συστέλλω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">draw together: shorten sail</b>, συστείλας ἄκροισι χρώμενος τοῖς ἱστίοις <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>999</span> (lyr.): Com. metaph., συστείλας γε τοὺς ἀλλᾶντας εἶτ' ἀφήσω κατὰ κῦμ' ἐμαυτὸν οὔριον <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Eq.</span>432</span>; [[draw in]], [[contract]], of the mouth, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">VM</span>22</span>; <b class="b3">σ. ἑαυτόν</b>, of a snake, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span> 594a19</span>; σ. καὶ προβάλλειν τὴν γλῶτταν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">PA</span>660a23</span>; <b class="b3">σ. τὸ πρόσωπον</b>, so as to express disgust, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">DMeretr.</span>13.5</span>; of soldiers, <b class="b3">σ. τινὰς εἰς τὸ τεῖχος, εἴσω τοῦ χάρακος ἑαυτούς</b>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Sull.</span>9</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Cam.</span>34</span>:— Pass., [[contract oneself]], [[draw in]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">MA</span>701b15</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Pr.</span>949a17</span>, <span class="bibl">Sor. 1.7</span>; τὸν ἀέρα . . τυποῦσθαι συστελλόμενον ὑπὸ τοῦ ὁρωμένου καὶ τοῦ ὁρῶντος <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">Sens.</span>50</span>; συνέσταλται . . τὸ θερμόν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ign.</span>13</span>; σ. εἰς ὀλίγον <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Arist.</span>14</span>; εἰς μεῖόν τι <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Vect.</span>4.3</span>; <b class="b3">εἰς τρίβωνα ῥᾳδίως συστέλλομαι</b> (cf. infr. ''ΙΙ'') Crates Theb.16; ἐς βραχύ <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Icar.</span>12</span>; τοῖς ὄγκοις συνεσταλμένοι <span class="bibl">D.S.4.20</span>; <b class="b3">βραχίονας καὶ καρποὺς . . ἐν τοῖς συνεσταλμένοις ἀποδεσμεύειν</b> at the [[narrow parts]], Gal.12.693; <b class="b3">-όμεναι ὥσπερ ὄρνιθες</b> [[gathering together]], Plu.2.565e; cf. [[συνεσταλμένως]]. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[contract]], [[reduce]], τὴν τῶν βασιλέων γένεσιν εἰς τὸ μέτριον <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>691e</span>; <b class="b3">ἁμαρτήματα ὡς εἰς ἐλάχιστα σ</b>. <span class="bibl">D.18.246</span>; σ. ἐπὶ τὸ ταπεινότερον <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.Al.</span>1423b24</span>; τὰς φυσικὰς λύπας εἰς μικρόν <span class="bibl">Diog.Oen.2</span>; τὴν ῥύσιν <span class="bibl">Sor.2.41</span>; τὰ συσσίτια πρὸς τὸ σωφρονέστερον <span class="bibl">D.C.54.2</span>:—Pass., [[draw cowering together]], συσταλέντες . . σιγῇ καθήμεθ' <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IT</span>295</span>; <b class="b3">τῇ διαίτῃ συνεστάλθαι</b> to [[be moderate]], <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Art.</span>50</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Phld.<span class="title">Vit.</span>p.22</span> J.; <b class="b3">ξ. ἐς εὐτέλειαν</b> [[retrench]] expenses, <span class="bibl">Th.8.4</span>; ἵνα συνσταλῶσιν αἱ λίαν ἄκαιροι δαπάναι <span class="title">IG</span>22.1329.11, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PAmh.</span>2.70.3</span> (ii A.D.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> [[deprive of all food and drink]], συστέλλειν, εἰ δὲ μὴ ἀντέχοι τις, ἐπ' ὀλιγοσιτίας καὶ ὑδροποσίας τηρεῖν <span class="bibl">Sor.2.15</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">86</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> [[humble]], [[abase]], τά τοι μέγιστα πολλάκις θεὸς . . συνέστειλεν <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>716</span>; <b class="b3">ταπεινοῦντα καὶ σ</b>. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ly.</span>210e</span>; αἱ συμφοραὶ σ. τινάς <span class="bibl">Isoc.8.85</span>; opp. [[ἐξαίρω]], <span class="bibl">Phld.<span class="title">Vit.</span> p.20</span> J.; [[depress]] (opp. <b class="b3">διαχέω, ἀνίημι</b>), διάνοιαν <span class="bibl">Aristid.Quint.2.9</span>, <span class="bibl">10</span>:— Pass., to [[be lowered]] or [[cast down]], συνέσταλμαι κακοῖς <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">HF</span>1417</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Tr.</span> 108</span> (anap.); [δοῦλοι] σ. τὰς φύσεις Heraclid.Pont. ap. <span class="bibl">Ath.12.512b</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b3">σ. λέξιν</b> [[lower]] it, [[make]] it [[mean]], <span class="bibl">Hermog.<span class="title">Id.</span>1.6</span>; [[pronounce]] a syllable [[short]], opp. [[ἐκτείνω]], <span class="bibl">D.H.<span class="title">Comp.</span>14</span> (Pass.); <b class="b3">δίχρονα συνεσταλμένα</b> doubtful vowels [[when shortened]], <span class="bibl">A.D.<span class="title">Pron.</span>11.19</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">5</span> [<b class="b3">ὀνόματα] συστέλλεται ἐκ τῆς πολλῆς ποιότητος τῇ παραθέσει τοῦ ἄρθρου</b> [[are reduced]] or [[restricted]] out of their generality, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Synt.</span>69.4</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[wrap closely up]], [[shroud]], οὐ δάμαρτος ἐν χεροῖν πέπλοις συνεστάλησαν <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Tr.</span>378</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Im.</span>7</span>:—Med., <b class="b3">ξυστειλάμεναι θαἰμάτια</b> [[wrapping our]] cloaks [[close round us]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>99</span>; <b class="b3">συστέλλου σεαυτήν</b> [[gird up your]] loins, [[get ready for action]], ib.<span class="bibl">486</span> (lyr.); [[ξυστᾰλείς]] [[tucked up]], [[ready for action]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">V.</span>424</span> (troch.), cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Lys.</span>1042</span> (troch.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[cloak]], συνέστελλε καὶ συνέκρυπτεν . . τὴν δυσμένειαν <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Galb.</span>18</span> (unless in signf. <span class="bibl">1.2</span>).</span>