ἐπιδέχομαι,
Ionic dialect etc. ἐπιδέκομα [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus (see. below), “Leg.Gort.” 11.25] Refs 5th c.BC+]:— admit besides or in addition, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.75. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2. receive besides, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 583. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3. receive, welcome, [[ τινὰς φιλανθρώπως 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 21.18.3 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἐ. εἰς τὰ [[ οἰκητήρια “POxy.” 281.9 (1st c.AD). ] Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II. take on oneself, undertake, [[ πόλεμον 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.31.1; τὴν στεφανηφορίαν “Inscription Prien.” 108.255 (2nd c.BC), compare “POxy.” 498.6 (2nd c.AD)] Refs 2nd c.BC+], etc.: with infinitive, [[[prev. work] 102.7 (4th c.AD): _absolutely_ ] Refs 4th c.AD+], agree, admit liability, [[ PAmh. 2.31.12 (2nd c.BC). ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.2. of things, allow of, admit of, [[ κατηγορίαν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 10.28; λόγον 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Categoriae” 3b2 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὸ μᾶλλον καὶ τὸ ἧττον [[[prev. work] 6a19; ἐναντιότητα [prev. work] 11b1; τὴν μεσότητα [prev\. author] “EN” 1107a8 ] Refs]; τἀκριβές [[[prev. work] 1094b25; δόξαν αἰτίας 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.48, compare 2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus “Aut.” 1.7 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]: with infinitive, [[ ὁ χρόνος οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται μακρολογεῖν Dinarchus Orator [{4-3rd c.BC}] 1.31 ] Refs 3rd c.BC+].
__II.3. expect, await, [[ βαρεῖαν ἐπιδέγμενοι ἀνάγκαν 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 16.96 ] Refs 5th c.BC+].