ἀγγράφω

A. engrave and set up publicly, of treaties, laws, and public acts, τὰς ξυνθήκας ἐν στήλῃ λιθίνῃ Th. 5.47; τὸν Δράκοντος νόμον IG 1.61, cf. And. 1.82; ἀ. τι ἐς στήλην, εἰς λεύκωμα, etc., Lycurg. 117, Lexap.D. 24.23; ἀναγραψάτωσαν τὸ ψήφισμα IG 7.303.44; ἀγγραψάτω ib.7.8; register, τὰ συμβόλαια καὶ τὰς κρίσεις πρὸς ἀρχήν τινα Arist. Pol. 1321b34 (Pass.):—Med., ἀναγρψάσαθαι συνθήκας have them registered, App. Mith. 70.
2. of a person, register or record his name, στηλίτην ἀ. τινά Isoc. 16.9:—Pass., to be inscribed or ntered in a public register, ἀναγραφῆναι πατρόθεν Hdt. 6.14, cf. 8.90; ἀναγράφεσθαι εὐεργέτης to be registered as a benefactor, as was the custom of the Persians, 8.85, cf. Th. 1.129: hence generally, μέγιστος εὐεργέτης παρ’ ἐμοὶ ἀναγεγράψῃ Pl. Grg. 506c, cf. Lys. 20.19, X. Vect. 3.11: also, to be registered as a state-debtor, Lys. 9.7:—generally, Ἄρθμιον . . ἐχθρὸν αὑτῶν ἀνέγραψαν D. 9.43; ἐν τοῖς φίλοις‐γεγράφθαι D.C. 38.44; Εὐβούλου κούρα ἀνεγραφόμαν became his adopted daughter, Epigr.Gr. 205 (Halicarn.):—Med., τὴν εὐεργεσίαν ἀνεγραψάμην εἰς ἐμαυτόν Corp.Herm. 1.30.
3. c. acc. rei, ἀ. στήλην set up a pillar with an inscription on it, Lys. 30.21.
b. Pass., to be registered, of a deed, PRyl. 65.4 (i B. C.).
II. of an author, write out, place on record, ὅσα ἄμφω ξυνέγραψαν, ταῦτα ἐγὼ ἀναγράφω Arr. An.Praef. 1; describe, X. Ep. 1.6, Arr. Tact. 1.2, Philostr. V A 5.37, Eun. VS p.476B.(Pass.); compose, Epicur. Nat. 28.5; of the mind, depict, imagine, Philostr. V A 6.19,7.14.
2. record, πράξεις Plb. 1.1.1, cf. D.L. 1.40, Longin. 13.3, etc.; commemorate, τινά Porph. VP 2.
3. describe lines and figures mathematically, ἀ. ἀπό . . upon a base, Pl. Men. 83b (Med.), cf. Euc. 1.47, etc.; ἀ. τὰς τῆς γῆς περιόδους Arist. Mete. 350a17; also of lines used as bases, αἱ ἴσα αὐτοῖς τετράγωνα ‐ουσαι Euc. 10 Def. 4:—Pass., τὸ τετράγωνον τὸ ἀναγραφησόμενον ἀπό . . that can be described upon . . , Id. 2.14.
4. reduce to a formula or prescription, δυνάμιες ἀναγεγραμμέναι Hp. Decent. 9.
III. entitle, Λούκουλλος ἀναγέγραπται τὸ βιβλίον Plu. Luc. 42.
IV. fill up outlines, opp. περιγράφω, Arist. EN 1098a22, cf. Philostr. Im. 2.17, Alex.Aphr. in Top. 444.6.
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