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παρασπονδ-έω

paraspondeo

break a compact

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What it meant

παρασπονδ-έω · paraspond-eō — LSJ

break a compact, treaty

break a compact or treaty, D. 7.36, 18.71, Onos. 37.3 ; εἴς τινα D.H. 2.72.

II

trans.,

1 break faith with, suffer by a breach of faith

π. τινάς break faith with them, Plb. 1.7.8, cf. Plu. Sull. 3 ; τοὺς παρεσπονδηκότας τὰς πόλεις IG 2(2).687.32 :—Pass., suffer by a breach of faith, Plb. 3.15.7, J. BJ 1.19.4 ; ὑπό τινος Id. Vit. 59.

2 violate

π. πίστεις, δεξιάς, violate pledges, etc., D.H. 6.30, 7.46.

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