ἀποχράω

ἀποχράω, Dor. ἀπο-χρέω Archim. Aren. 3.3, [Epich.]253: inf. -χρῆν D. 4.22, Antiph. 161, Luc. Herm. 24 (-χρῆναι v.l. in D.H. 3.22, condemned by AB 81), Ion. -χρᾶν Hdt. 3.138, but -χρῆναι Hp. VC 14; part. -χρῶν, -χρῶσα, v. infr.: impf. ἀπέχρη, Ion. -έχρα Hdt. 1.66: fut. -χρήσω: aor. -έχρησα:—Α. suffice, be sufficient, be enough: 1. abs., in persons other than 3sg., 1sg. only in εἷς ἐγὼν ἀποχρέω [Epich.] l.c.; [θανάτω] δύʼ ἀποχρήσουσιν μόνω Ar. Pl. 484; ἀποχρήσει (sc. ἡ ὑφαντική) Pl. Plt. 279b; τηλικαύτην ἀποχρῆν οἶμαι τὴν δύναμιν D. 4.22; ἀποχρῶν ἀνὴρ ἔμοιγε πρὸς τὰ νῦν κακά Pherecr. 145.6; ἡλικία ἀποχρῶσα Ar. Fr. 489; σύμβουλος ἀποχρῶν τῇ πόλει Pl. Alc. 2.145c; of ἀρετή, Stoic. 3.50: c. inf., ἀποχρῶσι . . ἑκατὸν νέες χειρώσασθαι Hdt. 5.31; Κνιδίους μούνους ἀποχρᾶν οἱ τοὺς κατάγοντας γίνεσθαι Id. 3.138, cf. 9.48; πεδίον ἀποχρῶν τὴν Ἀσίαν πρὸς τὴν Εὐρώπην ἀντιτάξαι Philostr. Im. 1.1. 2. mostly in 3sg., c. dat., a. with a nom., [ποταμὸς] οὐκ ἀπέχρησε τῆ στρατιῇ πινόμενος was not enough to supply the army with drink, Hdt. 7.43, 196; often in the phrase ταῦτʼ ἀπόχρη μοι Ar. Av. 1603, cf. Pl. Phdr. 279a; ἀπόχρη μοι τοσοῦτον ἐὰν . . Isoc. 5.28; οὐκ ἀπέχρησε δὲ αὐτῷ τοῦτο D. 21.17; οὐδὲ ταῦτʼ ἀπέχρησεν αὐτοῖς Isoc. 4.97. b. impers., c. inf., ἀποχρᾷ (-χρη) μοι ἡσυχίην ἄγειν, ποιέειν τι, etc., ’tis sufficient for me to . ., Hdt. 1.66, 6.137, 9.79, Hp. Mochl. 38; [ἔφασαν] ἀποχρήσειν σφι τὴν ἑωυτῶν φυγάσσειν Hdt. 8.130: c. dat. part., ἀποχρᾶν σφι κατὰ τὸ ἥμισυ ἡγεομένοισι it was enough for them if they shared the command, Id. 7.148; μέρος βαιὸν ἐχούση πᾶν ἀπόχρη μοι ʼtis all sufficient for me to have a little, A. Ag. 1574 (nowhere else in Trag.); τοσαῦτʼ ἀπόχρη προσθήσειν Str. 9.1.20. c. impers., ἀπόχρη τινός there is enough of a thing, Hp. Mul. 1.12, Vid.Ac. 4; ἀποχρῆν ἐνίοις ὑμῶν ἄν μοι δοκεῖ εἰ . . methinks it would have satisfied some of you, D. 4.42: abs. in part., οὐκ ἀποχρῆς αν αὐτῷ since it did not suffice him, Arist. Xen. 976b21. 3. Pass., to be contented with a thing, c. dat., ἀποχρεωμένων τούτοισι τῶν Μυσῶν the Mysians being satisfied therewith, Hdt. 1.37; τοῖς ὀνόμασι μόνον D. 17.31. b. impers., οὐκ ἀπεχρᾶτο μούνων Μήδων ἄρχειν Hdt. 1.102; ἀπεχρᾶτό σφι ἡσυχίην ἄγειν Id. 8.14. II. deliver an oracle, Ael. Fr. 59. B. ἀποχράομαι use to the full, avail oneself of, ἐπικαιρότατον χωρίον . . ἀποχρῆσθαι Th. 1.68; ἀποχρήσασθε τῆ . . ὠφελίᾳ Id. 6.17, cf. 7.42; ὅταν . . ἀποχρήσωνται χρῶνται λοιπὸν ὡς προδόταις when they have made all the use they can of them, then they deal with them . ., Plb. 18.15.9. 2. abuse, misuse, c. dat., εἰς ταῦτα ἀποχρῆσθαι τῷ πλουτεῖν D. 21.124; πλεονεκτικῶς ταῖς ἐξουσίαις ἀ. OGI 665.16(Egypt, i A.D.); ἀποχρωμένων μᾶλλον ἢ χρωμένων αὐτῷ Plu. Comp.Alc.Cor. 2; οἷς μὲν χρῆσθαι, οἷς δʼ ἀ. Id. 2.178c: c. gen., θυγατρός Id. Nob. 13. 3. c. acc., destroy, kill, Ar. Fr. 358, Th. 3.81, Poll. 8.74, etc. 4. ἀ. τὰ χρήματα make use of, Arist. Oec. 1349b17. 5. ἀποχρησαμένοις· ἀποσεισαμένοις, Hsch.