ἐπαγγέλλω

ἐπαγγ-έλλω, [tense] aor. [voice] Pass.

A

-ηγγέλθην IG12.188.25

, -ηγγέλην ib.12.76.19:—tell, proclaim, announce, Od.4.775, Ar.Lys.1049 (lyr.);

τινὶ ὡς . . Hdt.3.36

;

τῷ δήμῳ ὑπέρ τινος ὅτι . . Inscr.Prien.5.17

(iv B. C.); esp. proclaim by authority, notify publicly, ἐ. [τὴν ἐκεχειρίαν] Th.5.49;

ἐ. πόλεμον Pl.Lg.702d

:— [voice] Pass., to be proclaimed, IGIl.cc., etc.;

μὴ ἐπηγγέλαι πω τὰς σπονδάς Th.5.49

, cf. 8.10; βουλῆς -θείσης a meeting having been summoned, D.C.56.29:—[voice] Med., cause proclamation to be made, Hdt.2.121.ζ.

2 give orders, command, abs., Id.1.70: c.acc. et inf., give orders that . ., ἐπαγγείλας τοὺς Αακεδαιμονίους παρεῖναι ib.77, cf. Th.6.56: c. dat. et inf., order one to do, D.42.7, etc.: c. acc. rei, στρατιὰν ἐς τοὺς ξυμμάχους ἐ. send them orders to furnish their contingents, Th.7.17;

κατὰ πόλεις τεσσαράκοντα νεῶν πλῆθος ἐ. Id.3.16

: abs., βοηθεῖν . . καθ' ὅ τι ἂν -ωσιν αἱ πόλεις Foed. ap. Th.5.47:—[voice] Med.,

ἐπαγγέλλεσθαί τινι ἑτοιμάζειν στρατιήν Hdt.7.1

, cf. 4.200;

ἐ. τινί E.HF1185

(lyr.);

ἐ. τισί ὅκως ἂν ἀπέλθοιεν Hdt.5.98

:—[voice] Pass.,

τὸ ἐπαγγελλόμενον Id.2.55

.

3 as law-term, prop. δοκιμασίαν ἐ. denounce and summon to a δοκιμασία τῶν ῥητόρων one who, having incurred ἀτιμία, yet takes part in public affairs (v.

ἐπαγγελία 2

),

ἐπήγγειλα αὐτῷ τὴν δοκιμασίαν ταυτηνί Aeschin.1.2

, cf. ib.32;

πρὸς τοὺς θεσμοθέτας D.22.23

(but ἐπηγγέλθη αὐτοῖς ὅτι ἐπεξίοιμι is f.l.for ἀπ-in Antipho 1.11).

4 promise, offer,

ξείνοις δεῖπνα Pi.P.4.31

;

θεοῖς εὐχάς A.Ch.213

:—more freq. in [voice] Med., promise unasked (opp. ὑπισχνέομαι) or offer of one's free will,

ἐ. τι ἐς τὴν δωρεὴν τοῖσι ἀδελφεοῖσι Hdt.3.135

;

ἐ. καταγωγὴν καὶ ξείνιά τινι Id.6.35

;

παίδων . . ἐ. γονάς E.Med.721

; ἁπηγγελλόμην what I was proposing, S.El.1018, cf. D.4.15;

ἐ. τάδε, ὡς . . Hdt.6.9

: c. inf., promise or offer,

ξυμπολεμεῖν Th.6.88

; διαθήκας ἀποφαίνειν (-φανεῖν Dobree) Is.1.15;

ἐ. τῇ βουλῇ μηνύσειν And.1.15

;

τισὶν τριήρεις ἔχων ἐκπλεύσεσθαι Lys.28.4

, cf. D.18.132, etc.;

τινὶ ὥστε βοηθεῖν Th.8.86

; ἐ. ὅ τι χρὴ δρᾶν offering (to do) what in justice he ought to do, Pl.Lg.915a.

5 [voice] Med., profess, make profession of, c. acc.,

ἀρετήν X.Mem.1.2.7

;

θεοσέβειαν 1 Ep.Ti.2.10

; esp. of Sophists, as in Pl.Euthd.273e;

τί ἐστιν ὃ ἐ. τε καὶ διδάσκει Id.Grg.447c

;

τοῦτό ἐστι τὸ ἐπάγγελμα ὃ ἐπαγγέλλομαι Id.Prt.319a

;

ἐπαγγελλόμενος πάντα . . οὐδὲν ἐπιτελεῖ Arist.EN1164a5

; [γνῶσιν] 1 Ep.Ti.6.21: c. inf.,

ἐ. ἀποκρίνεσθαι ὅ τι ἄν τίς σε ἐρωτᾷ Pl.Grg.447d

;

ἐ. οἷός τε εἶναι ποιῆσαί τι Id.La.186c

, Thg.127e;

ταῦτα ἐπαγγέλλεται δεινὸς εἶναι D.35.41

;

οἱ σοφισταὶ ἐ. διδάσκειν τινά Arist.EN1180b35

;

παιδεύειν D.35.41

; and abs., profess an art, Pl.R.518b, Arist.SE172a32.

6 demand, require, cj. in D.H.5.65:—[voice] Med., D.19.193; but, ask a favour, ib. 41.