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v.

P. and V. ἔχεσθαι (gen.), ἀντέχεσθαι (gen.), λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), P. γλίχεσθαι (gen.), V. ἀντιλάζυσθαι (gen.).

abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).

cling fast to: V. ἄπριξ ἔχεσθαι (gen.), Ar. προσέχεσθαι (dat.).

embrace: P. and V. ἀσπάζεσθαι, V. περιπτύσσειν (Plat. also but rare P.), προσπτύσσειν (or mid.), ἐμφῦναι (dat.) (2nd aor. ἐμφύειν), P. ἐκκρεμάννυσθαι (gen.) (Thuc., 7, 75), V. ἐκκρήμνασθαι (gen.), ἐξαρτᾶσθαι (gen.).

clinging to one another: V. ἐπ' ἀλλήλοισιν ἀμφικείμενοι (Soph., O.C. 1620).

clinging to one hope after another: P. ἀναρτώμενοι ἐλπίσιν ἐξ ελπίδων (Dem. 346).