ἀντέχω

ἀντέχω or [full] ἀντίσχω, [tense] fut. ἀνθέζω; part. ἀντισχήσων (in sense 11) Lib. Ep.33.2: [tense] aor. ἀντέσχον:—

A hold against, c. acc. et gen., χεῖρ' ἀ. κρατός hold one's hand against one's head so as to shade the eyes, S.OC 1651: c. dat., ὄμμασι δ' ἀντίσχοις (-έχοις codd.) τάνδ' αἴγλαν may'st 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.

β; 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 AP9.299

(Phil.); but in Th.8.63 ἀ. τὰ τοῦ πολέμου rather belongs to the next signf., hold out as regards the war; so πολλὰἀ. 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 one's ground, Hdt.8.16, A. Pers.413, etc.;

πῶς δύσμορος ἀντέχει; S.Ph.176

(lyr.);

νόσημα ἀντίσχει τὸν αἰῶνα πάντα Hp.Fract.11

;

ἔστ' ἂν αἰὼν ἀντέχῃ E.Alc.337

;

βραχὺν χρόνον D.2.10

; ἀ. ἐπὶ πολύ, ἐπί πλέον, Th.1.7,65; ἀ. ἐλπίσιν in hope, D.S.2.26;

ἀ. περί τινος X.HG2.2.16

: peculiarly, ἀ. μὴ ὑπακοῦσαι I hold out against . ., refuse . ., Plu.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 1.7

.

III [voice] 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

.

έ; πέπλων E.Tr.750

, cf. Ion1404;

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, 1Ep. 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.HA583a18: Medic., of constipation,

γαστὴρ ἀντίσχετο Hp.Epid.4.20

; γαστρὸς ἀντεχομένης ib.17.