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σῴζω
σῴζω σῶς to save, keep: of persons, to save from death, keep alive, preserve, Hom., Attic of things, to keep safe, preserve, Hom.:—Mid. to keep or preserve for oneself, Soph., etc. to keep, observe, maintain laws, etc., Trag.:—Pass., Thuc. to keep in mind, remember, Eur., Plat.:—so in Mid., Soph., Plat. with a sense of motion to a place, to bring one safe to, τὸν δʼ ἐσάωσεν ἐς ποταμοῦ προχοάς Od.; σω. τινὰ πρὸς ἤπειρον Aesch.:—in Pass. to come safe, escape to a place, ἐς οἶκον Hdt.; ἐπὶ θάλατταν Xen. to carry off safe, rescue from danger, ἐκ πολέμου Il.; ἐκ θανάτοιο Od.; ἀπὸ στρατείας Aesch.:—c. gen., ἐχθρῶν σῶσαι χθόνα to rescue the land from enemies, Soph.; Pass., σωθῆναι κακῶν Eur. c. inf., αἵ σε σώζουσιν θανεῖν who save thee from dying, Eur. absol., τὰ σώσοντα what is likely to save, Dem.

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to save, keep

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σῴζω
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σῴζω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σωζω
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σῴζω σῶς to save, keep: of persons, to save from death, keep alive, preserve, Hom., Attic of things, to keep safe, preserve, Hom.:—Mid. to keep or preserve for oneself, Soph., etc. to keep, observe, maintain laws, etc., Trag.:—Pass., Thuc. to keep in mind, remember, Eur., Plat.:—so in Mid., Soph., Plat. with a sense of motion to a place, to bring one safe to, τὸν δʼ ἐσάωσεν ἐς ποταμοῦ προχοάς Od.; σω. τινὰ πρὸς ἤπειρον Aesch.:—in Pass. to come safe, escape to a place, ἐς οἶκον Hdt.; ἐπὶ θάλατταν Xen. to carry off safe, rescue from danger, ἐκ πολέμου Il.; ἐκ θανάτοιο Od.; ἀπὸ στρατείας Aesch.:—c. gen., ἐχθρῶν σῶσαι χθόνα to rescue the land from enemies, Soph.; Pass., σωθῆναι κακῶν Eur. c. inf., αἵ σε σώζουσιν θανεῖν who save thee from dying, Eur. absol., τὰ σώσοντα what is likely to save, Dem.
IDX:
31974
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n32010
Key:
sw/zw

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