ἀλέξω

ἀλέξω [ᾰ], Ep. inf. ἀλεξέμεναι, -έμεν Hom., v. infr.: fut. ἀλεξήσω Il. 9.251: aor. opt. ἀλεξήσειε Od. 3.346:—Med., fut. ἀλεξήσομαι Hdt. 8.81, 108.—Besides these tenses (formed as if from ἀλεξέω), we find others formed from ἀλέκω, fut. ἀλέξω, aor. ἤλεξα (v.sub ἀπ-αλέξω):— Med., fut. ἀλέξομαι S. OT 171, 539, X. An. 7.7.3: aor. ἀλέξασθαι Il., Hp. Salubr. 1, Hdt. 7.207, X. An. 1.3.6, al.:—for aor. 2 ἄλαλκε, ἀλκαθεῖν, v. sub vocc. (Cf. Skt. raákṣati ‘protectʼ):—

• ward off, turn aside, constructed like ἀμύνω:—c. acc. rei, Ζεὺς τό γʼ ἀλεξήσειε Od. 3.346: c. acc. rei et dat. pers., Δαναοῖσιν ἀλεξήσειν κακὸν ἦμαρ will ward it off from them, Il. 9.251, cf. 20.315; ἀλλήλοις . . ἀλεξέμεναι φόνον αἰπύν 17.365, etc.: c. dat. pers. only, assist, defend, ἀλεξέμεν ἀλλήλοισιν Il. 3.9, cf. 5.779, al., X. Cyr. 4.3.2: abs., lend aid, Il. 1.590:—Med., ἀλέξασθαι keep off from oneself, κύνας ἠδὲ καὶ ἄνδρας Il. 13.475, cf. Hdt. 7.207; ἀλέξεσθαι περί τινι or τινος, A.R. 4.551, 1488: abs., defend one self, Il. 11.348, 15.565, Archil. 66, Hdt. 1.211, 2.63, al., Hp. l.c., S. OT 539, X. Cyr. 1.5.13: c. dat. instrum., οὐδʼ ἔνι φροντίδος ἔγχος, ᾧ τις ἀλέξεται S. OT 171.
• • • 2 in Med., also, recompense, requite, τοὺς εὖ καὶ κακῶς ποιοῦντας ἀλεξόμενος X. An. 1.9.11.—Not in A. or E. (exc. ἀπ-).

ἀλέξω, (*Ἀλκ) fut. ἀλεξήσω Hom. Il. 9.251, 6.109 ; aber Soph. O.R. 534 entspricht ἀλεξοίμην dem γνωρισοίμην. ist also fut., was auch ἀλέξεται 171 sein kann ; auch Xen. An. 7.7.3 hat Krüger für ἀλεξησόμεθα nach mss. ἀλεξόμεθα aufgenommen, was dem vorhergehenden ἐπιτρέψομεν entspricht ; aor. I. ἀλεξήσειε Od. 3.346, Theocr. 5.346, ἀλεξῆσαι Opp. H. 5.626, ἀλεξήσας Apollod. 3.12.5 ; aor.2 ἤλαλκον ; med. ἀλεξήσομαι, ἠλεξάμην ; poet. Wort, in att. Prosa nur Xen.
beistehen, τινί Il. 6.109, ἀλλήλοις 3.9 ; Xen. Cyr. 4.3.2 ; τινί τι, jemandem gegen etwas, ihm etwas abwehren, ἀλλήλοις φόνον Il. 17.365, νήεσσι πῦρ 9.347 ; τινός τι, Τρώων ἵνα λοιγὸν ἀλάλκοι Il. 21.539 ; ὅ κέν τοι κρατὸς ἀλάλκῃσιν κακὸν ἦμαρ, von deinem Haupte, Od. 10.288 ; mit dem bloßen acc. abhalten, abwenden, πόλεμόν περ ἀλαλκών. 9.605, Ζεὺς τό γʼ ἀλεξήσειε Od. 3.346 ; Pind. ὕβριν ἀλέξειν, nach Böckh, Ol. 13.9 ; abs., helfen, Il. 1.590 ; abwehren, 11.469.
Das med., sich wehren, absolut Il. 15.565 οἱ δὲ καὶ αὐτοὶ ἀλέξασθαι μενέαινον ; gegen Jem., τινά, ihn von sich abwehren, Od. 9.57 ἀλεξόμενοι μένομεν πλέονάς περ ἐόντας, Il. 13.475 ἀλέξασθαι κύνας ἠδὲ καὶ ἄνδρας ; Her. 7.207 ; πολεμίους Xen. An. 7.7.2, ἐχθρὸν ἀλέξασθαι 1.3.6 ; abwenden, τὰ κακὰ ἀλεξόμεθα, entspr. τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἀπολαύομεν, Mem. 4.3.11 ; absol. Her. 2.63 ; Xen. Cyr. 1.5.13 ; An. 1.9.11 καὶ τοὺς εὖ καὶ τοὺς κακῶς ποιοῦντας ἀλεξόμενος ; τινί, beistehen, Soph. O.R. 171 vgl. 539 ; περί τινι u. τινος Ap.Rh. 4.551, 1487.

ἀλέξω

[cf. ἄλαλκον.]

2 sing. fut. ἀλεξήσεις Il. 9.251.

Acc. sing. masc. pple. ἀλεξήσοντα Il. 6.109.

Infin. ἀλεξήσειν Il. 20.315, Il. 21.374.

3 sing. aor. opt. ἀλεξήσειε Od. 3.346.

Aor. infin. mid. ἀλέξασθαι Il. 13.475, Il. 15.565, Il. 16.562: Od. 18.62. (ἀπ-, ἐπ-.)

• • 1

    To ward or keep off, avert Od. 3.346.

    With dat. of person or thing protected: Δαναοῖσι κακὸν ἦμαρ Il. 9.251. Cf. Il. 9.347, 674, Il. 17.365, Il. 20.315 = Il. 21.374.

  • 2

    With dat., to succour, defend, protect: ἀλλήλοισιν Il. 3.9. Cf. Il. 5.779, Il. 6.109.

    Absol., to afford succour, defence, or protection Il. 1.590, Il. 11.469, Il. 13.356.

  • 3

    In mid., to ward or keep off from oneself, defend oneself against, encounter: ἀλέξασθαι κύνας Il. 13.475: τοῦτον ἀλέξασθαι Od. 18.62.

    Absol., to defend oneself, offer resistance Il. 11.348 = Il. 22.231, Il. 15.565 = Il. 16.562: Od. 9.57.

ἀ˘λέξω (pf. ἄλαλκε)

• 1ward off τι from τινι ἐθέλοντι δʼ ἀλέξειν Ὕβριν O. 13.9 θάνατον ἄλαλκε (codd. contra metr.: μόρον ἄλαλκε coni. Mommsen: θάνατον ἆλκε coni. Maas.) O. 10.105 φύτευέ οἱ θάνατον ἐκ λόχου Πελίαο παῖς· ἄλαλκε δὲ Χίρων N. 4.60 ἦλθον ἔταις ἀμαχανίαν ἀ[λ]έξων τεοῖσιν ἐμαῖς τε τιμαῖς (ἀ[ρ]ήξων Π^S; ἀέξων Π. in marg.) Pae. 6.10

ἀλέξω (root αλκ), inf. ἀλεξέμεν(αι), fut. ἀλεξήσω, red. aor. ἄλαλκε, subj. ἀλάλκῃσι, inf. ἀλαλκεῖν, -έμεναι, -έμεν, aor. opt. ἀλεξήσειε, and subj. mid. ἀλεξώμεσθα: ward off, avert, τί, τινί, and τινί τι, hence defend one against something; mid., ward off from, defend oneself.

ἀλέξω From Root !αλκ, v. ἄλαλκε Note that some stems are formed from ἀλεξέω and others from ἀλέκω.

• • • 1to ward or keep off, turn away or aside; c. acc. rei, Ζεὺς τό γʼ ἀλεξήσειε Od.; c. acc. rei et dat. pers., Δαναοῖσιν ἀλεξήσειν κακὸν ἦμαρ will ward it off from them, Il., etc.: —then c. dat. pers. only, to assist, defend, Il., Xen.; absol. to lend aid, Il.: —Mid. to keep off from oneself, defend oneself against, c. acc., Il.: absol. to defend oneself, Il., Soph.
    • 2Mid., also, to recompense, requite, τοὺς εὖ καὶ κακῶς ποιοῦντας ἀλεξόμενος Xen.