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ἀνδραποδίζω

ἀνδραποδίζω, to reduce to slavery, enslave

ἀνδραποδ-ίζω, pres. Act. first in Alciphr. 3.40: Att. fut. -ῐῶ X. HG 2.2.20: aor. ἠνδραπόδισα Hdt., Th.:—Med., fut. ἀνδραποδιεῦμαι in pass. sense, Hdt. 6.17:—Pass., fut. ἀνδραποδισθήσομαι X. HG 2.2.14: aor. ἠνδραποδίσθην Lys. 2.57: pf. ἠνδραπόδισμαι Isoc. 17.14, part. ἀνδραποδισμένος Hdt. 6.119: (ἀνδράποδον):—
  • Prose Verb, enslave, esp. of conquerors, sell the free men of a conquered place into slavery, Hdt. 1.151, Th. 1.98; παῖδας καὶ γυναῖκας Id. 3.36; πόλιν 6.62:—Pass., to be sold into slavery, Hdt. 6.106, 119, 8.29, X. HG 1.6.14, etc.; πόλις ὑπὸ τῶν βαρβάρων ἠνδραποδίσθη Lys. l.c.:—Med. also in act. sense, Hdt. 1.76, al., Th. 4.48, And. 3.22, etc.
    • II less freq. of individuals, kidnap, Pl. Grg. 508e, X. Mem. 4.2.14, Smp. 4.36.
    • III metaph., -ίζοντες ἀπὸ τοῦ φρονεῖν τοὺς νέους Alciphr. 3.40.

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