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ἐκδίδωμι

ekdidomi

give up, surrender, giving up

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What it meant

ἐκδίδωμι · ekdidōmi — LSJ

give up, surrender, giving up, give up, surrender, give up oneʼs

give up, esp. something seized and detained unlawfully, Ἑλένην καὶ κτήμαθʼ ἅμʼ αὐτῇ Il. 3.459, cf. Hdt. 1.3: generally, surrender, esp. of giving up refugees, ib. 74, 158 sq.; τινὰ τοῖς ἐχθροῖς S. Ph. 1386, cf. OT 1040, etc.; ἐ. τινὰ τοῖς κατηγόροις D. 21.30, cf. 29.38; ἐ. δοῦλον give up a slave to be examined by torture, Antipho 6.27, D. 29.14; αὐτὸν ἐξέδωκεν μαστιγῶσαι Εὐριπίδῃ Arist. Pol. 1311b32; αὑτὸν ἐς τιμωρίαν τοῖς δικασταῖς Polyaen. 6.7.1; surrender a city, Ἀμφίπολιν D. 19.253, cf. 257:

2 give out of oneʼs house

give out of oneʼs house,

a give, in marriage, having provided for, marriage, give in marriage, given in marriage

ἐ. θυγατέρα give oneʼs daughter in marriage, τινί Hdt. 1.196, E. IA 132 (anap.), cf. Thphr. Char. 22.4; θυγατέρας παρὰ σφῶν αὐτῶν ἐκδόντες having provided for their marriage at their own expense, D. 27.69; Ἄλκηστιν ἐ. πρὸς γάμον D.S. 4.53; freq. also without any acc., give in marriage, ἐ. εἰς οὒς ἂν ἐθέλωσι Pl. R. 613d, cf. 362b, Th. 8.21, etc.: metaph., of the elements, συνοικίζειν καὶ ἐ. Pl. Sph. 242d:—less freq. in Med., ἐκδίδοσθαι θυγατέρα Hdt. 2.47, Thphr. Char. 30.19; ἐξέδου κόρην ὅτῳ σε θ

b give, for adoption, put, out

give oneʼs son for adoption, τοὺς μὲν (sc. υἱοὺς) εἰς ἑτέρας οἰκίας Plb. 31.28.2, cf. POxy. 1206.6 (iv A. D.); also ἐ. τὸν παῖδα ἐπὶ τέχνην put him out as an apprentice, X. Eq. 2.2, cf. BGU 1021.6, etc.

3 farm out, let for hire, to let out, one who has contracted for

farm out, let for hire, τὴν αὐλήν Hdt. 1.68, cf. SIG 1044.29 (Halic., iv/iii B. C.), etc.; ἐ. ἀνδράποδα to let out slaves for work, X. Vect. 4.15; πῶλον Id. Eq. 2.2 (also in Med., ἐξέδοτο [ἀμπελῶνα] γεωργοῖς Ev.Marc. 12.1): c. inf., χαλινὸν χαλκεῖ ἐ. σκευάσαι Pl. Prm. 127a; ἐ. [θύλακον] τῷ σκυτοδέψῃ ἐπιρράψαι Thphr. Char. 16.6; ὅταν ἐκδῷ θοἰμάτιον ἐκπλῦναι ib. 22.8 ; ἐκδόντος μοι Δημοσθένους..στέφανον χρυσοῦν ὥστε κατασκευάσαι Test. ap. D. 21.22; ὥσπερ ἀνδριάντʼ ἐκδεδωκὼς κατὰ συγγραφήν like one

4 give in charge

give in charge to another, πολλοὺς ἐξέδωκα Προδίκῳ (with play on signf. 2) Pl. Tht. 151b; ἐκδιδοὺς νεικέων so as to be out of the way of quarrels, E. Ba. 293 (s.v.l.): c. inf., Δὶ τοῦτʼ..ἐκδώσομεν πράσσειν Pi. O. 13.106.

5 bring out

bring out, ἀλλʼ ἐκδότω τις..δᾷδας Ar. Pl. 1194; ἐκδότω δέ τις..δίφρω δύο Id. Fr. 348.

6 lend out money

lend out money on security, etc., Lex ap. D. 35.51; ναυτικὰ ἐκδεδομένα Lys. 32.6.

b pay out

simply, pay out, Arist. Oec. 1349b31, PSI 3.204 (ii A. D.).

7 put out, publish

put out, publish, of books, etc., chiefly in Pass., λόγος ὁ πρότερον ἐκδοθείς Isoc. 5.11, cf. Plb. 2.37.6, Str. 1.2.2; τοῖς ἐκδεδομένοις λόγοις Arist. Po. 1454b18:—in Act., Plu. Rom. 8.

8 bring to the birth

of a woman, bring to the birth, App. BC 1.83.

9 return, yield, produce

of land, etc., return, yield, produce, μέταλλα.. μονολίθους ἐκδιδόντα πλάκας Str. 5.2.5.

10 hand over, deliver

hand over, deliver a document, ἀποχήν BGU 260.6 (i A. D.), etc.:—Med., PFlor. 384.113 (V A.D.).

11 betray

betray, Hsch.

II empty themselves, disembogue

intr., of rivers, empty themselves, disembogue, ἐς θάλασσαν, ἐς τὴν Σύρτιν, ἐς τὸν Μαίανδρον, etc., Hdt. 1.80, 2.150, 7.26, etc.

2 run to, find an outlet

τῶν ἄλλων [ζῴων] τὰ μὲν εἰς ὀδόντας ἐκδίδωσι..τὰ δὲ εἰς κέρατα.. run to teeth, etc., Arist. Pr. 898a22; find an outlet, εἰς κεφαλήν ib. 29.

3 emerge

emerge, τὴν Ἀφροδίτην ἐκδοῦναι τῆς θαλάσσης Philostr. Im. 2.1 (leg. -δῦναι).

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. δίδωμι (scan pp. 378-379; entry #1701).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. δίδωμι (scan pp. 420-422; entry #1553).

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