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ἐκεχειρία

ἐκεχειρία, a holding of hands, a cessation of hostilities, armistice, truce

ἐκεχειρία, ἡ, (ἔχω, χείρ)
  • cessation of hostilities, armistice, truce, IG 1(2).96.22, etc.; ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι Th. 4.117; ἄγειν, ἔχειν, Id. 5.26, X. HG 4.2.16; ἐ. γίγνεταί τισι πρὸς ἀλλήλους Th. 4.58; ἀπειπεῖν τὴν ἐ. denounce the truce, Id. 5.32; ἡ Ὀλυμπιακὴ ἐ. Arist. Fr. 533; Dor. ἐκεχηπία IG 2(2).1126.49, cf. SIG 559.32 (Megalop., found at Magn. Mae.).
      • 2 generally, rest from work, holiday, J. AJ 1.1.1, Luc. Herm. 11, Sammelb. 4224.17; ἐ. πόνων Jul. Or. 4.153c; leisure, opportunity, τοῦ διαμαρτάνειν, εἰς τὸ ἁμαρτάνειν, Ph. 1.430, 2.76: c. inf., ib. 444.
      • 3 in Ar. Pax 908 ὑπέχοντα τὴν ἐκεχειρίαν is a pun —‘alleging the truce’, and ‘presenting the hand-for-holding’ (as a beggar does).
      • 4 licence, leave, to do a thing, ἐ. διδόναι τινί Ph. 2.542; coupled with ἄδεια, ib. 447, al.; time of licence, ib. 529.
      • 5 self-restraint, abstinence, περὶ τὰς κλοπάς Str. 15.1.53.

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