3 to loosen, i.e. weaken, relax, lu`sev oiJ gui`a made his limbs slack or loose, i.e. killed him, Ib.; l. mevno" tiniv Ib.; but, kamavtw/ gouvnatÆ e[lusan made the knees weak with toil, Od.:—so in Pass. , luvnto de; gui`a , as the effect of death, sleep, weariness, fear, etc. , Il., etc. ; gui`a levlunto Hom ., etc.
4.
to undo, bring to naught, break down, destroy,
Hom
.: and generally,
to undo, do away with, put an end to,
Lat.
dissolvere
,
Id.,
Att.
;
l. bivon
, i.e. to die,
Eur.
b.
to repeal, annul, do away with,
Hdt
.,
etc.
;
l. yh`fon
to rescind
a vote,
Dem.
:—
Pass.
,
levlutai pavnta
all
ties are broken,
Id.
c.
to solve
a problem or difficulty,
Plat.
d.
to refute
an argument,
Arist.
e.
to unravel
the plot of a tragedy, Id.
5.
to break
a law or treaty,
Hdt.
,
Thuc.
III.
to solve, fulfil, accomplish,
ta; mantei`a
Soph.
IV.
to atone for, make up for,
Lat.
luere
,
Id.,
Eur.
V.
misqou;" luvein
to pay
wages
in full,
Xen.
2.
tevlh luvein
=
lusitelei`n
,
to pay, profit, avail,
e[nqa mh; tevlh luvei fronou`nti
where
it boots not
to be wise,
Soph.
; also
luvei
alone, much like
lusitelei`, luvei a[lgo"
Eur
.;
fhmi; toiouvtou" gavmou" luvein brotoi`"
Id.
lw`
lw` , I will, v. lavw (B).
lwbavomai
lwbavomai , f. -hvsomai , Dor. 2 pl. lwba<Eth>sei`sqe : aor. I ejlwbhsavmhn : Dep. : ( lwvbh ):— to treat despitefully, to outrage, maltreat, lwvbhn lwba`sqaiv tina to do one despite, Il.: esp. to maim, mutilate, Hdt. ; l. bivon to make ruin of ones life, Soph. ; l. tou;" nevou" to corrupt the youth, Plat. :—sometimes, like lumaivnomai , c. dat ., Ar. , Plat. :— absol. to do despite, act outrageously, Il.
II. the pf. is used in pass. sense, lelwbhmevno" mutilated, Hdt ., Plat. ; also aor. I pass ., megavla" lwvba" lwbhqeiv" Plat.
lwbeuvw
lwbeuvw , to mock, make a mock of, tinav Od. From lwvbh
lwvbh, LW vBH
LW vBH , hJ , despiteful treatment, outrage, dishonour, Hom ., Hdt. , Att. :— esp. mutilation, maiming, Hdt.
2. of persons, a disgrace, Lat. opprobrium , lwvbhn ei\nai Il.
lwbhvteira
lwbhvteira , fem. of lwbhthvr , Anth.
lwbhthvr
lwbhthvr , h`ro", oJ , one who treats despitefully, a foul slanderer, Il.; a destroyer, of the Furies, Soph.
II. pass. a worthless wretch, Il.
lwbhthv"
lwbhthv" , ou`, oJ , = foreg.: l. tevcnh" one who disgraces his trade, Ar.