ἀπολαύω

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fut.

   A -λαύσομαι Ar. Av.177, Pl.Chrm.172b, etc.; later -λαύσω D.H.6.4, Plu.Pyrrh.13, etc. (in earlier writers corrupt, as Hyp.Epit.30): aor. ἀπέλαυσα E.IT526, Ar.Av.1358, etc.: pf. -λέλαυκα Pl.Com.169, Isoc.19.23: —Pass., pf. -λέλαυται Philostr. VA6.19, but ἀπολελαυσμένος Plu.2.1089c,1099e (ἐν-): aor. ἀπελαύσθην Ph.1.37.—The double augm. ἀπήλαυον, ἀπήλαυσα, is found in codd. of Id.1.435, etc., prob. in LW 1046.5 (Blaudos). (The simple λαύω is not found, but was = λάφω, expl. by Aristarch. as ἀπολαυστικῶς ἔχω, cf. Apollon.Lex., Sch.Od. 19.229):—have enjoyment of a thing, have the benefit of it, c. gen. rei, τῆς σῆς δικαιοσύνης Hdt.6.86.ά; τῶν σιτίων Hp.VM11, cf. Pl.R. 354b; ἰχθύων, λαχάνων, ἐδεσμάτων, etc., enjoy them, Amphis 26, Aristopho 10.3, Antiph.8; ποτῶν, ὀσμῶν, X.Cyr.7.5.81, Hier.1.24, etc.; τῶν ἀγαθῶν Isoc.1.9, Pl.Grg.492b; σχολῆς Id.Lg.781e; τῆς σιωπῆς ἀ. take advantage of it, D.21.203; τῆς ἐξουσίας Aeschin.3.130.2. with acc. cogn. added, ἀ. τί τινος enjoy an advantage from some source, τί γὰρ . . ἂν ἀπολαύσαιμι τοῦ μαθήματος; Ar.Nu. 1231, cf. Th.1008, Pl.236; ἐλάχιστα ἀ. τῶν ὑπαρχόντων Th.1.70; τοῦ βίου τι ἀ. Id.2.53; ζῴων τοσαῦτα ἀγαθὰ ἀ. ὁ ἄνθρωπος X.Mem.4.3.10, cf. Pl.Euthd.299a, etc.; τοσοῦτον εὐερίας ἀπολέλαυκε Pl.Com. 169.3. c. acc. (instead of gen.), ἀ. τὸν βίον Diph.32.6 (ἀποβάλλειν cj. Kock); ἀ. καὶ πάσχειν τι Arist.Sens.443b3. 4. abs., οἱ ἀπολαύοντες, opp. οἱ πονοῦντες, Id.Pol.1263a13; ἧττον ἀ. to have less enjoyment, Id.HA584a21; ἡδόμενοι καὶ -οντες Plu.2.69e.    II in bad sense (freq. ironically), have the benefit of, τῶν Οἰδίπου κακῶν ἀ. E.Ph.1205; ἀ. τι τῶν γάμων Id.IT526; ἧς ἀπολαύων Ἅιδην . . καταβήσει Id.Andr.543 (lyr.); τῶν ἁμαρτημάτων, τῶν ἀσεβῶν ἀ., Hp.VM 12, Pl.Lg.910b; φλαῦρόν τι ἀ. Isoc.8.81, cf. Pl.Cri.54a: with Preps., ἀπὸ τῶν ἀλλοτρίων [παθῶν] ἀ. Id.R.606b; ἐκ τῆς μιμήσεως τοῦ εἶναι ἀ. ib.395c; ἀπ' ἄλλου ὀφθαλμίας ἀ. Id.Phdr.255d.    2 abs., have a benefit, come off well,Ar.Av.1358.    III make sport of, συνοδοιπόρου Thphr.Char.23.3, cf. Lys.6.38.—Chiefly Att.; Trag. only in E. (Cf. Lat. lu-crum, Goth. laun 'payment', Slav. loviti 'capture'; cf. Dor. λᾱία, Att. λεία 'booty'.)