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ἀρκέω

ἀρκέω, to ward off; to be sufficient

ἀρκέω, impf. 3 sg. ἤρκει Il. 13.440, A. Pers. 278: fut. ἀρκέσω: aor. ἤρκεσα, Dor. ἄρκεσα Pi. O. 9.3:—Med., aor. ἠρκεσάμην, 2 sg. ἠρκέσω dub. in A. Eu. 213 (s.v.l.):—Pass., inf. ἀρκέεσθαι Hdt. 9.33, ἀρκεῖσθαι Poet. ap. Greg.Cor. p.425 S.: pf. ἤρκεσμαι Sthenid. ap. Stob. 4.7.63: aor. ἠρκέσθην Plu. Pel. 35, Luc. Salt. 83: fut. ἀρκεσθήσομαι D.H. 6.94, D.S. 1.8, etc.:—
  • ward off, keep off, c. dat. pers. et acc. rei, σάκος τό οἱ ἤρκεσε λυγρὸν ὄλεθρον Il. 20.289, cf. 6.16; πατρίδι δουλοσύνην Simon. 101; κῆρας μελάθροις E. El. 1300 (lyr.); ὅς οἱ ἀπὸ χροὸς ἤρκει ὄλεθρον Il. 13.440, cf. 15.534; τοῦτό γʼ ἀρκέσαι S. Aj. 535; ὡς οὐκ ἀρκέσοι τὸ μὴ οὐ . . θανεῖν would not keep off death, ib. 727.
      • 2 c. dat. only, defend, πυκινὸς δέ οἱ ἤρκεσε θώρηξ Il. 15.529; οὐδʼ ἤρκεσε θώρηξ, without dat., 13.371.
      • 3 assist, succour, 21.131, Od. 16.261, S. Aj. 824, El. 322, E. Hec. 1164.
    • II c. acc. cogn., make good, achieve, οὐδʼ ἔργα μείω χειρὸς ἀρκέσας ἐμῆς S. Aj. 439.
    • III mostly in Trag., and always in Prose, to be strong enough, suffice, c. inf., first in Pi. O. 9.3; ἀρκῶ σοι σαφηνίσαι (-σας Linwood) A. Pr. 621 codd., cf. S. OT 1209 (lyr.): c. part., ἀρκέσω θνῄσκουσʼ ἐγώ my death will suffice, Id. Ant. 547; cf. ἀρκοῦμεν ἡμεῖς οἱ προθνῄσκοντές σεθεν E. Alc. 383; ἔνδον ἀρκείτω μένων let him be content to stay within, S. Aj. 76; ἀρκεῖν γὰρ οἶμαι μίαν ψυχὴν τάδʼ ἐκτίνουσαν Id. OC 498; οὔτε ἰατροὶ ἤρκουν θεραπεύοντες Th. 2.47; ellipt., σοφοὺς ὥσπερ σύ, μηδὲν μᾶλλον· ἀρκέσουσι γάρ [σοφοὶ ὄντες] E. Heracl. 576; ἀ. εἴς τι X. Cyr. 8.2.5; πῶς ἡ πόλις ἀρκέσει ἐπὶ τοιαύτην παρασκευήν; Pl. R. 369d; ταὐτὸν ἀρκεῖ σκῶμμα ἐπὶ πάντας holds equally for all, Id. Tht. 174a; ὅτʼ οὐκέτʼ ἀρκεῖ [ἡ μάθησις] when it avails no more, S. Tr. 711.
      • 2 c. dat., suffice for, satisfy, οὐδὲ ταῦτά τοι μοῦνα ἤρκεσε Hdt. 2.115, cf. S. Ant. 308, etc.
      • 3 to be a match for, c. dat., ψιλὸς ἀρκέσαιμι σοί γʼ ὡπλισμένῳ Id. Aj. 1123; πρὸς τοὺς πολεμίους Th. 6.84.
      • 4 abs., to be enough, avail, endure, ἀρκείτω βίος A. Ag. 1314; οὐδὲν γὰρ ἤρκει τόξα Id. Pers. 278; hold out, last, ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἀρκεῖν Th. 1.71, X. Cyr. 6.2.31; οὐδʼ ἔτʼ ἀρκῶ I can hold out no longer, S. El. 186 (lyr.); ὥστε ἀρκεῖν πλοῖα to be sufficient in number, X. An. 5.1.13: freq. in part., ἀρκῶν, οῦσα, οῦν, sufficient, enough, βίος ἀρκέων ὑπῆν Hdt. 1.31, cf. 7.28; τἀρκοῦντα a sufficiency, E. Supp. 865; ἀρκοῦσα ἀπολογία Antipho 2.4.10; ἀρκοῦντα or τἀρκοῦντα ἔχειν, X. Mem. 1.2.1, Smp. 4.35; τῶν ἀρκούντων περιττὰ κτᾶσθαι Id. Cyr. 8.2.21.
      • 5 impers., ἀρκεῖ μοι ʼtis enough for me, I am well content, c. inf., οὐκ ἀρκέσει ποθʼ ὑμὶν . . εἴκειν S. Aj. 1242, cf. X. An. 5.8.13: c. acc. et inf., ἐμοὶ μὲν ἀρκεῖ τοῦτον ἐν δόμοις μένειν S. Aj. 80; ἀρκεῖ ἢν . ., ὅτι . ., X. Cyr. 8.1.14, Mem. 4.4.9; ἔμʼ ἀρκεῖ βουλεύειν ʼtis enough that I . ., A. Th. 248; οὐκ ἀρκοῦν μοί ἐστι, c. acc. et inf., Antipho 2.2.2; ἀρκεῖν δοκεῖ μοι it seems enough, seems good, S. El. 1364.
    • IV in Pass., to be satisfied with, c. dat. rei, Poet. ap. Greg.Cor. l.c.; ἔφη οὐκέτι ἀρκέεσθαι τούτοισι Hdt. 9.33, cf. Pl. Ax. 369e, Arist. EN 1107b15, AP 6.329 (Leon.), Plot. 5.5.3: abs., ib. 3.6, etc.
      • 2 later, c. inf., to be contented to do, Plb. 1.20.1, Ps.-Luc. Philopatr. 29, etc.

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