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διαχράομαι

διαχράομαι, to use constantly

διαχράομαι, fut. -ήσομαι, Dor. 3 sg. διαχρησεῖται Theoc. 15.54.
    • I Dep., c. dat. rei, use constantly or habitually, chiefly in Hdt., τῇ αὐτῇ γλώσσῃ 1.58; τῷ αὐτῷ τρόπῳ 2.127; οὐκ οἴνῳ διαχρέωνται 1.71, cf. 2.77; ἐσθῆτι φοινηκηΐῃ 4.43; τῇ ἀληθείῃ δ. speak the truth, 3.72; οἰμωγῇ ἀφθόνῳ 3.66, cf. 6.58; ἀρετῇ 7.102; ἀγνωμοσύνῃ 6.10; ἀναιδείῃ τε καὶ ἀβουλίῃ 7.210; νόμοις τοῖς προτέροισιν Ar. Ec. 609; λιμῷ ὅσαπερ ὄψῳ δ. use hunger as a sauce, X. Cyr. 1.5.12.
        • b of passive states, meet with, suffer under, συμφορῇ μεγάλῃ, τοιούτῳ μόρῳ, Hdt. 3.117, 1.167; αὐχμῷ δ. Id. 2.13.
      • 2 treat, handle, ἀνομώτατα Str. 6.1.8: c. acc., destroy, kill, Hdt. 1.24, 110, Antipho 1.23, Th. 3.36, etc.
    • II Pass., to be lent out to different persons, v. διακίχρημι.
      • 2 to be killed, D.L. 1.102.
    • III later in Act., διαχράω reveal by oracle, τελετήν Orac. ap. Phleg. Olymp.Fr. 1.

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