ἐνισχύω,
strengthen, confirm, ὁ χρόνος ταῦτα -ύσει πάντα [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “νόμος” 3; ἄγγελος ἐνισχύων αὐτόν NT.Luke.22.43 ] NT+5th c.BC+]:—passive, [[ 4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Gal.fragment” 7. ] Refs 4th c.AD+]
__II intransitive, prevail in or among, ἐν ταῖς πόλεσι ἐνισχύει τὰ νόμιμα [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1180b4: _absolutely_, [prev. author] “PA” 653a31 +others; τοῦτ᾽ ἐνισχύειν ἑκάστῳ 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Sensu” 63, compare 67; παρά τισιν ἐ. ἐν παροιμίας μέρει 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 20.58 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐνίσχυσεν ὡς.. the opinion prevailed that.., [[ [prev. author] 5.57. ] Refs]