ἐνδέχομαι

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