ἀποκινδυνεύω
αἰὲν ἀριστεύειν καὶ ὑπείροχον ἔμμεναι ἄλλων → always strive for excellence and prevail over others (Iliad 6.208, 11.784)
English (LSJ)
A make a desperate venture, try a forlorn hope, πρός τινα against another, Th.7.81; οὐ τῶν εὐτυχούντων ἦν τὸ ἀ. Arist.Fr.159; ἀ. ἔν τινι to make trial in his case, upon him, X.Mem. 4.2.5, Aeschin.2.104; ἀ. πάσαις ταῖς δυνάμεσι D.H.3.52; ἀ. περὶ τῶν ὅλων Plu.Alex.17: c. acc. cogn., ἀ. τοῦτο to make this venture, Lys. 4.17: c. inf., ἀποκινδυνεύετον . . σοφόν τι λέγειν Ar Ra.1108:—Pass., ἡμῖν . . ἀποκεκινδυνεύσεται τὰ χρήματα will be put to the uttermost hazard, Th.3.39. II shrink from the dangers of another, abandon him in danger, τινός Philostr.V A7.15.
German (Pape)
[Seite 306] 1) einen Versuch machen, σοφὸν' λέγειν Ar. Ran. 1105; ἔν τινι Xen. Mem. 4. 2, 5; τοῦτο Lys. 4, 17; sich in ein entscheidendes Treffen einlassen, πρός τινα Thuc. 7, 81; Sp.; περὶ τῶν μεγίστων, ὅλων, das Höchste, Alles auf's Spiel setzen, Plut.; εἴς τι Phoc. 32; πρός τι Spt. Sap. conv. 6. Auch pass., τὰ χρήματα ἀποκεκινδυνεύσεται Thuc. 3, 39, werden in Gefahr kommen. – 2) sich in der Gefahr trennen, τινός Philostr. Apoll. 7, 15.
