A.“ἐγκέκλι^κα” Plu.Sull.1: pf. Pass. ἐγκέκλι^μαι (v. infr.):—bend in or inwards, “τὴν κνήμην” Arist.Mech.857b36; bend, “τινά” A.R.1.62 (v.l. ἀγκλῖναι):—Pass., “σκέλη ἐγκεκλιμένα μικρόν” X.Cyn.5.30; τὰ ἐγκλιθέντα v.l. for ἐκκλ- in Hp.Art.38.
2. cause to incline, “τι εἰς δεξιά” Pl.R.436e; “τὰ πράγματά τισι” Arist.Oec. 1348b3:—Med., ἐ. εἰς τὰ δεξιά lean to the right, Id.Phgn.813a17.
5. Pass., give way, “ὑπείκει καὶ θέλων ἐγκλίνεται” Id.Fr.431.5.
6. Gramm., pronounce as an enclitic, A.D.Synt. 120.10; pronounce with the grave accent, Trypho ap.eund.Conj.255.16:—Pass., A.D.Pron.35.26.
7. ἐ. φωνήν lower the voice, Luc.Philops.6.
II. intr., incline towards, [“ἡ καρδία] μικρὸν ἐ. εἰς τὸν ἀριστερὸν μαστόν” Arist.HA496a16, cf. PPetr.2p.126 (iii B. C.); [“ἡ πολιτεία] ἐγκλίνειν βούλεται πρὸς τὴν ὀλιγαρχίαν” Arist. Pol.1266a7, cf. 1307a21.
2. abs., give way, flee, X.HG7.2.14, Cyr. 3.3.65, Plb.1.57.8, Plu.Fab.12, etc.; also ἐ. τινί give way to him, D.H.5.54: c. acc., give way to, Plb.14.8.8.
3. decline, become worse, Plu.Sull.1, etc.