εἴκω

English (LSJ)

   A to be like, seem likely, v. ἔοικα.εἴκωεἴκω, Il. 12.48, etc.: impf.

   A εἶκον 16.305 (ὑπό-), Hdt.8.3: fut. εἴξω Th. 1.141, etc.: aor. 1 εἶξα Il. 24.718, etc., poet. ἔειξα or ἔϝειξα Alcm. 31, Ion. εἴξασκε Od.5.332: pf. part. ἐεικώς Chron.Lind. D.96:—give way, retire, ὀπίσσω εἴκετε Il.5.606; ὅππῃ τ' ἰθύσῃ τῇ τ' εἴκουσι στίχες ἀνδρῶν 12.48: c. dat., make way for, οὐρεῦσι 24.716; yield to pressure, Gal. 18(1).97.    2 c. dat. pers. et gen. loci, μηδ' εἴκετε χάρμης Ἀργείοις shrink not from the fight for them, 4.509; εἴκειν τινὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ Hdt. 2.80; εἴξατέ μοι νίκης Coluth. 171: c. gen. only, εἴκειν πολέμου καὶ δηϊοτῆτος withdraw from war and strife, Il.5.348; εἶκε, γέρον, προθύρου retire from the door, Od.18.10, cf. Jul.Or.2.67b.    3 give way, as a mark of honour, Il.24.100, Od.2.14; τῇ πατρίδι Jul.Or.8.246a.    4 give way to any passion or impulse, ᾧ θυμῷ εἴξας Il.9.598; ὄκνῳ καὶ ἀφραδίῃσι 10.122; ὕβρει Od.14.262; βίῃ καὶ κάρτεϊ εἴκειν give full play to one's might and strength, 13.143; ὀργῇ δ' εἶξα μᾶλλον ἤ μ' ἐχρῆν E.Hel.80; τῇ ἡλικίῃ εἴκειν Hdt.7.18; of circumstances, πενίῃ εἴκων Od.14.157; κακοῖς A.Pr.322; ἀνάγκῃ Id.Ag.1071; ξυμφοραῖς Th.1.84; ζημίαις to the force of punishment, X.Cyr.1.6.21:—in S.Ant.718 θυμοῦ shd. prob. be read for θυμῷ.    5 εἴκειν τινί τι yield to another in a thing, τὸ ὃν μένος οὐδενὶ εἴκων inferior to none in... Il. 22.459, Od.11.515: c. acc. cogn., εἴκοντας ἃ δεῖ yielding in... S.OC 172 (lyr.), cf. Aj.1243: also c. dupl. dat., ἕλεσκον ἀνδρῶν . . ὅ τέ μοι εἴξειε πόδεσσι whoever was inferior to me in swiftness of foot, Od. 14.221.    6 c. gen., retire from, ἰερατείας Chron.Lind.l.c.    II trans., yield up, give up, εἶξαί τέ οἱ ἡνία give [the horse] the rein, Il.23.337; Εὖρος Ζεφύρῳ εἴξασκε διώκειν gave up [the ship] to Zephyrus to chase, Od.5.332.    2 grant, allow, ὁπηνίκ' ἂν θεὸς πλοῦν ἡμὶν εἴκῃ S.Ph.465.    III impers., it is allowable or possible, ὅπῃ εἴξειε μάλιστα Il.22.321: c. inf., ὅθι σφίσιν εἶκε λοχῆσαι 18.520; φώναισ' οὐδὲν ἔτ' εἴκει Sapph.2.8; φερόμενοι πρὸς τὸ εἶκον attacking on the line of least resistance, Plu.Fab.16.