ἐπιδικάζω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="bld">A</span> [[adjudge property in dispute to]] one, of the judge, <b class="b3">ἐ. κλῆρόν</b> τινι Is.11.26, D.48.26:—Pass., <b class="b3">ἐπιδεδικασμένου καὶ ἔχοντος τὸν</b> [[κλῆρον]] [[having had]] it [[adjudged to one]] and being in possession, Id.43.7: abs., Lexib.16.<br><span class="bld">II</span>. Med., of the claimant, [[go to law to establish]] [[one's claim]], Pl.''Lg.''874a, ''PGnom.''28,40 (ii A.D.); <b class="b3">ἔχω.. τὸν κλῆρον</b> [[ἐπιδικασάμενος]] I have obtained it [[by a lawsuit]], Is.11.19.<br><span class="bld">2</span>. c.gen., [[sue for]], [[claim at law]], ἐπιδικάζεσθαι τοῦ κλήρου Lys.''Fr.''32, Is.3.41, D. 43.3; <b class="b3">ἐ. τῆς ἐπικλήρου</b> [[claim the hand of]] the heiress, ib.55, cf. And.1.120, Is.10.5; [[Ἐπιδικαζόμενος]], ὁ, title of plays by Philem., Diph., and Apollod.; later ἐ. τῆς ἀρχῆς J.''AJ''19.2.1: metaph., ἐ. τῆς μέσης χώρας [[Aristotle|Arist.]]''[[Nicomachean Ethics|EN]]''1107b31:—Pass., to [[be assigned]], of an heiress, D.S.12.18.