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λυμαίνω

λῡμαίνω [λύμη] impf. mid. pass. ἐλυμαινόμην ‖ fut. mid. λυμανοῦμαι ‖ aor. ἐλύμηνα and ἐλύμανα, mid. ἐλυμηνάμην ‖ pf. mid. pass. λελύμασμαι ‖ ppf. mid. pass. (ἐ)λελυμάσμην ‖ aor. pass. ἐλυμάνθην Aeschl. Ch. 290 and in compd. (δι-) ‖ fut. pass. λυμανθήσομαι

❶ act. later to damage τινι sthg. Lib. Decl. 13.6

❷ mid.
🄰 to wash, purify, clean Hp. Vict. 1.14 Hsch.

🄱 to soil, hence dishonor, outrage, offend, violate with acc.: λέχη λυμαίνεται he defiles (our) beds Eur. Bac. 354; ἅλις δὲ λύμης ἥν μ’ ἐλυμήνω the outrage you have done to me is enough Eur. Hel. 1099; λυμαίνεσθαι νόμους to infringe upon the laws Lys. 30.26 | with dat.: λ. νεκρῷ to outrage a corpse Hdt. 1.214.4, 9.79.1; αὐτῷ τάδ’ ἄλλα … λυμαίνεται he crushes him with other misfortunes Eur. Bac. 632 ‖ to treat badly, mistreat, torture with acc. Eur. Andr. 719 Aristoph. Av. 100 Hdt. 5.33.3; τὴν ἵππον αὐτῶν ἐλυμήναντο ἀνηκέστως they damaged their cavalry irreparably Hdt. 8.28; ἡμέας λυμαίνεται λύμῃσι ἀνηκέστοισι he mistreats us unbearably Hdt. 6.12.3; τἆλλα πάντα λυμαίνεσθαι to mistreat in all other ways possible Hdt. 3.16.1 | in love: τίς δέ τυ τᾶν παίδων λυμαίνεται; which is the girl who makes you suffer? Theocr. 10.15 ‖ to damage, spoil, ruin, corrupt, destroy: τὰ λυμαινόμενα γαστέρας καὶ κεφαλὰς καὶ ψυχὰς ταῦτ’ ἔφη εἶναι he said that what ruins the stomach, the head, and the soul are these Xen. Mem. 1.3.6; ἀνάπαλιν δὲ συμβαίνοντα … λυμαίνεται τὸ μακάριον if, however, they happen in a contrary way, they ruin happiness Aristot. E.N. 1100b 28 | with dat. εὑρήσετε … τὴν ὕβριν ὅλοις τοῖς πράγμασιν λυμαινομένην you will discover that violence ruins everything Isocr. 20.9; εἰ … πάντα ταῦτ’ ἐλυμαίνετο τοῖς ὅλοις if all these things together have worsened the situation Demosth. 18.203; λ. τοῖς μειρακίοις to corrupt boys Aristoph. Nub. 928 | with acc. λ. τὴν διάνοιαν to corrupt the mind Phil.2 Deus 136 ‖ abs. to cause damage VT Is. 65.25, Chr. 2.16.10; καὶ ὅσα τοιαῦτα μετ’ ἐλπίδων λυμαίνεται and other such things that lead one to ruin with vain hopes Thuc. 5.103.2

❸ pass. to be injured, mistreated, damaged, ruined Aeschl. Ch. 290 Xen. Cyr. 8.2.22 Lys. 28.14; ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ δεδεμένου καὶ λυμαινομένου for him when he was being mistreated in prison Antipho 5.63; ὑπὸ τοῦ πυρὸς λελυμασμένοι damaged by fire Paus. 7.5.4.

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