εὐθύνω

English (LSJ)

(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:— 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.:—Pass., c. gen., -όμενος τῆς ἐφορείας Id.Rh.1419a31.    2 c. gen. criminis, call to account for... τινα κλοπῆς Plu.Cic.9:—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:—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 (Pass).    IV intr., serve as εὔθυνος, Pl.Lg.946d.