A.take upon oneself, “ταλαιπωρίας” Hdt.6.11.
II. accept, admit, approve, “τὸν λόγον” Id.1.60; “τοὺς λόγους” Id.5.92.a/, 96, al., Ar.Eq.632; “τὰ λεγόμενα” Th.3.82; “τὴν συμβουλίην” Hdt.7.51; “διαβολάς” Id.3.80; ἀπόστασιν, = τὸν περὶ ἀποστάσιος λόγον, ib.128; so ἐ. [τὴν τοῦ Ἀλκιβιάδου κάθοδον] Th.8.50.
2. in Hdt. freq. give ear to, believe, mostly with a neg., “ἀρχὴν . . οὐδὲ ἐ. τὸν λόγον” 5.106; “τοῦτο δὲ οὐκ ἐ. ὰρχήν” 4.25, cf. 3.73, 7.237: c. inf., believe that . ., “οὐ γ̀ὰρ ἔγωγε ἐ. Ἠριδανόν τινα καλέεσθαι ποταμόν” 3.115.
3. abs., give ear, attend, “σὺ δ᾽ ἐνδέχου” E.Andr.1238, cf. Pl.Cra.428b; περί τινος οὐδ᾽ ὁπωσοῦν ἐ. refuse to hear a word about it, Th.7.49.
III. of things, admit, allow of, “τὸ προμηθὲς λογισμὸν οὐκ ἐνδέχεται περί τινος” Id.4.92; μεταβολήν, ἀλλοίωσιν ἐ., Pl.Phd.78d; καθ᾽ ὅσον φύσις ἐνδέχεται, quantum recipit humana condicio, Id.Ti.69a, cf. Sph.254c: c. inf., τὸ ναυτικὸν . . οὐκ ἐνδέχεται ἐκ παρέργου μελετᾶσθαι does not admit of being practised, Th.1.142, cf. Pl.Ti.9cc, Lg.834d; “ὅσων αἱ ἀρχαὶ μὴ ἐνδέχονται ἄλλως ἔχειν” Arist.EN1139a7.
2. abs., to be possible, “ἃ πολλὰ ἐνδέχεται” Th.4.18; ἐὰν ἐνδεχόμενον ᾖ if it be possible, PGrenf.2.14.4 (iii B. C.); freq. in Arist., APr.25a38, al.; “ἐνδέχεσθαι ἢ εἶναι οὐδὲν διαφέρει ἐν τοῖς ἀιδίοις” Ph.203b30; “ἐ. μέν, οὐ μὴν ἀναγκαῖον” Pol.1275b6: esp. in part. ἐνδεχόμενος, η, ον, possible, ἐκ τῶν ἐνδεχομένων by all possible means, X.Mem.3.9.4, D.S.1.54; “αἱ ἐ. τιμωρίαι” Lycurg. 119; “τὴν ἐ. ἀϊδιότητα” Jul.Or.4.157b; εἰς τὸ ἐ. so far as possible, Hyp.Epit.41; and freq. in Arist., “τὸ ἐ. ἀληθές” Metaph.1009b34; “τῆς ἐ. αὐτοῖς εὐδαιμονίας μετέχειν” Pol.1325a10; ζωῆς τῆς ἐ. ἀρίστης ib.1328a36, al.: freq. c. inf., τὰ ἐ. καὶ εἶναι καὶ μὴ εἶναι contingent events, GA731b25, cf. Metaph.1050b11; “τὰ ἐ. ἄλλως ἔχειν” EN1134b31, al.; τὰ μὴ ἐ. αὐτῷ πρᾶξαι ib.1140a32, al.
3. ἐνδέχεται impers., it admits of being, it is possible that . ., c. acc. et inf., Th.1.124,140, etc.; εἴπερ ἐνεδεχετο (sc. γράφειν) D.18.239; “καθ᾽ ὅσον ἐνδέχεται” Pl. Phdr.271c; εἰς ὅσον ἐ. Id.R.501c; ὅσα ἐ. Arist.Rh.1354a32; μέχρι οὗ ἐ. ib.1355b13; “ὡς ἐ. μάλιστα” Plb.3.49.1: acc. abs., ὥσπερ ἐνδεχόμενον εἶναι, = ὥσπερ εἰ ἐνδέχοιτο, Arist.GA765b23: gen. abs., ἐνδεχομένου where possible, Id.PA683a20.
b. c. dat. pers., it is allowed, X.Hier.4.9, D.29.50.