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|etymtx=1.<br />Grammatical information: f.<br />Meaning: [[defence]], [[help]] (Il.)<br />Other forms: aor. <b class="b3">ἀλαλκεῖν</b> (Hom.); place name <b class="b3">᾽Αλαλκομεναί</b> (or is the resemblance fortuitous ?), <b class="b3">Ἀλαλκομενηίς</b>, epithet of Athena, <b class="b2">from Alalkomenai</b> (the interpretation [[protectress]] is prob. secondary). Root noun only in dat. sg. <b class="b3">ἄλκ-ι</b> (Hom.); <b class="b3">ἄλκαρ</b> [[defence]].<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European] [32] <b class="b2">*h₂elk-</b>, <b class="b2">*h₂lek-</b> <b class="b2">ward off, defend</b><br />Etymology: From the same root as [[ἀλέξω]], with <b class="b2">*h₂(e)lk-</b> beside <b class="b2">*h₂lek-s-</b>. | |etymtx=1.<br />Grammatical information: f.<br />Meaning: [[defence]], [[help]] (Il.)<br />Other forms: aor. <b class="b3">ἀλαλκεῖν</b> (Hom.); place name <b class="b3">᾽Αλαλκομεναί</b> (or is the resemblance fortuitous ?), <b class="b3">Ἀλαλκομενηίς</b>, epithet of Athena, <b class="b2">from Alalkomenai</b> (the interpretation [[protectress]] is prob. secondary). Root noun only in dat. sg. <b class="b3">ἄλκ-ι</b> (Hom.); <b class="b3">ἄλκαρ</b> [[defence]].<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European] [32] <b class="b2">*h₂elk-</b>, <b class="b2">*h₂lek-</b> <b class="b2">ward off, defend</b><br />Etymology: From the same root as [[ἀλέξω]], with <b class="b2">*h₂(e)lk-</b> beside <b class="b2">*h₂lek-s-</b>. | ||
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|mdlsjtxt=[[ἄλαλκε]]<br /><b class="num">I.</b> [[strength]] displayed in [[action]], [[prowess]], [[courage]], [[boldness]], [[ἐπιειμένος]] ἀλκήν clad in [[prowess]], Il.; δύεσθαι ἀλκήν Il.: in pl. feats of [[strength]], Pind.<br /><b class="num">II.</b> [[strength]] to [[avert]] [[danger]], a [[defence]], [[succour]], Hom.; [[ἀλκή]] τινος [[defence]] or aid [[against]] a [[thing]], Hes., Pind., etc.; ἐς or πρὸς ἀλκὴν τρέπεσθαι to [[turn]] and [[resist]], [[stand]] on one's [[guard]], Hdt., etc.; so, ἀλκῆς μεμνῆσθαι Hdt.<br /><b class="num">III.</b> [[battle]], [[fight]], Aesch., Eur. | |||
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