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ἐνέχω

enecho

hold

Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἐνέχω, A. hold or keep fast within, χόλον ἐνέχειν τινί harbour a grudge against one, Hdt. 1.118, 6.119 (v. 11.2). II. Pass., with fut. and aor. Med. (v. infr.), to be held, caught, entangled in, c. dat., τῇ πάγῃ Id. 2.121.βʹ; ἐνεχομένων τῶν πελτῶν τοῖς σταυροῖς X. An. 7.4.17; ἐν τοῖς τῆς νεὼς σκεύεσι Pl. La. 183e. 2. metaph., ἐ. ἀπορίῃσι Hdt. 1.190; φιλοτιμίᾳ E. IA 527; ὀργαῖς πολυχρονίοις Phld. Ir.p.63 W.; ἐν ἄγεϊ Hdt. 6.56; ἐν ταῖς αὐταῖς δυσχερείαις Arist. Cael. 309a29; ἐν θώματι ἐνέσχετο was seized with wonder, Hdt. 7.128. 3. to be liable or subject to, οὐ δικαίοις Ζεὺς ἐνέξεται λόγοις A. Supp. 169 (Pors. for ἐνεύξεται, lyr.), cf.And. 1.44; πράγμασιν, λειτουργίαις, BGU 473.7 (ii A.D.), PFlor. 382.31 (iii A.D.), etc. b. in legal formulae, ἐν ἐπιάρῳ κʼ ἐνέχοιτο SIG 9.9 (Elis, vi B.C.); ἐ. ἀρᾷ Διός Pl. Lg. 881d (in tmesi, ἐν τἠπαρῇ ἔχεσθαι SIG 38.34 (Teos, v B.C.)); ζημίᾳ, αἰτίᾳ, Pl. Lg. 935c, Cri. 52a; τοῖς ἐσχάτοις ἐπιτιμίοις D. 51.11; ἐν τοῖς αὐτοῖς ἐπιτιμίοις Aeschin. 3.175; νόμῳ Schwyzer 634 B 49 (Nesus, iv B.C., prob.), Plu. TG 10; ἐν τοῖς αὐτοῖς νόμοις Pl. Lg. 762d; νοθείᾳ in an imputation of bastardy, Plu. Them. 1; ἱεροσυλίαις PTeb. 5.5 (ii B.C.): abs., ἐὰν ἐνσχεθῶσι PSI 3.168 (ii B.C.). 4. in good sense, ἐνέχεσθαι ἀγγελίᾳ meet with a message, Pi. P. 8.49. 5. in aor., come to a standstill, ἔν τινι Pl. Tht. 147d. III. intr., enter in, pierce, εἴς τι X. Cyn. 10.7. 2. to be urgent against, τινί LXX Ge. 49.23, Ev.Marc. 6.19, Ev.Luc. 11.53.
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