ἀνοκωχή,
ἡ, redupl. form
A). =
ἀνοχή (cf.
ὄκωχα pf. of
ἔχω),
stay, cessation, κακῶν Th. 4.117 ;
ἀ. νομῆς a stay in the spreading of the ulcer,
Aret. SD 2.9 , cf.
1.8 .
2). esp.
cessation of arms, truce, δῑ ἀνοκωχῆς γίγνεσθαί τινι to be at
truce with one,
Th. 1.40 ;
ἀ. ἐστί τινι πρός τιvα one party has
a truce with another,
Id. 5.32 .
II). hindrance, τριβὴ καὶ ἀ. τῶν Ἐλλήνων Id. 8.87 . (Archaic word used by
Th. acc. to
D.H. Amm. 2.3 . Mss. generally have the corrupt form
ἀνακωχή, which gave rise to a deriv.
παρὰ τὸ ἄνω τὰς ἀκωκὰς ἔχειν EM 96.52 : but
Hsch. gives the correct form.
Ammon. Diff. 19 attempts to distinguish the forms.)