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κινδυνεύω

1.to be daring, to make a venture, take the risk, do a daring thing, Hdt., Ar., etc.: to be in danger, Thuc.
2.that in respect of which danger is incurred in dat., κ. τῶι σώματι, τῆι ψυχῆι Hdt.; κ. πάσηι τῆι Ἑλλάδι to run a risk with all Greece, i. e. endanger it all, id=Hdt., etc.; so, κ. περὶ τῆς ψυχῆς Ar., etc.
3.c. acc. cogn. to venture, hazard, κινδύνευμα Plat.; μάχην Aeschin.:—Pass. to be risked or hazarded, μεταβολὴ κινδυνεύεται there is risk of change, Thuc.; τὰ μέγιστα κινδυνεύεται are endangered, Dem.
4.c. inf. to run the risk of doing or being, Hdt., Thuc., etc.:— then, implying a chance of success, κινδυνεύω (c. inf.) is used to express what may possibly or probably happen, κινδυνεύουσι οἱ ἄνθρωποι γόητες εἶναι they run a risk of being reputed conjurors, Hdt.; κινδυνεύσεις ἐπιδεῖξαι χρηστὸς εἶναι you will have a chance of showing your worth, Xen.; κινδυνεύει ἀγαθὸν γεγονέναι it is very likely to prove good, Plat.:—then impers., κινδυνεύει it may be, possibly, id=Plat.
5.Pass. to be endangered or imperilled, Thuc., Dem.

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