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ψυχαγωγέω

ψυχαγωγέω, to lead departed souls to the nether world

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ψυχαγωγοῦν present active participle neuter nominative singular, present active participle neuter vocative singular, present active participle neuter accusative singular of ψυχαγωγέω

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ψῡχᾰγωγ-έω, (ψυχαγωγός)
  • lead departed souls to the nether world, esp. of Hermes, Luc. D Deor. 4[24].1, 11[7].4.
    • II evoke or conjure up the dead by sacrifice; hence metaph., lead or attract the souls of the living, win over, persuade, allure, ψ. μὲν πολλοὺς τῶν ζώντων, τοὺς δὲ τεθνεῶτας φάσκοντες ψυχαγωγεῖν Pl. Lg. 909b; ψ. διὰ τῆς ὄψεως τοὺς ἀνθρώπους X. Mem. 3.10.6; διὰ τῆς μελῳδίας D.S. 4.4; of speakers, ψ. τοὺς ἀκούοντας Phld. Rh. 1.148 S.; τὰ μέγιστα, οἷς ψυχαγωγεῖ ἡ τραγῳδία Arist. Po. 1450a33:—Pass., ἐκ τῆς μουσικῆς ψ. Ael. VH 2.39; ὑπό τινων D.S. 2.53.
      • 2 in bad sense, lead away, inveigle, delude, ψ. τοὺς ἀκροωμένους Isoc. 2.49, cf. 9.10; τινὰς λόγοις ψ. Lycurg. 33; ψ. τινα ὥστε . ., c. inf., Plb. 13.8.3:—Pass., ὑπὸ εἰδώλων καὶ φαντασμάτων Pl. Ti. 71a; κολακείαις, θεραπείᾳ ψ., D. 44.63, 59.55; ὁ νοῦς . . πρὸς ἀλλοτρίῳ ψυχαγωγηθεὶς πάθει beguiled by contemplating anotherʼs sufferings, Timocl. 6.6:—with a play upon these senses, λίμνη τις . ., οὗ ψυχαγωγεῖ Σωκράτης where Socrates evokes (beguiles) souls, Ar. Av. 1555 (lyr.).
    • III = τὸ ἐξαπατῶντα πιπράσκειν, AB 116.

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