ἐλασσόω
ἐλασς-όω, Att.
ἐλασς-ττόω: aor.
A). ἠλάττωσα Lys. 13.9 ,
Plb. 16.21.5 : pf.
ἠλλάττωκα D.H. Comp. 6 , etc.:— Pass., fut.
-ωθήσομαι Th. 5.34 ,
D. 21.66 : fut. Med. in same sense,
Hdt. 6.11 ,
Th. 5.104 : aor.
ἠλασσώθην, -ττώθην,
Id. 1.77 ,
D. 10.33 : pf.
ἠλάττωμαι Apollod.Com. 7.3 ,
Plb. 18.4.3 :—
make less or
smaller, diminish, reduce in amount, PTeb. 19.11 (ii B.C.),
PLips. 105.28 (i A.D.):— Pass.,
POxy. 918xi3 (ii A.D.).
2). in early writers,
lower, degrade,
τὴν πόλιν Lys. 13.9 ,
Isoc. 8.17 ;
ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν βραχύ τι παρ’ ἀγγέλους LXX Ps. 8.6 ;
cut down, shorten,
συναλοιφαῖς τὰ ῥήματα D.H. Comp. 6 : c. gen.,
detract from,
μὴ προστιθέναι τιμήν, ἀλλὰ μὴ ἐλασσοῦν τῆς ὑπαρχούσης Th. 3.42 :— Med.,
reduce the power of,
τινάς Plb. 22.15.1 .
II). Pass.,
1). abs.,
to be lessened, suffer loss, be depreciated, of things,
Th. 2.62 ; of persons,
Id. 4.59 ,al.,
OGI 139.10 (ii B.C.),
PTeb. 382.13 (i B.C.),
Phld. Lib. p.32 O., al.,
Ev.Jo. 3.30 , etc.;
μέγα τοῦθ’ οἱ πατέρες ἠλαττώμεθα Apollod.Com. 7.3 ; also,
take less than one's due, waive one's rights or
privileges,
Th. 1.77 ,
D. 56.14 ; but,
fall short of one's professions, act dishonestly,
Isoc. 1.49 .
3). c. gen. pers.,
to be at a disadvantage with a person,
πολλὰ μὲν οὖν ἔγωγ’ ἐλαττοῦμαι κατὰ τουτονὶ τὸν ἀγῶν’ Αἰσχίνου D. 18.3 ;
ἐλαττοῦσθαί τινός τινι Pl. Alc. 1.121b ;
μηδὲν τῶν δημιουργῶν Id. Grg. 459c .
4). c. gen. rei,
suffer loss in respect of,
κεφαλαίου, τόκων,
BGU 155.10 (ii A.D.);
to be in want of,
LXX 1 Ki. 21.15(16) : also c. dat., ib.
2 Ki. 3.29 .
ShortDef
to make less
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἐλασσόω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ελασσοω
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-33423
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἐλασς-όω</span>, Att. <span class="orth greek">ἐλασς-ττόω</span>: aor. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">ἠλάττωσα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg013.perseus-grc1:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg013.perseus-grc1:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lys.</span> 13.9 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:21:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:21:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 16.21.5 </a>: pf. <span class="quote greek">ἠλλάττωκα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg012:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg012:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Comp.</span> 6 </a> , etc.:— Pass., fut. <span class="quote greek">-ωθήσομαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:34" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.34/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 5.34 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg021.perseus-grc1:66" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg021.perseus-grc1:66/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 21.66 </a>: fut. Med. in same sense, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 6.11 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:104" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.104/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 5.104 </a>: aor. <span class="foreign greek">ἠλασσώθην, -ττώθην</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:77" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.77/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 1.77 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg010.perseus-grc1:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg010.perseus-grc1:33/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 10.33 </a>: pf. <span class="quote greek">ἠλάττωμαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0413.tlg001:7:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0413.tlg001:7.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Apollod.Com.</span> 7.3 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:4:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:4:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 18.4.3 </a>:—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">make less</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">smaller, diminish, reduce in amount,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">PTeb.</span> 19.11 </span> (ii B.C.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PLips.</span> 105.28 </span> (i A.D.):— Pass., <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">POxy.</span> 918xi3 </span> (ii A.D.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> in early writers, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lower, degrade</span>, <span class="quote greek">τὴν πόλιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg013.perseus-grc1:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg013.perseus-grc1:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lys.</span> 13.9 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg017.perseus-grc1:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg017.perseus-grc1:17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 8.17 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν βραχύ τι παρ’ ἀγγέλους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg027:8:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg027:8.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ps.</span> 8.6 </a> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cut down, shorten</span>, <span class="quote greek">συναλοιφαῖς τὰ ῥήματα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg012:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg012:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Comp.</span> 6 </a> : c. gen., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">detract from</span>, <span class="quote greek">μὴ προστιθέναι τιμήν, ἀλλὰ μὴ ἐλασσοῦν τῆς ὑπαρχούσης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:42" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.42/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 3.42 </a> :— Med., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">reduce the power of</span>, <span class="quote greek">τινάς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:15:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:15:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 22.15.1 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> Pass., </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>1).</strong></span> abs., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be lessened, suffer loss, be depreciated</span>, of things, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:62" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.62/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 2.62 </a>; of persons, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:59" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.59/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 4.59 </a>,al., <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OGI</span> 139.10 </span> (ii B.C.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PTeb.</span> 382.13 </span> (i B.C.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg271:p.32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg271:p.32/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lib.</span> p.32 </a> O., al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg004.perseus-grc1:3:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg004.perseus-grc1:3.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ev.Jo.</span> 3.30 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">μέγα τοῦθ’ οἱ πατέρες ἠλαττώμεθα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0413.tlg001:7:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0413.tlg001:7.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Apollod.Com.</span> 7.3 </a> ; also, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">take less than one\'s due, waive one\'s rights</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">privileges</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:77" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.77/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 1.77 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg056.perseus-grc1:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg056.perseus-grc1:14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 56.14 </a>; but, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fall short of one\'s professions, act dishonestly</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg007.perseus-grc1:49" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg007.perseus-grc1:49/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 1.49 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> c. dat. rei, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">have the worst of it</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 6.11 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:104" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.104/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 5.104 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">τῷ πολέμῳ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:115" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.115/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 1.115 </a> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be inferior</span>, <span class="quote greek">τῇ ἐμπειρίᾳ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:72" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.72/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 5.72 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πολλαῖς ναυσί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:5:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:5:15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 1.5.15 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">πᾶσι τούτοις</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:2:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:2:28/canonical-url/"> 6.2.28 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἠλαττωμένος τοῖς ὄμμασι</span>, of a one-eyed man, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:4:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:4:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 18.4.3 </a>; <span class="quote greek">πρός τινα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">POxy.</span> 215ii18 </span> : c. gen., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fall short of</span>, <span class="quote greek">τῶν ἀρχετύπων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1:606" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1.606/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 1.606 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> c. gen. pers., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be at a disadvantage with</span> a person, <span class="quote greek">πολλὰ μὲν οὖν ἔγωγ’ ἐλαττοῦμαι κατὰ τουτονὶ τὸν ἀγῶν’ Αἰσχίνου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg018.perseus-grc1:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg018.perseus-grc1:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 18.3 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐλαττοῦσθαί τινός τινι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alc.</span> 1.121b </span> ; <span class="quote greek">μηδὲν τῶν δημιουργῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:459c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:459c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Grg.</span> 459c </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> c. gen. rei, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">suffer loss in respect of</span>, <span class="foreign greek">κεφαλαίου, τόκων</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BGU</span> 155.10 </span> (ii A.D.); <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be in want of</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg011:21:15(16)" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg011:21.15(16)/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">1 Ki.</span> 21.15(16) </a>: also c. dat., ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg012:3:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg012:3.29/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">2 Ki.</span> 3.29 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}