εὐθύνω

εὐθῡν-ω, ([etym.] εὐθύς) = the Homeric ἰθύνω (which is a freq. v.l., as in A.Pers.773): —

A guide straight, direct,

οἰωνὸν γνώμῃ στομίων ἄτερ εὐθύνων Id.Pr.289

;

εὐ. ἡνίας Ar.Av.1739

(lyr.); [ἅρματα] Isoc.1.32; εὐ. δόρυ steer the bark straight, E.Cyc.15;

εὐ. πλάτην Id.Hec.39

;

ὁ εὐθύνων

the helmsman,

Ep.Jac.3.4

; εὐ. ἀγέλας lead or drive them, X.Cyr.1.1.2; εὐ. χερσί manage, guide him, S.Aj.542;

εὐ. πόδα E.Heracl.728

, etc.

2 metaph., direct, govern,

Κύρου δὲ παῖς . . ηὔθυνε στρατόν A.Pers.773

;

πᾶσαν εὐθύνων πόλιν S.Ant.178

, cf. 1164, E.Hec.9, Pl.Min.320d.

3 make straight, straighten, opp.

κάμπτειν, πτέρυγας Arist.IA709b10

:— [voice] Pass., Id.Mete.385b32.

II make or put straight, εὐ. δίκας σκολιάς make crooked judgements straight, Sol.4.37;

εὐ. λαοῖς δίκας Pi.P.4.153

; εὐ. οὖρον send a straight fair wind, Id.O.13.28;

εὐ. ὄλβον Id.P. 1.46

;

ὥσπερ ξύλον διαστρεφόμενον . . εὐ. ἀπειλαῖς καὶ πληγαῖς Pl.Prt. 325d

, cf. 326e.

III examine the conduct of an official, Id.Plt. 299a;

εὐ. τὰς ἀρχάς Arist.Pol.1271a6

, 1274a17, al.:—[voice] Pass., c. gen., -

όμενος τῆς ἐφορείας Id.Rh.1419a31

.

2 c. gen. criminis, call to account for . . ,

τινα κλοπῆς Plu.Cic.9

:—[voice] Pass., τῶν ἀδικημάτων ηὐθύνθη Th.1.95; οἱ -όμενοι the culprits, Mitteis Chr.31 iii 10 (ii B.C.), cf. Notiz.Arch.4.21 (Cyrene, i B.C.): c. dat.,

εὐ. φόνῳ PTeb.14.4

(ii B.C.); to be mulcted, punished,

ἐπί τινι D.C.Fr.90

, al.: abs., IG12.41.6; ἑκατὸν δραχμῆσι ib.4.15, al.

3 generally, refute or censure,

τοὺς λόγους τινός Phld.Piet.67

;

τὴν Φιλίστου διάλεκτον Plu.Nic.1

:—[voice] Pass., to be refuted,

δι' αὐτῶν τῶν φαινομένων Phld.Sign.30

, cf. Plot.3.6.13; but also, to be critically examined, Id.4.6.13.

4 examine by torture, Procop.Goth.3.32 ([place name] Pass).

IV intr., serve as εὔθυνος, Pl.Lg.946d.