strength
ἀλκή,ἡ, (cf.ἀλέξω)
A. strengthas displayed in action,prowess, courage, poet. word (also in Hdt. , Th. , and later Prose, Ti.Locr. 103b , Arist. EN 1115b4 , Pol. 1338a20 , etc.), in Hom. joined with σθένος
Il. 17.212
, Od. 22.237 ; with μένος
Il. 9.706
; with ἠνορέη
Od. 24.509
; ἐπιειμένοι ἀλκήν
Il. 8.262
; φρεσὶν εἱμένος ἀλκήν
20.381
; δύεσθαι ἀλκήν
9.231
:—later, χερὸς ἀλκᾷ
Pi. O. 10(11).100
; θηρία ἐς ἀλκὴν ἄλκιμα
Hdt. 3.110
: generally,force, might, συνῆψαν ἀλκήν
E. Supp. 683
;κατ' ἀλκήν, opp.κατὰ σύνεσιν, Arr. Tact. 12.11 : in pl.,feats of strength, bold deeds, Pi. N. 7.12 , B. 10.126 , E. Rh. 933 , Hierocl. p. 33.61A.
II. strength to avert danger, defence, help, Διὸς ἀ.
Il. 15.490
, cf. 8.140 ; οὐδέ τις ἀ.
Od. 12.120
, 22.305 ;ποῦ τις ἀ.; A. Pr. 546 ; ἀ. βελέων
S. Ph. 1151
; δορός
E. Ph. 1098
: alsoὰ. τινος defenceoraid againstthing, Hes. Op. 201 , Pi. N. 7.96 , S. OT 218 ;ἀλκὴν ποιεῖσθαιgiveaid, OC
459 ;ἀ. τιθέναιmake adefence, ib. 1524 ;ἐςorπρὸς ἀ. τρέπεσθαιturnand resist, stand onone's guard, Hdt. 2.45 , 3.78 , Th. 2.84 ; στρέψας πρὸς ἀ.
E. Andr. 1149
; ἐς ἀ. ἐλθεῖν
Id. Ph. 421
; ἀλκῆς μεμνῆσθαι
Hdt. 9.70
;ἐν οἷς ἐστιν ἀ.where they candefend themselves, Arist. EN l.c.
III. battle, fight, A. Th. 498 , 569 , 878 codd., E. Med. 264 .
