διαχράομαι
τὸ ἀγαθὸν αἱρετόν· τὸ δ' αἱρετὸν ἀρεστόν· τὸ δ' ἀρεστὸν ἐπαινετόν· τὸ δ' ἐπαινετὸν καλόν → what is good is chosen, what is chosen is approved, what is approved is admired, what is admired is beautiful
English (LSJ)
fut. -ήσομαι, Dor. 3sg.
A διαχρησεῖται Theoc.15.54. I Dep., c. dat. rei, use constantly or habitually, chiefly in Hdt., τῇ αὐτῇ γλώσσῃ 1.58; τῷ αὐτῷ τρόπῳ 2.127; οὐκ οἴνῳ διαχρέωνται 1.71, cf. 2.77; ἐσθῆτι φοινηκηΐῃ 4.43; τῇ ἀληθείῃ δ. speak the truth, 3.72; οἰμωγῇ ἀφθόνῳ 3.66, cf. 6.58; ἀρετῇ 7.102; ἀγνωμοσύνῃ 6.10; ἀναιδείῃ τε καὶ ἀβουλίῃ 7.210; νόμοις τοῖς προτέροισιν Ar.Ec.609; λιμῷ ὅσαπερ ὄψῳ δ. use hunger as a sauce, X.Cyr.1.5.12. b of passive states, meet with, suffer under, συμφορῇ μεγάλῃ, τοιούτῳ μόρῳ, Hdt. 3.117, 1.167; αὐχμῷ δ. Id.2.13. 2 treat, handle, ἀνομώτατα Str. 6.1.8: c. acc., destroy, kill, Hdt.1.24, 110, Antipho1.23, Th.3.36, etc. II Pass., to be lent out to different persons, v. διακίχρημι. 2 to be killed, D.L.1.102. III later in Act., διαχράω reveal by oracle, τελετήν Orac. ap. Phleg.Olymp.Fr.1.
