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ἀντέχωorἀντίσχω,fut. ἀνθέξω; part. ἀντισχήσων(in sense 11 ) Lib. Ep. 33.2 :aor. ἀντέσχον:—
A. hold against,c. acc. et gen.,χεῖρ' ἀ. κρατός holdone's handagainstone's head so as to shade the eyes, S. OC 1651 : c. dat.,ὄμμασι δ' ἀντίσχοις(-έχοιςcodd.)τάνδ' αἴγλαν may'stthoukeepthis sunlightuponhis eyes, Id. Ph. 830 (lyr.); τοὺς χαλινοὺς τῶν ἵππων
Hdn. 5.6.7
.
II. c. dat.,hold out against, withstand,
Ἀρπάγῳ
Hdt. 1.175
, cf. 8.68 . β́; τοῖς δικαίοις
S. Fr. 78
; τῇ ταλαιπωρίᾳ
Th. 2.49
; πρός τινα
Id. 6.22
; πρὸς τοὺς καμάτους
Hdn. 3.6.10
Close Browse lexicon entries ( Phil. ); but in Th. 8.63
ἀ. τὰ τοῦ πολέμουrather belongs to the next signf.,hold outas regards the war; soπολλὰἀ.ib. 86 .
2. hold out, endure,c.part., ἡ Ἄζωτος . . ἐπὶ πλεῖστον χρόνον πολιορκουμένη ἀντέσχε
, cf. 5.115 , Th. 2.70 ; μηκέτι ἀντέχωσι τῷ πόνῳ διϊστάμενοι
;πολλάκις γιγνομένην ψυχὴν ἀντέχειν lastthrough several states of existence, Id. Phd. 88a .
3. abs.,hold out, stand one's ground,
Hdt. 8.16 , A. Pers. 413 , etc.; πῶς δύσμορος ἀντέχει;
(lyr.); νόσημα ἀντίσχει τὸν αἰῶνα πάντα
Th. 1.7 , 65 ;ἀ. ἐλπίσινin hope, D.S. 2.26 ; ἀ. περί τινος
: peculiarly,ἀ. μὴ ὑπακοῦσαιIhold out against . ., refuse . .,
b. of the rivers drunk by the Persian army,hold out, suffice,
Hdt. 7.196 , cf. A. Pers. 413 (in full ἀ. ῥέεθρον
;ἀ. ὕδωρ παρέχωνib. 108 ); so ἀντέχει ὁ σῖτος
διὰ τὴν λῃστείαν ἐπὶ πολὺ ἀντίσχουσαν
Med. ,hold before one againstsomething, c. acc. et gen.,ἀντίσχεσθε τραπέζας ἰῶν hold outthe tablesagainstthe arrows, Od. 22.74 .
2. c. gen. only,hold on by, cling to,
, cf. Ion 1404 ; τῶν θυρῶν
: metaph.,ἀ. τῶν ὄχθων cling tothe banks,keep close tothem, Hdt. 9.56 ;ἀ. Ἡρακλέος cleave toHercules, i.e.worshiphimabove all,
Pi. N. 1.33 ;ἀ. τῆς ἀρετῆς,Lat.adhaerere virtuti,
Hdt. 1.134 ; ἀ. τοῦ πολέμου
, cf. R. 600d , al.; τῶν παραδεδομένων μύθων
;τῆς ἐλευθερίαςDecr. ap. D. 18.185 ; τῶν δικαίων
(i A. D.). b. c. gen. pers.,care for, support, 1Ep. Thess.
4. c. dupl. gen. pers. et rei,ἀνθέξεταί σου τῶν πατρῴων χρημάτων will lay claim tothe propertyfromyou,disputeitwithyou, Ar. Av. 1658 .
Pl. R. 574b ; φονεῦσαι τοὺς ἀντεχομένους
Arist. HA 583a18 : Medic., of constipation, γαστὴρ ἀντίσχετο
;γαστρὸς ἀντεχομένηςib. 17 .
References S. OC 1651 Id. Ph. 830 Hdn. 5.6.7 Hdt. 1.175 8.68 S. Fr. 78 Th. 2.49 Id. 6.22 Hdn. 3.6.10 AP 9.299 Phil. Th. 8.63 86 Hdt. 2.157 5.115 Th. 2.70 Pl. Ti. 81d Id. Phd. 88a Hdt. 8.16 A. Pers. 413 S. Ph. 176 Hp. Fract. 11 E. Alc. 337 D. 2.10 Th. 1.7 65 D.S. 2.26 X. HG 2.2.16 Plu. 2.708a Hdt. 7.196 Hdt. 7.58 108 Th. 1.65 Id. 6.69 1.7 Od. 22.74 Hdt. 2.121 E. Tr. 750 Ion 1404 Ar. Lys. 161 Hdt. 9.56 Pi. N. 1.33 Hdt. 1.134 Id. 7.53 S. Fr. 354 Th. 1.13 Lys. 33.6 Pl. Phlb. 58e R. 600d Arist. Po. 1451b24 D. 18.185 POxy. 1203.30 5.14 S. Ph. 893 Ar. Ach. 1121 Ar. Av. 1658 Pl. R. 574b D.S. 4.49 Arist. HA 583a18 Hp. Epid. 4.20 17 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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