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ἐγκλίνω

ἐγκλίνω, to bend in

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ἐγκλίναντες aorist active participle masculine nominative plural, aorist active participle masculine vocative plural of ἐγκλίνω

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ἐγκλίνω [ῑ], fut. -κλῐνῶ: pf. ἐγκέκλῐκα Plu. Sull. 1: pf. Pass. ἐγκέκλῐμαι (v. infr.):—
  • bend in or inwards, τὴν κνήμην Arist. Mech. 857b36; bend, τινά A.R. 1.62 (v.l. ἀγκλῖναι):—Pass., σκέλη ἐγκεκλιμένα μικρόν X. Cyn. 5.30; τὰ ἐγκλιθέντα v.l. for ἐκκλ- in Hp. Art. 38.
      • 2 cause to incline, τι εἰς δεξιά Pl. R. 436e; τὰ πράγματά τισι Arist. Oec. 1348b3:—Med., ἐ. εἰς τὰ δεξιά lean to the right, Id. Phgn. 813a17.
      • 3 Pass., lean on, X. Smp. 3.13: metaph., πόνος ὔμμι ἐγκέκλιται labour lies upon you, Il. 6.78.
      • 4 ἐ. νῶτόν τινι turn oneʼs back towards another, E. Hec. 739.
      • 5 Pass., give way, ὑπείκει καὶ θέλων ἐγκλίνεται Id. Fr. 431.5.
      • 6 Gramm., pronounce as an enclitic, A.D. Synt. 120.10; pronounce with the grave accent, Trypho ap.eund.Conj. 255.16:—Pass., A.D. Pron. 35.26.
        • b ἐγκλινόμενα, τά, inflected forms, opp. ὀρθά, D.H. Comp. 5, cf. A.D. Synt. 30.11 (s.v.l.).
      • 7 ἐ. φωνήν lower the voice, Luc. Philops. 6.
    • II intr., incline towards, [ἡ καρδία] μικρὸν ἐ. εἰς τὸν ἀριστερὸν μαστόν Arist. HA 496a16, cf. PPetr. 2 p.126 (iii B. C.); [ἡ πολιτεία] ἐγκλίνειν βούλεται πρὸς τὴν ὀλιγαρχίαν Arist. Pol. 1266a7, cf. 1307a21.
      • 2 abs., give way, flee, X. HG 7.2.14, Cyr. 3.3.65, Plb. 1.57.8, Plu. Fab. 12, etc.; also ἐ. τινί give way to him, D.H. 5.54: c. acc., give way to, Plb. 14.8.8.
      • 3 decline, become worse, Plu. Sull. 1, etc.
      • 4 in Tactics, wheel, ἐπὶ δόρυ ἢ ἐπὶ ἀσπίδα Arr. Tact. 21.3.

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