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ἐλασσόω

ἐλασσόω, to make less

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ἐλασσοῦν present active participle neuter nominative singular, present active participle neuter vocative singular, present active participle neuter accusative singular, present active infinitive of ἐλασσόω

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ἐλασσ-όω, Att. ἐλαττόω: aor. ἠλάττωσα Lys. 13.9, Plb. 16.21.5: pf. ἠλλάττωκα D.H. Comp. 6, etc.:—Pass., fut. -ωθήσομαι Th. 5.34, D. 21.66: fut. Med. in same sense, Hdt. 6.11, Th. 5.104: aor. ἠλασσώθην, -ττώθην, Id. 1.77, D. 10.33: pf. ἠλάττωμαι Apollod.Com. 7.3, Plb. 18.4.3:—
  • make less or smaller, diminish, reduce in amount, PTeb. 19.11 (ii B.C.), PLips. 105.28 (i A.D.):—Pass., POxy. 918xi3 (ii A.D.).
      • 2 in early writers, lower, degrade, τὴν πόλιν Lys. 13.9, Isoc. 8.17; ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν βραχύ τι παρʼ ἀγγέλους LXX Ps. 8.6; cut down, shorten, συναλοιφαῖς τὰ ῥήματα D.H. Comp. 6: c. gen., detract from, μὴ προστιθέναι τιμήν, ἀλλὰ μὴ ἐλασσοῦν τῆς ὑπαρχούσης Th. 3.42:—Med., reduce the power of, τινάς Plb. 22.15.1.
    • II Pass.,
      • 1 abs., to be lessened, suffer loss, be depreciated, of things, Th. 2.62; of persons, Id. 4.59, al., OGI 139.10 (ii B.C.), PTeb. 382.13 (i B.C.), Phld. Lib. p.32 O., al., Ev.Jo. 3.30, etc.; μέγα τοῦθʼ οἱ πατέρες ἠλαττώμεθα Apollod.Com. 7.3; also, take less than oneʼs due, waive oneʼs rights or privileges, Th. 1.77, D. 56.14; but, fall short of oneʼs professions, act dishonestly, Isoc. 1.49.
      • 2 c. dat. rei, have the worst of it, Hdt. 6.11, Th. 5.104, etc.; τῷ πολέμῳ Id. 1.115; to be inferior, τῇ ἐμπειρίᾳ Id. 5.72; πολλαῖς ναυσί X. HG 1.5.15; πᾶσι τούτοις ib. 6.2.28; ἠλαττωμένος τοῖς ὄμμασι, of a one-eyed man, Plb. 18.4.3; πρός τινα POxy. 215ii18: c. gen., fall short of, τῶν ἀρχετύπων Ph. 1.606.
      • 3 c. gen. pers., to be at a disadvantage with a person, πολλὰ μὲν οὖν ἔγωγʼ ἐλαττοῦμαι κατὰ τουτονὶ τὸν ἀγῶνʼ Αἰσχίνου D. 18.3; ἐλαττοῦσθαί τινός τινι Pl. Alc. 1.121b; μηδὲν τῶν δημιουργῶν Id. Grg. 459c.
      • 4 c. gen. rei, suffer loss in respect of, κεφαλαίου, τόκων, BGU 155.10 (ii A.D.); to be in want of, LXX 1 Ki. 21.15(16): also c. dat., ib. 2 Ki. 3.29.

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