ἀξιόω

ἀξιόω, [tense] pf.

A

ἠξίωκα Isoc.18.24

:—[voice] Med., v. infr. 111.2:—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut.

ἀξιωθήσομαι Id.9.6

, but also

ἀξιώσεται S.Ant.637

: [tense] aor. ἠξιώθην: [tense] pf. ἠξίωμαι: ([etym.] ἄξιος):—think, deem worthy,

I c. acc. et gen., whether in good sense, think worthy of a reward,

ἡμᾶς ἀξιοῖλόγου E.Med.962

;

ἑαυτὸν τῶν καλλίστων X.An.3.2.7

; or in bad, of a punishment,

γοργύρης Hdt.3.145

; ἀ. τινὰ ἀτιμίας Philipp. ap. D.18.166;

κακοῦ Pl.Ap. 38a

:—[voice] Pass.,

ἀξιεύμενος θυγατρὸς τῆς σῆς Hdt.9.111

; λέχη . . τυράννων ἠξιωμένα deemed worthy of kings, E.Hec.366;

ἀξιοῦσθαι κακῶν Antipho 3.2.10

;

τοῦ αὑτοῦ ὀνόματος Pl.Phd.103e

,al.

2 c. acc. only, esteem, honour, S.Aj.1114, E.Heracl.918; ἀ. τινὰ προσφθέγμασιν honour one with words, A.Ag.903; of things, value,

οὐκ ἐξἴσου πάσας ἀξιοῦμεν ὑπολήψεις Phld.Herc.1251.12

:—[voice] Pass.,

καλοῖς ὑμεναίοις ἀξιοῦσθαι E.Or.1210

: abs.,

τύμβον ἀξιούμενον ὁρᾶσθαι Id.Hec.319

, cf. Th. 5.16.

3 value at a certain price,

ὁπόσης ἂν τιμῆς ἀξιώσῃ τὸ πωλούμενον Pl.Lg.917d

.

II c.acc. pers. et inf., think one worthy to do or be,

σέ τοι ἠξίωσε ναίειν E.Alc.572

; οὐκ ἀξιῶ ’γὼ ’μαυτὸν ἰσχύειν μέγα Ar.Eq.182;

τί σαυτὸν ἀποτίνειν ἀξιοῖς; Pherecr.93

:—[voice] Pass., Pi. N.10.39, A.Pr.242; διδάσκαλος ἀξιοῦσθαι to be esteemed as a teacher, Pl.Tht.161d.

2 think fit, expect, require that . .,

ἀ. τινὰ ἰέναι Hdt. 2.162

;

ἀ. τινὰ ἀληθῆ λέγειν Antipho2.3.4

; οὐκ ἀ. [ὑμᾶς] τὰ μὴ δεινὰ ἐν ὀρρωδίᾳ ἔχειν we expect that you do not . ., Th.2.89, cf. 3.44;

ἀ. σωτηρίαν ἐμοὶ γενέσθαι And.1.143

; ἀ. καὶ παρακαλεῖν τινα c. inf., Decr. ap. D.18.165;

ἀ. ἵνα . . Inscr.Prien.53.58

, al.; simply, ask, request, PEleph.19.18, Apollon.Perg.1 Praef. ([voice] Pass.); esp. pray, τὸν θεὸν ὅπως . . Aristeas 245, cf. LXX Je.7.16, SIG1181.1; τὰ -ούμενα prayers, Aristeas 18; also, ask, inquire of an oracle, Ps.-Callisth. 1.3.

III c. inf. only, ἀ. κομίζεσθαι, τυγχάνειν think one has a right to receive, expect to receive, Th.1.43,7.15;

προῖκα θεωρεῖν ἀ. Thphr. Char.6.4

;

ἄλλο τι ἀξιοῖς ἢ ἀποθανεῖν; Lys.22.5

: with a neg., οὐκ ἀξιῶ ὑποπτεύεσθαι I think I do not deserve to be suspected, have a right not to be . ., Th.4.86:—[voice] Pass., ὥστε ἀξιοῦσθαι λῃτουργεῖν so as to be required to . ., D.27.64;

υἱῷ προθύμως τἀξιούμενον ποιῶν

one's duty,

Men. 663

.

2 think fit, expect, consent, resolve, etc., and so in various senses, ἀξιῶ θανεῖν I consent to die, S.OT944, etc.; dare,

ἀξιῶσαι μάχην συνάψαι A.Pers.335

; deign to do,

εἴ τις ἀξιοῖ μαθεῖν Id.Ag.1661

, cf. S.OT1413; ἀξιῶ χρήματα λαμβάνειν I do not hesitate to receive, Pl.Hp.Mi.364d, etc.; οἶμαι πάντας . . φέρειν ἀξιοῦν ἔρανον I think that all should be glad to bring, D.21.101:—freq. with neg., οὐδ' ἀξιῶ μνησθῆναι I do not think them worth mentioning, Hdt.2.20;

οὐκ ἠξίωσαν οὐδὲ προσβλέψαι A.Pr.217

;

οὐκ ἀξιώσαντες . . τοῦτο παθεῖν Th.1.102

(but

ἀξιοῦτε μὴ ἀντιδοῦναι δίκην 3.66

);

πείθεσθαι οὐκ ἀξιοῦντες

refusing,

X.Oec.21.4

:—also in [voice] Med. (not in [dialect] Att. Prose), ἀξιοῦσθαι μέλειν deign to care for, A.Ag.370; φονεὺς γὰρ εἶναι ἠξιώσατο thought fit to be, Id.Eu.425; οὐκ ἀξιεύμεναι ἀναμίσγεσθαι τῇσι ἄλλῃσι not condescending to . ., Hdt.1.199; οὐκ ἀξιεύμενος ἐς τὸν . . θρόνον ἵζεσθαι not deeming oneself worthy to . ., Id.7.16.

3 think, deem,

ἀξιοῦντες ἀδικέεσθαι Id.6.87

, cf. S.OC579, E.HF1343; ἑκάτεροι νικᾶν ἠξίουν claimed the victory, Th.1.55.

IV make a claim, Id.4.58;

πάντες καθ' ὑπεροχὴν -οῠσιν Arist.Pol.1288a23

;

ἀξίωσιν ἀ. Plb.38.7.7

; ἀξιοῦν τινά τι make a claim on a person, X.Mem.3.11.12.

2 ἐγὼ μὲν οὑτωσὶ περὶ τῆς τύχης ἀξιῶ hold this opinion . ., D.18.255; ἐγὼ μὲν οὐκ ἀξιῶ I think not, Id.20.12: in philosophic language, lay down, maintain (cf.

ἀξίωμα 11.2

), Arist.APr.37a10, cf. 41b10, Polystr.p.24 W.; ἐν τῷ τοιῷδε ἀξιοῦντι in such a state of opinion, v.l. in Th.3.43.