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Gloss keep off or away from,
ἀπέχω,fut. ἀφέξω,and ( Od. 19.572 )ἀποσχήσω:aor. ἀπέσχον:—
A. keep off or away from,
αἴ κεν τυδέος υἱὸν ἀπόσχη Ἰλίου ἱρῆς
Il. 6.96
, 277 ; ἑκὰς νήσων ἀπέχων εὐεργέα νῆα
Od. 15.33
;κληῖδες ἀπ' ὤμων αὐχέν' ἔχουσινthe collar-bonepartsthe neckfromthe shoulders, Il. 22.324 ;Εὐβοίης ἀπέχειν . . αἶγαςOrac. ap. Hdt. 8.20 , cf. 22 ; ἄπεχε τῆς βοὸς τὸν ταῦρον
A. Ag. 1125
(lyr.), cf. Pr. 687 (lyr.).
2. c. dat. pers., τοι . . χεῖρας ἀφέξω
Od. 20.263
.
3. with a Prep., ἀ. φρένα περισσῶν παρὰ φωτῶν
E. Ba. 427
(lyr.); ῥῖνα ἀπὸ κάκκης
Ar. Pax 162
Close Browse lexicon entries 4. c.acc. only,keep offoraway, σκοτεινὸν ἀ. ψόγονPi.N. 7.61 ; ἀ. φάσγανον
5. οὐδὲν ἀπέχειc.inf., nothinghinders, debarsonefromdoing, Pl. Cra. 407b , Plu. 2.433a .
Med. ,κακῶν ἄπο χεῖρας ἔχεσθαι hold one'shandsoff or away from . .,
Od. 22.316 ; κυάμων ἄπο χεῖρας ἔχεσθε
(lyr.), cf. Supp. 756 , Pl. Smp. 213d , 214d :—but mostly,
2. ἀπέχεσθαί τινος hold oneself offa thing,abstainordesist fromit, πολέμου
;οὐδὲ . . σευ ἀφέξομαιwill notkeep my hands offthee, ib. 19.489 ; Δεκελέης abstain from ravaging
, Hdt. 0.73 , cf. 1.66 , 4.118 , al., Th. 1.20 , etc.;keep away from,
Pass. , μηδὲ τῶν μικρῶν ἀπεσχημένον
3. c.inf.,ἀπέχεσθαι μὴ στρατεῦσαι abstain frommarching, Th. 5.25 ; λαμβάνειν ἀπέσχετο
, Pl. R. 354b : also c.part., Jul. Or. 1.43d .
III. intr. in Act. ,to be awayorfar from,c. gen. loci, τῶν Ἐπιπολῶν ἓξ ἢ ἑπτὰ σταδίους
;ἀ.ἀπὸ Βαβυλῶνος,etc., Hdt. 1.179 ,cf. 3.26 ,al.; ἀπὸ θαλάττης . . δώδεκα δδὸν ἡμερῶν ἀ.
; ἀ. παμπόλλων ἡμερῶν ὁδόν
; τὸ μέσον ἴσον τῶν ἐσχάτων ἀ.
; a).τὴν ἡμίσειαν διάμετρονId. Cael. 293b30 , etc.
Id. GA 781a11 ; τὰἀπέχοντα prominent parts, PA
c. ἀποσχὼν τεσσαράκοντα μάλιστα σταδίους μὴ φθάσαι ἐλθών failingto arrinein time by . ., Th. 5.3 .
2. of actions,to be far from, ἀπεῖχον τῆς ἐξευρέσιος οὐδὲν ἔλασσον werejustas farfromthe discovery, Hdt. 1.67 ; τοσοῦτον ἀπέχω τοῦ ποιεῖν τι ὥστε . .
;τοσούτῳ πλέον ἡμῶν ἀπέχεις τοῦ πιστὰ λέγειν ὅσον . .ib. 11.32 ;ἀπέχει τοῦ μὴ μετ' ὀργῆς [πράττειν] D. 21.41 ;πλεῖστον ἀ. τινός to be as faras possiblefromdoing, X. Mem. 1.2.62 ; butτοσοῦτ' ἀπέχει τῶν χορηγῶνso faris it from the thoughts of . .,
3. generally,to be far remoued from, πολιτείας, μοναρχίας,
Arist. Pol. 1289b2 , 1293a17 ; τοῦ μέσου
οὐδέν τι ἀπεῖχε γαμετῆς γυναικός
5. διαφύσιες . . ᾗσιν οὐδὲν ἀπέχει ἀγγεῖα εἶναιnothingis wanting,
IV. haveorreceive in full,
;τὸ χρέος ἀ. receivepaymentin full,
Call. Epigr. 55 ;χάριταςib. 51 ;ἀπέχωin receipts, BGU 612.2
(i A.D.), etc.; ἀ. τὸν μισθόν
, Ev.Matt. 6.2 , al.; καρπὸν ἀ. τῶν πονηθέντων
2. impers., ἀπέχει it sufficeth, it is enough,
References Il. 6.96 277 Od. 15.33 Il. 22.324 Hdt. 8.20 22 A. Ag. 1125 Pr. 687 Od. 20.263 E. Ba. 427 Ar. Pax 162 7.61 E. Or. 1519 Pl. 407b Plu. 2.433a Od. 22.316 Emp. 141 A. Eu. 350 Supp. 756 Pl. Smp. 213d 214d Il. 8.35 Od. 12.321 19.489 D. Hdt. 0.73 1.66 4.118 Th. 1.20 X. HG 7.3.10 D. 27.47 Arist. Pol. 1278a25 Th. 5.25 Philem. 94.3 X. Mem. 4.2.3 Id. Cyr. 1.6.32 Pl. R. 354b Jul. Or. 1.43d D. 21.61 Th. 6.97 Hdt. 1.179 3.26 Euphro 11.3 X. Cyr. 1.1.3 Pl. Prm. 145b Arist. Mete. 363a31 293b30 Id. GA 781a11 655a32 Th. 5.3 Hdt. 1.67 Isoc. 6.70 11.32 D. 21.41 X. Mem. 1.2.62 D. 21.59 Arist. Pol. 1289b2 1293a17 Id. EN 1109a10 Hdn. 1.16.4 Hp. de Arte 10 Aeschin. 2.50 Call. Epigr. 55 51 BGU 612.2 Plu. Sol. 22 Ev.Matt. 6.2 Plu. Them. 17 Id. 2.124e Ev.Marc. 14.41 Anacreont. 15.33 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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