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δείκνυμι (also δεικνύω Hes.Op.451, Men.562; Ion. δέκνυμι GDI 5653b14 (ἀπο-, Chios), 5493b25 (ἀπο-, Milet.), freq. in Hdt.; Cret. δίκνυμι (προ-) GDI5112); 3sg.
A.δείκνυHes.Op.526; imper. δείκνυε ib.502, Pl.Phdr.228e, 3sg.“δεικνύτωS.OC1532: impf.3pl. “ἐδείκνυσανX.An.4.5.33, D.18.213, also “-υονHdt.4.150, Antipho 5.76, etc.; 3sg. “δείκνυενPi.P.4.220: fut. “δείξωOd.12.25, etc., Ion. “δέξωHdt.4.179, al.: aor. 1 ἔδειξα, Ep. “δεῖξαOd.3.174, etc., Ion. “ἔδεξαHdt.2.30, al.: pf. “δέδειχαAlex.268, (ἐπι-) D.26.16, (ἀνα-) Plb.4.48.3:—Med., with pf. Pass., for Ep. forms δεικνύμενος, δείδεκτο, δειδέχαται, δειδέχατο, v. δειδίσκομαι:—Pass., fut. “δειχθήσομαιIsoc.5.1, 12.4; “δεδείξομαιPlu.2.416d, A.D.Synt.23.26, al.: aor. “ἐδείχθηνE.Supp.1209, etc., Ion. ἐδέχθην ἀπ-) Hdt.1 Prooem.: pf. “δέδειγμαιS.Fr.432, Ion. “δέδεκταιHp.de Arte10:—bring to light, show forth,[θεὸς] ἡμῖν δεῖξε [τέρας]Od.3.178; “δεικνὺς σῆμα βροτοῖσινIl.13.244; “ἄγος δ.S.OT 1427; τὸν κτανόντα ib.278; “ἵν᾽ ἐλαίας . . ἔδειξε κλάδον ἈθάναE.Tr. 802; of artists, portray, represent, Luc.Im.5; cause,δυσθέατα πήματα ἐδείξατ᾽A.Th.982 codd.; render so and so, “τυφλοὺς τοὺς ἐμβλέποντας δεικνύειMen.83; “τινὰ ὑπὸ τῶν τραυμάτων δείξας νεκρόνD.S.34.2.21:—Med., δείκνυμαι set before one,ἄεθλαIl.23.701.
3. show, make known, esp. by words, explain,ὁδόνOd.12.25, etc.; “ἀντολὰς ἐγὼ ἄστρων ἔδειξαA.Pr.458, cf. 482.
5. of accusers, inform against,τινάAr.Eq.278 (Dobree ex Sch. ἐγὼ ἐνδείκνυμι).
7. offer, proffer,καὶ τὰ πίστ᾽ ἐδειξάτηνA.Ag.651. (Cf. Lat. dīco, Goth. gateihan 'announce', OHG. zeigōn 'show'.)
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