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διαπράσσω

diaprasso

pass over, made their way over, may finish

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Where it lives

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What it meant

διαπράσσω · diaprassō — LSJ

pass over, made their way over, may finish, went through, should, finish

pass over, c. gen., διέπρησσον πεδίοιο they made their way over the plain, Il. 2.785, 3.14; also οἵ κε . . διαπρήσσωσι κέλευθον may finish their journey, Od. 2.213, cf. 429: of Time, c. part., ἤματα . . διέπρησσον πολεμίζων I went through days in fighting, Il. 9.326; κεν . . εἰς ἐνιαυτὸν ἅπαντα οὔ τι διαπρήξαιμι λέγων I should not finish speaking . ., Od. 14.197:—Med., διαπραξάμενος βίον Alex. 262.2 (dub.).

II bring about, accomplish, get, done, effect for oneself, gain oneʼs point

bring about, accomplish, Hdt. 9.94; δ. τινί τι get a thing done for a man, Id. 3.61, cf. A. Eu. 953 (lyr.): c. inf., X. Smp. 5.9: abs., Ar. Eq. 93:—Pass., ἐπʼ ἔργοις διαπεπραγμένοις καλῶς A. Ch. 739:—freq. in Med., Hdt. 1.2, 2.2, Ar. Lys. 518, etc.; διʼ ἑρμηνέων Hdt. 4.24; οὐδὲν καινὸν διαπράττονται D. 35.1: pf. Pass. in med. sense, τὸ αὐτὸ διαπεπραγμένοι εἰσὶν ὥσπερ ἂν εἰ . . Pl. Grg. 479a; πολλοῖς πολλὰ παρὰ τοῦ πάππου ἀγαθὰ διεπέπρακτο X. Cyr. 4.2.10, cf. An. 2.3.25; ὃ οὗτοι διαπεπραγμένοι εἰ

2 get for oneself, obtain

Med., get for oneself, obtain, πλοῖα ib. 6.2.17, cf. 3.2.29.

III make an end of, destroy

make an end of, destroy, in Pass., A. Pers. 260 (lyr.), al., S. Tr. 784, E. Hel. 858; διαπέπρακται τὰ Καρχηδονίων Plu. Fab. 5.

IV intrigue successfully

Med., intrigue successfully, Aeschin. 3.232 (so in Act., διαπρήσσει· ἀπατᾶ, ψεύδεται, Hsch.).

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