τιμαλφέω
τὸ κατὰ τὴν τῆς αὑτοῦ ψυχῆς ἐπίταξιν τὰ γιγνόμενα γίγνεσθαι, μάλιστα μὲν ἅπαντα, εἰ δὲ μή, τά γε ἀνθρώπινα → the desire that, if possible, everything,—or failing that, all that is humanly possible—should happen in accordance with the demands of one's own heart
English (LSJ)
A do honour to, τ. λόγοις νίκαν Pi.N.9.54; θεοὺς τοῖσδε τ. χρεών A.Ag.922; μολόντα τ. celebrate any one's arrival, Id.Eu. 15:—Pass., σκήπτροισι τιμαλφούμενος ib.626; ὑπ' ἀστῶν . . τ. ib.807:— rare in Prose, τ. τοὺς θεούς Arist.Pol.1336b19; and in later Poetry, τ. τὰν σὰν . . θυμέλαν Sammelb.6699.2 (iii B.C.):—Epich. (Fr.214) ridiculed Aeschylus for his use of this word.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1114] verehren, verherrlichen; ὑπὲρ πολλῶν τιμαλφεῖν λόγοις νίκαν, Pind. N. 9, 54; μολόντα, Jemandes Ankunft feiern, Aesch. Eum. 15; τοὺς θεούς, Ag. 896; ἄνδρα διοσδότοις σκήπτροισι τιμαλφούμενον, Eum. 596; Sp., auch in Prosa, wie Arist. polit. 7, 17, θεούς; Phot. erkl. τιμαλφούμενος, τιμὴν εὑρηκώς.
