ἀποτίθημι

A. put away, stow away, δέπας δ’ ἀπέθηκ’ ἐνὶ χηλῷ Il. 16.254, cf. X. An. 2.3.15; ἀ. εἰς δεσμωτήριον Lycurg. 112: metaph., 'pigeon-hole', class, Phlp. in Ph. 361.22.

2. expose a child, Pl. Tht. 161a.

II. Med. (aor. I part. ἀποθησαμένη Hsch.), put away from oneself, lay aside, τεύχεα κάλ’ ἀποθέσθαι ἐπὶ χθονί Il. 3.89; τὴν Σκυθικὴν στολὴν ἀ. put it off, Hdt. 4.78; ἀ. κόμας cut it off, in mourning, E. Hel. 367 (lyr., tm.); ἀ. τὸν νόμον set aside, i.e. disregard, the law, Th. 1.77; ἀ. τὰν Ἀφροδίταν quell desire, E. IA 558 (lyr.); ἀ. ῥᾳθυμίαν D. 4.8, 8.46; ὀργήν Plu. Cor. 19; ἀρχήν Id. Pomp. 23.

2. put away from oneself, avoid, ἀποθέσθαι ἐνιπήν wipe away the reproach, Il. 5.492, cf. Hes. Op. 762; νόστον ἔχθιστον ἀπεθήκατο Pi. O. 8.68, cf. 10(11).40.

3. put by for oneself, stow away, Ar. Eq. 1219, X. Cyr. 6.1.15; ἀ. τροφὴν τοῖς νεοττοῖς Arist. HA 619a20; ἀ. τινὰ εἰς φυλακήν Plb. 23.10.8; freq. of drugs, Dsc. 4.136, al., cf. PEleph. 12 (iii B.C.); ἐν φυλακῇ Ev.Matt. 14.3.

b. bury, IG 14.1974.

4. ἀποτίθεσθαι εἰς αὖθις put off, defer, E. IT 376, Pl. Grg. 449b, X. Smp. 2.7, etc.; εἰς τοὺς παῖδας ἀ. τὰς τιμωρίας Lys. Fr. 53.3.

5. reserve, keep back, Pl. Lg. 887c, Din. 1.30.

6. ἀπεθήκατο κόλπων, of a woman, laid down the burden of her womb, i.e. bore a child, Call. Dian. 25; ἀ. ὠδῖνας Str. 10.5.2: but,

7. μηδὲν ἀποτίθεσθαι τῶν γιγνομένων expose none of one's children, Arist. Pol. 1335b22.

8. ἀ. χρόνον εἴς τι employ, bestow time upon it, Plb. 18.9.10.

9. set a fracture, Pall. in Hp.Fract. 12.276 C.; cf. ἀπόθεσις.