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οὐ καταισχυνῶ τὰ ὅπλα τὰ ἱερά → I will never bring reproach upon my hallowed arms

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Greek Monolingual

ἐπαλέξω (Α)
1. βοηθώ, επικουρώ («αὐτὰρ ἐμὲ Ζεὺς τῷ ἐπαλεξήσουσαν ἀπ' οὐρανόθεν προΐαλλεν», Ομ. Ιλ.)
2. αποκρούω, απομακρύνω («μὴ ποτ' ἐπὶ Τρώεσσιν ἀλεξήσειν κακὸν ἧμαρ», Ομ. Ιλ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < επί + αλέξω «προστατεύω»].