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ἀναρτάω

ἀναρτάω, to hang to

ἀναρτ-άω,
  • hang to or upon, ὀνάρταις (Aeol. pres. part.) χέρρας ὐμ ἐμμάτων Alc. Supp. 4.21; λαιμὸν ἀ. μελάθρῳ A.R. 3.789; hang up, ἑαυτόν Plu. VOrat. 2.841a; τὸ ζῆν ib. Par.min. 314b:—but mostly,
      • 2 metaph., attach to, make dependent upon, δήμῳ . . μήτε πᾶν ἀναρτήσῃς κράτος E. Fr. 626.1; ἀ. ἑαυτὸν εἰς δῆμον D. Ep. 3.23; ἐς θεοὺς ἀ. τι leave it depending upon them, E. Ph. 705; Rhet., ἀ. τι τῇ ὑποστάσει Aristid. Rh. 1 p.480 S.
      • 3 keep in suspense, Alciphr. 1.22; uplift, ταῖς ὑποσχέσεσι Lib. Decl. 33.26.
      • 4 suspend, i.e. withhold, c. dat., τὸ σιτηρέσιόν τινι Just. Nov. 88.2.1.
    • II Pass., to be hung up, παραδείγματα ἀνηρτημένους as examples, Pl. Grg. 525c.
      • 2 depend upon, ἔκ τινος Id. Ion 533e: metaph., ἐλπίσιν ἐξ ἐλπίδων ἀναρτωμένους clinging to one hope after another, D. 19.18; ἀνηρτῆσθαι εἰς . . to be referred or referable to . ., τὰ ἁμαρτήματα . . εἰς θεὸν ἀνηρτημένα τιμωρόν Pl. Lg. 729e; τὰ ἄλλα πάντα εἰς τὴν ψυχὴν ἀ. Id. Men. 88e; ὅτῳ ἀνδρὶ εἰς ἑαυτὸν ἀνήρτηται πάντα Id. Mx. 247e; ἀνηρτημένοι ταῖς ὄψεσιν πρός τινα hanging on one with their eyes, Plu. Oth. 3; ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις εἴς τι Id. Bruta anim. 2.989d; ἀνηρτημένοι ταῖς ψυχαῖς in suspense, D.S. 33.5.
    • III Med., also with pf. Pass., = Act., D.H. 11.46: hence, attach to oneself, make dependent upon one, τινά X. Cyr. 1.4.1; subdue, ib. 1.1.5.

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