Ἀπολογίζω

I discount, I reckon

Translated by William Hutton24 Jan 2002Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 31 words

[Meaning] I banish and I reject what I do not accept. It also means I calculate.
Also [sc. attested is] a)pologi/sasqai,¹ [meaning] to investigate every detail. Demosthenes [sc. uses the word].²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀπολογίζω· τὸ ἀποδιώκω καὶ ἀποβάλλω ὅπερ οὐ προσδέχομαι. σημαίνει δὲ καὶ τὸ ἀπολογαριάζω. καὶ Ἀπολογίσασθαι, τὸ ἐπεξελθεῖν ἕκαστα. Δημοσθένης.

Betacode

*)apologi/zw: to\ a)podiw/kw kai\ a)poba/llw o(/per ou) prosde/xomai. shmai/nei de\ kai\ to\ a)pologaria/zw. kai\ *)apologi/sasqai, to\ e)pecelqei=n e(/kasta. *dhmosqe/nhs.

Notes (2)

See also alpha 3401.
1The middle aorist infinitive of the same verb. ↩
2Demosthenes 24.108 (web address 1). ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

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α3401ἈπολογισμόςexplanationPolybios [writes]: "Xanthippos, coming into their hands, revealed to the [sc. Carthaginian] leaders the explanations for why they were now failing and how they could defeat their enemies."

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α3398ἈπολινάριοςApollinarius, Apollinarios α3399Ἀπολιταργιεῖςyou will skip off α3400ἈπολογίζωI discount, I reckon α3401Ἀπολογισμόςexplanation α3402Ἀπόλογος ἈλκίνουAlkino(o)s' story, Alkino(o)s' tale

Revision history4 revisions · last 3 Apr 2012

3 Apr 2012cosmetics — David Whitehead
1 Jan 2010typo, link — Catharine Roth
1 Jan 2010x-ref; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
25 Jan 2002added note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
24 Jan 2002Translated — William Hutton

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Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes (2)

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