ἀποδέχομαι

ἀποδέχομαι, [dialect] Ion. [suff] ἀποδεσμ-δέκομαι, [tense] fut. -δέξομαι: [tense] aor. -εδεξάμην: [tense] pf. -δέδεγμαι (for possible pass. usages of this tense

A v. ἀποδείκνυμι A. 11.3): —accept,

καὶ οὐκ ἀπεδέξατ' ἄποινα Il.1.95

, cf. Ar.Ec.712, X.An.6.1.24, etc.; ἀ. γνώμην παρά τινος accept advice from him, Hdt.4.97;

ἀπόδεξαί μου ὂ λέγω Pl.Cra.430d

.

2 accept as a teacher, follow, X.Mem.4.1.1,etc.;

ἀ. τινὰ σύμβουλον Pl.Prt.323c

.

3 admit to one's presence,

τοὺς πρεσβευτάς Plb.21.35.5

;

ἀ. αὐτὸν καὶ τὰ ῥηθέντα φιλοφρόνως 21.22.1

, cf. 3.66.8.

4 mostly of admitting into the mind,

a receive favourably, approve,

ἀπολογίαν Antipho 3.2.2

; κατηγορίας, διαβολάς, Th.3.3, 6.29; τοῖσι μὴ ἀποδεκομένοισι, c. acc. inf., those who do not accept the story that . ., Hdt.6.43; freq. in Pl.,

δοῦναί τε καὶ ἀ. λόγον R.531e

;

τὴν ἀπόκρισιν Prt.329b

;

λόγον παρά τινος Smp. 194d

, etc.;

τι παρά τινος Ti.29e

;

τί τινος Th.1.44

, 7.48, Pl.Phlb.54a, etc.: c. gen. pers. mostly with part. added, ἀ. τινὸς λέγοντος receive or accept a statement from him, i.e. believe or agree with his statements, Id.Phd.92a, 92e;

μὴ ἀποδέχεσθε τούτου φενακίζοντος ὑμᾶς D.56.31

;

ἀ. μαθηματικοῦ πιθανολογοῦντος Arist.EN1094b26

, cf. Rh.1395b8: without part., οὐκ ἀποδέχομαι ἐμαυτοῦ ὡς τὸ ἓν δύο γέγονεν I cannot satisfy myself in thinking that . ., Pl.Phd.96e, cf. Euthphr.9e, R.329e: abs., to accept a statement, to be satisfied, D.18.277, Arist.Pol.1263b16; ἀ. ἐάν . . Pl.R.336d,525d: c. gen. rei, to be content with,

τῆς προαιρέσεως Lib. Or.24.2

; τῶν εἰρημένων ib.59.9.

b generally, approve, acknowledge,

τὴν τῶν ἐφήβων ἀρετήν IG2.481.60

,al.

c take or understand a thing,

ὀρθῶς ἀ. τι X.Mem.3.10.15

, cf. Cyr.8.7.10;

ἱκανώτατα Pl.R.511d

;

τὰ τοιαῦτα δυσχερῶς πως ἀποδέχομαι Id.Euthphr. 6a

;

ὑπόπτως Th.6.53

: c. gen. pers. (the acc. rei being understood), οὕτως αὐτοῦ ἀποδεχώμεθα let us understand him thus (referring to what goes before), Pl.R.340c;

μὴ χαλεπῶς ἀλλὰ πράως ἀποδεχώμεθα ἀλλήλων Id.Lg.634c

.

II receive back, recover, Hdt.4.33; opp. ἀποδιδόναι, Th.5.26.

III sustain, hold out against, Plb.3.43.3, 5.51.1.