κλέπτω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ion. impf. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> κλέπτεσκον <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.174</span>: fut. κλέψω <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>667</span>, etc., κλέψομαι <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>7.4.13</span>: aor. ἔκλεψα <span class="bibl">Il.5.268</span>, etc.: pf. κέκλοφα <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>369</span>, <span class="bibl">372</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>941d</span>; later part. κεκλεβώς <span class="title">IG</span>5(1).1390.75 (Andania, i B.C.):—Pass., aor. 1 ἐκλέφθην <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.84</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>1580</span>: aor. 2 <b class="b3">ἐκλάπην</b> [ᾰ] <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>413b</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Eq.Mag.</span>4.17</span>; later part. κλεπείς <span class="bibl"><span class="title">BGU</span>454.19</span> (ii A.D.): pf. κέκλεμμαι <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>681</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>57</span>. (Cf. Lat. [[clepo|clepere]], Goth. hlifan ([[κλέπτειν]]), hliftus ([[κλέπτης]])):—[[steal]], c. acc. or abs., <span class="bibl">Il.24.24</span>, <span class="bibl">71</span>, <span class="bibl">109</span>; <b class="b3">τῆς γενεῆς ἔκλεψε</b> from that breed Anchises [[steal|stole]], i.e. [[foal]]s of that [[breed]], <span class="bibl">5.268</span>; κλέπτουσιν ἐφ' ἁρπαγῇ ἄλλοθεν ἄλλος <span class="bibl">Sol.4.13</span>; κ. μοιχεύειν τε <span class="bibl">Xenoph.11.3</span>; ἢν μηδὲν μήτε κλέπτῃ μήτε ἀδικῇ <span class="bibl">Democr.253</span>; κ. τι παρ' ἀλλήλων <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.186</span>; κ. ἐξ ἱερῶν <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>857b</span>; [[carry off]], κλέψεν Μήδειαν <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>4.250</span>; <b class="b3">πυρὸς σέλας κ</b>., of [[Prometheus]], <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>8</span>; κλέψαι τε χἀρπάσαι βίᾳ <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span> 644</span>; <b class="b3">κ. τοὺς μηνύοντας</b> [[spirit away]] the deponents, <span class="bibl">Antipho 5.38</span>; <b class="b3">ἐξ ἐπάλξεων πλεκταῖσιν ἐς γῆν σῶμα κ</b>. [[let]] it down [[secretly]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Tr.</span>958</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">1010</span>; <b class="b3">κ. μορφάς</b>, of painters, [[steal]] forms (by transferring them to canvas), Luc.<span class="title">Epigr.</span>41. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> in part. Act., [[thievish]], <b class="b3">κλέπτον βλέπει</b> = he has a [[thief]]'s look, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>900</span>; <b class="b3">κλέπτον τὸ χρῆμα τἀνδρός</b> he's an arrant [[thief]], ib.<span class="bibl">933</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> c.acc. pers., [[cozen]], [[cheat]], [[πάρφασις]], ἥ τ' ἔκλεψε νόον <span class="bibl">Il.14.217</span>; <b class="b3">οὐκ ἔστι Διὸς κλέψαι νόον</b> Hes: <span class="title">Th.</span>613; μὴ κλέπτε νόῳ <span class="bibl">Il.1.132</span>; <b class="b3">κλέπτει νιν οὐ θεός, οὐ βροτός, ἔργοις οὔτε</b> βουλαῖς <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>3.29</span>; σοφία κλέπτει παράγοισα μύθοις <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">N.</span>7.23</span>; οὔτοι φρέν' ἂν κλέψειεν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ch.</span>854</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>243</span>, etc.; τὴν γνώμην <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Epid.</span> 5.27</span>; κ. τὴν ἀκρόασιν <span class="bibl">Aeschin.3.99</span>:—Pass., κλέπτεται ὁ ἀκροατής <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1408b5</span>; <b class="b3">προβαίνειν κλεπτόμενος</b> to go on [[blindfold]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.49</span>; <b class="b3">κλέπτεταί οἱ ἡ αὐγή</b> his vision [[becomes deceptive]], <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Morb.</span>2.12</span>; κλαπέντες ἢ βιασθέντες τοῦτο πάσχουσιν Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>l.c.: impers., [[κλέπτεται]] = [[the deception is passed off]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1404b24</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> [[conceal]], [[keep secret]], θεοῖο γόνον <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>6.36</span>; θυμῷ δεῖμα <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">P.</span>4.96</span>; [[disguise]], <b class="b3">διαβολαῖς νέαις κλέψας τὰ πρόσθε σφάλματ</b>' <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Supp.</span>416</span>; τοῖς ὀνόμασι κ. τὰ πράγματα <span class="bibl">Aeschin.3.142</span>; τοὺς ἑαυτῶν κ. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Eq.Mag.</span>5.2</span>; κ. ἑαυτὸν ὀφθαλμῶν τε καὶ ὤτων <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">VS</span>1.7.2</span>; κ. τοῦ διανοήματος τὴν ἄδειαν <span class="bibl">Demetr.<span class="title">Eloc.</span>239</span>:—Pass., <b class="b3">κλέπτεται τὸ μετρικόν</b> ib.<span class="bibl">182</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Them.<span class="title">in Ph.</span>276.26</span>, <span class="bibl">Paul.Aeg.6.103</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">IV</span> [[do]] [[secretly]] or [[do]] [[treacherously]]. <b class="b3">δόλοισι κ. σφαγάς</b> = [[execute]] [[slaughter]] [[by]] [[secret]] [[fraud]]s, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>37</span>; πόλλ' ἂν… λάθρᾳ σὺ κλέψειας κακά <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Aj.</span>1137</span>; <b class="b3">κ. μύθους</b> [[whisper]] [[malicious]] [[rumour]]s, ib.<span class="bibl">188</span>(lyr.); <b class="b3">κλέπτων ἢ βιαζόμενος</b> = by [[fraud]] or open [[force]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>933e</span>; <b class="b3">ταῦτα κλέπτοντες ταῖς πράξεσιν</b>, i.e. <b class="b3">λάθρᾳ πράττοντες</b>, ib.<span class="bibl">910b</span>; <b class="b3">κλεπτομένη λαλιά</b> [[secret]], [[clandestine]], <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Am.</span>15</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[seize]] [[secretly]] or [[occupy]] [[secretly]], τὰ ὄρη <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>5.6.9</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">4.6.11</span>, <span class="bibl">15</span>; τὴν ἀρχήν <span class="bibl">D.H.4.10</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[effect]] [[clandestinely]] or [[bring about]] [[clandestinely]], γάμον κ. δώροις <span class="bibl">Theoc.22.151</span>:—Pass., to [[be smuggled in]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.Al.</span>1440b21</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> [[get rid of imperceptibly]], <b class="b3">τὸ δοκεῖν</b>… <span class="bibl">D.H.<span class="title">Rh.</span>8.7</span>; τῇ ποικιλίᾳ τὸν κόρον <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Comp.</span>19</span>:—Pass., τοῦ πόσου κλεπτομένου <span class="bibl">Plot.4.7.5</span>.</span>