παραδίδωμι

A. give, hand over to another, transmit, [παιδίον] τινί Hdt. 1.117; τὰ ἐντεταλμένα, of couriers, Id. 8.98; καθάπερ λαμπάδα τὸν βίον π. Pl. Lg. 776b, etc.; of sentinels, π. τὸν κώδωνα Th. 4.135; τὴν ἑωθινὴν φυλακήν Plu. Arat. 7; τῷ παιδὶ π. τὴν ἀρχήν Hdt. 2.159; τὰ πάτρια τεύχεα S. Ph. 399 (lyr.); of letters to the person addressed, X. Cyr. 8.6.17; of a purchase to the buyer, Id. Oec. 20.28; of articles entered in an inventory by magistrates, IG 12.324.2, etc.; in Astrol., π. τὸ ἔτος Vett.Val. 100.30, Paul.Al. I. 4; of an argument, π. τινὶ τὸν ἑξῆς λόγον Pl. Criti. 106b; π. τὴν προξενίαν hand it down to one's posterity, X. HG 6.3.4; τὴν πόλιν εὐδαιμονεστάτην τοῖς ἐπιγιγνομένοις π. Isoc. 8.94, cf. Th. 2.36, Pl. R. 372d; π. τὴν ἀρετήν transmit, impart as a teacher, Id. Men. 93c: c. inf., παῖδάς σφι παρέδωκε τὴν γλῶσσαν ἐκμαθεῖν Hdt. 1.73; ἣν ἐμῇ μητρὶ παρέδωκεν τρέφειν E. Or. 64; π. τινὶ τοὺς νέους διδάσκειν Pl. Lg. 812a, cf. Ti. 42d, al.

2. give a city or person into another's hands, τὴν Σάμον π. Συλοσῶντι Hdt. 3.149; ἄλλον ἐς ἄλλην πόλιν π. Id. 5.37; esp. as a hostage, or to an enemy, deliver up, surrender, ἑωυτὸν Κροίσῳ Id. 1.45, cf. 3.13, Th. 7.86; τὰς ναῦς And. 3.11, etc.: with collat. notion of treachery, betray, X. Cyr. 5.4.51, Paus. 1.2.1; π. ὅπλα X. Cyr. 5.1.28, etc.; τύχῃ αὑτὸν π. commit oneself to fortune, Th. 5.16; ταῖς ἡδοναῖς ἑαυτὴν [τὴν ψυχήν] Pl. Phd. 84a; ἑαυτοὺς [ἐπιθυμίαις] ib.82c: without acc., give way, ἡδονῇ παραδούς Id. Phdr. 250e.

3. give up to justice, etc., ἥντινα μήτε . . παραδοῦναι ἐξῆν Antipho 6.42; π. τινὰς τῷ δικαστηρίῳ And. 1.17; τοῖς ἕνδεκα παρεδόθη Lys. 14.17; also π. τινὰ εἰς τὸ δεσμωτήριον D. 51.8; δεθέντα εἰς τὸν δῆμον X. HG 1.7.3 (Pass.); ἐπὶ κρίσει παρεδέδοτο εἰς τὸν δῆμον D. 49.9: c. inf., π. τινὰ θανάτῳ ζημιῶσαι Lys. 22.2; give up a slave to be examined by torture, Isoc. 17.15, Test. ap. D. 45.61:—Pass., ἐγκλήματι π. dub. l. in D.C. 62.27: metaph., σιωπῇ καὶ λήθῃ παραδοθείς D.H. Pomp. 3.

4. hand down legends, opinions, etc., by tradition, φήμην Pl. Phlb. 16c; παραδεδομένα καὶ μυθώδη D. 23.65; οἱ παραδεδομένοι μῦθοι Arist. Po. 1451b24; ὁ π. τρόπος Id. Pol. 1313a35; οἱ παραδεδομένοι θεοί the traditional gods, Din. 1.94; ἡ οἰκία . . ἐγκεκωμιασμένη παραδέδοται ἡμῖν Pl. Chrm. 157e; δόγματι παραδοθῆναι to be embodied in a decree, D.C. 57.20.

b. teach doctrine, Ev.Luc. 1.2, Sor. 1.124, M.Ant. 1.8, Philum. Ven. 37.3, Dam. Pr. 154, 433, Paul.Aeg. 6.50:—Pass., ὅταν [τέχνη] παραδιδῶται Arr. Epict. 2.14.2.

II. grant, bestow, κῦδός τισι Pi. P. 2.52: in pres. and impf., offer, allow, αἵρεσιν Id. N. 10.83.

2. c. inf., allow one to . . , Hdt. 1.210, 6.103, al.: c. acc. rei, permit, ὁ θεὸς τοῦτό γε οὐ παρεδίδου Id. 5.67; πληγὴν . . παραδοθεῖσαν εἰσιδών a blow offered, i. e. opportunity of striking, E. Ph. 1393: abs., τοῦ θεοῦ παραδιδόντος if he permits, Hdt. 7.18; ἢν οἱ θεοὶ παραδιδῶσιν X. An. 6.6.34; ὅπως ἂν οἱ καιροὶ παραδιδῶσιν Isoc. 5.118; τῆς ὥρας παραδιδούσης Plb. 21.41.9: less freq. in aor., πότμου παραδόντος Pi. P. 5.3; ὡς ἂν ὁ δαίμων παραδῷ D. 60.19.

III. hazard, τὰς ψυχὰς ὑπέρ τινος Act.Ap. 15.26.