δίδωμι — to give · Greek word G1325

A διδοῖ Od. 17.350, Mimn. 2.16, Hdt. 2.48, Hp. Aër. 12 (ἀνα-), A. Supp. 1010, etc., διδοῦσι Il. 19.265 (always in Hom. ), dub. in Att., Antiph. 156; imper. δίδου Thgn. 1303, Hdt. 3.140, E. Or. 642, δίδοι Pi. O. 1.85, Epigr. in Class.Phil. 4.78, Ep. δίδωθι Od. 3.380; inf. διδόναι, also διδοῦν Thgn. 1329, Ep. διδοῦναι Il. 24.425, Aeol. δίδων Theoc. 29.9; part. διδούς, Aeol. δίδοις Alc. Supp. 23.13: impf. ἐδίδουν -ους -ου, Ar. Eq. 678, Od. 19.367, 11.289 ( Ep. δίδου Il. 5.165 ), etc.; 3 pl. ἐδίδοσαν Hdt. 8.9, etc., ἐδίδουν ( v.l. ἐδίδων ) Hes. Op. 139, D.H. 5.6 codd. (ἀπ-), also ἔδιδον prob. in h.Cer. 437, δίδον ib. 328; Ep. iter. δόσκον Il. 14.382: fut. δώσω 14.268, etc., Ep. διδώσω Od. 13.358, 24.314; inf. δωσέμεναι Il. 13.369: aor. 1 ἔδωκα, used only in ind., Od. 9.361, etc., Ep. δῶκα Il. 4.43: aor. 2 ἔδων, used in pl. ind. ἔδομεν ἔδοτε ἔδοσαν ( Lacon. ἔδον IG 5(1).1 B 1 ), and in moods, δός, δῶ, δοίην, δοῦναι, δούς; Ep. forms of aor., subj. 3 sg. δώῃ, δώῃσι, δῷσι, Il. 16.725, 1.324, Od. 2.144; 3 sg. δώη, Boeot. δώει SIG 2858.17 (Delph.), IG 7.3054 (Lebad.), δοῖ PPetr. 2. p.24; 1 pl. δώομεν Il. 7.299, Od. 16.184, 3 pl. δώωσι Il. 1.137; 3 sg. opt. is written δόη UPZ 1.4, δοῖ IG 14.1488, etc.; inf. δόμεναι Il. 1.116, δόμεν 4.379 (also Dor., Ar. Lys. 1163 (ἀπο-) , δόμειν SIG 942 (Dodona)); Cypr. inf. δοϝέναι Inscr.Cypr. 135.5H. (also opt. δυϝάνοι ib. 6 ); Arc. part. ἀπυδόας IG 5(2).6.13 (Tegea); inf. δῶναι Schwyzer 666.2 (Orchom., iii B. C.), also in later Greek, BGU 38.13 (ii A. D.): pf. δέδωκα Pi. N. 2.8, etc.; Boeot. 3 pl. ἀποδεδόανθι IG 7.3171.35 (Orchom.): plpf. ἐδεδώκει X. Cyr. 1.4.26:— Med. only in compds.:— Pass., fut. δοθήσομαι E. Ph. 1650, Is. 3.39, etc.: aor. ἐδόθην Od. 2.78, etc.: pf. δέδομαι Il. 5.428, A. Supp. 1041, Th. 1.26, etc.; 3 pl. δέδονται E. Supp. 757: plpf. ἐδέδοτο Th. 3.109:—give freely, τινί τι Od. 24.274, etc.: in pres. and impf., to be ready to give, offer, Il. 9.519, Hdt. 5.94, 9.109, Ar. Fr. 100, X. An. 6.3.9, etc.; τὰ διδόμενα things offered, D. 18.119.

2 of the gods, grant, assign, κῦδος, νίκην, etc., Il. 19.204, 11.397, etc.; of evils, δ. ἄλγεα, ἄτας, κήδεα, etc., 1.96, 19.270, Od. 9.15, etc.; twice in Hom. in Pass., οὔ τοι δέδοται πολεμήϊα ἔργα not to thee have deeds of war been granted, Il. 5.428, cf. Od. 2.78; later εὖ διδόναι τινί give good fortune, provide well for.., S. OT 1081, OC 642, E. Andr. 750: abs., of the laws, grant permission, δόντων αὐτῷ τῶν νόμων Is. 7.2, cf. Pl. Lg. 813c.

3 offer to the gods, ἑκατόμβας, ἱρὰ θεοῖσιν, Il. 12.6, Od. 1.67, etc.

4 with inf. added, ξεῖνος γάρ οἱ ἔδωκεν.. ἐς πόλεμον φορέειν gave it him to wear in war, Il. 15.532, cf. 23.183; δῶκε [τεύχεα] θεράποντι φορῆναι 7.149: later freq. of giving to eat or drink, ἐκ χειρὸς διδοῖ πιεῖν Hdt. 4.172, cf. Cratin. 124, Pherecr. 69, etc.; ἐδίδου ῥοφεῖν Ar. Fr. 203; δίδου μασᾶσθαι Eup. 253; δὸς καταφαγεῖν Hegem. 1; τὴν κύλικα δὸς ἐμπιεῖν Pherecr. 41; δὸς τὴν μεγάλην σπάσαι Diph. 17.7; with inf. omitted, φιάλην ἔδωκε κεράσας Ephipp. 10; εὐζωρότερον δός Diph. 58; also of giving water to wash with, δίδου κατὰ χειρός (sc. νίψασθαι) Arched. 2.3, cf. Alex. 261.2.

5 Prose phrases, δ. ὅρκον, opp. λαμβάνειν, tender an oath, δοκεῖ κἂν ὀμόσαι εἴ τις αὐτῷ ὅρκον διδοίη Is. 9.24, cf. D. 39.3, Arist. Rh. 1377a8; δ. ψῆφον, γνώμην, put a proposal to the vote, propose a resolution, D. 21.87, 24.13: δ. χάριν, = χαρίζεσθαι, S. Aj. 1354, Cratin. 317; ὀργῇ χάριν δούς having indulged.., S. OC 855; λόγον τινὶ δ. give one leave to speak, X. HG 5.2.20; δ. λόγον σφίσι deliberate, Hdt. 1.97; οὐκ, εἰ διδοίης.. σαυτῷ λόγον S. OT 583; δοῦναι, λαβεῖν λόγον, Arist. SE 165a27 (but δ. λόγον, εὐθύνας, render accounts, IG 12.91, al.): δ. δίκην or δίκας, v. δίκη: ἀκοὴν δ. λόγοις lend an ear to.., S. El. 30, etc.; δ. ἐργασίαν give diligence, = Lat. dare operam, OGI 441.109 (Lagina, i B. C.), POxy. 742.11: c. inf., Ev.Luc. 12.58: abs., sc. πληγήν, λίθῳ δ. τινί PLips. 13 iii 3; ἐμβολὰς διδόναι, ram, of ships, D.S. 13.10.

II c. acc. pers., hand over, deliver up, ἀχέεσσί με δώσεις Od. 19.167; μιν.. ὀδύνῃσιν ἔδωκεν Il. 5.397; Ἕκτορα κυσίν 23.21; πυρί τινα Od. 24.65; πληγαῖς τινά Pl. R. 574c; ἔδωκε θῆρας φόβῳ Pi. P. 5.60.

2 of parents, give their daughter to wife, θυγατέρα ἀνδρί Il. 6.192, Od. 4.7; also of Telemachus, ἀνέρι μητέρα δώσω 2.223; τὴν.. Σάμηνδε ἔδοσαν gave her in marriage to go to Samé, 15.367, cf. 17.442; with inf. added, δώσω σοι Χαρίτων μίαν ὀπυιέμεναι Il. 14.268: in Prose and Trag., θυγατέρα δ. τινὶ γυναῖκα Hdt. 1.107, cf. Th. 6.59, X. HG 4.1.4, etc.: abs., ἐδίδοσαν καὶ ἤγοντο ἐξ ἀλλήλων Hdt. 5.92.β́, cf. E. Med. 288; also δ. κόρᾳ ἄνδρα Pi. P. 9.117.

3 διδόναι τινά τινι grant another to one’s entreaties, pardon him at one’s request, X. An. 6.6.31; διδόναι τινί τι forgive one a thing, condone it, E. Cyc. 296 (s. v. l.).

4 δ. ἑαυτόν τινι give oneself up, δ. σφέας αὐτοὺς τοῖσι Ἀθηναίοισι Hdt. 6.108, cf. S. Ph. 84, Th. 2.68; τινὶ εἰς χεῖρας S. El. 1348; δ. ἑαυτὸν τοῖς δεινοῖς D. 18.97; εἰς τοὺς κινδύνους Plb. 3.17.8; εἰς ἔντευξιν Id. 3.15.4; εἰς τρυφήν, εἰς λῃστείας, D.S. 17.108, 18.47: c. inf., δίδωσ’ ἑκὼν κτείνειν ἑαυτόν S. Ph. 1341.

5 appoint, establish, of a priest, LXX Ex. 31.6; δῶμεν ἀρχηγόν ib. Nu. 14.4; δ. τινὰ εἰς ἔθνος μέγα ib. Ge. 17.20; place, τινὰ ὑπεράνω πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ib. De. 28.1:— Pass., οἱ δεδομένοι, = Nethinim, ministers of the Temple, ib. Ne. 5.3; ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς ἵνα.. orders were given them that.., Apoc. 9.5.

III in vows and prayers, c. acc. pers. et inf., grant, allow, bring about that.., esp. in prayers, δὸς ἀποφθίμενον δῦναι δόμον Ἄϊδος εἴσω grant that he may go.., Il. 3.322; τὸν κασίγνητον δότε τυίδ’ ἴκεσθαι Sapph. Supp. 1.2; δός με τείσασθαι give me to.., A. Ch. 18, cf. Eu. 31; also c. dat. pers., τούτῳ.. εὐτυχεῖν δοῖεν θεοί Id. Th. 422; θεοὶ δοῖέν ποτ’ αὐτοῖς.. παθεῖν S. Ph. 316, cf. OC 1101, 1287, Pl. Lg. 737b.

2 grant, concede in argument, δ. καὶ συγχωρεῖν Id. Phd. 100b, cf. Arist. Metaph. 990a12, al.: c. inf., Id. Ph. 239b29; δ. εἶναι θεούς Iamb. Myst. 1.3; ἑνὸς ἀτόπου δοθέντος τἆλλα συμβαίνει Arist. Ph. 186a9; δεδομένα, τά, data, title of work by Euclid; ἡ δοθεῖσα γραμμή, γωνία, etc., Pl. Men. 87a, Euc. 1.9, etc.; δεδόσθω κύκλος Archim. Sph.Cyl. 1.6, al.; also in Alchemy, δός take certain substances, Pleid.X. 69.

IV Gramm., describe, record, Sch. Pi. P. 5.93, Sch. Il. 16.207.

V seemingly intr., give oneself up, devote oneself, c. dat., esp. ἡδονῇ E. Ph. 21, Plu. Publ. 13; ἡδοναῖς Philostr. VS 1.12; ἐλπίδι J. AJ 17.12.2; εἰς δημοκοπίαν D.S. 25.8; δρόμῳ δοὺς φέρεσθαι at full speed, Alciphr. 3.47.