ἴσκε
μούνη γὰρ ἄγειν οὐκέτι σωκῶ λύπης ἀντίρροπον ἄχθος → I have no longer strength to bear alone the burden of grief that weighs me down, I no longer have the strength to hold up alone the weight of grief that pushes against me, I no longer have the strength to counterbalance alone the weight of grief that acts as counterweight, I have no longer strength to balance alone the counterpoising weight of sorrow
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἴσκε: ἴσκεν, ποιητ. ἀντὶ ἔννεπεν ἢ ἕνισπεν, εἶπεν, Ὀδ. Χ. 31 (εἰ τὸ χωρίον γνήσιον), καὶ συχνάκις παρ’ Ἀλεξανδρ. ποιηταῖς, ὡς Ἀπολλ. Ρόδ. Β. 240, Γ. 396, κτλ.· ἐν Ὀδ. Τ. 203, ἐν τῷ στίχῳ ἴσκε ψεύδεα πολλὰ λέγων ἐτύμοισιν ὁμοῖα, ὁ Εὐστ. καὶ ὁ Σχολ. ἑρμηνεύουσι τὴν λέξ. διὰ τοῦ εἴκαζεν, ὡμοίου· α΄ πρόσ. ἴσκον ἐν Θεοκρ. 22. 167: ― μετοχ. ἴσκων Λυκόφρ. 574. (Περὶ τῆς ῥίζης ἴδε ἐν λ. ἔσπον). ― Καὶ ὁ Ἡσύχ. συμφωνεῖ τοῖς Σχολιασταῖς : «ἴσκε· ᾒκαζε. ὡμοίου».
English (Autenrieth)
defective ipf., perhaps from the same root as ἔσπετε, said, spoke, Od. 19.203, Od. 22.31.
Greek Monotonic
ἴσκε: ἴσκεν, Επικ. αντί ἔνισπεν, είπε, σε Ομήρ. Οδ.· αʹ πρόσ. ἴσκον, σε Θεόκρ.
Middle Liddell
[epic for ἔνισπεν,]
he said, he spake, Od. [1st pers. ἴσκον in Theocr.]
