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ἀπογιγνώσκω

ἀπογιγνώσκω, depart from a judgment, give up a design

ἀπογιγνώσκω, Ion. and later Att. ἀπογῑνώσκω, fut. -γνώσομαι:—
  • depart from a judgement, give up a design or intention of doing, τοῦ μάχεσθαι X. An. 1.7.19, cf. Plb. 1.29.5, etc.; ἀ. τὸ κατὰ γῆν πορεύεσθαι X. HG 7.5.7; ἀ. διώκειν Plu. Ant. 34, cf. Thes. 6; ἀ. μὴ βοηθεῖν resolve not to help, D. 15.9, cf. IG 2(2).457.30: c. gen., give up a notion, Simp. in Ph. 610.9.
    • II c. gen. rei, despair of, τῆς ἐλευθερίας Lys. 2.46; οὐδενὸς χρὴ πράγματος ὅλως ἀπογνῶναι Men. 131; ὡς ἀνιάτων D.Chr. 32.97; ὑπὲρ σφῶν Jul. Or. 2.61c: abs., despair, D. 4.42 (where some codd. supply ἑαυτῶν), Babr. 43.18: c. fut. inf., αἱρήσειν ἀ. Arr. An. 3.20.3; ἀκούσεσθαι Luc. Icar. 10: c. aor. inf., τὴν πόλιν ἀπέγνω ἑλεῖν Arr. An. 1.5.8, cf. D.Chr. 32.9.
      • 2 c. acc., give up as hopeless or desperate, τὴν σωτηρίαν Arist. EN 1115b2; τὰς πρεσβείας Plb. 5.1.5, al.; τὰς ἐλπίδας Id. 2.35.1; ἀ. τι ἀπὸ τῶν παρόντων App. Hisp. 37; ἀρετῆς ἀκρίβειαν Porph. Antr. 36; ἀ. αὑτόν Plb. 21.26.14:—Pass., to be given up, τὰ παρʼ ὑμῶν D. 19.54; ἐλπίς D.H. 5.15; ἐλευθερία Luc. Tyr. 6; ἀπεγνωσμέναι ἐλπίδες forlorn hopes, Plb. 30.8.3; ἐπιβουλὴ -μένη Hdn. 4.4.3; ἀπεγνωσμένοι ἄνθρωποι desperate men, Id. 1.16.4 (but ἄνθρωποι ἀπεγνωκότες Plu. Alex. 16); ὑπὸ τῶν ἰατρῶν ἀ. to be despaired of . ., Id. Per. 13. Adv. ἀπεγνωσμένως in despair, Id. Nic. 21.
        • b renounce, reject, τι Hp. Medic. 4, cf. D. 3.33; τινάς Id. 6.16, cf. D.C. 73.15; φιλίαν Iamb. VP 22.102.
    • III as law-term, refuse to receive an accusation, reject, γραφήν, ἔνδειξιν, D. 22.39, 58.17:hence,
      • 2 ἀ. τινός (sc. δίκην vel γραφήν) reject the charge brought against a man, i.e. acquit him, opp. καταγιγνώσκειν τινός, Id. 40.39, cf. Aeschin. 2.6, etc.; ἀ. τί τινος Is. 5.34: c. inf., ἀ. τινὸς μὴ ἀδικεῖν acquit him of wrong, Lys. 1.34; also οὐκ ἀπέγνω τῆς δίκης D. 34.21.

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