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ἀναιρέω , pf. ἀνῄρηκα ἀνειρ-dub. in Com.Adesp.18.6D.): (v. αἱρέω): —
A.take up, ἀνελόντες ἀπὸ χθονός having raised the victim from the ground, so as to cut its throat (cf. αὐερύω), Od.3.453.
3. simply, take up,παῖδαPi.P.9.61; “τὰ ὀστᾶTh.1.126.
4. take up bodies for burial, “ἀνελόντες καὶ κατακλαύσαντεςAr. V.386, cf. X.An.6.4.9; more common in Med., v. infr. B. 1.3.
3. destroy an argument, confute it, Arist.; esp. confute directly, opp. διαιρέω (v. “ἀναίρεσις11.4), Arist.SE176b36, al.; . ἑαυτὸν confute oneself, Olymp.in Mete.25.14.
4. in argument, do away with,τὰς ὑποθέσειςPl.R.533c; deny, opp. τιθέναι, S.E.P.1.192, al.
III. appoint, ordain, of oracle's answer to inquiry, “ θεὸς αὐτοῖς . παραδοῦναιTh.1.25; “οὓς ἂν θεὸς ἀνέλῃPl.Lg.865d, cf. 642d; “ἀνεῖλεν θεοῖς οἷς ἔδει θύεινX.An.3.1.6: also c. acc. et inf., “ἢν τὸ χρηστήριον ἀνέλῃ μιν βασιλέα εἶναιHdt.1.13, etc.: abs., answer, give a response, ἀνεῖλε τὸ χρηστήριον ibid.; . τι περί τινος give an oracle about a thing, Pl.Lg.914a; “μαντείας .D. Ep.1.16:—Pass., Id.21.51.
B. Med., take up for oneself, take up, pick up,οὐλοχύτας ἀνέλοντοIl.1.449; ἀσπίδα, ἔγχος, 11.32, 13.296; “κυνέηνHdt.1.84; “δίκτυαArist. HA602b9; achieve, win, . τὴν Ὀλυμπιάδα, τὴν νίκην, Hdt.6.70,103, D.H.5.47; generally, . ἐπιφροσύνας take thought, Od.19.22; “εὐδαιμονίανPi.N.7.56, cf. Thgn.281; in bad sense, “ὄνειδος σπαργάνων .S.OT 1035; εἴ σ᾽ ἀνελοίμην if I should take thee into my service, Od.18.357; σῖτα . get forage, Hdt.4.128; ποινὴν τῆς Αἰσώπου ψυχῆς . exact vengeance for . . , Id.2.134.
2. take up and carry off, snatch,κούρας ἀνέλοντο θύελλαιOd.20.66; “ἀναιρούμενος οἴκαδε φέρεινPl.Lg. 914b; ἀνείλατο (for the form cf. Hsch.) “δαίμωνEpigr.Gr.404.1.
4. take up in one's arms, Il.16.8: hence, take up new-born children, own them, Plu.Ant.36, cf. Ar.Nu.531; take up an exposed child, Men. Sam.159, cf. BGU1110, etc.
5. conceive in the womb, c. acc., Hdt. 2.108, 6.69.
6. take up money at interest, D.50.17.
7. take up a lease, Michel1359 (Chios). cf. BCH<*>7.204.
8. withdraw money from a bank, etc., “αὐτὸς ἀνελέσθωIG5(2).159.
II. take upon oneself, undertake,πόνουςHdt.6.108; πόλεμόν τινι war against one, Id.5.36; “πολέμους ἀναιρούμεσθαE.Supp.492, cf. D.1.7; “. ἔχθρανPl.Phdr.233c, D.6.20; . δημόσιον ἔργον undertake, contract for the execution of a work, Pl.Lg.921d, cf. a, b, D.53.21.
2. accept as one's own, adopt,γνώμηνHdt.7.16.“ά; τὰ οὐνόματα τὰ ἀπὸ τῶν βαρβάρων ἥκοντα2.52; . φιλοψυχίην entertain a love for life, 6.29.
III. rescind, cancel, συγγραφήν, συνθήκας, etc., D.34.31, 48.46, IG7.3171 (Orchom. Boeot., iii B. C.).
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