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Gloss ἀνέχω , impf. ἀνεῖχον : also ἀνίσχω , impf. ἀνῖσχον : fut. ἀνέξω Archil. 82 , Luc. Hist.Conscr. 4 (s. v l.), also ἀνασχήσω Hdt. 5.106 , 7.14 , E. IA 732 : aor. ἀνέσχον Il. 17.310 , etc.; poet. ἀνέσχεθ
ἀνέχω,impf. ἀνεῖχον: alsoἀνίσχω,impf. ἀνῖσχον:fut.
A.
ἀνέξω
Archil. 82
, Luc. Hist.Conscr. 4 (s. v l.), also ἀνασχήσω
Hdt. 5.106
, 7.14 , E. IA 732 :aor.
ἀνέσχον Il.17.310
, etc.; poet.ἀνέσχεθονib. 10.461 , E. Med. 1027 , Ep.
inf.
ἀνσχεθέειν
Od. 5.320
:pf.
ἀνέσχηκα
S.E. M. 7.190
, Phalar. Ep. 105 :— Med.
Close Browse lexicon entries ἀνέχομαι:impf. ἠνειχόμην(with double augm.) A. Ag. 905 , S. Ph. 411 , Th. 1.77 , etc.:fut.
, S. El. 1028 , D. 18.160 , etc.; also ἀνασχήσομαι
, A. Ch. 747 codd., E. Hipp. 687 (whereἠνέσχουis contra metr.); more freq. with double augm. ἠνεσχόμην
, A. Ag. 1274 ; and Att. , as Ar. Nu. 1363 , Th. 3.28 , Lys. 3.3 , etc.; sync. ἠνσχόμην
;2 sg.imper.ἄνσχεο(v. infr. c. 11 ):— Pass. , D.H. 3.55 , LXX 4 Ma. 1.35 .
A. trans.,hold up, lift up, χεῖρας ἀνέσχον held uptheir handsin fight(v. infr. c. 1 ), Od. 18.89 (later of pugilists,hold upthe handsin token of defeat,
Theoc. 22.129 ):—freq.lift upthe handsin prayer,
, cf. 1.450 , Archil. 82 , etc.; soἄνακτι εὐχὰς ἀ. offerprayers, perhapswith uplifted hands,
S. El. 636 ; ἄνεχε χέρας, ἄνεχε λόγον
; alsoἀ. τὴν χεῖρα offerthe hand (to shake), Theopomp.Com. 82 (dub.).
2. lift upas an offering, τάγ' Ἀθηναίῃ ληί̈τιδι . . ὑψός' ἀνέσχεθε χειρί
; as a testimony, σκῆπτρον ἀ. πᾶσι θεοῖσι
;μαζὸν ἀ.,of Hecuba entreating her son Hector, 22.80 ; κενεὰς . . ἀνέσχε γλήνας
3. ἀ. φλόγα hold upa torch, esp. at weddings, E. IA 732 : hence the phraseἄνεχε, πάρεχεsc.τὸ φῶς)hold up,pass on the light in procession, Id. Tr. 308 , Cyc. 203 , cf. Ar. V. 1326 ; also ἀ. φάος σωτήριον
5. hold up, prop, sustain, οὐρανὸν καὶ γῆν,of Atlas, Paus. 5.11.5 ; κίων ἀ. τὴν στέγην
ap. Eus. PE 5.34 :— Pass. , γέφυρα σκάφαις ἀνεχομένη
b. metaph.,uphold, maintain,
;ὄργια ἀ. keep upthe revels, Ar. Th. 948 ; Βάκχης ἀνέχων λέκτρ' Ἀγαμέμνων remaining constant to,
(v. infr. B. 3 );οἰνῶπ' ἀνέχουσα κισσόν keeping constant to, hauntingthe ivy, S. OC 674 (s. v. l.);βαρὺν ἀνὰ θυμὸν ἔχοισα keeping uphis anger, Theoc. 1.96 .
; ἀ. τὰ ὅπλα διὰ τῶν ἀνακλητικῶν
;ἀ. Σικελίαν μὴ ὑπ' αὐτοὺς εἶναι keepit from being . ., Th. 6.86 ; ἑαυτὸν ἀπό τινος
:— Pass. , ἀνέχεται τὰ πάθη ὑπὸ τοῦ λογισμοῦ
B. intr.,rise up, emerge,
ἀνσχεθέειν . . ὑπὸ κύματος ὁρμῆς
; of a diver, Hdt. 8.8 ; σκόπελοι ἐν τῷ Νείλῳ ὀξέες ἀ.
b. esp. in formἀνίσχω,of the sun, πρὸς ἥλιον ἀνίσχοντα
, etc.; so λαμπὰς ἀνίσχει
(lyr.); ἅμ' ἡλίῳ ἀνίσχοντι
c. of events,arise, happen,
ἄελπτον ὄμμα . . φήμης ἀνασχόν
μελοποιὸς ἢ τραγῳδὸς ἄριστος
αἰχμὴ παρὰ . . ὦμον ἀνέσχεν Il.17.310
, cf. Plu. Caes. 44 ; of a headland,jut outinto the sea, Hdt. 7.123 , Th. 1.46 , etc.; ἀ. πρὸς τὸ Σικελικὸν πέλαγος
, cf. D. 23.166 ;ἐς τὸν πόντον [τὴν ἄκρην] ἀνέχοντα jutting outwith its headland into the sea, Hdt. 4.99 (dub. l.); reversely, κοιλάδες ἐς μεσόγαιαν ἐκ θαλάσσης ἀ.
3. hold on, keep doing,c.part., ἀ. διασκοπῶν
;σε . . στέρξας ἀνέχει is constantin his love for thee, S. Aj. 212 (lyr., cf. supr. A. 1.5b ): c. dat., τελεταῖς practise regularly,
Ζεὺς οὔθ' ὕων πάντεσς' ἁνδάνει οὔτ' ἀνέχων
, cf. X. HG 1.6.28 ; dub. l. in Hp. Epid. 5.20 .
οὐδὲ . . καμάτων ἀνέχουσι γυναῖκες
.— Hom. uses no tense intr. exc.aor.
Med. ,hold up what is one's own,
ὁ δ' ἀνέσχετο μείλινον ἔγχος
, etc.: henceἀνασχόμενοςis often used abs. (sc.ἔγχος, ξίφος,etc.), πλῆξεν ἀ.
; πὺξ μάλ' ἀνασχομένω πεπληγέμεν
; alsoἄντα δ' ἀνασχομένω χερσίib. 686 .
II. hold oneself up, bear up, οὐδέ ς' ὀί̈ω δηρὸν ἔτ' ἀνσχήσεσθαιib. 5.285 , cf. Od. 11.375 :aor.imper.ἀνάσχεο,
= τέτλαθι ,be of good courage,
11.1.586 ; ἄνσχεο be patient,
;ἀνὰ δ' ἔχευis prob. l. forἀνὰ δ' εὖin Archil. 6.2 : inpres. part.,ἀνεχόμενοι φέρουσι τὸν χειμῶναthey bearwith patience,
Hdt. 4.28 ; Stoic motto ἀνέχου καὶ ἀπέχου
2. c. acc., τοσσάδ' ἐνὶ φρεσὶν ᾗσιν ἀνέσχετο κήδεα
; ἦ δὴ πολλὰ κάκ' ἄνσχεο σὸν κατὰ θυμόν
; τὰ πρὶν κακὰ ἠνειχόμεσθα
, etc.; χαλκὸν ἀνασχέσθαι
, etc.: c. acc.pers.,οὐ γὰρ ξείνους . . ἀνέχονταιtheydonotsufferorbear withstrangers, Od. 7.32 , cf. 17.13 ; τῶν ἵππων οὔτι ἀνεχομένων τὰς καμήλους
; τούτους ἀνάσχου δεσπότας
D. : c. acc. rei et gen. pers., οὐδεὶς ἂν αὐτοῦ ἀγελαστὶ ἠνέσχετο ταῦτα τὰ ἔπη
3. c. gen., dub. in Hom. ,δουλοσύνης ἀνέχεσθαι v.l. in
Od. 22.423 ; so ἅπαντος ἀνδρὸς ἀ.
, cf. D. 19.16 ;to be content with,
4. the dependent clause is mostly (always in Hom. ) inpart.,οὐ μάν σε . . ἀνέξομαι ἄλγε' ἔχονταIwillnotsufferthee to have . ., 11.5.895 ;οὐ γὰρ ἀεργὸν [ὄντα] ἀνέξομαιIwillnotsufferone [to be] . ., Od. 19.27 ; εἰ τὸν . . θανόντ' ἄθαπτον ἠνσχόμην νέκυν
; οὐκ ἀνέξεται τίκτοντας ἄλλους
;καὶ γάρ κ' . . ἀνεχοιμην ἥμενοςfor Iwould
be contentto sit . ., Od. 4.595 ; σοῦ κλύων ἀνέξεται
, cf. S. El. 1028 , Ph. 411 ; ἀνάσχεσθε σιγῶσαι
: freq. in Prose, Hdt. 1.80 , 206 , 5.19 , al., Th. 2.74 , etc.; ἄποτος ἀ.
; also ἀ. τοῦ ἄλλα λέγοντος
; ἀ. τῶν οἰκείων ἀμελουμένων
; οὐδ' ἂν ἠνέσχεσθε εἴ τις . .
:—also in Act. , ἀνέσχηκα
οὐκ ἀνέξομαι τὸ μὴ οὐ . .
; κοκκύζειν τὸν ἀλεκτρυόν' οὐκ ἀνέχονται
; σὺν ἄλλοις βιοῦν οὐκ ἀ.
b. dare todo, ἀνέσχοντο τὸν ἐπιόντα δέξασθαι
c. οὐκ ἀ.,c.inf.,refuseto do . ., POxy. 903.36 ,al.
III. rarely,hold on by one another, hang together,
References Archil. 82 Luc. Hist.Conscr. 4 Hdt. 5.106 7.14 E. IA 732 Il. 17.310 10.461 E. Med. 1027 Od. 5.320 S.E. M. 7.190 Phalar. Ep. 105 A. Ag. 905 S. Ph. 411 Th. 1.77 11.5.895 S. El. 1028 D. 18.160 A. Th. 252 Ar. Ach. 299 11.5.104 18.430 A. Ch. 747 E. Hipp. 687 Hdt. 5.48 A. Ag. 1274 Ar. Nu. 1363 Th. 3.28 Lys. 3.3 S. Ant. 467 11 1 Od. 18.89 Theoc. 22.129 11.3.318 1.450 S. El. 636 E. El. 592 Theopomp.Com. 82 11.10.461 7.412 22.80 A.R. 2.254 A. Fr. 126 Id. Tr. 308 Cyc. 203 Ar. V. 1326 E. Med. 482 Th. 4.111 Pi. P. 2.89 Paus. 5.11.5 Oenom. Eus. PE 5.34 D.H. 3.55 Od. 19.111 Th. 1.141 Ar. Th. 948 E. Hec. 121 B. 3 S. OC 674 Theoc. 1.96 E. Hec. 459 Il. 23.426 D.H. 9.21 Th. 6.86 Plu. 2.514a LXX 4 Ma. 1.35 Hdt. 8.8 Id. 2.29 A.R. 3.1383 Hdt. 3.98 A. Ag. 93 X. Cyn. 6.13 Eub. 119.9 S. Tr. 204 Eun. Hist. p.209D. A.R. 3.217 Plu. Caes. 44 Hdt. 7.123 Th. 1.46 Id. 4.53 D. 23.166 Hdt. 4.99 Str. 3.2.4 Th. 7.48 S. Aj. 212 A. 1.5b Eun. Hist. p.249 D. Th. 8.94 2.18 Thgn. 26 X. HG 1.6.28 Hp. Epid. 5.20 S. OT 174 App. Pun. 75 Plu. Alex. 33 Hom. 11.5.655 11.594 3.362 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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