ἀμυνάθω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=pres. assumed by Gramm., cf. Hdn.Gr.<span class="bibl">1.440</span>, <span class="bibl">2.782</span>, as lengthd. form of [[ἀμύνω]]: but forms so accented in codd. are best taken to belong to aor. [[ἠμύναθον]] and written [[ἀμυναθεῖν]] (so Hsch.), <b class="b3">-θοῦ</b>, cf. [[ἀλκαθεῖν]]:—<span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[defend]], [[assist]], c. dat. pers., εἰ σοῖς φίλοις ἀμυναθεῖν χρῄζεις <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span>1079</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">IA</span>910</span>; ἀμυνάθετέ μοι <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>1323</span>: abs., ἄξιαι δ' ἀμυναθεῖν [αἱ ξυμφοραί] <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>1015</span>:—Med., [[ward off from oneself]], [[repel]], τόνδ' ἀμυναθοῦ ψόγον <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>438</span>; [[take vengeance on]], μὴ . . ἀμυνάθοιτό σε <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span>721</span>.</span>