ἀλέξω (root αλκ), inf. ἀλεξέμεν (αι), fut. ἀλεξήσω, red. aor. ἄλαλκε, subj. ἀλάλκῃσι,
inf. ἀλαλκεῖν, -έμεναι, -έμεν, aor.
opt. ἀλεξήσειε, and subj. mid. ἀλεξώμεσθα: ward off, avert,
τί, τινί, and τινί τι, hence defend one against
something; mid., ward off from, defend
oneself.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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