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Strong's #5419 - φράζω
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- to indicate plainly, make known, declare, whether by gesture or by writing or speaking, or in some other ways
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φράζω,
S. Ph. 25, etc.: poet. impf. φράζον Pi. N. 1.61: fut. φράσω [ᾰ] A. Pr. 781, etc.: aor. 1 ἔφρᾰσα h.Ven. 128, h.Merc. 442, Hdt. 2.150, etc.; poet. φράσα [ᾰ] Od. 11.22, A. Ag. 231 (lyr.); imper. φράσσατε Pi. P. 4.117: pf. πέφρᾰκα Isoc. 5.93, Phld. Po. 5.23: aor. πέφρᾰδον, ἐπέφραδον used by Hom. mostly in 3 sg., Il. 14.500, al. (in Od. 1.273, 8.142, πέφραδε is imper.); opt. πεφράδοι Il. 14.335; inf. πεφραδέειν, πεφραδέμεν, Od. 19.477, 7.49; 1 sg. ἐπέφραδον only Il. 10.127: also aor. 1 part. gen. φράδαντος dub. in IG 5(2).261.15 (Mantinea, vi B. C.): — Med. and Pass., φράζομαι, imper. φράζεο, φράζευ, Il. 5.440, 9.251; inf. φράζεσθαι Od. 1.294: Ephesians 3:1-21 sg. impf. φράζετο, φραζέσκετο, 11.624, h.Ap. 346: fut. φράσομαι [ᾰ] Il. 15.234, φράσσομαι Od. 16.238: aor.1 ἐφρᾰσάμην 17.161, φρᾰσάμην 23.75; 3 sg. and pl. ἐφράσσατο, φράσσαντο, 4.529, Il. 15.671; imper. φράσαι Od. 24.331, A. Ch. 113; Ephesians 3:1-21 sg. subj. φράσσεται Od. 24.217; inf. φράσσασθαι Orac. ap. Hdt. 3.57: aor. Pass. ἐφράσθην Od. 19.485, Hdt. 1.84, E. Hec. 546: pf. πέφρασμαι (in med. sense) A. Supp. 438, (in pass. sense) Isoc. 15.195; part., προ-πεφραδμένος Hes. Op. 655. — The aor. Med. is chiefly , also Archil. 94, Sol. 5.4, 34.1, A. Ch. 113, E. Med. 653 (lyr.): —
point out, show (never say, tell, in Hom. acc. to Aristarch.), ἐς χῶρον ὃν φράσε Κίρκη Od. 11.22, cf. Il. 23.138, Od. 15.424; also, show the way to, show where to find, ᾗ οἱ Ἀθήνη πέφραδε δῖον ὑφορβόν 14.3, cf. 8.68; σήματ'.., τά οἱ ἔμπεδα πέφραδ' Ὀδυσσεύς showed, 19.250; μῦθον πέφραδε πᾶσιν show, make known the word to all, 1.273, cf. 8.142; δεῖξε καὶ ἔφρασε h.Ven. 128; φράσσατέ μοι δόμους show me them, Pi. P. 4.117; ἔφρασε τὴν ἀτραπόν Hdt. 7.213; κόποι αὐτόματοι φράζουσι νούσους Hp. Aph. 2.5; δμώων δή τινα.. μοι φράσον Theoc. 25.47; τὸ παράδειγμα ὃ ἂν φράζῃ ὁ ἀρχιτέκτων IG 22.1668.96: abs., φωνῆσαι μὲν οὐκ εἶχε, τῇ δὲ χειρὶ ἔφραζε Hdt. 4.113; ἀντὶ φωνῆς φράζε.. χερί A. Ag. 1061.
2. show forth, tell, declare, λόγον, ἔπος, ὄνομα, Pi. O. 2.60, A. Pers. 173 (troch.), Supp. 320; φ. τοῖσι ἥκουσι τὰ πρήγματα Hdt. 6.100; ἑλοῦ γάρ, ἢ πόνωντὰ λοιπά σοι φράσω σαφηνῶς, ἢ τὸν ἐκλύσοντ' ἐμέ A. Pr. 781; τιπρός τινα Hdt. 1.68, Ar. Nu. 359 (anap.), etc.: c. dupl. acc., φ. τινά τι Isoc. 15.100; τι Pl. Phdr. 267b; περί τινος Isoc. 15.117 (v. infr.); ἐπί τινος Id. Ephesians 6:8 : rarely c. gen., tell of, τῆς μητρὸς ἥκω τῆς ἐμῆς φράσων, ἐν οἷς νῦν ἐστι S. Tr. 1122: folld. by a relat. clause, φ. ὅτι.. Lys. 1.23, Pl. Phdr. 278b, etc.; φ. ὡς δεῖ γεωργεῖν X. Oec. 16.8; φ. οἷ' ἐπορσύνθη κακά A. Pers. 267, cf. Pr. 995, etc.; with double constr., φ. τό τε ὄνομα καὶ ἐν ᾗ κώμῃ οἰκοῦσιν PRLaws 29.5 (iii B. C.): rarely c. part., πεφραδέειν πόσιν ἔνδον ἐόντα Od. 19.477; οὐκ ἔφραζες σῆς προκείμενον νέκυν γυναικός E. Alc. 1012: later c. acc. et inf., Phld. l.c.; explain (opp. λέγω, which means simply speak, say), φράσον ἅπερ γ' ἔλεξας declare, explain what thou didst say, S. Ph. 559; φράζε δὴ τί φῄς Id. OT 655; φράζουσιν ἃ λέγει X. An. 2.4.18; φράζε λόγῳ S. Ph. 49, Pl. Lg. 814c; οὐχ ἁπλῶς εἰπεῖν ἀλλὰ σαφῶς φράσαι περὶ αὐτῶν Isoc. 15.117, cf. Ephesians 1:2; σαφῶς φ. τοῖς βουλομένοις συνιέναι Aeschin. 1.129; of teachers, Antipho 6.13, Pl. Tht. 180b; of oracles, Ar. Eq. 1048, Pl. 46, Pl. Lg. 923a, etc.; of letters, Plu. Cic. 15: abs., τοῦτο φράζει ὅτι this signifies that.., X. Smp. 8.30. cultivate style or phrasing, opp. αὐτὸ τὸ γράφειν, Duris 1 J.
3. c. dat. pers. et inf., tell one to do so and so, ἵνα γάρ σφιν ἐπέφραδον ἠγερέθεσθαι Il. 10.127; δὴ γάρ μοι ἐπέφραδε.. Κίρκη (sc. ἰέναι) Od. 10.549; τοῖς ἀνθρώποισι φ. σιγᾶν Ar. Pax 98 (anap.); τὰ ὅπλα ὑπολαβεῖν Th. 6.58, cf. 3.15.
4. abs., give counsel, advise, suggest, δόλος ἦν ὁ φράσας S. El. 197 (lyr.).
II Med. and Pass., indicate to oneself, i.e. think or muse upon, consider, ponder, , Ion., Trag., but not in Att. Prose; εὔκηλος τὰ φράζεαι ἅσσ' ἐθέλῃσθα Il. 1.554; φράζεσθαι βουλήν, βουλάς, 18.313, Od. 11.510; ἐνὶ φρεσὶ μῆτιν ἀμείνω Il. 9.423; πάντα μετὰ φρεσίν Hes. Op. 688; θυμῷ Il. 16.646; ἐφράσθη καὶ ἐς θυμὸν ἐβάλετο Hdt. 1.84; πρὸς ταῦτα φράζου bethink thee, S. El. 383; ἀμφὶς φ. to think differently, Il. 2.14: folld. by εἰ c. fut. indic., consider whether.., 1.83, Od. 10.192.
2. purpose, plan, contrive, φ. τινὶ κακά, θάνατον, ὄλεθρον, 2.367, 3.242, 13.373; μέγ' ὄνειαρ 4.444; ἐσθλά Il. 12.212; φράσσατο Πατρόκλῳ μέγα ἠρίον 23.126; φράσσεται ὥς κε νέηται will contrive how.., Od. 1.205; φ. ὅπως ὄχ' ἄριστα γένοιτο 3.129, cf. S. Aj. 1041.
3. c. acc. et inf., think, suppose, believe, imagine that.., Od. 11.624; οὐκ ἐφράζετο δυνατὸς εἶναι Hdt. 3.154.
4. perceive, observe, οἷον ἐγὼν οἰωνὸν.. ἐφρασάμην Od. 17.161; τὴν (sc. τὴν οὐλὴν) ἀπονίζουσα φρασάμην 23.75; with a part., τὸν δὲ φράσατο προσιόντα Il. 10.339, cf. 23.453: later c. gen., χειμῶνος Arat. 745; πομπᾶς Theoc. 2.84: rarely c. part., ψυχὰν Ἀΐδᾳ τελέων οὐ φράζεται marks not that he will die, Pi. I. 1.68.
5. watch, guard, [ ὀρσοθύρην ] Od. 22.129.
6. beware of, ξύλινον λόχον Orac. ap. Hdt. 3.57: freq. in imper., φράζευ κύνα cave canem, Ar. Eq. 1030 (hex.); φράσσαι κυναλώπεκα μή σε δολώσῃ ib. 1067 (hex.); φράζεο δή, μὴ.. μάρψῃ Id. Pax 1099 (hex.), cf. Call. Lav.Pall. 52: c. inf., φράζου μὴ πόρσω φωνεῖν S. El. 213 (lyr.): abs., φράζου take care! A. Eu. 130. (Perh. cf. Lith girdziù 'I hear', inf. girdçti.)
φράζω: 1 aorist imperative φράσον; from Homer down; to indicate plainly, make known, declare, whether by gesture (φωνῆσαι μέν οὐκ εἶχε, τῇ δέ χειρί ἐφραζεν Herodotus 4, 113), or by writing or speaking, or in other ways; to explain: τίνι τήν παραβολήν, the thought shadowed forth in the parable, Matthew 13:36 (R G T Tr text);
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φράζω ,
[in LXX: Job 6:24 (H995 hi.) Job 12:8 (H3384 hi.), Da LXX Daniel 2:4 (H2331 pa.) *;]
to show forth, tell, declare, explain: Matthew 13:36 (WH, RV, διασάφησον ) Matthew 15:15.†
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";a pig"; : P Tebt I. 190 (early i/B.C.) τιμὴν χοίρου (δραχμαὶ) η ̄, Chrest. I. 73.6 (A.D.247–8) an order that πάντας τοὺς χοίρους ἐξελασθῆναι ἀπὸ ἱεροῦ κώμης Τάλμεως, in order that the sacred service may not be disturbed (cf. OGIS 210), P Flor II. 166.1 ff. (iii. A.D.) τὸν χοῖρον καὶ τὰ δελφάκια (";sucking pigs";) τὰ β ̄ καλὰ παράδος Γρηγωρίῳ τῷ μαγείρῳ μου, ἀλλὰ ἤτω ὁ χοῖρος καλός, P Oxy VI. 901.5 (A.D. 336) ἡμέτεροι χῦροι δύο τὴν ὁρμὴν ποιούμενοι ἐπὶ ἡμέτερον ἔδαφος (cf. Mar. 5:13).
For dim. χοιρίδιον, see P Ryl II. 229.12 (A.D. 38) περὶ δὲ τῆς τροφῆς τῶν χοιριδίω (ν), and similarly 19, P Fay 11110 (A.D. 95–6) πεζῶι [τὰ χ ]υρίδια ἐλάσαι, ";to drive the pigs, on foot,"; ib. 115.7 (A.D. 101 ) μέλλομεν. . . χυρίδια θύειν εἰς τὰ γενέσια Σαβίνου, ";we intend to sacrifice pigs on the birthday feast of Sabinus"; (Edd.), and P Oxy VI. 932.10 (late ii/A.D.) τὰ χοιρίδια χωρὶς μοῦ μὴ πώλι, ";do not sell the young pigs without me"; (Edd.).
The adj. χοίρειος, ";(flesh) of a pig"; occurs in P Magd 4.8 (B.C. 221) πρᾶξαι αὐτοὺς τὴν τιμὴν τ [ῶν χοι ]ρείων.
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