ἄλαλκε

ἄλαλκε [ᾰλα], 3 sg. aor. 2 (also 2 imper., Thgn. 13), Il. 23.185, Hes. Th. 527, Pi. N. 4.60 (augm. ἤλαλκε Hsch.); subj. (v. infr.); opt. ἀλάλκοις, -κοι, -κοιεν, Od. 13.319, Il. 21.138, 22.196; inf. ἀλαλκέμεναι Il. 17.153, ἀλαλκεῖν (ἀλαλκέμεν Ar.Byz.) 19.30, AP 7.8 (Antip.); part. ἀλαλκών Il. 9.605, AP 9.374:—

• ward, keep off, τί τινι something from a person, Il. 19.30, etc.; less freq. τί τινος 21.539; ἀ. τί τινι κρατός Od. 10.288.—Hence A.R. 2.235 formed fut. ἀλαλκήσουσιν, Q.S. 7.267 pres. ἀλάλκουσιν. (Cf. ἀλέξω.)

ἄλαλκε , -εῖν, -ών: see ἀλέξω.

ἄλαλκε From !αλκ, come ἄλαλκε, ἀλκή, ἄλκαρ, ἄλκιμος, ἀλέξω: identical with !αρκ, whence ἀρκέω, Lat. arceo, arx, arca.

• to ward or keep off, τί τινι something from a person, Il., etc.; more rarely τί τινος Il.