ἐπερωτάω
ἐπερωτ-άω, Ion.
ἐπειρ-,
A). consult, inquire of, c. acc. pers.,
τὸ χρηστήριον, τὸν θεόν, εἰ .. Hdt. 1.53 ,
Th. 1.118 , etc.;
τινὰ περί τινος Hdt. 1.32 , cf. Orac. ap.
D. 43.66 ; later,
ἐν τῷ θεῷ LXX Jd. 18.5 :— Pass.,
to be questioned, asked a
question, Th. 5.45 ,
Pl. Sph. 250a .
2). c. acc. rei,
ask a question,
ταῦτα, τάδε, Hdt. 1.30 ,
55 , cf.
Antipho 1.10 ; also,
ask about a thing,[
τὰς ναῦς] καὶ τὸν πεζόν Hdt. 7.100 ;
σμικρόν τι τῶν ῥηθέντων call it
in question, Pl. Prt. 329a ;
ἐ. θυσίαις καὶ οἰωνοῖς ὅ τι χρὴ ποιεῖν inquire what ..,
X. Oec. 5.19 ;
ἐ. ἐς .. inquire about,
LXX 2 Ki. 11.7 :— Pass.,
τὸ ἐπερωτηθέν the question asked, v.l. in
Pl. Tht. 146e .
3). c. acc. pers. et rei,
ἐ. τοὺς προφήτας τὸ αἴτιον Hdt. 9.93 codd.;
ἐπηρώτα ὑμᾶς τὸ ἐκ τοῦ νόμου κήρυγμα Aeschin. 1.79 .
4). abs.,
put a question, esp. of a chairman putting a question to the vote,
D. 22.9 ,
SIG 898.17 (Chalcis, iii A.D.), al.
5). in Roman Law, put a formal question in stipulatio, most freq. in Pass., POxy. 905.19 (ii A.D.), etc.: also in Act., ib. 1273.41 (iii A.D.).
b). hence later, guarantee, PIand. 48.9 (vi A.D.).
6). ask a further question, SIG 953.49 (Calymna, ii B.C.), al.
ShortDef
to inquire of, question, consult
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἐπερωτάω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
επερωταω
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-38732
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἐπερωτ-άω</span>, Ion. <span class="orth greek">ἐπειρ-</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">consult, inquire of,</span> c. acc. pers., <span class="quote greek">τὸ χρηστήριον, τὸν θεόν, εἰ ..</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:53" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.53/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.53 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:118" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.118/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 1.118 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">τινὰ περί τινος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.32/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.32 </a> , cf. Orac. ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg043.perseus-grc1:66" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg043.perseus-grc1:66/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 43.66 </a>; later, <span class="quote greek">ἐν τῷ θεῷ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg009:18:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg009:18.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Jd.</span> 18.5 </a> :— Pass., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be questioned, asked</span> a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">question,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.45/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 5.45 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:250a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:250a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sph.</span> 250a </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> c. acc. rei, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ask</span> a question, <span class="foreign greek">ταῦτα, τάδε,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.30 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:55" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:55/canonical-url/"> 55 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0028.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0028.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antipho</span> 1.10 </a>; also, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ask about</span> a thing,[ <span class="quote greek">τὰς ναῦς] καὶ τὸν πεζόν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:100" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.100/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.100 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">σμικρόν τι τῶν ῥηθέντων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">call</span> it <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">in question,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg022:329a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg022:329a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prt.</span> 329a </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐ. θυσίαις καὶ οἰωνοῖς ὅ τι χρὴ ποιεῖν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">inquire</span> what .., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg003.perseus-grc1:5:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg003.perseus-grc1:5.19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Oec.</span> 5.19 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐ. ἐς ..</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">inquire</span> about, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg012:11:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg012:11.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">2 Ki.</span> 11.7 </a>:— Pass., <span class="foreign greek">τὸ ἐπερωτηθέν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the question asked,</span> v.l. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:146e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:146e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 146e </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> c. acc. pers. et rei, <span class="quote greek">ἐ. τοὺς προφήτας τὸ αἴτιον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:93" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.93/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 9.93 </a> codd.; <span class="quote greek">ἐπηρώτα ὑμᾶς τὸ ἐκ τοῦ νόμου κήρυγμα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg001.perseus-grc1:79" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg001.perseus-grc1:79/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aeschin.</span> 1.79 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> abs., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">put a question,</span> esp. of a chairman putting a question to the vote, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg022.perseus-grc1:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg022.perseus-grc1:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 22.9 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 898.17 </span> (Chalcis, iii A.D.), al. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> in Roman Law, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">put a formal question</span> in <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">stipulatio,</span> most freq. in Pass., <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">POxy.</span> 905.19 </span> (ii A.D.), etc.: also in Act., ib.<span class="bibl"> 1273.41 </span> (iii A.D.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> hence later, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">guarantee,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">PIand.</span> 48.9 </span> (vi A.D.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>6).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ask a further question</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 953.49 </span> (Calymna, ii B.C.), al.</div> </div><br><br>'}