ἐμπεδορκέω · empedorkeō — LSJ
abide by oneʼs oath
abide by oneʼs oath, Hdt. 4.201, X. Lac. 15.7; ταῦτα IG 2(2).111.79:—with a play on πέδη, Ar. Fr. 772.
The corpus record
ἐμπεδορκέω
empedorkeo
abide by oneʼs oath
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Where it lives
- Constitution of the Lacedaemonians 1 · 2.06/10k
- Histories 1 · 0.05/10k
What it meant
In the wild
- ἐμπεδορκέοιεν · empedorkeoien Herodotus, Histories 4.201.3 (DIORISIS sentence 5350)
- ἐμπεδορκοῦντος · empedorkountos Xenophon, Constitution of the Lacedaemonians 15.7 (DIORISIS sentence 271)
Where it came from
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