ἐξηγέομαι — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

ἐξ-ηγέομαιmid.contr.vb of a commander lead forth to battlew.gen.soldiersIl.of a commander, a state or nationleadtroops, other statesw.adv.prep.phr.somewhere, against someoneHdt. X.assume leadershipin warHdt. Th. of a state give a lead to, directa country, the cities in it, one's alliesTh.of a politiciana stateTh.of a persontake chargew.gen.of an activityX. of a person be leaderguide, lead the wayhHom.w.dat.for othersS.leadshow the way tow.acc.a placeS. prescribe, order, command sthg.Hdt. Th. X. give instructionsdirectionsw.dat.to one's alliesTh. X.of a lawprescribe, directPl. of a person administering an oath prescribe, dictatethe godswho are to be sworn byE.of a secretary to the Assemblydictate, read outa laww.dat.to a herald, for public proclamationD. of a person w. expert knowledge, esp. a seer or priest expound, explainsthg.sts. w.dat.to someoneHdt. E. Pl.w.indir.q.whether sthg. is the caseA.give instructionsdirectionsE. Th. X.w.dat.to someoneE.w.inf.to do sthg.A. specif., at Athens, of official advisers on matters relating to homicide or sim. expound, interpretlaws and customsD.of the Eumolpidai, as depositories of sacred law relating to the Eleusinian Mysteriesa lawAnd.intr., of both these groupsact as expounderinterpreterAnd. Lys.seeἐξηγητής 2 gener., of a person explainsthg.sts. w.dat.to someoneA. Hdt. Th.a poet, his wordsPl.w.indir.q.what one must door sim.Hdt. Pl.w.acc. + inf.that sthg. is the caseS.intr.offer an explanationA. Hdt.give guidanceadvicePl.w.dat.to someoneS. relate, recountsts. w.dat.to someone a story, events, or sim.A. Hdt. S. Th.w.indir.q.how sthg. happenedX.intr.go into detailw. περί + gen.about sthg.Isoc. Pl. X. D.

ShortDef

to be leader of; dictate, interpret, explain

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ἐξηγέομαι

Headword (normalized):

ἐξηγέομαι

Headword (normalized/stripped):

εξηγεομαι

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13411

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-13412

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  "citations": [],
  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-13412"
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