ἐπαρκέω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=fut. <b class="b3">-έσω</b> (v. infr.): Ep. aor. inf. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> ἐπαρκέσσαι <span class="bibl">A.R.2.1161</span>, cf. <span class="title">IG</span>5(1).730.18:—to [[be strong enough for]] a thing, in Hom. always of cases of danger or injury: ''1''. c. acc. rei et dat. pers., [[ward off]] something from one, οὐδέ τί οἱ τό γ' ἐπήρκεσε λυγρὸν ὄλεθρον <span class="bibl">Il.2.873</span>; οὔτε τι Τηλέμαχος τό γ' ἐπήρκεσεν <span class="bibl">Od.17.568</span>; οὐδὲν γὰρ αὐτῳ ταῦτ' ἐπαρκέσει τὸ μὴ οὐ πεσεῖν <b class="b2">prohibebit quominus .</b>., <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>918</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> c. acc. rei, [[ward off]], [[prevent]], ἐπαρκέσσαι κακότητα <span class="bibl">A.R.2.1161</span>; <b class="b3">σέ τοι μόνον δέδορκα πημονάν</b> (Reiske for [[ποιμένων]]) ἐ. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span> 360</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> c. dat. pers. only, [[help]], [[assist]], <span class="bibl">Thgn.871</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.91</span>, <span class="bibl">Lys.13.93</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">1 Ep.Ti.</span>5.10</span>, etc.: rarely c. acc. pers., <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>803</span> (troch.): abs., <b class="b3">τίς ἄρ' ἐπαρκέσει;</b> who <b class="b2">will aid?</b> <span class="bibl">A. <span class="title">Th.</span>91</span> (anap.), cf. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>777</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[supply]], [[furnish]], ἄκος δ' οὐδὲν ἐπἤρκεσαν, τὸ μὴ πόλιν . . παθεῖν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>1170</span> (lyr.); ἐ. τινί τι <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span> 321a</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>830</span>, <span class="bibl">[[LXX]] <span class="title">1 Ma.</span>11.35</span>, etc.; also <b class="b3">ἐ. τινὶ τῶν ἑαυτοῦ</b> [[impart]] to him <b class="b2">a share of .</b>., <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>1.2.60</span>: c. dat. rei, [[supply with]], πέπλοις <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Cyc.</span>301</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> abs., to [[be sufficient]], [[enough]], ὅσσον ἐπαρκεῖ <span class="bibl">Sol.5.1</span> ([[varia lectio|v.l.]] [[ἀπαρκεῖ]]) <b class="b3">; ἐπαρκέσει νόμος ὅδ'</b> this law [[shall prevail]], <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>612</span>(lyr.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[stand to the credit of]], c. dat., γενεᾷ <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>6.60</span>.</span>