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Ion. ἐν-δέκομαι, fut. -ξομαι,
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 γὰρ 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.