ἐκεχειρία
ἐκεχειρία,
ἡ,(
ἔχω, χείρ)
A). cessation of hostilities, armistice, truce, IG 12.96.22 , etc.;
ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι Th. 4.117 ;
ἄγειν, ἔχειν, Id. 5.26 ,
X. HG 4.2.16 ;
ἐ. γίγνεταί τισι πρὸς ἀλλήλους Th. 4.58 ;
ἀπειπεῖν τὴν ἐ. denounce the
truce, Id. 5.32 ;
ἡ Ὀλυμπιακὴ ἐ. Arist. Fr. 533 ; Dor.
ἐκεχηπία IG 22.1126.49 , cf.
SIG 559.32 (Megalop., found at
Magn. Mae.).
2). generally,
rest from work, holiday, J. AJ 1.1.1 ,
Luc. Herm. 11 ,
Sammelb. 4224.17 ;
ἐ. πόνων Jul. Or. 4.153c ;
leisure, opportunity, τοῦ διαμαρτάνειν, εἰς τὸ ἁμαρτάνειν, Ph. 1.430 ,
2.76 : c. inf., ib.
444 .
3). in
Ar. Pax 908 ὑπέχοντα τὴν ἐκεχειρίαν is a pun —'alleging the
truce', and 'presenting the
hand-for-holding' (as a beggar does).
4). licence, leave, to do a thing,
ἐ. διδόναι τινί Ph. 2.542 ; coupled with
ἄδεια, ib.
447 , al.;
time of licence, ib.
529 .
5). self-restraint, abstinence, περὶ τὰς κλοπάς Str. 15.1.53 .
ShortDef
a holding of hands, a cessation of hostilities, armistice, truce
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Headword (normalized):
ἐκεχειρία
Headword (normalized/stripped):
εκεχειρια
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-31954
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἐκεχειρία</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">ἔχω, χείρ</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cessation of hostilities, armistice, truce,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">IG</span> 12.96.22 </span>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:117" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.117/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 4.117 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἄγειν, ἔχειν,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 5.26 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:2:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:2:16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 4.2.16 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐ. γίγνεταί τισι πρὸς ἀλλήλους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:58" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.58/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 4.58 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἀπειπεῖν τὴν ἐ.</span> denounce the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">truce,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.32/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 5.32 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἡ Ὀλυμπιακὴ ἐ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:533" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:533/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 533 </a> ; Dor. <span class="orth greek">ἐκεχηπία</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 22.1126.49 </span>, cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 559.32 </span> (Megalop., found at <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Magn.</span> </span> Mae.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rest from work, holiday,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:1:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AJ</span> 1.1.1 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg063:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg063:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Herm.</span> 11 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sammelb.</span> 4224.17 </span> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐ. πόνων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2003.tlg001:4:153c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2003.tlg001:4.153c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Jul.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 4.153c </a> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">leisure, opportunity,</span> <span class="foreign greek">τοῦ διαμαρτάνειν, εἰς τὸ ἁμαρτάνειν,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1:430" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1.430/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 1.430 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2:76" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2.76/canonical-url/"> 2.76 </a> : c. inf., ib. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:444" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:444/canonical-url/"> 444 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:908" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:908/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pax</span> 908 </a> <span class="foreign greek">ὑπέχοντα τὴν ἐκεχειρίαν</span> is a pun —\'alleging the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">truce\',</span> and \'presenting the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hand-for-holding\'</span> (as a beggar does). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">licence, leave,</span> to do a thing, <span class="quote greek">ἐ. διδόναι τινί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2:542" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2.542/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 2.542 </a> ; coupled with <span class="foreign greek">ἄδεια,</span> ib. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:447" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:447/canonical-url/"> 447 </a>, al.; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">time of licence,</span> ib. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:529" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:529/canonical-url/"> 529 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">self-restraint, abstinence,</span> <span class="quote greek">περὶ τὰς κλοπάς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:1:53" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:1:53/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Str.</span> 15.1.53 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}