ἐξηγέομαι

A. to be leader of, c. gen. pers., τῶν δ’ ἐξηγείσθω Il. 2.806 (for And. 1.116, v. 11.3).

2. c. acc. pers., lead, govern, in Th., τὰς πόλεις 1.76; τὴν Πελοπόννησον ib.71.

b. abs., Hdt. 1.151, 9.11.

3. c. dat. pers. et acc. rei, show one the way to, τοῖσι ἐχθροῖσι τῆς πατρίδος ἅλωσιν Hdt. 6.135; ἃ δ’ ἐξηγεῖσθε τοῖς ξυμμάχοις Th. 3.55: c. dat. pers. only, go before, lead, ἡμῖν S. OC 1589, etc.: c. acc. loci only, lead the way to, χῶρον ib.1520.

4. c. gen. rei, ἐ. τῆς πράξεως X. Cyr. 2.1.29; with dat. pers. added, πᾶσι κάλλους τε καὶ τελειότητος Jul. Or. 4.132d.

5. ἐ. εἰς τὴν Ἑλλάδα lead an army into Greece, X. An. 6.6.34.

II. dictate a form of words, ἐ. τὸν νόμον τῷ κήρυκι D. 19.70; ἐξηγοῦ θεούς dictate, name them, E. Med. 745.

2. generally, prescribe, order, ποιήσουσι τοῦτο τὸ ἂν κεῖνος ἐξηγέηται Hdt. 5.23; ὅ τι χρὴ ποιέειν ἐξηγέο σύ Id. 4.9, cf. 7.234; ᾗ ὁ νόμος ἐξηγεῖται Pl. R. 604b: of a diviner, c. inf., order one to do, A. Eu. 595; τἄλλα δ’ ἐξηγοῦ φίλοις Id. Ch. 552; esp. freq. of religious forms and ceremonies, οἷς τῶν ἄλλων θεῶν οἱ Μάγοι ἐξηγοῦντο, = τοῖς ἄλλοις θεοῖς οὕς . . X. Cyr. 8.3.11, cf. 4.5.51,7.3.1; τί φῶ; δίδασκ’ ἄπειρον ἐξηγουμένη A. Ch. 118, cf. S. OC 1284, etc.; οὗτος ὁ θεὸς περὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα . . ἐ. Pl. R. 427c, cf. 469a.

3. expound, interpret, ἐ. τὸ οὔνομα καὶ τὴν θυσίην Hdt. 2.49; τὸν ποιητήν Pl. Cra. 407a; ἃ Ὅμηρος λέγει Id. Ion 531a; ὁ τὸν Ἡράκλειτον . . ἐξηγούμενος Antiph. 113.3; τὰ νόμιμα D. 47.69: abs., ἄγραφοι νόμοι καθ’ οὓς Εὐμολπίδαι ἐξηγοῦνται according to which they expound things, Lys. 6.10, cf. And. 1.116 (leg. κηρύκων ὤν); cf. ἐξηγητής 11.

III. tell at length, relate in full, Hdt. 2.3, A. Pr. 216, 702, Th. 5.26; set forth, explain, τὴν ἔλασιν the line of march, Hdt. 3.4, 7.6; ἃ μετὰ χεῖρας ἔχοι καὶ ‐ήσασθαι οἷός τε Th. 1.138; τὰ τοῦ νομοθέτου βουλήματα Pl. Lg. 802c, cf. R. 474c: c. acc. et inf., explain that . ., S. Aj. 320: folld. by relat., ἐ. ὁτέῳ τρόπῳ . . Hdt. 3.72. etc.; ἐ. περί τινος X. Lac. 2.1.