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ἐπαράομαι

ἐπαράομαι, to imprecate curses upon

ἐπᾰράομαι, Cret. part. ἐπαριόμενον Leg.Gort., Cyren. ἐπαρεώμενοι Abh.Berl.Akad. (v. infr.):—
  • imprecate curses upon, Πέρσῃσι πολλὰ ἐπαρησάμενος Hdt. 3.75; ἐ. ἐξώλειαν (q. v.) ἑαυτῷ IG 1(2).10.15, Antipho 5.11, Lys. 12.10; τῶν ἱερῶν by the temples, Isoc. 4.156.
      • 2 c. dat. only, curse solemnly, Pl. Lg. 931b, Jul. Or. 2.50b, Leg.Gort. 2.40, etc.
      • 3 c. acc. rei only, τίνα . . τόνδʼ ἐπηράσω λόγον; what imprecation is this that thou didst utter? S. El. 388; τί ταῦτʼ ἐπήραμαι; D. 18.142: c. acc. et inf., Abh.Berl.Akad. 1925(5).23 (Cyrene).
      • 4 with κατά τινος, Schwyzer 688C 7 (Chios, v B. C.).
      • 5 c. acc. pers., Pl. Lg. 684d.
      • 6 c. fut. inf., swear, vow, ἐ. τάδε . ., τούτῳ ξυναμυνεῖν E. IA 60; vow in addition, βοῦν προσάξειν, εἰ . . Babr. 23.7.

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