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ἐπισημαίνω

ἐπισημαίνω, to set a mark upon

ἐπι-σημαίνω, Dor. ἐπι-σᾱμαίνω SIG 953.31 (Calymna, ii B.C.):—
  • mark, γράμματα Aen. Tact. 31.3 (Med.):—Med., seal, μαρτυρίας τᾷ δαμοσίᾳ σφραγῖδι SIG l.c.:— Pass., to have a mark set on one, κἀπισημανθήσεται κείνου κεκλῆσθαι λαός E. Ion 1593.
      • 2 of a disease, τῶν ἀκρωτηρίων ἀντίληψις αὐτοῦ ἐπεσήμαινεν the seizure of his extremities set a mark upon him, Th. 2.49:—Pass., ἢν ἅπαξ ἐπισημανθῇ if once he has the mark of the disease upon him, Hp. Morb.Sacr. 8.
        • b indicate as a symptom, πολλὰ τοῦ νοσώδους Philostr. Gym. 30: as a weather-sign, αὐχμούς Id. Her. 2.9:—Pass., show symptoms of disease, Gal. 14.661.
    • II indicate, c. acc. et inf., ὁ θεὸς ἐπεσήμαινεν αὐτῷ ὅσιον εἶναι X. HG 4.7.2.
    • III intr., give signs, appear as a symptom in a case, Hp. Epid. 1.18; ἄρθρον ἐ. συντεταμένον Id. Art. 30; of puberty, show itself, Arist. GA 727a8, 728b24; of weather-signs, indicate a change of weather, Thphr. Sign. 10, etc.; of omens, τῷ Ῥώμῳ γῦπες ἐ. ἕξ D.H. 1.86, etc.; εἰς τὸ δημόσιον Paus. 3.12.7; of the gods, δαιμόνιον αὐτοῖς ἐ. D.S. 19.103, cf. 5.3, Plu. Num. 22, Sull. 14: impers., ἐπισημαίνει symptoms appear, Arist. HA 572b32; ἐ. περὶ τοὺς μαστούς Id. GA 728b29.
    • IV Med. (pf. Med. in act. sense, Phld. Mus. p.82 K., Ir. p.5 W., aor. Pass., Id. Rh. 1.58 S., al.), assign as a distinguishing mark, μίαν τινὰ φύσιν Pl. Phlb. 25a, cf. Plt. 258c; distinguish, τί βούλομαι Id. Lg. 744a; ἐάν τε ἰάσιμος ἐάν τε ἀνίατος δοκῇ εἶναι Id. Grg. 526b: abs., D.S. 13.28; τοσοῦτον -σημηναμένους having added so much by way of explanation, Gal. 17(1).800.
      • 2 signify, indicate, ὃ . . Ὅμηρος ἐπεσ. Pl. Lg. 681e; ἐ. ἐν τοῖς ὅρκοις ὅτι "οὐκ ἀδικήσω" Arist. Pol. 1310a11; τῷ μειδιάματι . . τὴν διαμαρτίαν Luc. Laps. 1; remark, "ὀρθῶς" Thphr. Char. 2.4.
      • 3 set oneʼs name and seal to a thing (in token of approbation), ἐπισημαίνεσθαι τὰς εὐθύνας D. 18.250: generally, applaud, signify approval, Isoc. 12. 2, Aeschin. 2.49, Men. Phasm.Fr. I, etc.: rarely in bad sense, disapprove, M.Ant. 6.20, App. BC 5.15; of a historian, Plb. 2.61.1.
      • 4 distinguish by reward or punishments, ἐπισημαίνεσθαί τινα δώροις Id. 6.39.6; τοὺς μὲν χάρισι, τοὺς δὲ κολάσεσιν Id. Fr. 148; τὰ καλὰ τῶν ἔργων OGI 116.13 (Delos, ii B.C.), cf. 51.12 (Ptolemais, iii B.C.).

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