δίδωμι, [
Refs 8th c.BC+] (late
δίδω [
Refs 3rd c.AD+]; late forms,
1st pers. plural διδόαμεν see reading in [
Refs 1st c.AD+]; but thematic forms are frequently used, especially in
Epic dialect and
Ionic dialect, διδοῖς, διδοῖσθα, [
Refs 8th c.BC+], διδοῖ [
Refs 8th c.BC+], uncertain in
Attic dialect, [
Refs 6th c.BC+],
Epic dialect δίδωθι [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
infinitive διδόναι, also διδοῦν [
Refs 6th c.BC+],
Epic dialect διδοῦναι [
Refs 8th c.BC+],
Aeolic dialect δίδων [
Refs 3rd c.BC+];
participle διδούς,
Aeolic dialect δίδοις [
Refs 7th c.BC+]
imperfect ἐδίδουν -ους -ου, [
Refs 8th c.BC+] (
Epic dialect δίδου [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
3rd.pers. plural ἐδίδοσαν [
Refs 8th c.BC+] codices (ἀπ-), also ἔδιδον probably in [
Refs];
Epic dialect iterative δόσκον [
Refs 8th c.BC+]:
future δώσω [
Refs],
Epic dialect διδώσω [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
infinitive δωσέμεναι [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
aorist 1 ἔδωκα, used only in
indicative, [
Refs 8th c.BC+],
Epic dialect δῶκα [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
aorist 2 ἔδων, used in
plural indicative ἔδομεν ἔδοτε ἔδοσαν (
Laconian dialect ἔδον [
Refs], and in moods, δός, δῶ, δοίην, δοῦναι, δού;
Epic dialect forms of
aorist,
subjunctive 3rd.pers. singular δώῃ, δώῃσι, δῷσι, [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
3rd.pers. singular δώη,
Boeotian dialect δώει [
Refs];
1st pers. plural δώομεν [
Refs 8th c.BC+],
3rd.pers. plural δώωσι [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
3rd.pers. singular optative is written δόη [
Refs];
infinitive δόμεναι [
Refs 8th c.BC+] (also
Doric dialect, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
infinitive δοϝέναι [
Refs 4th c.AD+]
participle ἀπυ-δόας [
Refs];
infinitive δῶναι [
Refs 3rd c.BC+], also in later Greek, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]:
perfect δέδωκα [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
Boeotian dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἀπο-δεδόανθι [
Refs]:
pluperfect ἐδεδώκει [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
middle only in compounds:—
passive,
future δοθήσομαι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
aorist ἐδόθην [
Refs 8th c.BC+]:
perfect δέδομαι [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
3rd.pers. plural δέδονται [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
pluperfect ἐδέδοτο [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
give freely, τινί τι [
Refs 8th c.BC+]: in
present and
imperfect,
to be ready to give, offer, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
things offered, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
2) of the gods,
grant, assign, κῦδος, νίκην, etc, [
Refs 8th c.BC+], etc; of evils, δ. ἄλγεα, ἄτας, κήδεα, etc, [
Refs 8th c.BC+] in
passive, οὔ τοι δέδοται πολεμήϊα ἔργα not to thee
have deeds of war
been granted, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; later εὖ διδόναι τινί
give good fortune,
provide well
for, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
absolutely, of the laws,
grant permission, δόντων αὐτῷ τῶν νόμων [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3)
offer to the gods, ἑκατόμβας, ἱρὰ θεοῖσιν, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
4) with
infinitive added, ξεῖνος γάρ οἱ ἔδωκεν. ἐς πόλεμον φορέειν
gave it him to wear in war, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]: later frequently of
giving to eat or drink, ἐκ χειρὸς διδοῖ πιεῖν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; with
infinitive omitted, φιάλην ἔδωκε κεράσας [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; also of
giving water to wash with, δίδου κατὰ χειρός (i.e. νίψασθαι) [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
5) Prose phrases, δ. ὅρκον, opposed to λαμβάνειν,
tender an oath, δοκεῖ κἂν ὀμόσαι εἴ τις αὐτῷ ὅρκον διδοίη [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; δ. ψῆφον, γνώμην,
put a proposal to the vote,
propose a resolution, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀργῇ χάριν δούς
having indulged, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; λόγον τινὶ δ.
give one leave to speak, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
deliberate, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; δοῦναι, λαβεῖν λόγον, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
render accounts, [
Refs]
lend an ear to, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. ἐργασίαν
give diligence, = Latin
dare operam, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]: with
infinitive, [
NT]; ἐμβολὰς διδόναι,
ram, of ships, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]
II) with
accusative person,
hand over, deliver up, ἀχέεσσί με δώσεις [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.2) of parents,
give their daughter
to wife, θυγατέρα ἀνδρί [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; also of Telemachus, ἀνέρι μητέρα δώσω [
Refs]; τὴν. Σάμηνδε ἔδοσαν
gave her
in marriage to go to Samé, [
Refs]; with
infinitive added, δώσω σοι Χαρίτων μίαν ὀπυιέμεναι [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.3) διδόναι τινά τινι
grant another to one's entreaties,
pardon him at one's request, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; διδόναι τινί τι
forgive one a thing,
condone it, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.4) δ. ἑαυτόν τινι
give oneself
up, δ. σφέας αὐτοὺς τοῖσι Ἀθηναίοισι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς τρυφήν, εἰς λῃστείας, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]: with
infinitive, δίδωσ᾽ ἑκὼν κτείνειν ἑαυτόν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.5)
appoint, establish, of a priest, [
LXX]; δῶμεν ἀρχηγόν[
LXX]; δ. τινὰ εἰς ἔθνος μέγα[
LXX];
place, τινὰ ὑπεράνω πάντα τὰ ἔθνη[
LXX]
passive, οἱ δεδομένοι, =
Nethinim, ministers of the Temple,[
LXX]; ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς ἵνα.
orders were given them that, [
NT]
III) in vows and prayers, with
accusative person et
infinitive,
grant, allow, bring about that, especially in prayers, δὸς ἀποφθίμενον δῦναι δόμον Ἄϊδος εἴσω
grant that he may go, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; δός με τείσασθαι
give me
to, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2)
grant, concede in argument, δ. καὶ συγχωρεῖν [
Refs 4th c.BC+]: with
infinitive, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; δεδομένα, τά,
data, title of work by Euclid; ἡ δοθεῖσα γραμμή, γωνία, etc, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also in Alchemy, δός
take certain substances, [
Refs]
IV) Grammars,
describe, record, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
V) seemingly
intransitive,
give oneself up, devote oneself, with
dative, especially ἡδονῇ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
at full speed, [
Refs 4th c.AD+]