ἀπέχω

ἀπέχω, [tense] fut. ἀφέξω, and (Od.19.572) ἀποσχήσω: [tense] aor. ἀπέσχον:—

A keep off or away from,

αἴ κεν τυδέος υἱὸν ἀπόσχη Ἰλίου ἱρῆς Il.6.96

,277;

ἑκὰς νήσων ἀπέχων εὐεργέα νῆα Od.15.33

; κληῖδες ἀπ' ὤμων αὐχέν' ἔχουσιν the collar-bone parts the neck from the shoulders, Il.22.324; Εὐβοίης ἀπέχειν . . αἶγας Orac. ap. Hdt.8.20, cf. 22;

ἄπεχε τῆς βοὸς τὸν ταῦρον A.Ag.1125

(lyr.), cf. Pr.687 (lyr.).

2 c. dat. pers.,

τοι . . χεῖρας ἀφέξω Od.20.263

.

3 with a Prep.,

ἀ. φρένα περισσῶν παρὰ φωτῶν E.Ba.427

(lyr.);

ῥῖνα ἀπὸ κάκκης Ar.Pax162

.

4 c.acc. only, keep off or away, σκοτεινὸν ἀ. ψόγον Pi.N.7.61;

ἀ. φάσγανον E.Or.1519

.

5 οὐδὲν ἀπέχει c. inf., nothing hinders, debars one from doing, Pl. Cra.407b, Plu.2.433a.

II [voice] Med., κακῶν ἄπο χεῖρας ἔχεσθαι hold one's hands off or away from . ., Od.22.316;

κυάμων ἄπο χεῖρας ἔχεσθε Emp.141

;

ἀθανάτων ἀ. χεῖρας A.Eu.350

(lyr.), cf. Supp. 756, Pl.Smp.213d, 214d:—but mostly,

2 ἀπέχεσθαί τινος hold oneself off a thing, abstain or desist from it,

πολέμου Il.8.35

, al.;

βοῶν Od. 12.321

; οὐδὲ . . σευ ἀφέξομαι will not keep my hands off thee, ib.19.489;

Δεκελέης

abstain from ravaging

D.

, Hdt.0.73, cf.1.66, 4.118, al., Th. 1.20, etc.; keep away from,

πόλεως X.HG7.3.10

: in [tense] pf. [voice] Pass.,

μηδὲ τῶν μικρῶν ἀπεσχημένον D.27.47

;

ἀγορᾶς ἀπεσχ. Arist.Pol.1278a25

.

3 c. inf., ἀπέχεσθαι μὴ στρατεῦσαι abstain from marching, Th.5.25;

λαμβάνειν ἀπέσχετο Philem.94.3

;

ἀπέχεσθαι τοῦ ποιεῖν X. Mem.4.2.3

;

οὐκ ἀ. τὸ μὴ οὐ ποιεῖν Id.Cyr.1.6.32

, Pl.R.354b: also c. part., Jul.Or.1.43d.

4 abs., refrain oneself, D.21.61.

III intr. in [voice] Act., to be away or far from, c. gen. loci,

τῶν Ἐπιπολῶν ἓξ ἢ ἑπτὰ σταδίους Th.6.97

; ἀ.ἀπὸ Βαβυλῶνος, etc., Hdt.1.179,cf.3.26,al.;

ἀπὸ θαλάττης . . δώδεκα δδὸν ἡμερῶν ἀ. Euphro11.3

;

ἀ. παμπόλλων ἡμερῶν ὁδόν X.Cyr.1.1.3

;

τὸ μέσον ἴσον τῶν ἐσχάτων ἀ. Pl.Prm.145b

;

πλεῖστον ἀ. κατὰ τόπον Arist.Mete.363a31

; a). τὴν ἡμίσειαν διάμετρον Id. Cael.293b30, etc.

b project, extend, Id.GA781a11;

τὰἀπέχοντα

prominent parts, PA

655a32

.

c ἀποσχὼν τεσσαράκοντα μάλιστα σταδίους μὴ φθάσαι ἐλθώνfailing to arrinein time by . ., Th.5.3.

2 of actions, to be far from, ἀπεῖχον τῆς ἐξευρέσιος οὐδὲν ἔλασσον were just as farfrom the discovery, Hdt.1.67;

τοσοῦτον ἀπέχω τοῦ ποιεῖν τι ὥστε . . Isoc.6.70

; τοσούτῳ πλέον ἡμῶν ἀπέχεις τοῦ πιστὰ λέγειν ὅσον . . ib.11.32; ἀπέχει τοῦ μὴ μετ' ὀργῆς [πράττειν] D.21.41; πλεῖστον ἀ. τινός to be as far as possible from doing, X.Mem.1.2.62; but τοσοῦτ' ἀπέχει τῶν χορηγῶν so far is it from the thoughts of . ., D.21.59.

3 generally, to be far remoued from, πολιτείας, μοναρχίας, Arist.Pol.1289b2, 1293a17;

τοῦ μέσου Id.EN1109a10

.

4 differ from,

οὐδέν τι ἀπεῖχε γαμετῆς γυναικός Hdn.1.16.4

.

5 διαφύσιες . . ᾗσιν οὐδὲν ἀπέχει ἀγγεῖα εἶναι nothing is wanting, Hp.de Arte 10.

IV have or receive in full,

τὴν ἀπόκρισιν Aeschin.2.50

; τὸ χρέος ἀ. receive payment in full, Call.Epigr.55; χάριτας ib.51; ἀπέχω in receipts, BGU612.2 (i A.D.), etc.;

ἀ. τὸν μισθόν Plu.Sol.22

, Ev.Matt.6.2, al.;

καρπὸν ἀ. τῶν πονηθέντων Plu.Them.17

;

ἀ. τὸ μέτεριον Id.2.124e

.

2 impers.,

ἀπέχει

it sufficeth, it is enough,

Ev.Marc.14.41

, cf. Anacreont.15.33.