ἀναρτάω
Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
English (LSJ)
A hang to or upon, ὀνάρταις (Aeol. pres. part.) χέρρας ὐμ ἐμμάτων Alc.Supp.4.21; λαιμὸν ἀ. μελάθρῳ A.R.3.789; hang up, ἑαυτόν Plu.2.841a; τὸ ζῆν ib.314b:—but mostly, 2 metaph., attach to, make dependent upon, δήμῳ . . μήτε πᾶν ἀναρτήσῃς κράτος E. Fr.626.1; ἀ. ἑαυτὸν εἰς δῆμον D.Ep.3.23; ἐς θεοὺς ἀ. τι leave it depending upon them, E.Ph.705; Rhet., ἀ. τι τῇ ὑποστάσει Aristid.Rh.1p.480S. 3 keep in suspense, Alciphr.1.22; uplift, ταῖς ὑποσχέσεσι Lib.Decl.33.26. 4 suspend, i. e. withhold, c. dat., τὸ σιτηρέσιόν τινι Just.Nov.88.2.1. II Pass., to be hung up, παραδείγματα ἀνηρτημένους as examples, Pl.Grg.525c. 2 depend upon, ἔκ τινος Id.Ion533e: metaph., ἐλπίσιν ἐξ ἐλπίδων ἀναρτωμένους clinging to one hope after another, D.19.18; ἀνηρτῆσθαι εἰς . . to be referred or referable to... τὰ ἁμαρτήματα . . εἰς θεὸν ἀνηρτημένα τιμωρόν Pl.Lg.729e; τὰ ἄλλα πάντα εἰς τὴν ψυχὴν ἀ. Id.Men.88e; ὅτῳ ἀνδρὶ εἰς ἑαυτὸν ἀνήρτηται πάντα Id.Mx.247e; ἀνηρτημένοι ταῖς ὄψεσιν πρός τινα hanging on one with their eyes, Plu.Oth.3; ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις εἴς τι Id.2.989d; ἀνηρτημένοι ταῖς ψυχαῖς in suspense, D.S.33.5. III Med., also with pf. Pass., = Act., D.H.11.46: hence, attach to oneself, make dependent upon one, τινά X.Cyr.1.4.1; subdue, ib.1.1.5.
