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ἀντέχω or ἀντίσχω , fut. ἀνθέξω; part. ἀντισχήσων (in sense 11) Lib. Ep.33.2: aor. ἀντέσχον:—
A.hold against, c. acc. et gen., χεῖρ᾽ . 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 ἵππωνHdn.5.6.7.
II. c. dat., hold out against, withstand,ἈρπάγῳHdt.1.175, cf. 8.68.“β́; τοῖς δικαίοιςS.Fr.78; “τῇ ταλαιπωρίᾳTh.2.49; “πρός τιναId.6.22; “πρὸς τοὺς καμάτουςHdn.3.6.10, etc.: c. acc., endure,ἀντέχομεν καμάτουςAP9.299 (Phil.); but in Th.8.63 . τὰ τοῦ πολέμου rather belongs to the next signf., hold out as regards the war; so πολλὰἀ. ib.86.
b. of the rivers drunk by the Persian army, hold out, suffice, Hdt.7.196, cf. A.Pers. 413 (in full “. ῥέεθρονHdt.7.58; . ὕδωρ παρέχων ib.108); so “ἀντέχει σῖτοςTh.1.65.
III. 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 χειρόςHdt.2.121.“έ; πέπλωνE.Tr.750, cf. Ion1404; “τῶν θυρῶνAr.Lys.161: metaph., . τῶν ὄχθων cling to the banks, keep close to them, Hdt.9.56; . Ἡρακλέος cleave to Hercules, i.e. worship him above all, Pi.N.1.33; . τῆς ἀρετῆς, Lat. adhaerere virtuti, Hdt.1.134; “. τοῦ πολέμουId.7.53; “τοῦ κέρδουςS.Fr.354; “τῆς θαλάσσηςTh.1.13; “σωτηρίαςLys.33.6; “τῆς ἀληθείαςPl.Phlb.58e, cf. R.600d, al.; “τῶν παραδεδομένων μύθωνArist.Po.1451b24; τῆς ἐλευθερίας Decr. ap. D.18.185; “τῶν δικαίωνPOxy.1203.30 (i A. D.). b. c. gen. pers., care for, support, 1Ep. Thess.5.14.
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.
6. adhere, Arist.HA583a18: Medic., of constipation, “γαστὴρ ἀντίσχετοHp.Epid.4.20; γαστρὸς ἀντεχομένης ib.17.
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