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ἑλληνίζω

ἑλληνίζω, to speak Greek

ἑλλην-ίζω, impf. ἑλλήνιζον without augm., Charito 4.5 codd.: aor. Act. ἑλληνίσαι D.C. 55.3: aor. Pass. without augm., Th. 2.68 codd.: pf. Pass. ἡλλήνισται J. AJ 1.6.1:—
  • speak Greek, Ἕλλην μέν ἐστι καὶ ἑλληνίζει Pl. Men. 82b, cf. Chrm. 159a, Prt. 328a, etc.; ἑ. τῇ φωνῇ, τὴν φωνήν, Aeschin. 3.172, Charito l.c.; esp. speak or write pure or correct Greek, Arist. Rh. 1407a19, D.H. Pomp. 2.5; ἄκρως ἑ. S.E. M. 1.186; opp. βαρβαρίζω, ib. 246.
        • b οὐδὲ γὰρ ἂν ἑλληνίζοι οὕτως τὸ ἐρώτημα λεχθέν would not be Greek, Arist. SE 182a34.
        • c speak common Greek, opp. the Attic dialect, σὺ μὲν ἀττικίζεις . . οἱ δʼ Ἕλληνες ἑλληνίζομεν Posidipp. 28.
    • II trans., make Greek, Hellenize, τὴν βάρβαρον Lib. Or. 11.103; translate into Greek, D.C. l.c.:—Pass., ἑλληνισθῆναι τὴν γλῶσσαν ἀπό τινος acquire the Greek language from . ., Th. l.c.; τὰ ὀνόματα . . ἡλλήνισται have assumed an Hellenic form, J. AJ 1.6.1.

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