κηδεύω
ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κρείττων → the hidden attunement is better than the obvious one, invisible connection is stronger than visible, harmony we can't see is stronger than harmony we can, unseen harmony is stronger than what we can see
English (LSJ)
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A take charge of, tend.S. OT1323 (lyr.), OC750; πόλιν Id.Fr.683.4, E.IT1212; νύμφην Id.Med. 888; νόσημα Id.Or.883. 2 esp. attend to a corpse, bury, ἐν ξένῃσι χερσὶ κηδευθεὶς τάλας S.El.1141, cf.E.Rh.983; μ' ἔθαψε καὶ ἐκήδευσεν IG14.1860: also in Prose, Plb.5.10.4, etc.; ταφὴ κηδευθεῖσα ταῖς τῶν ἐναντίων χερσί Demad.9, cf. Plu.Alex.56; βασιλέων κηδευομένων Arist.Fr.519, cf. Wilcken Chr.499 (ii/iii A.D.); κεκηδευμένος νεκρὸς ἐν μέλιτι J.AJ14.7.4; εἰς ἣν [σορὸν] οὐδενὶ ἔξεσται ἕτερον πτῶμα κηδεῦσαι CIG3028.3 (Ephesus), cf.POxy.1067.6 (iii A.D.). 3 = κηδεμονεύω, in Pass., Cod.Just.3.10.1.1. II contract a marriage, of the bridegroom, ally oneself in marriage, τὸ κηδεῦσαι καθ' ἑαυτὸν ἀριστεύει μακρῷ A.Pr.890 (lyr.): c.acc. cogn., κ. λέχος marry, S.Tr.1227: c.dat.pers., ally oneself with... E.Hipp.634, Fr.395, D.59.81, Men.Epit.427, etc.; κ. ὅτῳ θέλουσιν Arist.Pol.1307a37; become the son-in-law of, Moer. p.368 P.:—in Pass., to be married, E.Ph.347 (lyr.). 2 c.acc.pers., make one's kinsman by marriage, Id.Hec.1202; also κ. τὴν θυγατέρα τινί to marry her to some one, J.AJ6.10.2: abs., οἱ κηδεύσαντες those who formed the marriage, E.Med.367.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1429] besorgen, pflegen; ὑπομένεις με τὸν τυφλὸν κηδεύων Soph. O. R. 1324, vgl. O. C. 754; Eur. Or. 781. 881; πόλιν I. T. 1212; bes. – a) eine Leiche bestatten; Eur. Rhes. 983; ἐν ξέναισι χερσὶ κηδευθείς Soph. El. 1130, Pol. 5, 10, 4; Plut. Fab. 28 u. a. Sp. – ) durch Heirath, τὴν παῖδα, die Tochter verheirathen, οἱ κηδεύσαντες, die Schwiegeraltern, Eur. Med. 867. – Gew. intr., sich verschwägern, sich verheirathen, τὸ κηδεῦσαι καθ' ἑαυτὸν ἀριστεύει μακρῷ Aesch. Prom. 892, sich seinem Stande gemäß verheirathen; αὐτὸς τοῦτο κήδευσον λέχος Soph. Tr. 1217, wie Eur. Hipp. 634; τινί, Dem. 59, 81; nach Moeris attisch für παρά τινος γυναῖκα λαμβάνειν; so auch Arist. Polit. 5, 7 u. Sp., wie Plut. Demetr. 31.