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παρεγγυάω

παρεγγυάω, to hand over

παρεγγῠ-άω,
  • hand over to another, entrust or commend to his care, τοῖσι φίλοισι π. τὸν ξεῖνον Hdt. 3.8; τὴν ἀρχήν τινι Plu. Ant. 11; of life, π. τοῖς ἐπιγιγνομένοις Antipho Soph. 50: c. inf., τοῖς φίλοις τηρεῖν παρεγγυηκώς Phld. Piet. 110; παῖδα τῇ Ἀθηνᾷ τιθηνεῖσθαι π. D.C. 59.28:— Pass., π. τι to be entrusted with . ., Is. Fr. 31.
      • 2 of things, recommend, τοῦτʼ ἐγὼ π. Men. 487, cf. POxy. 1101.15 (iv A. D., Pass.), Olymp. Alch.p.94 B. (Med.); μέθοδος ἣν οἱ σοφισταὶ παρεγγυῶσιν Phld. Rh. 1.137 S.
    • II as a military term, pass on the watchword or word of command along the whole line, παρηγγύων κελευσμὸν ἀλλήλοισι . ., " θεῖνʼ, ἀντέρειδε " E. Supp. 700; σύνθημα παρεγγυήσας Ζεὺς σωτήρ X. Cyr. 7.1.10, cf. 3.3.58, Moer. p.324P.: abs., σπεύδοντες π. ἐπί τινας eager to pass the word to attack them, Plb. 7.18.4: without any notion of command, βοώντων τῶν στρατιωτῶν θάλαττα, θάλαττα, καὶ παρεγγυώντων X. An. 4.7.24: metaph., c. acc. et inf., σημεῖα δʼ ἥξειν τῶνδέ μοι παρηγγύα ἢ σεισμὸν ἢ βροντήν τινʼ S. OC 94.
      • 2 of a general, give the word of command, τινί c. inf., X. Cyr. 3.2.8, 7.5.17: c. inf. only, ib. 2.3.21, An. 4.1.17, etc.:—Med., Id. Lac. 11.8, Plu. Oth. 16.
      • 3 of soldiers, π. ἀλλήλοις μὴ ἀπολείπεσθαι exhorted one another not . ., Id. Cam. 37: generally, exhort, π. αὐτοῖς παύσασθαι c. part., Luc. D Mort. 1.2, cf. Hierocl. in CA 2p.423M.

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