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προσίημι 1 2 3 4

I.to send to or towards, let come to, τινὰ πρὸς τὸ πῦρ Xen.: to apply, τί τινι id=Xen.
II.Mid. προσίεμαι, to let come to or near one, admit, πρ. τινὰ εἰς τὴν ὁμιλίαν Plat.; πρ. τοὺς βαρβάρους to let them approach, Xen.
2.to admit, allow, believe, τοῦτο μὲν οὐ προσίεμαι Hdt.; προσηκάμην τὸ ῥηθέν Eur.
b.to admit, accept, submit to, ξεινικὰ νόμαια Hdt.; πρ. τὰ προκεκηρυγμένα to accept the proposals, Thuc.; πρ. φάρμακον to take it, Xen.
c.to allow, approve, τὴν προδοσίην Hdt.; οὐδαμῆ πρ. οἱ θεοὶ τὸν πόλεμον Xen.
3.c. inf. to undertake or venture to do, id=Xen.:—also, to allow that, id=Xen.
4.c. acc. pers. to attach to oneself, attract, win, please, οὐδὲν προσίετό μιν nothing moved or pleased him, Hdt.; ἓν δ᾽ οὐ προσίεταί με one thing pleases me not, Ar.; τοῦτ᾽ οὐ δύναταί με προσέσθαι id=Ar.

1 fut. προσήσω

2 mid. -ήσομαι

3 aor1 προσῆκα

4 mid. -ηκάμην

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

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