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μεταχειρ-ίζω

metacheirizo

take in hand, handle

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μεταχειρ-ίζω · metacheir-izō — LSJ

take in hand, handle

take in hand, handle, σκῆπτρον E. Fr. 912.7 (anap.), cf. Phld. Rh. 1.225 S.:—Med., Hdt. 2.121.αʹ, Pl. Phdr. 240e: always c. acc. (the gen. in Id. R. 417a belongs only to ἅπτεσθαι, and in Id. Prm. 130d ὧν <τι> shd. be read).

2 have in hand, administer

have in hand, administer, [χρήματα] Hdt. 3.142:—Med., Πηνελόπης ἱστὸν μεταχειριζομένης Pl. Phd. 84a, cf. Luc. Ind. 29; τὰς μεγίστας ἀρχὰς μ. Pl. Ti. 20a.

3 manage, conduct, governs

manage, conduct, τὰ περὶ τὰς ναῦς, τὸν πόλεμον, τὰ δημόσια, Th. 1.13, 4.18, 6.16; πρᾶγμα ὀξέως μ. ib. 12:—Med., μεταχειρίσασθαι πρᾶγμα Ar. Eq. 345; ῥώμης ἕνεκα σιτία καὶ πόνους Pl. R. 410b; ὁ νοῦς τὸ σῶμα μ. governs it, X. Mem. 1.4.17.

4 practise, pursue

practise, pursue an art, study, etc., μεταχειρίζεσθαι μουσικήν, φιλοσοφίαν, παιδείαν, Pl. Plt. 268b, R. 497d, Lg. 670e, cf. Men. 81a, X. Vect. 5.4, etc.

5 deal with, handle, treat, treat

c. acc. pers., deal with, τὸν ἑαυτῶν φονέα -όμενοι Antipho 1.20: usu. with Adv. added, handle, treat, χαλεπῶς τινας μ. Th. 7.87:—Med., τινὰς ὠμῶς μεταχειρίζεσθαι D. 24.171 (so ὡς ἀλυπότατα μ. πάθος Lys. 24.10); treat, of physicians, Pl. R. 408d.

b dispatch, kill

dispatch, kill, Hadr.Rh. p.45 H.

6 prepare

prepare a poultice, Lycus ap. Orib. 9.42.1 (Pass.).

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