hold fast
ὀχέω,impf. ὤχουνprob. in E. Hel. 277 ; Ion. Iterat.
A.
ὀχέεσκον
Od. 11.619
:fut.
ὀχήσω
A. Pr. 143
(anap.), E. Or. 802 (troch.):aor.
ὤκχησα
Call. Jov. 23
(v. infr.):— Med. and Pass. ,impf.
ὠχέετο
Hdt. 1.31
, -εῖτο
X. Cyr. 7.3.4
:fut.
ὀχήσομαι
Il. 24.731
: Ep.
aor.
ὀχήσατο
Od. 5.54
: alsoaor.
ὀχηθῆναι
Hp. Art. 58
, Luc. Lex. 2 : Aeol.
pres. part.
ὀχήμενος
Lyr.Adesp. 51
: in Att. Prose, used only inpres.andimpf.: Hom. never uses the augm.: [the first syll. is made long in Pi. O. 2.67 , Euph. 9.13 , Lyc. 64 , 1049 , where it is writtenὀκχέω( Pi. and Euph. ) orὀγχέω( Lyc. ), cf. ὄχος
1.1
,ὄφιςsub fin.]:—Frequentat. ofἔχω, asφορέωofφέρω( ἔχειν τε καὶ ὀχεῖν
Pl. Cra. 400a
),hold fast,ἄγκυρα δ' ἥ μου τὰς τύχας ὤχει(sic leg.) μόνη
E. Hel. 277
.
b. endure, suffer, ὀχέοντας ὀϊζύν
Od. 7.211
; κακὸν μόρον . . , ὅνπερ ἐγὼν ὀχέεσκον
11.619
; ἣν ἄτην ὀχέων
21.302
; ἀπροσόρατον ὀκχέοντι πόνον
Pi. O. 2.67
; ἄχθος ὀ.
Hp. Fract. 9
;τἀγαθὰ μὴ . . ὀ. εὐπόρως bearprosperity not with moderation, Democr. 173 .
c. continue, keep doing,νηπιάας ὀχέειν to keep on withchildish ways, like ἔχειν, ἄγειν , Od. 1.297 ;φρουρὰν ἄζηλον ὀχήσω will maintainan unenviable watch, A. l.c.
2. carry, χερσὶ λύρην
Thgn. 534
;τινα
E. Or. 802 ; φιάλην
X. Cyr. 1.3.8
; of the legs,carrythe body, Hp. Art. 52 ; so of the soul, Pl. Cra. l.c.
3. letanotherride, mount, αὐτὸς βαδίζω . . , τοῦτον δ' ὀχῶ
Ar. Ra. 23
; of a general,letthe menride, X. Eq.Mag. 4.1 .
II. more freq. in Med. and Pass. ,to be borneorcarried, have oneself borne, ὀχήσατο κύμασιν Ἑρμῆς
Od. 5.54
; νηυσὶν ὀχήσονται
Il. 24.731
; ἵπποισιν ὀχεῖτο
h.Ven. 217
; so ἐπὶ τῆς ἁμάξης ὀχέεσθαι
Hdt. 1.31
, cf. Ar. Pl. 1013 ; ἐπὶ τῶν ἵππων
X. Cyr. 4.5.58
; ἐφ' ἅρματος
Pl. Ly. 208a
;ἐν [ἁρμαμάξῃ] X. Cyr. 7.3.4 ; δελφῖνος περὶ νώτῳ
Opp. H. 5.449
;ἐπὶ θατέρου σκέλους ὀχοῦνται τὸ σῶμα lettheir weightrest on. . , Plu. 2.967c : metaph.,to be carriedorbrought to(ἐπί), Dam. Pr. 26 , cf. 68 , 99 ; ὁ χρόνος . . συνθεῖ [τῇ κινήσει] ὡς ἐπὶ φερομένης ὀχούμενος
Plot. 6.3.22
.
2. abs.,drive, ride, sail, etc., [ἵπποι] ἀλεγεινοὶ . . ὀχέεσθαιdifficultto use in a chariot, Il. 10.403 , cf. Ar. Ra. 25 , D. 21.171 ; of a dislocated bone, whichrideson the edge of another instead of resting in the socket, Hp. Art. 51 .
3. of a ship,ride at anchor, metaph.,λεπτή τις ἐλπίς ἐστ' ἐφ' ἧς ὀχούμεθα'tis but a slender hope on which weride at anchor, Ar. Eq. 1244 ; ἐπὶ λεπτῶν ἐλπίδων ὠχεῖσθ' ἄρα
Id. Fr. 150
, cf. Pl. Lg. 699b ; so ἐπ' ἀσθενοῦς ῥώμης
E. Or. 69
; but,ἐπὶ τούτου [τοῦ λόγου], ὥσπερ ἐπὶ σχεδίας buoyed up, carried, Pl. Phd. 85d ; νεὼς ἐκπεσὼν . . ἐπ' ἐλπίδος ὀχεῖταί τινος
Plu. 2.1103e
;τὰ ὀχούμενα floating bodies, in title of work by Archimedes, Str. 1.3.11 , cf. 15.1.38 , Hero Spir. 1
Praef.; εἰδώλου καλοῦ ἐφ' ὕδατος ὀχουμένου
Plot. 1.6.8
; of Delos,οὗ νᾶσος ὀχεῖται floats, Orac. ap. D.H. 1.19 ; cf.ὁρμέω.
III.
= ὀχεύομαι , Arat. 1070 . (In signf. 1 cogn. withἔχω(A), Skt.sáhate'prevail': in signf. 11 cogn. withϝέχω, Lat.veho, Skt.váhati, etc. 'carry': the similarity of the forms in Gr. has caused some assimilation of the senses.)
