previous next
ἑρμην-εύω , Dor. ἑρμα_νεύω SIG1168.88 (Epid.),
A.interpret foreign tongues, X.An.5.4.4; translate, D.H.Th.49, etc.; “ἀπὸ Π̔ωμαϊκῶν” PRyl.62.30 (iii A. D.):—Pass., “Ἑλληνιστί” D.H.2.12, cf. LXXJb.42.17, etc.
II. explain, expound, S.OC398, E.Fr.636.5, etc.; “ὑμῖν ταῦτα” Antipho 3.2.1; “ὅ τι λέγει” Philyll.11; “τὰ τῶν ποιητῶν” Pl.Ion535a:—Med., Id.Epin.985b:— Pass., Arist.SE166b11.
2. put into words, express, Th.2.60, Pl. Lg.966b, etc.; “τι διά τινος” Hermog.Id.2.5; “τι πεζῶς” Id.Meth.30:— Pass., D.H.Comp.25.
3. describe, write about, “τὸν Νεῖλον” Demetr. Eloc.121.
III. abs., speak clearly, articulate, Hp.Epid.5.74.
Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1940.

The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.

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 Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: