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παραλαμβάνω (Cret. παλλαμβάνω Riv.Fil.58.472 (Gortyn, iii B.C.)), fut. -λήψομαι, Ion.
A.-λάμψομαιHdt.2.120 :—receive from another, esp. of persons succeeding to an office, etc., [τὴν βασιληΐην] Hdt.l.c., cf. Th.1.9 ; “τὴν βασιλείαν παρὰ τοῦ πατρόςOGI90.1 (Rosetta, ii B.C.); τοῖς παραλαμβάνουσι (sc. τὴν βασιλείαν) the successors, Arist.Pol.1285b8 ; “π. τὴν ἀρχήνPl.Lg.698e; “τῆς πόλεως τὰ πράγματαAr.Ec.107 ; “τὴν ἐπιμέλειάν τινοςAeschin.1.143 ; “τὴν τριηραρχίανD.47.32 ; “π. πόλιν ἀνάστατονAnd.1.108, cf. Th.1.9, etc.; νόμον ὄντα παραλαβόντες, opp. θέντες, Id.5.105, cf. Isoc.8.102 ; of inherited rites or customs, Hdt.2.51 ; of persons succeeding by inheritance, E.Ion814, Lys. 10.5, etc. ; “οἱ μὴ κτησάμενοι ἀλλὰ -λαβόντες τὴν οὐσίανArist.EN1120b12 ; παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς πολλὴν οὐσίαν π. D.21.157 ; opp. ἐπικτᾶσθαι, Pl.R.330a ; π. ἀράς inherit curses, E.Ph.1611 ; of officers, receive things as stated in an inventory from their predecessors, IG12.301.5, al.; “τὰ μὲν παρειληφότα τὰ δ᾽ αὐτὸν εὑρηκόταIsoc.15.208 : Astrol., take over, [χρονοκρατορίαν] Vett.Val.171.16 : generally, receive, “ἔρια παραλαβοῦσα ἱμάτιον ἀποδεῖξαιX.Oec.7.6 ; of cargo, POxy.276.13 (i A.D.), etc.
2. take upon oneself, undertake, “πρᾶγμά τιAr.Eq.345 ; τὰ παραλαμβανόμενα undertakings, Hdt.1.38 ; take to oneself, admit, employ, “π. ἐν ταῖς μάχαις τὸν θυμόνPlu.2.988e :—Pass., π. πρὸς τὴν σύστασιν τῆς ψυχῆς ib.1027d.
3. take in pledge, Hdt.3.136 ; take by force or treachery, seize, “οὐδὲν ἐδυνέατο π. τῆς ἐσόδουId.7.211 ; “ναῦς παραλαβόντεςTh.1.19, 4.16, And.3.39 ; π. τὰ πράγματα get control of affairs, Plu.Alc.26 :—in Med., lay hold of, “ἄκρων τῶν χειρῶνPaus.6.4.1 (s.v.l.).
4. receive by hearing or report, ascertain, “παρὰ τῶν ΑἰγυπτίωνHdt.2.19 ; “π. ἀληθείηνId.1.55 ; “π. ἀκοῇId.2.148 ; “π. τὰ περὶ ἈλκμέωναTh.2.102 ; “τι περί τινοςPlb.12.22.5 ; receive by way of lesson, “σοφίαν παρά τινοςPl.La.197d :—Pass., to be received, accepted, τὰ παρειλημμένα the received or traditionary doctrines, Arist.Mete.365a16 ; “οἱ π. μῦθοιId.Po.1453b22 ; “[λόγοι] ἔνιοι π. ὡς ἈριστογείτονοςPlu.2.850e.
5. take, receive, or use as a substitute or equivalent, τὸν ἀριθμὸν ἀντὶ τοῦ νοῦ π. Placit.4.2.3 :—Pass., “"ὑμέτερον" ἀντὶ τοῦ "ὑμεῖς" παρείληπταιD.H.Amm.2.14.
b. Gramm. and Medic., simply, use, employ, D.H.Comp.25 ; “εἰς λόγονA.D.Synt.250.3 ; θλῖψιν, βοηθήματα, Antyll. ap. Orib.8.6.37,8.10.1 (Pass.) :—freq. in Pass., to be found, used, D.H.Comp.14, 17, A.D.Synt.83.2,al.; π. ἐκ κοινοῦ, δεικτικῶς, ib.123.1, Pron.10.17.
6. take up, catch up, “τὸ οὔνομα τοῦτοHdt. 1.122, cf. 126 ; “τὸν λόγονPlb.33.18.9 ; π. ἐπὶ βραχύ give a résumé of, Id.6.58.1.
7. compare, Porph.in Cat.97.8(Pass.).
8. Pass., to be derived, ἔκ τινος v.l. in A.D.Pron.32.16.
II. c. acc. pers., take to oneself, associate with oneself, as a wife or mistress, Hdt.4.155 ; as an adopted son, Id.1.113 ; as a partner, auxiliary, or ally, ib.76, 7.150, Th.1.111, etc.; “παραλαμβάνων ἄλλος ἄλλον ἐπ᾽ ἄλλου . . χρείᾳPl.R. 369b ; συμβούλους π. Arist.EN1112b10 ; get control of, Pl.Ap.18b, R. 460b,541a, Alc.1.121e ; μάρτυρας π. call in witnesses, D.47.67 : c.inf., “τὴν αἴσθησιν ὑπουργεῖνJul.Or.8.248a.
4. take prisoner, Plb.3.69.2 (Pass.).
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