ὀχῠρός, ά, όν,
(ἔχω) ἐχυρός, firm, lasting, stout, of wood, [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 429 (_superlative_) ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; of persons, διθρόνου Διόθεν.. τιμῆς ὀχυρὸν ζεῦγος Ἀτρείδαιν [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 44 (_anapaest meter_): but elsewhere 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus uses ἐχυρός (which see). ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 of places, strong, secure, παρθενῶνες [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 738 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially as military term, of a stronghold or position, strong, ὄρος [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.2.22 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; χωρίον[[ [prev. work] 1.2.24, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 9.30 (variant{ἐχ-}); πόλεις 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 7.15.2; τὰ ὀ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.1.15, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb -ρῶς[[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 124 (_anapaest meter_), 2nd c.AD(?): Charito Scriptor Eroticus 7.2. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]