ἐλασσόω

ἐλασσ-όω, [dialect] Att. [suff] ἐλασς-ττόω: [tense] aor.

A

ἠλάττωσα Lys.13.9

, Plb.16.21.5: [tense] pf.

ἠλλάττωκα D.H.Comp.6

, etc.:—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut.

-ωθήσομαι Th.5.34

, D. 21.66: [tense] fut. [voice] Med. in same sense, Hdt.6.11, Th.5.104: [tense] aor. ἠλασσώθην, -ττώθην, Id.1.77, D.10.33: [tense] pf.

ἠλάττωμαι Apollod.Com.7.3

, Plb. 18.4.3:—make less or smaller, diminish, reduce in amount, PTeb.19.11 (ii B.C.), PLips.105.28 (i A.D.):—[voice] Pass., POxy.918xi3 (ii A.D.).

2 in early writers, lower, degrade,

τὴν πόλιν Lys.13.9

, Isoc.8.17;

ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν βραχύ τι παρ' ἀγγέλους LXXPs.8.6

; cut down, shorten,

συναλοιφαῖς τὰ ῥήματα D.H.Comp.6

: c. gen., detract from,

μὴ προστιθέναι τιμήν, ἀλλὰ μὴ ἐλασσοῦν τῆς ὑπαρχούσης Th.3.42

:—[voice] Med., reduce the power of,

τινάς Plb.22.15.1

.

II [voice] Pass.,

1 abs., to be lessened, suffer loss, be depreciated, of things, Th.2.62; of persons, Id.4.59,al., OGI139.10(ii B.C.), PTeb.382.13(i B.C.), Phld.Lib.p.32 O., al., Ev.Jo.3.30, etc.;

μέγα τοῦθ' οἱ πατέρες ἠλαττώμεθα Apollod.Com. 7.3

; also, take less than one's due, waive one's rights or privileges, Th. 1.77, D.56.14; but, fall short of one's professions, act dishonestly, Isoc.1.49.

2 c. dat. rei, have the worst of it, Hdt.6.11, Th.5.104, etc.;

τῷ πολέμῳ Id.1.115

; to be inferior,

τῇ ἐμπειρίᾳ Id.5.72

;

πολλαῖς ναυσί X.HG1.5.15

; πᾶσι τούτοις ib.6.2.28; ἠλαττωμένος τοῖς ὄμμασι, of a one-eyed man, Plb.18.4.3;

πρός τινα POxy.215ii18

: c. gen., fall short of,

τῶν ἀρχετύπων Ph.1.606

.

3 c. gen. pers., to be at a disadvantage with a person,

πολλὰ μὲν οὖν ἔγωγ' ἐλαττοῦμαι κατὰ τουτονὶ τὸν ἀγῶν' Αἰσχίνου D.18.3

;

ἐλαττοῦσθαί τινός τινι Pl.Alc.1.121b

;

μηδὲν τῶν δημιουργῶν Id.Grg.459c

.

4 c. gen. rei, suffer loss in respect of, κεφαλαίου, τόκων, BGU155.10 (ii A.D.); to be in want of, LXX 1 Ki.21.15(16): also c. dat., ib.2 Ki.3.29.