στεφανόω

I to be put round in a circle, as a rim, border, to be put round, round about, is, wreathed, all round about, was, lies round about, has all round it, surrounding, were, in a circle placed, made, round

used by Hom. and Hes. only in Pass., to be put round in a circle or as a rim or border, and hence to be put round, ἣν περὶ μὲν πάντῃ Φόβος ἐστεφάνωται round about the aegis is Terror wreathed, Il. 5.739; τῇ δʼ ἐπὶ μὲν Γοργὼ ἐστεφάνωτο 11.36; ἀμφὶ δέ μιν θυόεν νέφος ἐστεφάνωτο all round about him was a cloud, 15.153; νῆσον, τὴν πέρι πόντος ἐστεφάνωται the sea lies round about the island, Od. 10.195: rarely c. acc., τείρεα, τά τʼ οὐρανὸς ἐστεφάνωται constellations which heaven has all round it, Il

2 to be surrounded, having his, wreathed, are surrounded by

to be surrounded, ἐστεφανωμένος τιάραν μυρσίνῃ having his tiara wreathed with myrtle, Hdt. 1.132; πεδία ἐστεφάνωται ὄρεσιν are surrounded by . . , Hp. Aër. 19; ὅπλοισιν πόλις Epigr. ap. Paus. 9.15.6; χθὼν ἅτε νῆσος -ωται D.P. 4: so in Act., [Βαβυλῶνα] τείχεσιν ἐστεφάνωσεν Id. 1006.

II crown, wreathe, newly wedded couples, crown, for, to be crowned, rewarded with a crown, crown oneself, win a crown

after Hom. in Act., crown, wreathe, χαίταν Pi. O. 14.24; Ὀρέστην σ. E. Or. 924; κρᾶτα κισσίνοις βλαστήμασιν Id. Ba. 177; στεφάνοις ib. 101 (lyr.); c. gen., πίτυος Longus 2.31; σ. τινὰ ὡς σωτῆρα And. 1.45; τὸν νικῶντα θαλλῷ Pl. Lg. 946b; νῖκαι σ. τινά Pi. N. 11.21; of crowning a corpse, Ar. Ec. 538; a tomb, IG 1(2).1037, Sammelb. 7457.10 (iii/ii B.C.), Luc. Cont. 22, PLips. 30.2 (iii A.D.); ships, Plu. Sollert. 2.981e; of the nuptial crown, LXX Ca. 3.11; κατηρῶντο τοῖς ἐστεφανωμένοις newly wedded

2 crown, reward

crown as an honour or reward (cf. στέφανος II.2b), D. 19.193, Theopomp.Hist. 239, Men. 84, IG 2(2).212.30 (iv B.C.), etc.; reward by a gift of money, etc. (cf. στέφανος II 5), Καλλισθένην ἑκατὸν μναῖς Lycurg. Fr. 19, cf. D.S. 14.53, Plu. Tim. 16; σ. τινὰ πεντακοσίοις ἀργυρίου ταλάντοις, χιλίοις δὲ λιβανωτοῦ Plb. 13.9.5: also ἐστεφανωκότος . . τὰς δυνάμεις χρυσῶν μυριάδων τριάκοντα Gauthier et Sottas Décret trilingue en l’honneur de Ptolémée IV p.67 (iii B.C.).

3 confer glory upon, decorate, honour

metaph., confer glory upon, decorate, honour, τινὰ μολπᾷ Pi. O. 1.100; τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους ἤθεσι χρηστοῖς Ar. Nu. 959; ἀπὸ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων τὴν πόλιν (by a victory in the games) And. 4.26; Ἑλλάδα E. Tr. 1030, cf. Critias 4 D.; ἔργοις γένος TAM 1.44 (Xanthus); [τὸ ῥόδον] ἐγκωμίῳ Philostr. Ep. 51; ἀριστείοις D.S. 4.32; πανοπλίᾳ Id. 20.84:—Pass., σοφίας ἀριστεῖα ἐστεφανοῦτο Philostr. Her. 10.4.

4 crown, honour

crown or honour with libations, σ. τύμβον αἵματι E. Hec. 126 (anap.).

5 crown

crown with the badge of office, esp. of persons sacrificing, Lys. 26.8:—Pass., X. An. 7.1.40; of magistrates in office, ὁ ἐστεφανωμένος ἄρχων D. 21.17; βούλεται -ωθῆναι ἐξηγητείαν PRyl. 77.37 (ii A.D.).