παραδίδωμι fut. -δώσω to give or hand over to another, transmit, τί τινι, Lat. tradere, Hdt.; of transmission to oneʼs successor, Hdt.; π. τὴν ἀρετήν to transmit, impart as a teacher, Plat.:—c. inf., π. τινὶ τοὺς νέους διδάσκειν Plat. to give a city or person into anotherʼs hands, Hdt.; esp. as an hostage, to deliver up, surrender, Lat. dedere, Hdt., Thuc., etc.; also, with notion of treachery, to betray, Xen.: τύχῃ αὑτὸν π. to commit oneself to fortune, Thuc. to give up to justice, ἑωυτὸν Κροίσῳ Hdt.; τινὰ εἰς τὸν δῆμον Xen. to hand down legends, opinions, and the like, Lat. memoriae prodere, Dem. to grant, bestow, κῦδός τινι Pind.:—in pres. and imperf. to offer, allow, αἵρεσιν Pind.: c. inf. to allow one to do, Hdt.; so, c. acc. rei, ὁ θεὸς τοῦτό γε οὐ παρεδίδου Hdt.:—absol., τοῦ θεοῦ παραδιδόντος if he permits, Hdt.