previous next
ὑφηγ-έομαι , pf. ὑφήγημαι (v. infr.):—
A.go just before, guide, lead, τινι E.El. 664, Pl.Euthd.278c, etc.: abs., go first, lead the way,ὑφηγοῦS.El. 1502, cf.Th.1.78, Pl.Phd.82d; τοῦτο εὐθὺς ὑφήγηται this is the guiding principle, Arist.Pol.1260a4; κατὰ τὸν ὑφηγημένον τρόπον according to the normal plan, Id.EN1108a3, Pol.1256a2; κατὰ τὴν . μέθοδον ib. 1252a17 (it is not necessary to regard these usages as pass.).
II. c. acc. cogn., . τὴν ὁδόν show the way, Plu.Pomp.76, etc.; . ταῦτα gave these instructions, Lys.33.3:—Pass., τὰ δι᾽ ἡμῶν ὑφηγούμενα the precepts laid down by us, Ael.Tact.Prooem. 6:—but,
2. c. acc. rei, show the way to, instruct in,ἀγαθάX.Cyr.8.7.15; “χρήματαId.Ages.1.19; “τύπουςPl.R.403e; . γόνον indicate or describe it, D.H. 1.78, cf. Ph.1.14; “τινί τιPlu.2.147c, D.L.8.60; also “τινί τινοςPlu. 2.582b.
III. lead to a thing, indicate that it is so, A.Eu. 192.
hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
How to enter text in Greek:
hide References (12 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (12):
    • Aeschylus, Eumenides, 192
    • Euripides, Electra, 664
    • Lysias, Olympic Oration, 3
    • Plato, Republic, 403e
    • Plato, Phaedo, 82d
    • Plato, Euthydemus, 278c
    • Sophocles, Electra, 1502
    • Thucydides, Histories, 1.78
    • Xenophon, Cyropaedia, 8.7.15
    • Xenophon, Agesilaus, 1.19
    • Plutarch, Pompey, 76
    • Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitates Romanae, 1.78
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: