δέχομαι

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Ion., Aeol., Cret. δέκομαι, Hdt.9.91, Sapph.1.22, Pi.O.2.69, impf.

   A ἐδεκόμην Hdt.3.135: fut. δέξομαι, Ep. also δεδέξομαι Il.5.238, also in AP5.8 (Rufin.), Aristid.Or.28(49).24; δεξοῦμαι SIG 360.29 (Chersonesus); δεχθήσομαι (in pass. sense) LXXLe.22.25: aor. ἐδεξάμην Il.18.238, etc., δεξάμην Pi.P.4.70; also ἐδέχθην (ὑπ-) E.Heracl.757(lyr., δεχθείς in pass.sense), J.AJ18.6.4, (εἰσ-) D.40.14 (Pass.): pf. δέδεγμαι Il.4.107, Pi.P.1.100, etc.; imper. δεδεξο Il.5.228, pl. δέδεχθε h.Ap.538; Ion. 3pl. ἀπο-δεδέχαται Hdt.2.43, al.:— Hom. also has Ep. impf. ἐδέγμην Od.9.513, 3sg. δέκτο Il.15.88, al., later ἔδεκτο Pi.O.2.54, Simon.184; imper. δέξο Il.19.10, pl. δέχθε A.R.4.1554; inf. δέχθαι E.Rh.525; part. δέγμενος Il.18.524 (also δέχμενος Hsch.); also a 3pl. pres. δέχαται Il.12.147; cf. προτίδεγμαι, and v. δεδοκημένος:—    I of things as the object, take, accept, receive, etc., ἄποινα 1.20, etc.; μισθὸν τῆς φυλακῆς Pl.R.416e; φόρον Th.1.90; δ. τι χείρεσσι Od.19.355; τὸ διδόμενον παρά τινος Pl.Grg.499c; τι ἐν παρακαταθήκῃ παρά τινος Plb.33.6.2, etc.; δ. τί τινι receive something at the hand of another, δέξατό οἱ σκῆπτρον πατρώϊον Il.2.186, cf. IG12(3).1075(Melos, vi B. C.), etc.; accept as legal tender, ὀδελός GDI5011 (Gortyn); τι παρά τινος Il.24.429; τι ἔκ τινος S. OT1107(lyr.); τί τινος Il.1.596, 24.305, S.OT1163; also δ. τί τινος receive in exchange for .., χρυσὸν φίλου ἀνδρὸς ἐδέξατο Od.11.327; choose, τι δ. πρό τινος Pl.Lg.729d; μᾶλλον δ. τι ἀντί τινος Id.Grg. 475d: c. inf., prefer, δεξαίμην ἂν πάσας τὰς ἀσπίδας ἐρριφέναι ἢ . . Lys. 10.21, cf. Pl.Phlb.63b; δ. μᾶλλον . . X.HG5.1.14, Smp.4.12; οὐδεὶς ἂν δέξαιτο φεύγειν Th.1.143; Ὀρφεῖ συγγενέσθαι ἐπὶ πόσῳ ἄν τις δέξαιτ' ἂν ὑμῶν; Pl.Ap.41a; οὐκ ἂν δεξαίμην τι ἔχειν And.1.5.    b catch, as in a vessel, ὀπὸν . . κάδοις δ. S.Fr.534.3.    2 of mental reception, take, accept without complaint, χαλεπόν περ ἐόντα δεχώμεθα μῦθον Od.20.271; κῆρα δ' ἐγὼ τότε δέξομαι Il.18.115.    b accept graciously, τοῦτο δ' ἐγὼ πρόφρων δ. 23.647; of the gods, ἀλλ' ὅ γε δέκτο μὲν ἱρά 2.420; προσφιλῶς γέρα δ., of one dead, S.El.443; τὰ σφάγια δ. Ar.Lys.204, cf. Pi.P.5.86; τὸ χρησθέν, τὸν οἰωνὸν δ., accept, hail the oracle, the omen, Hdt.1.63, 9.91; δέχου τὸν ἄνδρα καὶ τὸν ὄρνιν Ar.Pl.63; δ. τὰ ἀγαθά IG22.410,al.; ἐδεξάμην τὸ ῥηθέν S.El.668: abs., δεχομένοις λέγεις θανεῖν σε A.Ag.1653, cf. X.An.1.8.17; accept, approve, τὸν λόγον, ξυμμαχίαν, Hdt.9.5, Th.1.37; τοὺς λόγους ib.95; διδόναι καὶ δέχεσθαι τὰ δίκαια ib.37, cf. h.Merc.312; δέχεσθαι ὅρκον, v. ὅρκος; accept a confession, and so forgive, ἀδικίαν LXX Ge.50.17.    c simply, give ear to, hear, ὠσὶν ἠχήν E.Ba.1086; δ. ὀμφάν Id.Med.175 (lyr.); τὰ παραγγελλόμενα ὀξέως δ. Th.2.11,89.    d take or regard as so and so, μηδὲ συμφορὰν δέχου τὸν ἄνδρα S.Aj.68; understand in a certain sense, ὅπῃ βούλει δέξασθαι ταύτῃ δέχου Pl.Ep.315c: c. inf., κῶλά με δέξαι νυνὶ λέγειν D.H.Comp.22, cf. Str.1.3.13, etc.    e cap verses, σκόλια δ. Ar.V.1222.    3 take upon oneself, τὴν δαπάνην Plb.31.28.5: c. inf., undertake, SIG245.34.    II of persons as the object, welcome, κόλπῳ Il.6.483; ἀγαθῷ νόῳ Hdt.1.60; ἐν μεγάροισι, ἐν δόμοισιν, Il.18.331, Od.17.110; δόμοις δ. τινά S.OT818; στέγαις, πυρὶ δ. τινά, E.Or.47; δ. χώρᾳ Id.Med.713; τῇ τόλει δ. to admit into the city, Th.4.103; ἀγορᾷ, ἄστει δ., Id.6.44; ἔσω ibid.; εἰς τὸ τεῖχος X.An.5.5.6; δ. τινὰ ξύμμαχον accept or admit as an ally, Th.1.43, etc.; accept as security, PGrenf.1.33.4, etc.: metaph. of places, τόποι τοὺς κατοικιζομένους ἵλεῳ δεχόμενοι Pl.Lg.747e; entertain, δείπνοις Anaxandr.41.2(anap.); δωρήμασιν S.OC4.    2 receive as an enemy, await the attack of, ἐπιόντα δ. δουρί Il.5.238, cf. 15.745; of a hunter waiting for game, 4.107; of a wild boar waiting for the hunters, 12.147; of troops, εἰς χεῖρας δ. X.An.4.3.31; τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους δ. Hdt.3.54, cf. 8.28, Th.4.43; ἐπιόντας δ. Id.7.77; δ. τὴν πρώτην ἔφοδον Id.4.126; ἐδέξατο πόλις πόνον E.Supp.393.    3 expect, wait, c. acc. et fut. inf., ἀλλ' αἰεί τινα φῶτα . . ἐδέγμην ἐνθάδ' ἐλεύσεσθαι Od.9.513, cf. 12.230; also δέγμενος Αἰακίδην, ὁπότε λήξειεν Il.9.191; δεδεγμένος εἰσόκεν ἔλθῃς 10.62.—In these two last senses, Hom. always uses fut. δεδέξομαι, pf. δέδεγμαι, and δεδεγμένος, cf. δεδεγμένος ὁππόθ' ἵκοιτο Theoc.25.228; δέγμενος is used in sense 3 only, exc. in h.Cer.29, Merc.477: inf. δειδέχθαι as imper., expect, c. gen., βορέω Arat.795, cf. 907, 928.    III rarely with a thing as the subject, occupy, engage one, τίς ἀρχὰ δέξατο ναυτιλίας [αὐτούς]; Pi.P.4.70.    2 receive, hold, τὴν τροφήν Arist.HA531a23,al.; οἰκίαι ἱκαναὶ δέξασθαι ὑμᾶς SIG344.10.    3 admit of, ψεῦδος οὐδὲν δ. ἁ τῶ ἀριθμῶ φύσις Philol.11; τὸ μᾶλλον Arist.Top.146a3, cf.D.H.Isoc.2.    4 Geom., contain, circum-scribe, γωνίας ἴσας Euc.3 Def.11; πεντάγωνον Papp.422.34.    IV intr., succeed, come next, ὥς μοι δέχεται κακὸν ἐκ κακοῦ αἰεί Il.19.290; ἄλλος γ' ἐξ ἄλλου δέχεται χαλεπώτερος ἆθλος Hes.Th.800; ἄλλος ἐξ ἄλλου δ. Emp.115.12; of places, ἐκ τοῦ στεινοῦ τὸ Ἀρτεμίσιον δέκεται Hdt.7.176. (δέκομαι is prob. the original form, cf. Slav. desiti, dositi 'find'.)