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ἀντέχω

ἀντέχω, to hold out against, withstand

ἀντέχω or ἀντίσχω, fut. ἀνθέξω; part. ἀντισχήσων (in sense II) Lib. Ep. 33.2: aor. ἀντέσχον:—
  • hold against, c. acc. et gen., χεῖρʼ ἀ. κρατός hold oneʼs hand against oneʼs head so as to shade the eyes, S. OC 1651: c. dat., ὄμμασι δʼ ἀντίσχοις (-έχοις codd.) τάνδʼ αἴγλαν mayʼst thou keep this sunlight upon his eyes, Id. Ph. 830 (lyr.); τοὺς χαλινοὺς τῶν ἵππων Hdn. 5.6.7.
    • II c. dat., hold out against, withstand, Ἀρπάγῳ Hdt. 1.175, cf. 8.68.βʹ; τοῖς δικαίοις S. Fr. 78; τῇ ταλαιπωρίᾳ Th. 2.49; πρός τινα Id. 6.22; πρὸς τοὺς καμάτους Hdn. 3.6.10, etc.: c. acc., endure, ἀντέχομεν καμάτους AP 9.299 (Phil.); but in Th. 8.63 ἀ. τὰ τοῦ πολέμου rather belongs to the next signf., hold out as regards the war; so πολλὰ ἀ. ib. 86.
      • 2 hold out, endure, c. part., ἡ Ἄζωτος . . ἐπὶ πλεῖστον χρόνον πολιορκουμένη ἀντέσχε Hdt. 2.157, cf. 5.115, Th. 2.70; μηκέτι ἀντέχωσι τῷ πόνῳ διϊστάμενοι Pl. Ti. 81d; πολλάκις γιγνομένην ψυχὴν ἀντέχειν last through several states of existence, Id. Phd. 88a.
      • 3 abs., hold out, stand oneʼs ground, Hdt. 8.16, A. Pers. 413, etc.; πῶς δύσμορος ἀντέχει; S. Ph. 176 (lyr.); νόσημα ἀντίσχει τὸν αἰῶνα πάντα Hp. Fract. 11; ἔστʼ ἂν αἰὼν ἀντέχῃ E. Alc. 337; βραχὺν χρόνον D. 2.10; ἀ. ἐπὶ πολύ, ἐπὶ πλέον, Th. 1.7, 65; ἀ. ἐλπίσιν in hope, D.S. 2.26; ἀ. περί τινος X. HG 2.2.16: peculiarly, ἀ. μὴ ὑπακοῦσαι I hold out against . ., refuse . ., Plu. QConv. 2.708a.
        • b of the rivers drunk by the Persian army, hold out, suffice, Hdt. 7.196, cf. A. Pers. 413 (in full ἀ. ῥέεθρον Hdt. 7.58; ἀ. ὕδωρ παρέχων ib. 108); so ἀντέχει ὁ σῖτος Th. 1.65.
      • 4 extend, reach, ἐς ὅσον ἡ ἐπιστήμη ἀ. Id. 6.69; prevail, διὰ τὴν λῃστείαν ἐπὶ πολὺ ἀντίσχουσαν I.7.
    • III Med., hold before one against something, c. acc. et gen., ἀντίσχεσθε τραπέζας ἰῶν hold out the tables against the arrows, Od. 22.74.
      • 2 c. gen. only, hold on by, cling to, ἐκείνου τῆς χειρός Hdt. 2.121.εʹ; πέπλων E. Tr. 750, cf. Ion 1404; τῶν θυρῶν Ar. Lys. 161: metaph., ἀ. τῶν ὄχθων cling to the banks, keep close to them, Hdt. 9.56; ἀ. Ἡρακλέος cleave to Hercules, i.e. worship him above all, Pi. N. 1.33; ἀ. τῆς ἀρετῆς, Lat. adhaerere virtuti, Hdt. 1.134; ἀ. τοῦ πολέμου Id. 7.53; τοῦ κέρδους S. Fr. 354; τῆς θαλάσσης Th. 1.13; σωτηρίας Lys. 33.6; τῆς ἀληθείας Pl. Phlb. 58e, cf. R. 600d, al.; τῶν παραδεδομένων μύθων Arist. Po. 1451b24; τῆς ἐλευθερίας Decr. ap. D. 18.185; τῶν δικαίων POxy. 1203.30 (i A. D.).
        • b c. gen. pers., care for, support, 1 Ep.Thess. 5.14.
      • 3 abs., αὐτὸς ἀντέχου S. Ph. 893, cf. Ar. Ach. 1121.
      • 4 c. dupl. gen. pers. et rei, ἀνθέξεταί σου τῶν πατρῴων χρημάτων will lay claim to the property from you, dispute it with you, Ar. Av. 1658.
      • 5 resist, Pl. R. 574b; φονεῦσαι τοὺς ἀντεχομένους D.S. 4.49.
      • 6 adhere, Arist. HA 583a18: Medic., of constipation, γαστὴρ ἀντίσχετο Hp. Epid. 4.20; γαστρὸς ἀντεχομένης ib. 17.

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