ἀπακριβόω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀπο- (apo-) +‎ ἀκρῑβόω (akrībóō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἀπᾰκρῑβόω • (apăkrībóō)

  1. to created, finish, develop in a perfect or high manner
    • 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 810b:
      πρὸς τάχος δὲ ἢ κάλλος ἀπηκριβῶσθαί τισιν, οἷς μὴ φύσις ἐπέσπευσεν ἐν τοῖς τεταγμένοις ἔτεσιν, χαίρειν ἐᾶν.
      pròs tákhos dè ḕ kállos apēkribôsthaí tisin, hoîs mḕ phúsis epéspeusen en toîs tetagménois étesin, khaírein eân.
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  2. (mediopassive) to finish, complete, make perfect
    • 125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, Imagines 16:
      καλλίστη μὲν οὖν, ὦ Πολύστρατε, καὶ πάσαις ταῖς γραμμαῖς ἀπηκριβωμένη.
      kallístē mèn oûn, ô Polústrate, kaì pásais taîs grammaîs apēkribōménē.
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