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|Definition=Ion. ἐν-δέκομαι, fut. <b class="b3">-ξομαι</b>, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">take upon oneself</b>, ταλαιπωρίας <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.11</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">accept, admit, approve</b>, τὸν λόγον <span class="bibl">Id.1.60</span>; τοὺς λόγους <span class="bibl">Id.5.92</span>.a/, <span class="bibl">96</span>, al., <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>632</span>; τὰ λεγόμενα <span class="bibl">Th.3.82</span>; τὴν συμβουλίην <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.51</span>; διαβολάς <span class="bibl">Id.3.80</span>; <b class="b3">ἀπόστασιν</b>, = [[τὸν περὶ ἀποστάσιος λόγον]], ib.<span class="bibl">128</span>; so <b class="b3">ἐ</b>. [<b class="b3">τὴν τοῦ Ἀλκιβιάδου κάθοδον</b>] <span class="bibl">Th.8.50</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> in Hdt. freq. <b class="b2">give ear to, believe</b>, mostly with a neg., ἀρχὴν . . οὐδὲ ἐ. τὸν λόγον <span class="bibl">5.106</span>; τοῦτο δὲ οὐκ ἐ. ὰρχήν <span class="bibl">4.25</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">3.73</span>, <span class="bibl">7.237</span>: c. inf., <b class="b2">believe</b> that... οὐ γὰρ ἔγωγε ἐ. Ἠριδανόν τινα καλέεσθαι ποταμόν <span class="bibl">3.115</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> abs., <b class="b2">give ear, attend</b>, σὺ δ' ἐνδέχου <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span>1238</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Cra.</span>428b</span>; <b class="b3">περί τινος οὐδ' ὁπωσοῦν ἐ</b>. refuse <b class="b2">to hear a word</b> about it, <span class="bibl">Th.7.49</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> of things, <b class="b2">admit, allow of</b>, τὸ προμηθὲς λογισμὸν οὐκ ἐνδέχεται περί τινος <span class="bibl">Id.4.92</span>; <b class="b3">μεταβολήν, ἀλλοίωσιν ἐ</b>., <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span>78d</span>; <b class="b3">καθ' ὅσον φύσις ἐνδέχεται</b>, <b class="b2">quantum recipit humana condicio</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ti.</span>69a</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Sph.</span>254c</span>: c. inf., <b class="b3">τὸ ναυτικὸν . . οὐκ ἐνδέχεται ἐκ παρέργου μελετᾶσθαι</b> <b class="b2">does</b> not <b class="b2">admit of</b> being practised, <span class="bibl">Th.1.142</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ti.</span>9c</span>c, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Lg.</span>834d</span>; ὅσων αἱ ἀρχαὶ μὴ ἐνδέχονται ἄλλως ἔχειν <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1139a7</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> abs., <b class="b2">to be possible</b>, ἃ πολλὰ ἐνδέχεται <span class="bibl">Th.4.18</span>; <b class="b3">ἐὰν ἐνδεχόμενον ᾖ</b> if it be <b class="b2">possible</b>, PGrenf.2.14.4 (iii B. C.); freq. in <span class="bibl">Arist., <span class="title">APr.</span>25a38</span>, al.; ἐνδέχεσθαι ἢ εἶναι οὐδὲν διαφέρει ἐν τοῖς ἀιδίοις <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ph.</span>203b30</span>; ἐ. μέν, οὐ μὴν ἀναγκαῖον <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Pol.</span>1275b6</span>: esp. in part. <b class="b3">ἐνδεχόμενος, η, ον</b>, <b class="b2">possible</b>, <b class="b3">ἐκ τῶν ἐνδεχομένων</b> by <b class="b2">all possible means</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>3.9.4</span>, <span class="bibl">D.S.1.54</span>; αἱ ἐ. τιμωρίαι <span class="bibl">Lycurg. 119</span>; τὴν ἐ. ἀϊδιότητα <span class="bibl">Jul.<span class="title">Or.</span>4.157b</span>; <b class="b3">εἰς τὸ ἐ</b>. so <b class="b2">far as possible</b>, <span class="bibl">Hyp.<span class="title">Epit.</span>41</span>; and freq. in Arist., τὸ ἐ. ἀληθές <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Metaph.</span>1009b34</span>; τῆς ἐ. αὐτοῖς εὐδαιμονίας μετέχειν <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Pol.</span>1325a10</span>; <b class="b3">ζωῆς τῆς ἐ. ἀρίστης</b> ib.<span class="bibl">1328a36</span>, al.: freq. c. inf., <b class="b3">τὰ ἐ. καὶ εἶναι καὶ μὴ εἶναι</b> <b class="b2">contingent</b> events, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">GA</span>731b25</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Metaph.</span>1050b11</span>; τὰ ἐ. ἄλλως ἔχειν <span class="bibl"><span class="title">EN</span>1134b31</span>, al.; <b class="b3">τὰ μὴ ἐ. αὐτῷ πρᾶξαι</b> ib.<span class="bibl">1140a32</span>, al. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b3">ἐνδέχεται</b> impers., <b class="b2">it admits of</b> being, <b class="b2">it is possible that</b>... c. acc. et inf., <span class="bibl">Th.1.124</span>,<span class="bibl">140</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">εἴπερ ἐνεδεχετο</b> (sc. <b class="b3">γράφειν</b>) <span class="bibl">D.18.239</span>; καθ' ὅσον ἐνδέχεται <span class="bibl">Pl. <span class="title">Phdr.</span>271c</span>; <b class="b3">εἰς ὅσον ἐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">R.</span>501c</span>; <b class="b3">ὅσα ἐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1354a32</span>; <b class="b3">μέχρι οὗ ἐ</b>. ib.<span class="bibl">1355b13</span>; ὡς ἐ. μάλιστα <span class="bibl">Plb.3.49.1</span>: acc. abs., <b class="b3">ὥσπερ ἐνδεχόμενον εἶναι</b>, = [[ὥσπερ εἰ ἐνδέχοιτο]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">GA</span>765b23</span>: gen. abs., <b class="b3">ἐνδεχομένου</b> <b class="b2">where possible</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">PA</span>683a20</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> c. dat. pers., <b class="b2">it is allowed</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Hier.</span>4.9</span>, <span class="bibl">D.29.50</span>.</span>

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