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ἀνοκωχή

ἀνοκωχή, a stay, cessation

ἀνοκωχή, ἡ, redupl. form
  • = ἀνοχή (cf. ὄκωχα pf. of ἔχω), stay, cessation, κακῶν Th. 4.117; ἀ. νομῆς a stay in the spreading of the ulcer, Aret. SD 2.9, cf. 1.8.
      • 2 esp. cessation of arms, truce, διʼ ἀνοκωχῆς γίγνεσθαί τινι to be at truce with one, Th. 1.40; ἀ. ἐστί τινι πρός τινα one party has a truce with another, Id. 5.32.
    • II hindrance, τριβὴ καὶ ἀ. τῶν Ἑλλήνων Id. 8.87. (Archaic word used by Th. acc. to D.H. Amm. 2.3. Mss. generally have the corrupt form ἀνακωχή, which gave rise to a deriv. παρὰ τὸ ἄνω τὰς ἀκωκὰς ἔχειν EM 96.52: but Hsch. gives the correct form. Ammon. Diff. 19 attempts to distinguish the forms.)

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