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παρασκευάζω , fut. “-άσωX.Cyr.1.6.18 (but 3sg. “-σκευᾷEpicur. Nat.14.2, 2pl. “-σκευᾶτεSIG1106.113 (Cos, iv/iii B. C.)): Ion. 3pl. plpf. Pass. “παρεσκευάδατοHdt.7.218, etc. : later sts. παρασκεπ-σκεάζω , as
A.παρεσκεασμένωνIPE12.32B12 (Olbia, iii B.C.) :—get ready, prepare, “δεῖπνονHdt.9.82, Pherecr.172 ; “στρατείανTh.4.74 ; “ὀθόνιαAr. Ach.1176 ; “πλοῖαLys.13.26 ; ἱππέας, ὅπλα, τριήρεις, X.Ages.1.24, Cyr.2.1.9, HG1.4.11 ; hold ready, “τῆς θύρας παρεσκευασμένηςLys. 1.24 : κατασκευάζω is prop. fit out and prepare what one has, παρασκευάζω provide and prepare what one has not ; cf. “κατασκευή11.
5. produce, cause, “τοὺς ὄγκους καὶ τὰ καύματαDiocl. Fr.43.
B. Med. and Pass. :
2. in Oratt., procure, suborn persons as witnesses, partisans, etc., so as to obtain a verdict by fraud or force (cf. “παρασκευή1.3) ; “π. τοὺς συκοφάνταςAnd.1.105 ; “ῥήτορας παρασκευασάμενοιIs.1.7 ; ψευδεῖς λόγους ib.17 ; “μάρτυρας ψευδεῖς παρεσκεύασταιD.29.28 ; π. τινὰς τῶν δημοτῶν bring them over to one's side, Id.44.39 : abs., form a party, intrigue, Is.10.1, D.27.2 :—so in Act., X.HG1.7.8, Is.8.3 ; παρασκευάζειν τινὶ δικαστήριον pack a jury to try him, Lys.13.12:—Pass., ὑπὸ σοῦ παρεσκευάσθη was 'squared' by you, D.20.145.
II. Med. also abs., prepare oneself, make preparations, “τῷ ναυτικῷ . . παρασκευασαμένῳTh. 2.80 ; “παρασκευασάμενος μεγάλωςHdt. 9.15 ; “παρασκευάσασθαι ὥστε ἀμύνασθαιX.An.7.3.35 : in pres. and impf. it may be regarded either as Pass. or Med., D.18.19, etc. ; π. ἐς ναυμαχίην, μάχην, Hdt.9.96,99 ; “π. πρός τιTh.3.69, etc. ; στρατεύεσθαι π. Hdt. 1.71, cf. A.Ag.353, Ar.Av.227 : c. fut. inf., X.Cyr.7.5.12.
4. Med., = exonerare alvum, LXX 1 Ki. 24.4.
IV. in Pass., of things, to be got ready, prepared, ἐπειδὴ παρεσκεύαστο when preparations had been made, Th.4.67 ; “τούτῳ ἄριστα παρεσκεύασται ζῆνPl.Mx.248a ; in Hdt.9.100, for ὡς παρεσκευάδατο τοῖσι Ἕλλησι, Reiske proposed παρεσκεύαστο.
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