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ἀναβιβάζω Causal of ἀναβαίνω.

I.to make go up, cause to mount, ἐπὶ πύργον Hdt., Xen.
II.Special usages:
1.ἀν. τινα ἐφ᾽ ἵππον to mount one on horseback, id=Xen.; ἐπ᾽ ἅρμα Hdt.
2.ἀν. ναῦν to draw a ship up on land, Xen.
3.Mid., ἀναβιβάζεσθαί τινας ἐπὶ τὰς ναῦς to have them put on board ship, Thuc.; absol., ἀναβιβασάμενοι id=Thuc.
4.at Athens, to bring up to the bar as a witness, Plat., etc.: Mid., of a culprit, to bring up his wife and children to raise compassion, id=Plat.
5.Pass., ἀναβιβάζεσθαι εἰς τιμήν to ascend to honour, Plut.
6.ἀν. τοὺς φθόγγους, to moderate them, id=Plut.

Liddell and Scott. An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1889.

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