εἰκάζω
εἰκάζω
to make like to, represent by a likeness, portray, Xen.; εἰκὼν γραφῆι εἰκασμένη a figure painted to the life, Hdt.; αἰετὸς εἰκασμένος a figure like an eagle, Hdt.
to liken, compare, τί τινι Aesch., Ar.; εἰκ. τι καί τι Hdt.: to describe by a comparison, Hdt.:—Pass. to resemble, τινι Eur.
to infer from comparison, form a conjecture, Hdt., Soph.; ὡς εἰκάσαι, so far as one can guess, Hdt.:—c. acc. et inf. to guess that it is so, guess it to be, Hdt., Thuc.: —εἰκ. τι ἔκ τινος Aesch., Thuc.; ἀπό τινος Thuc.; εἰκ. τι to make a guess about it, Aesch.
Headword (normalized):
εἰκάζω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
εικαζω
Intro Text:
εἰκάζω
to make like to, represent by a likeness, portray, Xen.; εἰκὼν γραφῆι εἰκασμένη a figure painted to the life, Hdt.; αἰετὸς εἰκασμένος a figure like an eagle, Hdt.
to liken, compare, τί τινι Aesch., Ar.; εἰκ. τι καί τι Hdt.: to describe by a comparison, Hdt.:—Pass. to resemble, τινι Eur.
to infer from comparison, form a conjecture, Hdt., Soph.; ὡς εἰκάσαι, so far as one can guess, Hdt.:—c. acc. et inf. to guess that it is so, guess it to be, Hdt., Thuc.: —εἰκ. τι ἔκ τινος Aesch., Thuc.; ἀπό τινος Thuc.; εἰκ. τι to make a guess about it, Aesch.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n9656
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