withdraw, retract them, Plu. Caes. 8.
      • 2 refuse, c. inf., Nonn. D. 4.30.
      • 3 intr., fail, tire, sink from exhaustion, ἐπεὶ δʼ ἀπεῖπε S. Tr. 789, cf. Ar. Pax 306, Pl. Phdr. 228b, etc.; ἀπειρηκὸς σῶμα Antipho 5.93; γῆ ἀπειρηκυῖα Thphr. CP 3.20.3; οὐ γάρ που ἀπεροῦμέν γέ πω shall not give in yet, Pl. Tht. 200d; ἕως ἂν ἀπείπωσιν D. 54.25, cf. 27; οἱ διὰ τὸν χρόνον ἀπειρηκότες Arist. Pol. 1329a33; οὐδʼ ἀπεῖπεν . . φάτις was not unfulfilled, A. Th. 840.
        • b c. dat. pers., fail or be wanting to one, οὐκ ἀ. φίλοις E. Med. 459.
        • c c. dat. rei, fail or fall short in a thing, ἀπειρηκότων δὲ χρήμασι now that they are bankrupt, D. 3.8; ἀ. σώμασι Isoc. 4.92, Lycurg. 40; but,
        • d ἀ. κακοῖς, ἄλγει, give way to, sink under them, E. Or. 91, Hec. 942; ἀ. ὑπὸ πλήθους κακῶν X. HG 6.3.15.
        • e ἀ. πρὸς τὸν φόνον to be tired of butchery, Plu. Cam. 18; ἀ. ἐν τοῖς δράμασι Antiph. 191, 14.
        • f c. pres. part., ἀ. ταλαιπωρούμεναι Ar. Lys. 778; φέροντες ἀπεροῦσιν they will be tired of paying, Th. 1.121; ἀ. λέγων give over speaking, Pl. Lg. 769e; ἀπειρήκη τὰ ὄντα σκοπῶν I had failed to . ., Id. Phd. 99d, etc.

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