ἀναιρέω

English (LSJ)

pf. ἀνῄρηκα (ἀνειρ-dub. in Com.Adesp.18.6D.): (v. αἱρέω): —

   A take up, ἀνελόντες ἀπὸ χθονός having raised the victim from the ground, so as to cut its throat (cf. αὐερύω), Od.3.453.    2 take up and carry off, bear away, esp. prizes, ἀέθλια Il.23.736, cf.551; στεφανηφόρους ἀγῶνας ἀναραιρηκότα Hdt.5.102; Ὀλύμπια ἀναραιρηκώς 6.36, cf. B. 1.1.    3 simply, take up, παῖδα Pi.P.9.61; τὰ ὀστᾶ Th.1.126.    4 take up bodies for burial, ἀνελόντες καὶ κατακλαύσαντες Ar. V.386, cf. X.An.6.4.9; more common in Med., v. infr. B. 1.3.    II make away with, destroy, of men, kill, Hdt.4.66; πολλοὺς ἀναιρῶν A.Ch.990; σὲ μὲν ἡμετέρα ψῆφος ἀ. E.Andr.517; θανάτοις ἀ. Pl.Lg. 870d; ἐκ πολιτείας τοιαῦτα θηρία ἀ. Din.3.19, etc.    2 of things, abrogate, annul, ὅρους ἀνεῖλον πολλαχῇ πεπηγότας Sol.36.4; νόμον Aeschin.3.39; διαθήκας Is.1.14; στήλας And.1.103; ἀταξίαν D.3.35, etc.; ἐκ μέσου ἀ. βλασφημίας Id.10.36; τηλικαύτην ἀνελόντας μαρτυρίαν Id.28.5; abolish, τὰς τῶν παρανόμων γραφάς Arist.Ath.29.4:— Pass., ἀνῄρηνται ὀλιγαρχίαι X.Cyr.1.1.1.    3 destroy an argument, confute it, Arist.; esp. confute directly, opp. διαιρέω (v. ἀναίρεσις 11.4), Arist.SE176b36, al.; ἀ. ἑαυτὸν confute oneself, Olymp.in Mete.25.14.    4 in argument, do away with, τὰς ὑποθέσεις Pl.R.533c; deny, opp. τιθέναι, S.E.P.1.192, al.    III appoint, ordain, of oracle's answer to inquiry, ὁ θεὸς αὐτοῖς ἀ. παραδοῦναι Th.1.25; οὓς ἂν ὁ θεὸς ἀνέλῃ Pl.Lg.865d, cf. 642d; ἀνεῖλεν θεοῖς οἷς ἔδει θύειν X.An.3.1.6: also c. acc. et inf., ἢν τὸ χρηστήριον ἀνέλῃ μιν βασιλέα εἶναι Hdt.1.13, etc.: abs., answer, give a response, ἀνεῖλε τὸ χρηστήριον ibid.; ἀ. τι περί τινος give an oracle about a thing, Pl.Lg.914a; μαντείας ἀ. D. Ep.1.16:—Pass., Id.21.51.    B Med., take up for oneself, take up, pick up, οὐλοχύτας ἀνέλοντο Il.1.449; ἀσπίδα, ἔγχος, 11.32, 13.296; κυνέην Hdt.1.84; δίκτυα Arist. HA602b9; achieve, win, ἀ. τὴν Ὀλυμπιάδα, τὴν νίκην, Hdt.6.70,103, D.H.5.47; generally, ἀ. ἐπιφροσύνας take thought, Od.19.22; εὐδαιμονίαν Pi.N.7.56, cf. Thgn.281; in bad sense, ὄνειδος σπαργάνων ἀ. S.OT 1035; εἴ σ' ἀνελοίμην if I should take thee into my service, Od.18.357; σῖτα ἀ. get forage, Hdt.4.128; ποινὴν τῆς Αἰσώπου ψυχῆς ἀ. exact vengeance for... Id.2.134.    2 take up and carry off, snatch, κούρας ἀνέλοντο θύελλαι Od.20.66; ἀναιρούμενος οἴκαδε φέρειν Pl.Lg. 914b; ἀνείλατο (for the form cf. Hsch.) δαίμων Epigr.Gr.404.1.    3 take up for burial (cf. A.1.4), Hdt.4.14, Th.4.97, etc.; πατέρων ἀρίστων σώμαθ' ὧν ἀνειλόμην E.Supp.1167; τὰ ὀστέα Hdt.2.41; of the ashes of the dead, πυρὸς ἀ. ἄθλιον βάρος S.El.1140; of one still living, E.Hel. 1616, X.HG6.4.13; τοὺς ναυαγούς ib.1.7.4, cf. 11; τοὺς δέκα στρατηγοὺς τοὺς οὐκ ἀνελομένους τοὺς ἐκ τῆς ναυμαχίας Pl.Ap.32b:—Pass., ἀναιρεθέντων τῶν νεκρῶν . . ὑγιὴς ἀνῃρέθη Id.R.614b, al.    4 take up in one's arms, Il.16.8: hence, take up new-born children, own them, Plu.Ant.36, cf. Ar.Nu.531; take up an exposed child, Men. Sam.159, cf. BGU1110, etc.    5 conceive in the womb, c. acc., Hdt. 2.108, 6.69.    6 take up money at interest, D.50.17.    7 take up a lease, Michel1359 (Chios). cf. BCH<*>7.204.    8 withdraw money from a bank, etc., αὐτὸς ἀνελέσθω IG5(2).159.    II take upon oneself, undertake, πόνους Hdt.6.108; πόλεμόν τινι war against one, Id.5.36; πολέμους ἀναιρούμεσθα E.Supp.492, cf. D.1.7; ἀ. ἔχθραν Pl.Phdr.233c, D.6.20; ἀ. δημόσιον ἔργον undertake, contract for the execution of a work, Pl.Lg.921d, cf. a, b, D.53.21.    2 accept as one's own, adopt, γνώμην Hdt.7.16.ά; τὰ οὐνόματα τὰ ἀπὸ τῶν βαρβάρων ἥκοντα 2.52; ἀ. φιλοψυχίην entertain a love for life, 6.29.    III rescind, cancel, συγγραφήν, συνθήκας, etc., D.34.31, 48.46, IG7.3171 (Orchom. Boeot., iii B. C.).