χᾰρίζω (charizo)

say, do something agreeable, show, favour, kindness, oblige, gratify, to oblige, humour, partial, make oneself agreeable, comply, do, court favour

say or do something agreeable to a person, show him favour or kindness, oblige, gratify, c. dat. pers., freq. in part., χαριζομένη πόσεϊ ᾧ Il. 5.71, cf. 11.23, 15.449, Od. 8.538, 13.265; once in Hes., ποίησε . . χαριζόμενος Διί Th. 580; πᾶσι χαριζοίμην ἄν Hdt. 6.130, cf. Th. 3.40; τοῖς θεοῖς X. Mem. 4.3.16; Καλλίᾳ χαριζόμενος to oblige, humour him, Pl. Prt. 362a, cf. Men. 75b, Ar. Eq. 1368; of a judge, give a partial verdict, χ. οἷς ἂν δοκῇ αὐτῷ Pl. Ap. 35c; also χ. τῷ ἵππῳ X. Eq. 10.12: abs., m

2 gratify, indulge

gratify or indulge a humour or passion, once in S., θυμῷ χαρίζεσθαι κενά El. 331, cf. Antipho 4.3.2, X. An. 7.1.25; ὀργῇ E. Fr. 31; γλώσσῃ Id. Or. 1514 (troch.); ἔρωτι Pi. Fr. 127; τῇ ἐπιθυμίᾳ Pl. R. 561c: τῷ σώματι X. Mem. 1.2.23; τῇ γαστρί ib. 2.1.2, Cyr. 4.2.39; τῇ ἡδονῇ ib. 4.3.2.

3 grant favours

in erotic sense, grant favours to a man, Ar. Ec. 629 (anap.), Pl. Smp. 182a, Phdr. 231c, 256a, X. Mem. 3.11.12, etc.: hence of Comedy, ὀλίγοις χαρίσασθαι Ar. Eq. 517 (anap.): c. acc. cogn., χ. θήλειαν ἀπόλαυσιν Luc. Am. 27.

II give graciously, cheerfully, allow

c. acc. rei, give graciously or cheerfully, δῶρα Od. 24.283; ἄποινα Il. 6.49, 10.380; χαρίζεσθαί τινί τι Hdt. 1.91, Ar. Ach. 437, Eq. 54, X. Cyr. 1.4.9, etc.; πωλεῖν καὶ χ. καὶ τέκνοις μεταδιδόναι PGrenf. 1.60.45 (vi A. D.); so c. acc. pers., χαρίζομαί σε τοῖς ὄχλοις PFlor. 61.61 (i A.D.): with a strong oxymoron, ξείνια δυσμενέσιν λυγρὰ χ. Archil. 7: c. inf. with Art., χ. τὸ ποθεῖν Plu. Cons.ux. 2.609a; τὸ ζῆν LXX 2 Ma. 3.33; without the Art., πολλοῖς ἐχαρίσατο βλέπειν (v.l. τὸ β.) Ev.Luc. 7.21;

b grant

χ. τὴν δέησιν grant the request, Luc. Bis Acc. 14.

c to be favoured with

Pass., c. acc., to be favoured with, ἀνάγκᾳ πνεῦμα χαριζόμενος Epigr.Gr. 204.18 (Cnidus).

2 give freely of, giving freely of

c. gen. partit., give freely of a thing, ἀλλοτρίων χ. Od. 17.452; ταμίη . . χαριζομένη παρεόντων giving freely of such things as were ready, 1.140, etc.; παντοίων ἀγαθῶν γαστρὶ χαριζόμενοι Thgn. 1000; γλώσσης μαφιδίοιο χ. παρεοῦσι Theoc. 25.188; προικὸς χαρίζεσθαι, of his bounty, Od. 13.15.

3 give up as a favour, dedication

c. acc. pers., give up as a favour, τῇ μητρὶ χ. Ὀκτάβιον, by dropping a law aimed at him, Plu. CG 4; but also, by unjust condemnation, Act.Ap. 25.11, 16; also τῷ θεῷ με ἐχαρίσω, of a dedication ceremony, PBremen 49.14 (ii A. D.).

4 forgive

forgive, τὴν ἀδικίαν τινί 2 Ep.Cor. 12.13, cf. Ep.Col. 2.13: abs., 2 Ep.Cor. 2.7, etc.

III was dear, pleasure, was done, let a tribute be paid

Pass., esp. in pf. and plpf., κεχάριστο θυμῷ was dear to her heart, Od. 6.23; τοῖσι Εὐβοεῦσι ἐκεχάριστο the pleasure of the Euboeans was done, Hdt. 8.5; ταῦτα μὲν οὖν μνήμῃ κεχαρίσθω let a tribute be paid . . Pl. Phdr. 250c; cf. χάρις A. V.

2 acceptable, welcome, things pleasing

mostly part. pf. κεχαρισμένος, η, ον, as Adj., acceptable, welcome, ἐμῷ κεχαρισμένε θυμῷ Il. 5.243, 826, etc.; κεχαρισμένα δῶρα θεοῖσι δίδωσι, 20.298, cf. Od. 16.184, 19.397; κεχαρισμένα θεῖναί τινι to do things pleasing to one, Il. 24.661; ἀνὴρ κεχαρισμένα εἰδώς Od. 8.584; θεοις κεχαρισμένα ποιεῖν Lys. 6.33; κεχ. τοῖς θεοῖς λέγειν τε καὶ πράττειν, Pl. Euthphr. 14b, cf. Phdr. 273e; δοίη ᾧ κʼ ἐθέλοι καί οἱ κεχαρισμένος ἔλθοι Od. 2.54, cf. Hdt. 1.87, 3.119, X. Mem. 1.2.10, etc.; κεχαρισμένα θύρσῳ

later, Comp. κεχαρισμενώτερος Ael. NA 12.7; Sup. -ώτατος Alciphr. 3.65.—Rare in Trag., but freq. in Att. Prose.

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