ἀπέχω

English (LSJ)

fut. ἀφέξω, and (Od.19.572) ἀποσχήσω: aor. ἀπέσχον:—

   A keep off or away from, αἴ κεν τυδέος υἱὸν ἀπόσχη Ἰλίου ἱρῆς Il.6.96,277; ἑκὰς νήσων ἀπέχων εὐεργέα νῆα Od.15.33; κληῖδες ἀπ' ὤμων αὐχέν' ἔχουσιν the collar-bone parts the neck from the shoulders, Il.22.324; Εὐβοίης ἀπέχειν . . αἶγας Orac. ap. Hdt.8.20, cf. 22; ἄπεχε τῆς βοὸς τὸν ταῦρον A.Ag.1125 (lyr.), cf. Pr.687 (lyr.).    2 c. dat. pers., τοι . . χεῖρας ἀφέξω Od.20.263.    3 with a Prep., ἀ. φρένα περισσῶν παρὰ φωτῶν E.Ba.427 (lyr.); ῥῖνα ἀπὸ κάκκης Ar.Pax162.    4 c.acc. only, keep off or away, σκοτεινὸν ἀ. ψόγον Pi.N.7.61; ἀ. φάσγανον E.Or.1519.    5 οὐδὲν ἀπέχει c. inf., nothing hinders, debars one from doing, Pl. Cra.407b, Plu.2.433a.    II Med., κακῶν ἄπο χεῖρας ἔχεσθαι hold one's hands off or away from .., Od.22.316; κυάμων ἄπο χεῖρας ἔχεσθε Emp.141; ἀθανάτων ἀ. χεῖρας A.Eu.350 (lyr.), cf. Supp. 756, Pl.Smp.213d, 214d:—but mostly,    2 ἀπέχεσθαί τινος hold oneself off a thing, abstain or desist from it, πολέμου Il.8.35, al.; βοῶν Od. 12.321; οὐδὲ . . σευ ἀφέξομαι will not keep my hands off thee, ib.19.489; Δεκελέης abstain from ravaging D., Hdt.0.73, cf.1.66, 4.118, al., Th. 1.20, etc.; keep away from, πόλεως X.HG7.3.10: in pf. Pass., μηδὲ τῶν μικρῶν ἀπεσχημένον D.27.47; ἀγορᾶς ἀπεσχ. Arist.Pol.1278a25.    3 c. inf., ἀπέχεσθαι μὴ στρατεῦσαι abstain from marching, Th.5.25; λαμβάνειν ἀπέσχετο Philem.94.3; ἀπέχεσθαι τοῦ ποιεῖν X. Mem.4.2.3; οὐκ ἀ. τὸ μὴ οὐ ποιεῖν Id.Cyr.1.6.32, Pl.R.354b: also c. part., Jul.Or.1.43d.    4 abs., refrain oneself, D.21.61.    III intr. in Act., to be away or far from, c. gen. loci, τῶν Ἐπιπολῶν ἓξ ἢ ἑπτὰ σταδίους Th.6.97; ἀ.ἀπὸ Βαβυλῶνος, etc., Hdt.1.179,cf.3.26,al.; ἀπὸ θαλάττης . . δώδεκα δδὸν ἡμερῶν ἀ. Euphro11.3; ἀ. παμπόλλων ἡμερῶν ὁδόν X.Cyr.1.1.3; τὸ μέσον ἴσον τῶν ἐσχάτων ἀ. Pl.Prm.145b; πλεῖστον ἀ. κατὰ τόπον Arist.Mete.363a31; a). τὴν ἡμίσειαν διάμετρον Id. Cael.293b30, etc.    b project, extend, Id.GA781a11; τὰἀπέχοντα prominent parts, PA 655a32.    c ἀποσχὼν τεσσαράκοντα μάλιστα σταδίους μὴ φθάσαι ἐλθώνfailing to arrinein time by... Th.5.3.    2 of actions, to be far from, ἀπεῖχον τῆς ἐξευρέσιος οὐδὲν ἔλασσον were just as farfrom the discovery, Hdt.1.67; τοσοῦτον ἀπέχω τοῦ ποιεῖν τι ὥστε . . Isoc.6.70; τοσούτῳ πλέον ἡμῶν ἀπέχεις τοῦ πιστὰ λέγειν ὅσον .. ib.11.32; ἀπέχει τοῦ μὴ μετ' ὀργῆς [πράττειν] D.21.41; πλεῖστον ἀ. τινός to be as far as possible from doing, X.Mem.1.2.62; but τοσοῦτ' ἀπέχει τῶν χορηγῶν so far is it from the thoughts of .., D.21.59.    3 generally, to be far remoued from, πολιτείας, μοναρχίας, Arist.Pol.1289b2, 1293a17; τοῦ μέσου Id.EN1109a10.    4 differ from, οὐδέν τι ἀπεῖχε γαμετῆς γυναικός Hdn.1.16.4.    5 διαφύσιες . . ᾗσιν οὐδὲν ἀπέχει ἀγγεῖα εἶναι nothing is wanting, Hp.de Arte 10.    IV have or receive in full, τὴν ἀπόκρισιν Aeschin.2.50; τὸ χρέος ἀ. receive payment in full, Call.Epigr.55; χάριτας ib.51; ἀπέχω in receipts, BGU612.2 (i A.D.), etc.; ἀ. τὸν μισθόν Plu.Sol.22, Ev.Matt.6.2, al.; καρπὸν ἀ. τῶν πονηθέντων Plu.Them.17; ἀ. τὸ μέτεριον Id.2.124e.    2 impers., ἀπέχει it sufficeth, it is enough, Ev.Marc.14.41, cf. Anacreont.15.33.