ἀλκή1
ἀλκή,
ἡ, (cf.
ἀλέξω)
A). strength as displayed in action,
prowess, courage, poet. word (also in
Hdt.,
Th., and later Prose,
Ti.Locr. 103b ,
Arist. EN 1115b4 ,
Pol. 1338a20 , etc.), in
Hom. joined with
σθένος Il. 17.212 ,
Od. 22.237 ; with
μένος Il. 9.706 ; with
ἠνορέη Od. 24.509 ;
ἐπιειμένοι ἀλκήν Il. 8.262 ;
φρεσὶν εἱμένος ἀλκήν 20.381 ;
δύεσθαι ἀλκήν 9.231 :—later,
χερὸς ἀλκᾷ Pi. O. 10(11).100 ;
θηρία ἐς ἀλκὴν ἄλκιμα Hdt. 3.110 : generally,
force, might,
συνῆψαν ἀλκήν E. Supp. 683 ;
κατ’ ἀλκήν, opp.
κατὰ σύνεσιν,
Arr. Tact. 12.11 : in pl.,
feats of strength, bold deeds,
Pi. N. 7.12 ,
B. 10.126 ,
E. Rh. 933 , Hierocl. p. 33.61A.
II). strength to avert danger, defence, help,
Διὸς ἀ. Il. 15.490 , cf.
8.140 ;
οὐδέ τις ἀ. Od. 12.120 ,
22.305 ;
ποῦ τις ἀ.;
A. Pr. 546 ;
ἀ. βελέων S. Ph. 1151 ;
δορός E. Ph. 1098 : also
ὰ. τινος defence or
aid against thing,
Hes. Op. 201 ,
Pi. N. 7.96 ,
S. OT 218 ;
ἀλκὴν ποιεῖσθαι give
aid, OC 459 ;
ἀ. τιθέναι make a
defence, ib.
1524 ;
ἐς or
πρὸς ἀ. τρέπεσθαι turn
and resist, stand on
one's guard,
Hdt. 2.45 ,
3.78 ,
Th. 2.84 ;
στρέψας πρὸς ἀ. E. Andr. 1149 ;
ἐς ἀ. ἐλθεῖν Id. Ph. 421 ;
ἀλκῆς μεμνῆσθαι Hdt. 9.70 ;
ἐν οἷς ἐστιν ἀ. where they can
defend themselves,
Arist. EN l.c.
ShortDef
strength
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἀλκή
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αλκη1
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-4336
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀλκή</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, (cf. <span class="foreign greek">ἀλέξω</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">strength</span> as displayed in action, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">prowess, courage</span>, poet. word (also in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span></span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span></span>, and later Prose, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1734.tlg001:103b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1734.tlg001:103b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ti.Locr.</span> 103b </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1115b:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1115b.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1115b4 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1338a:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1338a.20/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1338a20 </a>, etc.), in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> joined with <span class="quote greek">σθένος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:212" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:17.212/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 17.212 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:22:237" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:22.237/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 22.237 </a>; with <span class="quote greek">μένος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:706" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.706/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 9.706 </a> ; with <span class="quote greek">ἠνορέη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:24:509" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:24.509/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 24.509 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐπιειμένοι ἀλκήν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:262" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:8.262/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 8.262 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">φρεσὶν εἱμένος ἀλκήν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:381" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.381/canonical-url/"> 20.381 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">δύεσθαι ἀλκήν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:231" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.231/canonical-url/"> 9.231 </a> :—later, <span class="quote greek">χερὸς ἀλκᾷ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10(11).100" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10(11).100/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 10(11).100 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">θηρία ἐς ἀλκὴν ἄλκιμα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:110" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.110/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 3.110 </a> : generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">force, might</span>, <span class="quote greek">συνῆψαν ἀλκήν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:683" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:683/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 683 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">κατ’ ἀλκήν</span>, opp. <span class="foreign greek">κατὰ σύνεσιν</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg005:12:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg005:12.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tact.</span> 12.11 </a>: in pl., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">feats of strength, bold deeds</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:7:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:7.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 7.12 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:10:126" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:10.126/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> 10.126 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:933" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:933/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 933 </a>, Hierocl. p. 33.61A. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">strength to avert danger, defence, help</span>, <span class="quote greek">Διὸς ἀ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:490" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.490/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 15.490 </a> , cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:140" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:8.140/canonical-url/"> 8.140 </a>; <span class="quote greek">οὐδέ τις ἀ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:12:120" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:12.120/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 12.120 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:22:305" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:22.305/canonical-url/"> 22.305 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ποῦ τις ἀ.</span>; <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:546" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:546/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 546 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀ. βελέων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1151" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1151/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1151 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">δορός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1098" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1098/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1098 </a> : also <span class="foreign greek">ὰ. τινος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">defence</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">aid against</span> thing, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:201" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:201/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 201 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:7:96" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:7.96/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 7.96 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:218" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:218/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 218 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀλκὴν ποιεῖσθαι</span> give <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">aid, OC</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:459" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:459/canonical-url/"> 459 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. τιθέναι</span> make a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">defence</span>, ib. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1524" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1524/canonical-url/"> 1524 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐς</span> or <span class="foreign greek">πρὸς ἀ. τρέπεσθαι</span> turn <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">and resist</span>, stand on <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">one\'s guard</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.45/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.45 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:78" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.78/canonical-url/"> 3.78 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:84" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.84/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 2.84 </a>; <span class="quote greek">στρέψας πρὸς ἀ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1149" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1149/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Andr.</span> 1149 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐς ἀ. ἐλθεῖν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:421" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:421/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 421 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀλκῆς μεμνῆσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:70" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.70/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 9.70 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἐν οἷς ἐστιν ἀ.</span> where they can <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">defend themselves</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> </span>l.c. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">battle, fight</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:498" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:498/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 498 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:569" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:569/canonical-url/"> 569 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:878" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:878/canonical-url/"> 878 </a> codd., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:264" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:264/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Med.</span> 264 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}